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2025 Legislative Session off and running

SALT LAKE CITY—Lawmakers will address hundreds of bills during the 45-day session. Education, energy, affordable housing and election reform are among topics legislators will be considering.

By Becky Ginos becky.g@thecityjournals.com

The Utah State Capitol was packed on Tuesday as the 2025 Legislative Session began. Over the next 45 days, bills will be discussed – some passed, others defeated – as lawmakers do their best to represent the state.

“It’s exciting to start over,” said Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross. “You never quite know what the session will bring.”

Energy, education and transportation will probably be the top three biggest topics, he said. “There will be a lot of discussion on election reform too. There are about 30 bills (on that) in the House. Some I think are OK and some are unnecessary in my opinion.”

Weiler said he hopes the session isn’t a repeat of last year’s, with controversial bills like transgender

bathrooms, etc. “It can be divisive and hurtful to some segments of the community.”

However, some lawmakers have already proposed legislation surrounding transgender rights, with a rally taking place on the Capitol steps the first day.

He’s also excited to see a change in the policy on cell phones in the

classroom. “It would default to not allow them in schools. Districts could override it but the default would be for them to be banned. Evidence shows they are a disruption and that they impede learning.”

Education is always at the top of the list during the session.

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Democratic attorneys general sue to block Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship

Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts to block Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, citing its violation of the 14th Amendment. Legal experts and precedent, including United States v. Wong Kim Ark, suggests the proposal is unlikely to succeed. Courts have time to act before the order takes effect.

What to know as TikTok resumes service following Trump’s statement on delaying the ban

TikTok was restored after President-elect Donald Trump pledged to work with the platform to prevent a permanent U.S. ban, delaying the enforcement of a law requiring its sale to a U.S. company over national security concerns. The Supreme Court upheld the law, and TikTok warned it could go dark without clarity from the Biden administration. Trump suggested a potential 90-day extension, while ByteDance has resisted selling, despite ongoing interest from investors. TikTok remains at the center of a debate over foreign ownership and data security.

By Becky Ginos becky.g@thecityjournals.com

Last week we ran this same story about the need for community papers and we are once again asking for your help. We appreciate those who have already shared the paper with their friends and family but we need even more people to subscribe to the Davis Journal. In today's newspaper we have provided two more free copies for you to give to a Davis resident or Davis business and ask for their support.

When the Clipper closed in 2020, publisher The City Journals, a Salt Lake County based newspaper publisher, picked up where it left off and started The Davis Journal. Since then, the Journal has provided readers with in-depth coverage of

local government, events, human interest stories, sports and more.

The paper’s goal is to inform residents about what is happening in their community.

Over the past few years, print newspapers have seen a decline. Large Salt Lake papers such as the Deseret News and Tribune have also felt that shift and scaled back from being a daily and moved much of their content online. Although the Journal has many loyal readers, those numbers are falling as more and more people switch to social media and other platforms instead of print to get their news.

Here at the Journal, we still believe there is a critical need for a community newspaper and we’re

Costco’s unionized workers vote to authorize nationwide strike

Over 18,000 Teamsters union members at Costco voted to authorize a strike, demanding fair wages and benefits in light of the company’s $254 billion revenue and $7.4 billion net profit. With more than 85% support, workers plan to strike if no agreement is reached by Jan. 31, citing Costco’s refusal to reflect its record success in employee contracts.

LAWMAKERS SIT WITH THEIR FAMILIES on the House Floor for the opening of the 2025 Legislative Session.

Photo by Alex Jenkins

New air quality monitors provide information in real time

DAVIS COUNTY—The Davis County Health Department has installed 24 monitors that send information to an air quality map where residents can see what’s happening in their area.

By Becky Ginos becky.g@thecityjournals.com

In an effort to improve the county’s air quality, the Davis County Health Department has partnered with Tellus Network Sensor Solutions for the purchase and installation of air quality monitors and the development of an air quality map on the county website. The sensors are designed to measure key air pollutants, such as PM2.5, MP10, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and Ozone (O3).

“The Tellus monitors that we purchased are to build out our air monitoring network in Davis County,” said Randy Olson, Environmental Health Division Deputy Director. “Staff has installed 24 monitors across the county, 21 AirU Pro monitors and 3 AirU+monitors.”

A description of the two monitors is as follows:

AirU Pro Monitor – The AirU Pro Monitor uses advanced sensors to measure particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5, PM10), gases, temperature, humidity and location data in real time.

AirU+ Monitor – The AirU+ Quality Monitor tracks, stores and visualizes PM2.5 (particulate) matter, temperature and relative humidity in realtime.

“The monitors connect within a minute after installation,” said Olson. “It’s a really fast connection and then the data is just constantly updating as it’s taking readings and uploading to the network.”

The other big benefit of these monitors is that they connect to the online map, he said. “It presents a heat map where you can see wherever you are

within Davis County, what the projected air quality is in real time.”

Olson said the county has the issue of PM2.5 which are the inversions, said Olson. “Davis County is right in the middle of that. We get really bad inversions. So that is the main pollutant that we are measuring with these monitors.”

“I think one of our goals obviously as public health is the well-being of our community,” said Davis County Health Department Director, Brian Hatch. “Knowledge is power and that’s what this is intended to do.”

Hatch said they’ve been able to know what’s happening in the community by the monitors that they have from the state, etc. “But right where you live often there are gaps in what’s happening. If I live in northern Davis County, clear to the north, and the monitors are clear in the south, what does that mean? It’s very different from what’s happening where you are.”

So what this provides is real, localized information where people can wake up that morning, log in and go to the department’s website and look to see what the real-time air monitoring is or what’s happening in their area, he said. “That way you can make an informed decision whether your child has asthma or not. Hey, do you want to do something different or say ‘I’m not going to drive today because it’s bad air.’”

Nothing more than that right now is to provide that ability for the public to be informed, said Hatch. “That’s the biggest first step for anybody. Not to always be told but for them to know that they have a responsibility to their personal health also and this gives them that ability."

Air quality is a big issue, he said. “Especially if you have some of these underlying conditions like asthma, it can trigger very unhealthy situations for individuals. A healthy person can do a little bit more but this still informs you. If it goes bright red out

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENTIST, Kedric Capron installs a Tellus air quality monitor outside of the Health Department. The data is constantly updating as it’s taking readings and uploading to the network.

there, you’re going to feel the effects.”

Hatch said as they roll this out they’re hoping to enlarge the network of monitoring in the county. “This is not all just Davis County, it is also Salt Lake County that has some of this. We have data along the Wasatch Front and so all of this information is better informing not just our county, but us as a region also.” l

Utah making progress on Great Salt Lake

GSL Strike Team report: Utah making meaningful progress on lake levels

Low water levels at Great Salt Lake continue to threaten Utah’s economic, ecological, and human health. But the latest report from The Great Salt Lake Strike Team – a collaboration of technical experts from Utah’s research universities and state agencies – finds that Utah continues to make meaningful progress in ameliorating the problem.

With efforts that include water conservation, infrastructure investment (including measurement and monitoring), statutory and regulatory reforms, berm management and other actions, the state’s multi-year, data-driven strategy to conserve, dedicate and deliver water to the lake is on track the report said.

The strike force’s analysis reiterates that Utah receives numerous economic, ecological and human health benefits from the lake and that the costs of inaction to the economy, human health and

ecological conditions remain significant.

Stabilizing and raising lake levels, managing salinity and protecting economic, human and species health will require many years of stewardship leading up to the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and beyond, report authors emphasized.

“Success requires everyone in the Great Salt Lake Basin to participate in yearly conserving, dedicating and delivering water to the lake,” said the report.

In late January, the Great Salt Lake Commissioner’s office will release the “2034 Plan for a Healthy Great Salt Lake.” The plan builds upon the “Great Salt Lake Strategic Plan,” released last January, by identifying actions needed over the next ten years to preserve the benefits Great Salt Lake provides to Utah and the world. Data developed by the Strike Team will be included in this plan.

“All indications demonstrate that delivering more water to the lake is a far

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more cost-effective solution than managing the impacts of a lake at a perpetually low level,” said Brian Steed, cochair of the Great Salt Lake Strike Team and Great Salt Lake commissioner. “We can invest time and financial resources now or pay much later. Fortunately, we have great data and a balanced and workable plan to succeed.”

Utah’s research universities – Utah State University and the University of Utah – formed the Great Salt Lake Strike Team to provide a primary point of contact for policymakers as they address the economic, health and ecological challenges created by the low elevation levels of the lake. Together with state agency professionals, the Strike Team brings together experts in public policy, hydrology, water management, climatology, dust and economics to provide impartial, data-informed and solution-oriented support for the commissioner’s office and other Utah decision-makers. The Strike Team does not advocate but instead functions in a tech-

nical, policy-advisory role as a service to the state.

