Draper Neighbors Make Royal Pair
Neighbors and schoolmates, Chloe McKeever and Connor Stevenson were named Jordan Valley queen and king Dec. 4. Photo courtesy of Nevah Stevenson
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very day for more than 10 years, next-door Draper neighbors Connor Stevenson and Chloe McKeever have boarded a school bus that takes them to Jordan Valley School. Chloe claps as Connor boards the bus, and he talks about his neighbor and friend. The two recently were crowned homecoming king and queen, a fitting end to the years they’ve attended the same school together, teachers say. “He’s pretty charming, gregarious and funny, while she is very affectionate and darling,” Michelle Stark, a Jordan Valley teacher, said. “They’re neighbors, and we’ve grown close to both of them. The halls of the school will miss them when they graduate.” Jordan Valley students have severe multiple disabilities including autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, communication impairments, genetic disorders and syndromes, deaf– blindness and students who are extremely medically fragile. The goal at Jordan Valley is to improve students’ quality of life, as well as their families.’ Jordan Valley strives to offer some of the same events that other schools do in Canyons School District.
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Local Buyer May Save Park School By Mimi Darley
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local buyer recently came forward for the old Park School, just weeks before the Dec. 31 deadline the city council had given for it to either be purchased or demolished. Draper City entered into a contract with Godfrey Properties & Design for the purchase of the Park School building and the surrounding property after accepting Godfrey’s offer of $850,000 at the Dec. 16 city council meeting. Godfrey Properties & Design has put $10,000 non-refundable earnest money on the purchase and the company has until March 1 for their due diligence period. During that time, the company will have engineers and architects determine the financial feasibility of restoring the Park School. Brent Andersen is the real estate broker representing Godfrey Properties & Design in the purchase. Andersen explained that his client, Gregg Godfrey, is responsible for “Nitro Circus” and other shows on television and that Godfrey is a writer and developer of movies, ideas and concepts. “He’s involved with a whole different world of people; artists and different
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Real estate broker Brent Andersen (left) is representing local businessman Gregg Godfrey (right) in Godfrey’s purchase of the old Park School.
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Draper Resident Named National Champion In Autocross
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eing able to drive a performance car in a safe, entrylevel competition is what attracted Draper resident Ryan Johnson to autocross, referred to as “solo” in the motorsports world, nearly 15 years ago. Little did he know that what started as a weekend hobby with his family, would turn into a fullfledged passion, or “addiction” as he calls it, propelling him into the national competition arena and earning him the title of National Champion at the 42nd Annual Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals in Nebraska last September. “This really means a lot,” said Johnson, principal of J & J & Sons Construction. “After attending this event for years, it feels good to finally get to the top.” Solo is a low-risk motorsport that’s not all about pure speed. Drivers navigate one at a time through extremely technical courses that are under a mile long, racing against the clock at speeds typically under 70 mph—all coming down to car handling and driver skill. Solo events typically have many competitive grades and skill levels, from daily drivers and go-carts to open-wheel formula racecars. “There’s every kind of vehicle except sport utility,” said Johnson, who currently competes in a street-legal Lotus Elise. “It’s really a great family sport. My two kids started at age 12 racing go-carts. That was the coolest part of autocross for me—race time and family time became one and the same. We turned events into vacations.” Not only was the family time a draw, but with 10 national competitions a year, plus another 15 locals, the Johnsons soon made friends with solo regulars, establishing an extended “race family.”