“Low lake elevations created by rising temperatures and human water depletions continue to put at risk the benefits created by the lake,” said William Anderegg, Strike Team co-chair and director of the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy at the University of Utah. “Our review of the data confirms that with steady and deliberate actions, we can first stabilize and then raise lake elevation to levels that protect the benefits provided by the lake.”

The Strike Team’s report includes reporting on lake elevation, reservoir storage, salinity, streamflow, human water use, water rights and change applications and mineral extraction. The report identifies over 30 major milestones from 2024, including Lake elevation, ecosystem and brine shrimp recovery, invasive species control, funding for lake preservation activities and water donations and releases.l

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Fire Chief receives top honor

North Davis Fire Chief Aaron Byington received the designation of Administrative Fire Officer last week from the Utah Commission on Fire Officer Designation. He is the first person in Utah to receive the prestigious designation. “This top honor reflects over 3,000 hours of dedicated effort toward honing leadership skills,” a NDFD Facebook post said. “Thank you, Chief Byington, for blazing a trail of excellence. Your commitment to our community and the fire service profession is truly inspirational.”

‘You’re just our type’ blood drive

The Centerville Police Department is hosting a Valentine’s Day blood drive, Feb. 14. “You’re just our type! Give blood” will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Council Room of City Hall, 250 North Main Street, Centerville. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800733-2767) or visit Redcrossblood.org and enter: Centerville PD to schedule an appointment.

Teen arrested for bringing gun to school

An 18-year-old student at Clearfield High was arrested last week after other students reported seeing him with a gun.

Felipe de la Torre was booked into the Davis County Jail on suspicion of purchase, transfer, possess and use of a firearm by a restricted person, a third degree felony; carrying a concealed loaded firearm, a class A misdemeanor; possession of a dangerous weapon on school premises, a class B misdemeanor; and possession of a controlled substance, a class B misdemeanor.

According to a police affidavit, students told administrators that they saw De la Torre with a gun in the bathroom. They also said they saw a green laser beam and light strobes from what they thought was a flashlight.

When Clearfield police officers got on scene they checked the security cameras that showed the suspect’s truck parked in front of the field. He could be seen leaving the truck and going into the field house

with a backpack and leaving it in the locker room, the affidavit said.

When the police detained De la Torre he kept changing his answer when they asked which backpack was his. It was eventually sniffed out by a K-9, according to the affidavit.

The police said De la Torres claimed he brought the gun to school to sell it to someone online,

Local police departments assist at inauguration

The Clearfield and Kaysville Police Departments were among other agencies invited to Washington, D.C. for the Presidential inauguration. Law enforcement helped to ensure a peaceful transfer of power at the historic event.

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Complied by Bailey Chism

1925

Ten second feet in North Canyon filed on

The surplus and unused water of North Canyon – the first canyon to the east as you enter Bountiful, is claimed in an application filed with the state engineer Tuesday, by O.W. Carlson and C.F. Brown.

The application is for ten second feet of water, underground and surplus flow of North Canyon, Davis County. This according to the application, would be developed by an underground pipe system, with open joints in moist ground of the canyon, and cemented joints in dry ground.

1935

$106,000

power project opposed at pub. meeting

At a public meeting held in Bountiful last Tuesday night, Charles Gardner challenged the claim of diesel power plan supporters that a diesel plant would be more economical here than purchased power.

Mr. Gardner used as a basis of his statements the report on Lehi by a committee which recently visited that city, at the suggestion of Mayor Stocks, to investigate the diesel operations there and give their findings to the people of Bountiful.

1955

Average Davis man will earn $128,500

Men living and working in Davis County have prospects for lifetime earnings, under present economic conditions, of $128,500 on the average.

This measure of what the average man is worth these days from an earnings standpoint is based on figures supplied by the U.S. Census Bureau and other studies.

The effects of inflation considered, this present economic stature is more

than double what it was 15 years ago, according to the report.

1965

Davis vets to receive $82,170 from

GI insurance

Some 1690 of Davis County’s veterans will be receiving government checks this month, in line with a decision by Pres. Johnson to speed up dividend payments to holders of GI insurance.

They will share in an advance payment of $224,500,000. That sum will go to veterans of world war I and world war II.

1975

Study should clarify future water quality

A $500,000 water quality project will be discussed at a joint public hearing on January 28th at 4 p.m.

The federally required and funded water quality program will require a $200,000 two-year study, according to Joe Moore, Davis County Planning Director.

1985

Three cities may seek CDBG funds

Although the lion’s share of county mayors support a community block grant revolving loan fund to benefit business expansion, three cities may be seeking part of the pot for their own projects.

That was the indication last week as the mayoral Council of Governments met to ratify the 1985 block grant program, unanimously approved, whereby $850,000 will be added to $400,000 already there from last year’s grant program. Clearfield will definitely be seeking funding while Clinton and Kaysville mayors said they “possibly” will seek part of the pie.

Courtesy of NDFD Facebook

CLEARFIELD POLICE officers Sergeant Wong and Master Officer Swenson.

THE KAYSVILLE POLICE Department sent officers to assist. Courtesy photos

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

How to be happy, healthy, and wise

Dare to do mighty things because the benefits of doing mighty things include developing strength and confidence in our lives as we learn that we have options, alternatives, and choices that we may not have recognized earlier in our lives.

Dare to be bold because we get no benefits by choosing the easy way. Those who choose the easy way seldom develop skills that require years of learning.

Dare to outgrow your previous self. Life requires skills and abilities to reach the higher levels of confidence and capabilities. Unless we are willing to grow beyond our previous self, we may spend our lives at lower levels of knowledge and abilities, wondering why we can’t get ahead. There is no easy way to do so.

Dare to love and be loved. In most cases, being loved means having the confidence to understand our own needs, and the willingness to share them with someone else who has similar dreams.

Dare to reach out and grow beyond your old patterns of thinking. Unless this process is understood and initiated, you may inadvertently settle for less than your best effort by en-

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gaging in patterns that are limited and damaging.

JOHN WATERBURY

Dare to define yourself as someone who has gifts and abilities to make a difference in life. Always commit yourself to the higher road. Enjoy the present, but focus on rising above the old patterns in ways that add to the overall success of those around you. To do this effectively means having the confidence and knowledge to make a difference to others. Share what you know, and give something back to those who have strengthened you.

Dare to know what you want by trying numerous plans and possibilities. Don’t be afraid to move out of your own narrow area of expertise. Make a difference. Share what you have learned and reach out to others.

Dare to ask for what you want. And dare to have heighten aspirations. If you settle for less than your unique vision of your own future, you may find that your future may become less than your own dreams.

Dare to give and dare to reach out to grow beyond the past. Don’t

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Afew years ago I found I spent much of my free time staying abreast on international and national news. Then one day I found myself running for Mayor of Centerville. International and national news is important but daily life happens in your own community. I was so grateful to hear that we had the Journal to replace the Clipper so we could continue to receive the most important local news. Without the Journal it would be so much more difficult to find out about local happenings. As a Mayor I also have found that the Journal reports the stories rather than providing personal opinions with their news reporting. They also are willing to pick up the local human interest stories as well if people will reach out to them and let them know about those stories.

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settle for less than your best view of yourself as someone who is confident and capable. If you decide to settle for less, society will allow you to become less. Don’t do that. If you engage in patterns that allow you to accomplish less, you’ll get it.

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Dare to have courage and dare to endure as you focus on your quest and your hopes and dreams. In this manner, you may discover that this pattern leads to opportunities that were never even considered. These new opportunities may take you in new directions, new hopes, and new dreams. Count on it.

Dare to do what must be done, and even if it seems painful and uncertain, do it anyway. Be confident in this effort as you face anxiety and uncertainty. You are more than your

Reading the Davis Journal is not just informative – it's enjoyable, entertaining, and educational. It offers residents a unique connection to our county, sharing stories, updates, and perspectives that enrich our understanding of the community we call home. Local newspapers like the Davis Journal are essential to preserving the character and vibrancy of communities, and I am committed to doing everything possible to ensure its (and Davis County) continued growth and success.

Local newspapers have faced significant struggles in recent years, with many closing their doors or scaling back their coverage. This loss has left a gap in how communities stay informed and engaged. As a community, we need to rally together and bring local newspapers back to the front page (no pun intended). Supporting local journalism ensures that our stories, voices, and perspectives remain a vital part of our daily lives.

My hope is to see the Davis Journal thrive and eventually reach every resident in Davis County. Local journalism has a way of uniting us, keeping us informed, and giving us a voice in the issues that matter most. Let’s work together to make local newspapers strong again, especially here in Davis County. By supporting and engaging with the Davis Journal, we can ensure a brighter future for our community and maintain the vital role that local journalism plays in our lives.

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feelings. Your hopes and dreams can lead you to discovering what your future was meant to be. Reach out. Look for new opportunities. As you do so, you can literally create a new future for both yourself and those around yourself. Dare to face anxiety. Dare to make mistakes.

And dare to reach for the sky. Dare to share your insights and dare to share your knowledge. Dare to face your fears and dare to move beyond them. Dare to take responsibility for your choices. And always dare to hold yourself accountable to a high standard.

Dare to learn and grow and live. Dare to be and dare to become.

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. He wrote 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 column focuses on mental health and life management issues. l

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Local lawmakers run bills on education, safety and Instagram regulation

BOUNTIFUL—A pre-Legislative Town Hall brings a big crowd out to Bountiful City Hall. Legislators discussed the 2025 session that started Tuesday.

By Becky Ginos becky.g@thecityjournals.com

The 2025 Legislative Session kicked off on Tuesday and for the next several weeks lawmakers will see hundreds of bills that will impact the state. Last week, the Davis County legislators met with the public in a town hall to discuss the bills they are running and what they’ll be focusing on throughout the session.

“Some of them have risen to the top of importance this year,” said Rep. Ray Ward, R-Bountiful. “Some of our subjects are big enough that there might not just be one bill. There might be two or three bills that are in that area that are important for us to think about.”

Ward said as legislators they want to have spent time ahead of the session thinking about them, to kind of come to an agreement if possible amongst themselves. “We know that each of us here are elected to represent our own area. So that means that as we represent the people we will not all come from the same place, because each area of the state has its own unique characteristics to it.”

Every community across the state wants to have a place where families can be strong, he said. “Where there are jobs. Where it’s safe to be there. Nobody wants to be in a place where the red tape is so heavy that you can’t get basic things done that you want to get done to take care of your family.”

“The Speaker of the House has made quite a few comments about education and I appreciate that,” said

“Across Utah, students fill college classrooms, preparing for careers that will shape their lives and livelihoods,” said House Speaker, Mike Shultz in his opening remarks. “But, for many, that dream is delayed. A traditional four-year degree increasingly stretches into five years or more, and the cost of that extended education can weigh heavily on students and their families.”

At the same time, there is a need for more engineers, nurses, teachers, mental health professionals, and more, he said. “We have the tools to change this. By partnering with our universities, we can streamline operations and refocus resources where they matter most.”

Shultz said in addition to preparing students for the workforce, the state must ensure that those kids can build a life here in Utah. “Homeownership is one of the top concerns for Utahns. It’s the topic of conversations around kitchen tables, the subject of endless budgeting, and a barrier for too many young families striving for stability.”

Long seen as the cornerstone of the American dream, owning a home feels increasingly out of reach, he said. “The Legislature has taken significant steps to turn the tide, like introducing programs

Rep. Paul Cutler, R-Centerville. “Part of the goal is to focus on the education program, especially in higher ed where we focus on getting our students to graduate with degrees and skills so they can get a job that can pay back the cost of that education.”

Cutler said there is a need for individuals in nursing, engineering and many of the technical trades. “So there’s going to be a focus on looking at the higher education budgets and examining those programs that may have a very small number of students, or are not in demand, from an economic perspective and shifting dollars to those programs where we have higher demands.”

“I have a bill that relates to payment of child support that’s due,” said Ward. “We have an office that’s supposed to take care of that and I would say a lot of things in Utah are not going well on that right now. You have a parent who’s struggling, who has custody of the children and a non custodial parent who has a legal obligation to pay. Money that is owed, that is still owed, even when a person loses their parental rights our state apparatus needs to help make sure that gets collected.”

“I was approached by a mother in our community some years ago,” said Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross. “She was complaining about Instagram. I don’t know because I’m not on Instagram. She said, ‘no you don’t get it.’ She started showing me pictures from Instagram that were not appropriate for children. And after a day or two of that, I’m like ‘stop bowing up my phone with porn because I was shocked.’ I was shocked it was on Instagram.”

For the last 15 years, or however long it’s been around, it rates itself, he said. “It says it’s friendly for 12-year-

olds and it’s not even close. So I have a bill, and in fact I talked to Google today about it, because they’re coming out of the woodwork to talk to me.”

Weiler said he’s got about eight other states that are waiting for this bill to pass. “It’ll require the app stores, this is Apple and Google, to make sure that the ratings give parents accurate information about what these apps have in them and it’s to give parents another tool to help them properly raise their kids and to make sure these apps are telling the truth.”

that provide a foothold for first-time buyers. But our work is far from over. If we don’t get housing right, Utah’s number one export will not be its products. It will be our kids and grandkids. The American dream will be exported from Utah.”

Tax bills are sure to come up as well. “Just as those before us secured for us a prosperous future, we

must do the same for future generations,” said Senate President J. Stuart Adams in his opening remarks. “This means strengthening the Utah Dream and the American Dream, which have always been centered around families being able to afford and secure, prosperous lives.”

Reducing tax burdens helps Utah families keep more of what they have earned, enables them to

Frankly, there are a lot of businesses that are profiting by selling, basically our kids eyeballs to adult material that is not appropriate for 7 to 11-year-olds to see. That’s probably my biggest bill this session and this will be about the third year in a row that I’ve taken on Apple and Google. They don’t like it but I’m not backing down.”

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stretch and strengthen their budgets and fortifies the economy today and for many, many more tomorrows, said Adams. “Year after year, we’ve delivered tax cuts. And this year, we’re set to reduce the income tax for the fifth consecutive time. We are ready to do it, again and again and again and again and again. And this year, we can cut taxes again.”

These cuts are about making sure that every family can access the security and opportunities that lie at the heart of the Utah Dream, he said. “Together, we are building a future where families can do more than just live or survive; they can thrive.”

The Rotunda was also packed with Charter school students. “I think it’s quite interesting to see how the laws are made,” said David Odea, a student at Spanish Fork Junior High. “It’s also interesting to see how many legislators there are for just one state. There’s like 100 in the legislature.”

Odea said he’s interested in politics or possibly the military. “I want to help support people.”

“Our future is bright,” said Adams. “And the Utah dream is alive and well. We know America is the hope of the world. I believe Utah, the Utah Dream and our republic, is the hope of America, and thus, we are the hope of the world.” l

SEN. TODD WEILER, R-Woods Cross, talks to a resident after the town hall. Topics included housing, child support and election security.

Photo by Becky Ginos

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SONIA LOPEZ SINGS the National Anthem in the Senate Chambers as the session begins Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Photo by Alex Jenkins

City approves plan to connect Eggett Park with Holbrook Trailhead

BOUNTIFUL—The proposed trail will link the two facilities together to better utilize the parking and amenities of Eggett Park.

By Becky Ginos becky.g@thecityjournals.com

More and more people are going up into the mountains around Bountiful to hike or bike. The City has been working on a Trails Master Plan to develop trails to accommodate all recreators in the area. In a recent meeting, the City Council approved a project that would link Eggett Park with Holbrook Trailhead, providing connection, parking and amenities.

However, not everyone was in favor of the plan. “We only learned about the plan by accident,” one resident in the Eggett Park area told the council. “My neighbors hadn’t heard.”

Everybody’s in favor of trails, he said. ‘It’s not the same thing as saying every part of the trail plan is desirable for the citizens of Bountiful. It doesn’t follow when you get down to the nitty gritty of how it will affect an individual. When you look at the neighborhoods, that's when you begin to see the impact that can change your view about the overall plan.”

The concern is traffic and safety, he said. “We just ask that you press pause on this action to give it more thought since we were all surprised by it. Our voices haven’t really been heard on this. Look at the details for this particular neighborhood – that's all we ask.”

“Our main concern is parking,” said another resident. “There are 29 stalls at Eggett Park. I don’t know if you’ve been there in the summer but that parking lot is totally full. Where are all these people going to park?”

He asked if the fire marshal was involved in this decision. “In order for a fire truck to operate you need about 12 feet. That road is about 32 feet. If you park

NOTICES

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

THE BOUNTIFUL TRAILS Master Plan goals and objectives include accommodating existing and future use of recreational areas.

Map courtesy of Bountiful City

cars on both sides of the street you’ll have about 16 feet left. So if we have people on the weekend and it’s full at the park and some additional people park on the side of the street we have a hazard there. What would happen if there was a fire?”

“The Bountiful Trails Master Plan goals and objectives include accommodating existing and future use of recreational areas,” said Todd Christensen, Assistant City Engineer. “The Holbrook Trailhead includes about 14 parking spaces if they’re packed in well. A lot of times the demand is higher than that. We expect that to increase in the Holbrook area.”

Eggett Park has 29 parking stalls and some other amenities that are nice for trail users, he said. “The proposed trail that would link these two together would better utilize parking and amenities at Eggett Park.”

This would act as an extension of Holbrook Trail, said Christensen. “We do have some trails in the Trails Master Plan up in the Holbrook area that do require forest service approval.”

Although Eggett Park is close to the Holbrook

The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, without warranty as to title, possession, liens or encumbrances, payable in lawful money of the United States, at the main entrance of the Second District Court, 800 West State Street, Farmington, UT 84025, on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., for the purpose of foreclosing a Deed of Trust dated November 21, 2011, executed by DAVID JACKMAN, in favor of ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK, n/k/a ZIONS BANCORPORATION, N.A. d/b/a ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK, as Beneficiary, recorded on November 21, 2011, as Entry No. 2628495, B 5403, P 1457-1476, in the Davis County Recorder's Office, State of Utah, covering real property located in Davis County, State of Utah, and more particularly described as follows:

Lot 302, ROLLING HILLS ESTATES SUBDIVISION, PLAT C, according to the Official Plat thereof as recorded in the Office of the Davis County Recorder, State of Utah.

TOGETHER WITH all existing or subsequently erected or affixed buildings, improvements and fixtures; all easements, rights of way, and appurtenances; all water, water rights and ditch rights (including stock in utilities with ditch or irrigation rights); and all other rights, royalties, and profits relating to the real property, including without limitation all minerals, oil, gas, geothermal and similar matters.

Tax Parcel No: 07-074-0302

The real property or its address is commonly known as 121 E 1900 N, Centerville, UT 84014. The undersigned disclaims any liability for any error in the street address.

The current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK, n/k/a ZIONS BANCORPORATION, N.A. d/b/a ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

Bidders must be prepared to tender to the Successor Trustee a $5,000.00 deposit at the time of the sale with the balance delivered by 12:00 noon the following business day to Trustee's office, located at 230 South 500 East, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102. The deposit must be in the form of a cashier's check, bank official check, or U.S. Postal money order, payable to TraskBritt, P.C. The balance must be in the form of a cashier's check, bank official check, U.S. Postal money order, or by wire transfer, payable to TraskBritt, P.C.

In addition, Beneficiary may, pursuant to the Utah Commercial Code, cause any personal property described in the Deed in which Beneficiary was granted a lien, to be sold in connection with the real property.

THIS NOTICE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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Trailhead, the terrain and other site constraints make this a technically challenging trail connection, he said. “It will require crucial rock retaining work to support the trail. We have a design for this that we put out for bid this summer but we didn’t get any bidders.”

Staff later reached out to a few contractors and received responses from Elite Landscape and AVID Trails. Christensen said staff selected Elite Landscape because of their experience and ability with rock work.

There are multiple funding sources for this project, he said. “We received a $20,000 donation from an anonymous donor specifically for this trail, a $20,000 Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant and a recent $10,000 donation received for trails that we can use for this project.”

“A colleague of mine in Kaysville had a similar situation two years ago,” said Bountiful Police Chief Ed Biehler. “They didn’t see an increase in crime. That puts a lot of eyes on it there by people who are using it responsibly who will report things that would not have been reported otherwise.”

A former city council member’s son is on a mountain biking team, said Councilmember Kate Bradshaw. “He was riding home at dusk. He was riding up to practice then coming down. You have some close encounters coming down 1800 South if you're competing with cars.”

A route like this going through slower, quieter neighborhood streets and utilizing one of our city parks helps youth to not have to rely on their parents to get up the hill, she said. “Something near and dear to my heart are those youth that are part of those teams.”

“We’re not asking for renaming Eggett Park,” said Parks Director Brock Hill. “It will still remain Eggett Park. We’re not going to advertise the trailhead, it’s simply build a trail that connects to Bountiful Blvd.”

After some discussion, the council approved the project. l

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The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, without warranty as to title, possession, liens or encumbrances, payable in lawful money of the United States, at the main entrance of the Second District Court, 800 West State Street, Farmington, UT 84025, on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 10:15 a.m., for the purpose of foreclosing a Deed of Trust dated November 21, 2011, executed by DAVID W. JACKMAN and MARY E JACKMAN, AS JOINT TENANTS, in favor of ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK, n/k/a ZIONS BANCORPORATION, N.A. d/b/a ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK, as Beneficiary, recorded on December 12, 2011, as Entry No. 2631945, B 5415, P 1104-1121, in the Davis County Recorder's Office, State of Utah, covering real property located in Davis County, State of Utah, and more particularly described as follows:

ALL OF LOT 112, MEADOW LANE SUBDIVISION, PLAT "D", ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE DAVIS COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE, STATE OF UTAH.

Tax Parcel No: 03-073-0112

The real property or its address is commonly known as 1420 S 350 W, Bountiful, UT 84010. The undersigned disclaims any liability for any error in the street address.

The current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK, n/k/a ZIONS BANCORPORATION, N.A. d/b/a ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

THIS NOTICE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

DATED the 13th day of January, 2025.

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SPORTS

Redhawks, Vikings, neck-and-neck in Region 5 boys basketball

In Region 5 boys basketball, Bountiful, Viewmont and Woods Cross are 1-2-3 in the standings.

By Josh McFadden joshdmcfadden@hotmail.com

This week will mark the halfway point of league play in Region 5 boys basketball. Heading into Jan. 22 games, Bountiful held a slim onegame lead atop Region 5 over rival Viewmont.

The Redhawks entered the week with a perfect 6-0 record, while the Vikings were 5-1. Viewmont’s only loss up to this point in league action was a 66-55 setback on Jan. 3 at home to Bountiful.

Bountiful

In its impressive start to the region slate, the Redhawks (12-3 overall) were sitting at No. 5 in the

BOUNTIFUL HIGH BOYS basketball beat Clearfield High 69-44. The Redhawks’ top player Charlie Smith, #32, had five three pointers for 15 points.

RPI standings. Bountiful is outscoring region foes by an average score of 73-53. The 11-point victory over Viewmont was the team’s closest outing since Region 5 play began. Bountiful’s last two games have been one-sided.

On Friday, Jan. 17, the Redhawks blew out Roy at home, 72-51. After getting off to an impressive 26-9 lead after one quarter, Bountiful cruised the rest of the way. The Redhawks hit half their shots from the floor and made 10 three-pointers, with seven players hitting at least one shot from long range. Lincoln Smith paced the team with 22 points, nailing four three-pointers. Davey Howe added 11 points and chipped in four rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks.

Two days earlier, Bountiful hosted Clearfield and played strong defense in a 69-44 rout. The Redhawks surrendered just six points in the first quarter and nine in the fourth quarter. Four players scored

Bountiful, Viewmont and Woods Cross each win two region games

Bountiful, Viewmont and Woods Cross each win two region games this week. Davis and Farmington went 1-1 in Region 1 matchups.

By Catherine Garrett c.garrett@mycityjournals.com

BountifulTop-ranked

Bountiful defeated Clearfield 46-35 Jan. 15. Taylor Harvey scored 12 of the Redhawks’ first 18 points before exiting the game after being poked in the eye on an entry pass. The teams were tied at 22-all at halftime, but Bountiful scored 16 straight points after the break to open up the game.

Milika Satuala put in 19 points to go with Harvey’s 12 while Mae Johnson (six points), Maleah Nelson (five) and Adelaide Stevenson (four) rounding out the scoring in the win.

Against Roy Jan. 17, the Redhawks won 59-23, increasing a 38-15 halftime advantage to a 38-point lead to run away with the win.

Satuala had 22 points to lead the team with Mae Johnson and Stevenson adding 11 and 10 points, respectively. Others producing offense were Charlotte Johnson (six points), Nelson and Abby Orme (three), Anna Larson and Brynna Castleton (two).

Bountiful remains undefeated through six Region 5 games and is 12-2 on the season.

Viewmont

Viewmont beat Northridge 57-46

Jan. 15. The Vikings got up six at halftime before pouring in 23 points in the third quarter to open up the game.

“It was a strong team effort,” said assistant coach Brooke Anderson. “The girls are continuing to put in the work together and to earn each win as a team!”

Mara Mickelson scored 24 points while also setting a school record for most three-pointers made in a season with 51.

Mary Carr added 14 points and 7 rebounds with Callie Peterson’s active hands producing four points, five steals and six rebounds. Others providing offense were Kelsey Lindsey (nine points), Kailey Selleneit (four) and Susan Lamb (two).

Against Bonneville Jan. 17, Viewmont won 47-36. The Vikings got off to a hot start, up 10 after the first quarter, and increased its margin every quarter until withstanding a Lakers comeback over the final eight minutes.

Mara Mickelson put in 13 points and had five rebounds to lead the team while Sophie Gold (eight points), Lindsey (seven), Carr (seven points, six rebounds), Annie Layton (five points), Peterson (four points, four rebounds, six assists), Lamb (two points) and Peyton Burningham (one) also added offense in the win.

Viewmont is now 5-1 in the Re-

Please see BASKETBALL: pg. 10

BOUNTIFUL HIGH girls basketball tops Clearfield High 46 to 35. Top scorer Malika Satuala had 19 points.

Photo by Carl Page

Farmington High swimmers win Mayors Cup

Local teams compete at the annual Mayors Cup.

By Catherine Garrett c.garrett@mycityjournals.com

Farmington Farmington won overall at the annual Mayors Cup at the South Davis Recreation Center Jan. 17, competing against Bountiful, Woods Cross and Viewmont.

Elsie Crowell swam a personalbest 1:01.14 in the 100 backstroke to win the event and qualify for state. The sophomore also swam legs on the winning 200 medley relay (which also included Jacie Nielson, London Spears and Maddy Kartchner) and 400 freestyle relay teams (Spears, Heidi Holbrook and Nielson) and qualified for state in the 100 butterfly with a secondplace finish in a time of 1:04.76.

Other first-place finishers for the Phoenix squad were Mia Allen (200 Individual Medley), Heidi Holbrook (500 free), Will Scott (500 free) and the 400 free relay lineup of Jack Smart, Scott, Clarke Tholl and Jake Rizley).

Head coach Stacy Edholm also noted senior Mia Cikara’s performance in the 100 breaststroke, dropping over two seconds to 1:19.00 to place third and qualify for state. Sophomore Jacie Nielson placed second in the 100 and 200 free, qualifying for state while sophomore Owen Van Skiver finished third in the same events, also qualifying for the state meet.

Also placing in the top-six at the Mayors Cup were Toree Anderson (second, 500 free; fifth, 100 fly), Will Norseth (second, 500 free; third, 100 fly), Rizley (second, 100 butterfly; fourth, 100 free), Scott (200 IM), Smart (third, 50 free), Tholl (second, 50 free; second, 100 breast), the 200 medley relay team of Smart, Tholl, VanSkiver and Rizley (second), Spears (third, 100 free; third, 100 back), Joshua Tame (third, 100 breast), Eliza Treu (third, 200 free), the 200 free relay lineup of Norseth, Noah Bampi, Tucker Munk and Scott (third), the 200 free relay squad of Holbrook, Suzy Hancock, Cikara and Maddy Kartchner (third), Bampi (fourth, 100 back; fifth, 200 IM), Cannon Christensen (fourth, 200 IM; fourth, 100 breast), Brock Davis (fourth, 50 free; fifth, 100 free), Hancock (fourth, 200 free), Holbrook (fourth, 50 free), Max Lindford (fourth, 500 free), Kartchner (fifth, 100 free), Jack Keller (fifth, 100 fly), Munk (fifth, 50 free), Max Murray (fifth, 200 free), Jonah Babboni (sixth, 500 free) and Cikara (sixth, 50 free).

“Other swimmers like seniors Nathan Taggart, Brock Davis, London Spears, and William (Spud) Farnsworth, have performed extremely well and have supported the team's wins and earned us essential points,” Edholm said, noting huge time drops for sophomores Carissa Tolman (100 breast and 100 free) and Kimball Majors (50 free) in their respective events. “The talent of our new swimmers has been so impressive in this meet and all season! Swimmers like Jared Brown, Liam Bowcut, Sara Ancis, Kohler Roberts, and Drew Gerlach, have worked extremely hard this season and their consistent drops of time

THE FARMINGTON HIGH senior swimmers and coaches pose after winning the Mayors Cup – and on Senior Recognition Night – Jan. 17. “Our 19 seniors walked under an awesome balloon arch and received gifts from our wonderful parents,” said head coach Stacy Edholm. “It will be hard to see all these talented athletes move on after the season.”

Photo courtesy Lori Farnsworth

Thomas Chamberlain won the 100 back and was also part of the winning relays while Andrew Webster came in first in the 100 free and also helped the relays touch first. Gus Stockhoff (200 medley relay) and Landon Hopfenbeck (200 free relay) were also first along with the girls’ lone winner, Izzy Harris in the 100 free.

are really showing.”

In a tri-meet with Layton and Davis Jan. 16, Farmington also won overall. “Our swimmers have been branching out, swimming events that they might not have before, showing their talents not just in their primary events, but in other events as well,” Edholm said.

Senior Clarke Tholl won the 200 IM in his first attempt at the event while sprinters Jake Rizley, Jack Smart and Max Murray tried the 500 free and took first, second and fourth, respectively.

Multiple winners at this meet were Rizley, who also won the 50 free and swam legs on the first-place 200 free and 400 free relay teams; Will Scott (100 free, 100 back, 400 free relay); and Elsie Crowell (200 free, 50 free, 400 free relay), Maddy Kartchner (first, 100 back; first, 400 free relay), Nielson (first, 500 free; first, 400 free relay), Smart (first, 200 free relay; first, 400 free relay) and Tholl (first, 200 free relay).

Other top finishers were Noah Bampi (first, 200 free relay; second, 200 medley relay), Suzy Hancock (first, 400 free relay; second, 200 medley relay), Crowell (second, 200 free relay), Brock Davis (second, 50 free), William Farnsworth (second, 200 medley relay; third, 400 free relay), Heidi Holbrook (second, 200 medley relay; second, 200 free relay; third, 100 free), Kartchner (second, 200 free relay; second, 100 fly), Munk (second, 100 breast; third, 200 free), Nielson (second, 200 medley relay; second, 200 IM), Norseth (second, 100 fly), Scott (second, 200 medley relay), Smart (second, 500 free; second, 200 IM), London Spears (second, 200 medley relay; second, 200 free relay; third, 500 free), Owen VanSkiver (second, 100 back; second, 200 medley relay), Jonah Babboni (third, 400 free relay), Cikara (third, 200 IM), Jack Keller (third, 400 free relay; third, 100 fly), Max Murray (third, 400 free relay) and Eliza Treu (third, 100 breast).

“We have won almost every meet this season!” Edholm said. “The talent of this year’s team has been unmatched, and we are so excited to finish our season at Region

and State the same way.”

Woods Cross

At the Mayors Cup Jan. 17, the Woods Cross girls finished first behind four first-place showings from Ava Glissmeyer (in the 200 free, the 100 fly, the 200 medley relay and the 200 free relay) and Rebekah Cyril (50 free, 100 breast, 200 medley relay and 200 medley relay). The boys were third for an overall second-place finish for the Wildcats squad.

Ammon Kamauu touched first in the 200 IM while Grace Gilbert swam legs on the winning 200 medley relay and 200 free relay lineups. Brie Nydegger was also part of the top 200 medley relay and Kalli Holzer was on the winning 200 free relay team.

Other top-six finishes for Woods Cross were Jane Boynton (second, 400 free relay; third, 50 free; fourth, 100 back) Gilbert (second, 100 back; third, 100 fly), Maxwell Holdstock (second, 100 free; second, 200 free relay; third, 200 medley relay; third, 200 IM), Holzer (second, 400 free relay; fourth, 100 fly; fourth, 100 breast), Sebastian James (second, 200 free relay; third, 200 medley relay; fourth, 100 fly; sixth, 100 breast), Kamauu (second, 100 back; second, 200 free relay; third, 200 medley relay), Chase Miller (second, 200 free relay; third, 200 medley relay; fifth, 100 breast), Jane Norman (second, 400 free relay; fifth, 50 free; sixth, 100 free), Katelyn Norman (second, 200 IM), Nydegger (second, 400 free relay), Jacob Dustin (third, 500 free), Emily Nelson (third, 200 IM; sixth, 100 breast), Avery Boynton (fourth, 500 free; fifth, 200 free), Megan Hunter (fifth, 200 free), Grace Woodbury (fifth, 100 breast) and Benjamin Cyril (sixth, 100 back).

Viewmont

Viewmont’s boys came in second at the Mayors Cup with the girls taking third for a third overall finish.

Isaac Hale took first in the 50 free and 100 breast while also swimming legs on the winning 200 medley relay and 200 free relay teams.

Also placing in the top six were Chamberlain (second, 200 free), John Paul Decker (second, 400 free relay; fifth, 200 free; fifth, 100 back), Harris (second, 200 free relay; third, 400 free relay), Hopfenbeck (second, 400 free relay; sixth, 200 IM; sixth, 50 free), Vivienne Loose (second, 50 free; second, 100 breast; third, 400 free relay), Veronika Paschen (second, 200 free relay; third, 400 free relay; fourth, 100 free), Austin Smith (second, 400 free relay), Kylee Smith (second, 200 free relay; third, 400 free relay), Stockhoff (second, 400 free relay; sixth, 100 fly), Faith Dosdall (third, 500 free), Webster (third, 100 back), Maya Wiemers (fourth, 200 IM), Seth Allen (fifth, 500 free), Mallie Moyes (fifth, 200 IM), Tempe Anderson (sixth, 500 free) and Colette Burnham (sixth, 100 back).

Bountiful

Bountiful’s Liam Glissmeyer won the 200 free and 100 fly at the Mayors Cup to lead the Redhawks squad to a fourth-place finish.

Also among the top-six were Glissmeyer (third, 400 free relay), Mason Goodro (third, 400 free relay), Ellie Moss (third, 200 medley relay), Collin Steed (third, 400 free relay), Thomas Steed (third, 400 free relay; sixth, 100 free), Ari Steuart (third, 200 medley relay), Caroline Wang (third, 200 medley relay), Ellie Watkins (third, 200 medley relay; fifth, 100 back), Cole Crimmins (fourth, 200 free) and Claire Bryson (fifth, 200 free; sixth, 100 fly).

Davis

In the tri-meet with Farmington and Layton Jan. 16, Bryson Bernhardt won the 100 fly while also swimming on the winning 200 medley relay team. Jonah Hender was also a multiple winner, individually in the 100 breast and also on the 200 medley relay lineup.

Other top-three showings for the Darts were Colin Bennett (first, 200 medley relay; second, 200 free; second, 200 free relay; third, 100 free), Lucas Prince (first, 200 medley relay; second, 200 free relay), Nahlia Stewart (first, 100 breast; second, 50 free; third, 200 medley relay), Jane Bassett (second, 100 breast; third, 200 medley relay), Bernhardt (second, 200 free relay), Hender (second, 200 free relay), Taylor Johnson (second, 400 free relay), Natalee Karen (second, 400 free relay; third, 200 medley relay), Kate Whitlock (second, 400 free relay), Lilly Wood (second, 200 free; second, 400 free relay; third, 100 fly), Helen Barber (third, 200 medley relay), Kirsi Jenkins (third, 200 free relay), Reese Jones (third, 200 free relay), Lydia Lau (third, 200 free relay) and Aurora Mastroianni (third, 200 free relay). l

in double figures, with Charlie Smith leading the charge with 15 points, all on five three-pointers. Bryson Heath totaled 14 points and four assists. Lincoln Smith and Howe each had 11 points. Emerson Geilman led the team in rebounding with seven boards.

On Wednesday, the Redhawks played at Woods Cross in a key game. They host Box Elder on Friday.

Viewmont

The Vikings, 9-7 overall, are looking to keep pace with Bountiful in the league standings. After a key game at Clearfield on Wednesday (after our press time), Viewmont travels to Roy on Friday.

Viewmont got past Northridge on Jan. 15, prevailing 75-66 on the road. A 21-12 difference in the fourth quarter was the clincher after the game had been tied after three quarters. Drez Jensen was the leading scorer

for the Vikings, recording 24 points. Lukus Toner had 15 points, and Carson Tovey contributed 11 points and six rebounds. Ten Viewmont players got into the scoring column.

On Jan. 17, the Vikings took down Bonneville at home, 58-46. Viewmont had built a 47-30 lead heading into the final six minutes. Jensen scored 16 points and had four rebounds. Toner added 11 points, while Tovey had a game-high seven rebounds. Viewmont played tough defense, recording 11 steals on the day.

Woods Cross

Meanwhile, the Wildcats are tied for third in Region 5 with a 3-3 mark. They are 8-7 overall and next play at Bonneville on Friday. Woods Cross hosted Bountiful on Wednesday, after our press deadline.

Woods Cross had one of its most dominant performances of the season on Jan. 15 when it blew out Roy

on the road, 72-47. The game turned in the Wildcats’ favor early, as they got off to a 21-6 advantage after one quarter. A 24-14 run in the fourth quarter put even more distance between the teams.

Nate Smith-Mecham and Hunter Jackson each had 19 points to lead Wood Cross. Smith-Mecham added eight rebounds and hit four threepointers. But Jackson had the day’s most impressive individual performance. Along with 19 points, the senior guard had 11 rebounds and tallied seven assists for the Wildcats. Madden Johnsen had 15 points and five rebounds of his own in the win.

On Jan. 17, Woods Cross fell at Northridge 61-59, coming up short in an exciting overtime matchup. In the back-and-forth game, Woods Cross struggled from the foul line but got 19 points from Johnsen. Jackson added 14 points and seven assists in a losing effort. l

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Woods Cross Woods Cross defeated Roy 40-36 in overtime Jan. 15.

“We got off to a pretty good start but then struggled through the second quarter. We were a little flat,” said head coach David Simon. “At halftime the girls were committed to really playing hard. We put a little pressure on them and we were able to get a couple of easy baskets and get us back into the game. We ended up going to overtime and had a really good overtime where we executed well to get the win.”

Ili Crockett’s 11 points and eight rebounds led the way with Kiyomi Tauataina adding 10 points and seven rebounds. Others contributing offensively were Kaylee Abell (six points, 10 rebounds), Adia Cook (eight points), Sophia Burden (three) and Mary Gilbert (two). Lucy Thompson led on the boards with 10 rebounds.

“It was a great team win that we really needed after coming off a week where we lost two games,” Simon said.

Against Northridge Jan. 17, the Wildcats won 50-40, getting up 31-20 by halftime and matching the Knights offensively in the second half to keep the winning margin at double digits.

Cook drained 3 three-pointers and scored 12 points while Tauataina also hit three beyond the arc for nine points. Others scoring in the win were Abell (nine), Crockett (eight) and Thompson and Grace MacArthur (six).

Woods Cross improved to 4-2 in Region 5 and 10-5 this season.

Davis

Davis defeated Layton 49-43 Jan. 14. It was a close game through with the Darts up by one point entering the fourth quarter. Davis outscored Layton 18 to 11 to escape with the win.

Kate Willard scored 24 points to lead the Darts with T’Maea Eteuati

also in double figures with 11 points. Other offense came from Mari Nichols (eight points), Kiara Zwonitzer (four) and Sydney Plummer (two).

Against Syracuse Jan. 17, Davis lost 38-25. After scoring 12 first-quarter points, the Darts managed just 15 the rest of the way in the loss.

Eteauti was top scorer with 11 points while she and Willard combined for 11 rebounds on the glass. Others putting up offense were Willard and Lydia Tarbet (four points), Nichols, Zwonitzer and Chloe Peery (two).

The Darts are now 1-2 in the Region 1 standings and 9-5 this year.

Farmington

Farmington lost to Fremont 53-42 Jan. 14. In a one-point matchup after one quarter, the Phoenix squad scored just four points in the second – to the Silverwolves’ 17 to get down by double digits. Despite outscoring Fremont 31 to 28 over the final 16 minutes it wasn’t enough in the loss.

A balanced scoring effort was led by Emilie Figlioli with 10 points, Morgan Rogers eight, Breklyn Archibald seven, Morgan Snell six, Makelle Weber and Katie Myers four and Olive Wayland three.

Against Layton Jan. 17, Farmington picked up its first Region 1 win of the season 54-34. The Phoenix team held the Lancers to single-digit scoring in the first and third quarters which proved to be the difference in the game.

“It was a good win for us,” assistant coach Hillary Noel said. “Our girls started fast and didn’t take their foot off the pedal.”

Archibald made 3 three-pointers, scoring 11 points, with Figlioli (eight), Weber (six), Wayland (five), Myers (four) and Snell (two) also contributing offensively.

Farmington is now 1-2 in Region 1 and 8-7 on the season.

“We are playing with great synergy right now,” Noel said. “We’re looking to build on this energy going forward.”l

Julia Gardner Welch

Nov. 1, 1941 – Jan. 18, 2025

Julia Gardner Welch passed away peacefully on Jan. 18, 2025, after a brief illness. Born Nov. 1, 1941, in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, she was the eldest child of Genevieve Sylvester Gardner and Blythe Maynard Gardner and was blessed with three sisters – Joyce, Gloria, and Marianne.

Julie grew up surrounded by a large and loving extended family and many dear friends. She loved the 4-H Club excelling in cooking, sewing, and agriculture, including raising several grand champion steers. Her fondest memories included time spent on the family ranch and horseback riding with her father.

Julie was a natural student, was on the typing and shorthand teams, and spent her junior and senior years as a cheerleader. She had an early love of music and was a talented clarinetist in the high school and college bands. She was also an accomplished pianist accompanying others, teaching lessons, and playing regularly at church/social events; she cherished music throughout her life. She graduated from Richfield High School in 1960 and maintained lifelong friendships with many of her classmates. She started college at Utah State University but paused her education to accompany her family to Stuttgart, Germany where her parents were called as LDS mission presidents. She continued her studies at the University of Heidelberg for a short time.

In Germany, Julie met and married her first husband Dagobert Alfred Otto Klein. Together they returned to Utah and raised their two sons, initially living in Salt Lake City and then Bountiful and Centerville. Following their divorce, she married Glenn Archibald McKenzie who passed away in 2010. She later married Alfred Lee Welch, who predeceased her on Dec. 19, 2023.

Most of Julie’s married life was spent in Davis County, Utah where she had many treasured friendships and cherished memories. In 2017 she and Al moved to St. George, Utah for the agreeable climate and proximity to family. They loved the area, formed enduring friendships, and experienced an abundance of kindness and support and love from family, friends, and ward members, especially

during and after Al’s illness and passing.

Throughout her life, Julie was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She held numerous ward/stake callings and found great joy in service. She maintained an unwavering testimony of the Savior Jesus Christ and encouraged her family and others to do the same.

Julie is survived by her two sons, Dwain Blythe Klein (Alicia), and Derren Alfred Klein (Rebecca), eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, all of whom were each very precious to her and an immense source of joy and pride, and by her sister Marianne Gardner Sorensen (Kendall). She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters Joyce Gardner Tibbetts and Gloria Gardner Crabtree Caudill.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. at the LDS Chapel located at 5338 Winchester Drive, St. George, Utah. A visitation will precede the service at 11 a.m. Following the funeral, a family gathering will be held at the home of Derren and Rebecca Klein. A brief interment service will be held this spring in Bountiful, Utah.

Family and friends are invited to share tributes online at www.SerenityStG. com. Arrangements and memorial tree planting under the direction of Serenity Funeral Home of Southern Utah, (435) 986-9100.

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Jan. 27- Feb. 2

Make a Snowglobe

Monday, Jan. 27, 6:30-7:30 p.m., FREE For kids 12 and under Headquarters Library, 133 S. Main Street, Farmington

Birding with Buddies

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 10-11 a.m., FREE Bring a friend or meet a friend at this monthly event

Eccles Wildlife Education Center, 1157 S. Waterfowl Way, Farmington

Centerville General Plan Open House

Thursday, Jan. 30, 6-8 p.m.

Talk with city staff, professionals and community leaders

Centerville City Hall, 250 N. Main Street

Utah Veterans Entrepreneur Networking in Davis County

Friday, Jan. 31, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., FREE

STUDENT BODY OFFICERS CRUZ RUSHTON (LEFT) and Bronco Maxfield cut the ribbon on the Dart Den Teen Center at Davis High. Teen centers provide a safe place for the most vulnerable students to access essential resources such as food, hygiene supplies and academic support.

Dart Den Teen Center opens at Davis High

KAYSVILLE—Every high school in the Davis School District now has a teen center.

By Becky Ginos becky.g@thecityjournals.com

It was a day of celebration last week as the Davis School District achieved a huge milestone, that of opening the 10th and final Teen Center, completing the goal of having one in every high school in the district. The Dart Den at Davis High School will offer resources to assist the most vulnerable students.

Teen centers offer students essentials such as food, hygiene supplies, laundry facilities, showers a quiet place to study and academic support.

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The Improvables: Family-friendly improv

Friday, Jan. 31, 9 p.m., FREE-$6 Bountiful Davis Art Center, 90 N. Main Street, Bountiful

Utah Guns N’ Hoses Hockey Tournament

Saturday, Feb. 1, Starting at Noon

Police Vs. Firefighters Charity Games

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Maverik Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City

Antelope Island Volunteer Open House

Saturday, Feb. 1, 1-3 p.m.

Learn about volunteering opportunities at the state park

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“We made it!” said Jodi Lunt, Executive Director of the Davis Education Foundation. “It’s a great day for Davis County. Our vision is to have centers of hope, hope for students becoming and self actualizing to be their best self.”

The Dart Den represents the culmination of years of hard work by thousands of sponsors and partners, she said. “With the opening of this center, we can now ensure that all high school students in Davis County, no matter where they are, have access to the resources they need to succeed, stay on the path to graduation, and build better futures.”

“It’s a little tender that this is our last high school teen center,” said Superintendent Dr. Dan Linford. “A number of years ago we really couldn't have imagined it. That our communities would come together and embrace this idea. And some of us were stunned. We looked at each other and said, ‘this is needed in Davis School District and we’re going to take care of it.’”

Linford said he was grateful for everyone’s support. “I’m grateful for all the young people who looked at their peers and did the same thing that we’re asking our community to do every day and say, ‘how can we help?’”

“I’m Cruz Rushton, the student body president at Davis High and

I’m really excited to finally see the student center be open to the public,” he said. “I really want to emphasize the importance of the teen center. The teen center will be a place of belonging for all teenagers throughout the Davis High community.”

Students can gather here seeking comfort and forming a union with one another, said Rushton. “They will be able to find a place to study and find great sources of food and hygiene. At Davis High we have many students who qualify as homeless. This place will be an area where they can find help with sleep, school and life needs.”

“You know what you all have created here,” said Weber State University President Brad Mortensen. “Between the vision of the students, the architects, the builders and Dr. Hawthorne (DHS principal), the whole team is really inspiring. We’re proud to be a partner with Davis School District.”

The Dart Den will help students who may feel like they're at their lowest point have a place where they can belong and get the support they need, he said. “They’ll go off and in 20 to 30 years from now we’ll just tell amazing stories and it will be because of the great work that you all have done.”

This is what happens when a community comes together, said Linford. “A community from all backgrounds, all positions, all shapes and sizes and particularly the students, the young people who saw this. This is something we can all agree on, taking care of our own, taking care of our homeless students. So thank you for your goodness and for your generosity as we build this and certainly for your labor and your heart.”

“Next we'll be addressing how to serve in the junior highs,” said Lunt. “We want a continuum of services earlier than when they reach the centers. It’s the teen center 2.0. I am humbled and grateful for the county, when we called they stepped up. Davis County is a compassionate, kind and generous community that we have the opportunity to be a part of.” l

UTA Trustee, Beth Holbrook presents 5-year plan to Bountiful City Council

BOUNTIFUL—Some bus routes will remain unchanged while others, including new routes, will be enhanced for greater connectivity.

By Becky Ginos

becky.g@thecityjournals.com

There has been a lot of discussion about the Davis-Salt Lake City Community Connector, a proposed Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) that connects communities in southern Davis County to northern Salt Lake County. Beth Holbrook, Trustee, Utah Transit Authority (UTA), gave a five-year service plan presentation to the Bountiful City Council at last week’s meeting to provide the council with updates on what to expect.

“We know how valuable it is to have all the community input,” said Holbrook. “It gives us a better understanding of the needs in the community. Some cities like Bountiful don’t have as much growth per se but it’s the connectivity piece that’s really critical.”

The five-year plan on services is going to be enacted starting this year, she said. “We have a new process. We used to have ‘change days.’ Now we’re only doing ‘change days’ one time a year.”

It’s in April, said Holbrook. “So April 2025 is when the first set of changes are going to occur.”

“I’m assuming these changes or discontinuations are based on data?” said Mayor Kendalyn Harris.

“Yes,” Holbrook said. “We have sensors in the

vehicles that have data capture from the small paratransit buses all the way to FrontRunner. It does an accounting for us so that we have accurate count totals or ridership totals so we can submit it to the federal government. It’s a really critical component when you’re talking about federal funding. We’ve installed a whole series of more accurate sensors.”

Holbrook went through a series of slides describing bus route changes, including two new routes. “The 455 in Bountiful will not have any significant changes,” she said. “We’re hearing from our Davis County Commissioners saying they have a lot of businesses in the area of the Layton Hills Mall. So we want to make sure we have better connectivity to get workers where they want to go and get people to where they want to go to enjoy things.”

The Davis-Salt Lake City Community Connector is a proposed bus rapid transit system that connects communities in southern Davis County to northern Salt Lake County. UTA leads this project in collaboration with local cities, Davis and Salt Lake counties, UDOT, WFRC, and the University of Utah. The Davis-Salt Lake City Community Connector improves public transportation, and offers better access to employment, entertainment, and recreational areas. It aligns with broader transportation plans for the area, building on the success of existing routes and focusing on increased mobility and corridor revitalization.

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and the 1940 West Station in Salt Lake City via Redwood Road with connections to FrontRunner and the TRAX Green Line, she said. “There’s a connectivity piece as Rose Park fills out with a lot of development and growth.”

That particular stretch of road as you go right past 215 is single lane, Holbrook said. “It can get a little challenging sometimes.”

In 2028, UTA will discontinue 455, she said. “It won’t happen until the Davis-Salt Lake Connector is in place. That is the anticipated start date.”

Farmington will become a multimodal hub, said Holbrook. “It’s where 470 will end and the new routes 400/417 will actually start in Farmington. So it will create this connectivity piece for us that we think is really going to enhance service here in Davis County.”

It’s technically not called a BRT, she said. “It’s called a connector because there is no dedicated lane. But structurally it’s a BRT.” l

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By Adam Thomlison TV Media

Q: What kind of car does Wayne Campbell drive in “Wayne’s World”?

A: “Wayne’s World” (1992) is by far one of the most successful films to be made out of a “Saturday Night Live” sketch. And though it does have a storyline running through the film (more or less), it often felt more like a series of bits. By far the most memorable bit featured Wayne (Mike Myers, “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,” 1997),

Garth (Dana Carvey, “The Master of Disguise,” 2002) and their friends driving around at night, headbanging to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” in a 1976 AMC Pacer, nicknamed the Mirthmobile. AMC (short for American Motors Corporation) isn’t around any longer, but incredibly, the Mirthmobile lives on. It sold at an auction in 2022 and, fortunately, the listing included a lot of details.

For example, according to a MotorAuthority.com article about the sale, it has a 258-cubic-inch, inline sixcylinder engine and automatic transmission. As seen in the film, it has mismatched front and rear wheels. And “Wayne’s World” nerds will be delighted to know the car actually came with the in-cabin licorice and cup dispensers seen in “Wayne’s World 2” (1993).

Q: I feel like I’ve seen the other stars of “Schitt’s Creek” in other things since, but what’s the actress who played Alexis been doing?

A: You could argue that Annie Murphy should have been the easiest “Schitt’s Creek” alum to keep track of, since she went straight back into another network sitcom.

While “Schitt’s Creek” co-star Dan Levy (“Good Grief,” 2023) went on to feature films, and her on-screen parents, Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara (both of “SCTV” fame), went back to being guest star extraordinaires, Murphy took the lead role in the edgy AMC sitcom “Kevin Can F**k Himself.”

The series was a very meta, self-referential show that presented two perspectives on the life of a neglected sitcom

wife as she tried to put herself first for a change. It was simultaneously a traditional sitcom and a satire of that very type of show (the title was clearly a reference to the earlier sitcom “Kevin Can Wait”). Unfortunately, it only lasted two seasons on AMC and AMC+ before ending in 2022. Since then, Murphy has diversified a little. She did a guest spot on the weird improv comedy show “Murderville,” as well as a spot on the even weirder sci-fi drama “Black Mirror” in 2023. But her biggest role has been audioonly. She voiced the titular character on the Freeform animated comedy “Praise Petey,” which was canceled after just one season in 2023.

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Monday

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

(5) KSL 7 p.m.

Featuring interviews by Miley Cyrus, Bad Bunny and more, this three-hour special from directors Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Oz Rodriguez looks at the rich musical history of “Saturday Night Live,” including some untold stories from the past 50 years.

NCIS

(2) KUTV 8 p.m.

When Parker’s (Gary Cole) favorite bakery is targeted by blackmailers, the team puts together a plan to save the bakery and catch the predators. Then, tensions rise when the team discovers Torres’ (Wilmer Valderrama) secret romance.

Tuesday

Will Trent

(4) KTVX 7 p.m.

As Season 3 of this unique police procedural continues, Will (Ramón Rodríguez) grows more comfortable with working alongside flirtatious ADA Marion Alba (Gina Rodriguez). Meanwhile, Angie (Erika Christensen) deals with the consequences of her actions.

Great Migrations: A People on the Move

(7) KUED 8 p.m.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a break from exploring the ancestry of celebrities to tell the story of Black movement throughout the 20th and 21st centuries and how it shaped the United States in this four-part docuseries, which premieres tonight.

Wednesday

Chicago Fire

(5) KSL 7 p.m.

The first One Chicago crossover in five years finds the crew of Firehouse 51 dealing with the aftermath of a high-rise explosion, hoping to save hundreds of civilians as more troubles surface underground. “Med” and “P.D.’s” crossover episodes follow.

Hollywood Squares

(2) KUTV 9 p.m.

Nate Burleson hosts and Drew Barrymore finds herself the center square in this latest reboot of the game show classic. Two contestants play tic-tac-toe by picking celebrities such as Julie Bowen or Tyra Banks in hopes of winning cash and prizes.

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Thursday

2025 Pro Bowl Games: Skills Showdown ESPN 5 p.m.

You won’t get too far in the NFL if you don’t have skills. But this popular portion of Pro Bowl Weekend features a wide array of challenges, including Precision Passing, Best Catch, Closest to the Pin and Punt Perfect, as well as new trivia elements.

Elsbeth (2) KUTV 9 p.m.

Sometimes, it’s the cure that ails you. When a young man is found dead in his car after a trip to a holistic wellness center, Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) pays the center a visit and begins to suspect that its enigmatic founder may have played a role.

Friday

Happy’s Place

(5) KSL 7 p.m.

Half-sisters Bobbie (Reba McEntire) and Isabella (Belissa Escobedo) continue their wacky adventures in co-owning their late father’s tavern during the latest episode of this brand-new sitcom. What challenges will they face this week?

S.W.A.T.

(2) KUTV 9 p.m.

Season 8 continues with Hondo (Shemar Moore) and his team as they race to apprehend a dangerous criminal intent on enacting his revenge on the LAPD. Meanwhile, Deacon (Jay Harrington) and Tan (David Lim) disagree over Tan’s changes to the academy.

Saturday Zombie House Flipping

A&E 8 a.m.

Dolmar and crew find a home in a desirable neighborhood in South Tampa, Fla. It’s a four-bedroom, roofless mess, but just the kind of place that makes money. However, when Dolmar rubs the local permit office the wrong way, options become limited.

NBA Basketball

(4) KTVX 6:30 p.m.

It’s a classic battle of East Coast vs. West Coast as LeBron James

and the Los Angeles Lakers head to New York City’s Madison Square Garden to take on Jalen Brunson and the redhot New York Knicks. Last season, the teams split their series of two games.

48 Hours

(2) KUTV 8 p.m.

CBS News correspondents Erin Moriarty, Peter Van Sant, Natalie Morales and others investigate shocking tales of criminal conduct and reallife tragedies, looking to get to the bottom of the story and get answers to mysteries that captivate the U.S.

Sunday

The 67th Annual Grammy Awards (2) KUTV 6 p.m.

Beyoncé takes on The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter and others for Record of the Year. Queen Bey leads all nominations with 11 for her “Cowboy Carter” album. Charli XCX, Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone have seven nods each.

Mayfair Witches

AMC 7 p.m.

Despite Rowan’s (Alexandra Daddario) attempt to “raise” a depowered and deaged Lasher (Jack Huston) into a subservient spirit, Lasher escapes to hunt the Mayfair witches once again. As such, Rowan takes it upon herself to

Celebrity Profile

By Jay Bobbin TV Media

Martin Sheen will always have TV fame for playing one of the home screen’s most renowned politicians, and he’s going a much different route as he returns to series work.

The three-time Emmy winner doesn’t channel much of his presidential role from “The West Wing” as he tackles a recurring part in “Wild Cards,” the mystery-adventure series that starts its second season Wednesday, Feb. 5, on The CW.

Sheen joins the show as Joseph Edwards, a professional schemer with ties to demoted policeman Cole Ellis (played by Giacomo Gianniotti, “Grey’s Anatomy”) and con woman Max Mitchell (Vanessa Morgan, “Riverdale”), who have been given the opportunity to redeem themselves by working together to solve crimes. Jason Priestley (“Beverly Hills, 90210”) also stars as George Graham, Max’s incarcerated father who also is an expert on scamming others.

While Sheen is certainly a familiar face, also from his bountiful film work, he hasn’t been a series regular all that often. He had a number of guest-star credits and TV movies on his resume by the time he began his first live-action starring role on the home screen as President Josiah “Jed” Bartlett on NBC’s “The West Wing” (1999-2006), a character who ironically wasn’t meant to be a regular presence as originally envisioned by creator-producer Aaron Sorkin (“A Few Good Men,” 1992).

Another recurring part came Sheen’s way in the 2012-14 FX series version of the movie “Anger Management,” which cast him as the father of the therapist played by Sheen’s own son Charlie (“Two and a Half Men”). Then, the elder Sheen had another sizable series run as the exhusband of Jane Fonda’s (“Book Club,” 2018) Grace and the partner, professionally and personally, of “Law & Order” star Sam Waterston’s Sol in the Netflix comedy “Grace and Frankie.”

Though Sheen’s status on “Wild Cards” is listed as “recurring,” it’s a good bet that the show uses him as much as possible. And, given his stature and experience in entertainment, that is absolutely no surprise.

The City Journal | January 24, 2025

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