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Draper resident Ryan Johnson poses with the first-place trophy he earned at the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships. Photo courtesy of Ryan Johnson. Vernon Jolley, senior attorney at Jolley & Jolley and solo director of the Utah Chapter of the Sports Car Club of America, has been a proud member of this close-knit group for nearly eight years. “I now have bragging rights to say I’m friends with a national champion,” Jolley said. “He’s one of the most dedicated, fierce competitors that I’ve met. Winning the national autocross was an almost impossible feat since we are timed down to one thousandth of a second, which is faster than a blink of the eye. The competition in his class is fierce, and it all came down to fast thinking and perfect placement of the car on turns and slaloms.” Weather conditions were a bit unfavorable at nationals with intermittent rain throughout, which posed concern to those on the track. Expectations were on the previous two-time champion to win, but Johnson’s time of 114.216 sec would end up winning the class of 13 national qualifiers by 0.192 sec. Five Utah drivers attended the 2014 nationals, among the 1,200 who entered. “This was a big thing, especially for Utah to win,” Jolley said. “We’ve had a few national champions in our local club, but none for many years.” Johnson has served three years as Utah’s SCCA solo director and is still a member of the board, helping to run the regional racing program. “My goal has always been to get a national championship,” he said. “Now that I’ve done it, I want to maintain it.” l
raper City Council formally appointed five individuals to the newly created Traverse Ridge Special Service District Administrative Control Board in December. Those appointed have staggered terms, some with two years and others with four. City Manager David Dobbins said staggered terms are required by state law. Draper’s city council had previously served as the TRSSD’s board. “I personally am grateful for each one being willing to put their good names forward, as a way for residents who pay that extra money to have a say in how it’s spent,” Mayor Troy Walker said to those who were appointed to represent residents of the TRSSD. The new board will work with district residents to determine a budget and a tax rate that they want to adopt going forward.
Dan Wheatley, Amy Baird and Greg Nuzman will serve on the new TRSSD Administrative Control Board. After the district’s budget and the tax rate were defeated by a referendum in the Nov 2014 election, the city established an inter-local agreement between the city and the TRSSD board to handle snow removal for this year. That money is coming from a fund balance that had been earmarked for the purpose of repairing Deer Ridge Drive. In future years, the new board can choose to contract with the city or another service for snow removal. Amy Baird, Nathan Lunstad and Dan Wheatley were appointed to four-year terms while Blaine Carlton and Greg Nuzman will serve two-year terms on the new board. l m i ss i o n s tate m e n t
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Royal Pair continued from page 1 For the past several years, they’ve offered a spring musical. In December, for more than 30 years, they have held a homecoming dance for current students, alumni, staff and faculty and families. “We decided to invite all those who graduated to attend the first dance because many of them have spent 20 years at the school,” former principal John Gardner said. “It’s really fun to see their faces light up when they come back and recognize their school and some of the faculty and staff.” Connor and Chloe learned before the Dec. 4 dance that they were to be crowned so their families would be in attendance. “Connor said, ‘I’m going to be the king,’ and I’m not sure what he meant by that,” Connor’s mother, Nevah Stevenson said. “So I asked him, and he said ‘I’m going to be the king of the dance, and Chloe is going
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Park School continued from page 1 businesses that aren’t here in Draper now, but would be valuable to Draper,” Andersen said. Godfrey spoke to the city council as well. “You’ve got some really credible companies at the get go that want to be part of it. It’s a fun project. For me, it’s close to my heart because we’re here. It’s just magical the way it’s happened. I think we can revive it, make it something special,” Godfrey said. Godfrey said he’s lived in Draper for about 15 years, and his company had office space in Bluffdale until recently, when he began trying to find something in Draper. He’s a friend of local jeweler, Jon P. Lee who suggested that he talk to the city about the school. Godfrey is also acquainted with Mayor Troy Walker and Katie Shell who has worked to save the building. “It was the perfect storm of where the building was sitting, our affiliation with Jon, Katie and Troy. We came in and said, ‘We want to salvage this and try to make it work,’” Godfrey said. Godfrey credits his wife, Shelley, for “wanting to make the building the heartbeat of Draper.” Godfrey and his wife have witnessed the transformation of a historic building before. Early in their marriage, they lived in the McCune Mansion in Salt Lake City. He said the mansion was falling apart at the time and that he and his wife helped take care of it. Then it was purchased and restored. It is an event venue today. “We watched the whole process go on, and we hoped we would have that opportunity as time went on. With the success of “Nitro Circus,” we have that opportunity in our city,” Godfrey said. Godfrey has a B.A. in film studies from
to be queen.’” Connor, who has the rare Koolen-de Vries syndrome, can speak and reason, but functions at a 4-year-old level, his mother said. Still, don’t count him out, teacher Gary Ren said. “He’s very smart and when he focuses, he learns about anything,” he said and proceeded to have Connor say who killed Abraham Lincoln, who is on the $20 bill and what kind of motorcycle his teacher rides. Connor, who will be 22 in April, has played King Triton in the school’s production of “Little Mermaid,” played on the East High basketball team in “High School Musical” and been a flying monkey in the “Wizard of Oz.” He will graduate this spring and transition to a day support program. Connor moved in next door to Chloe when he was 2 years old and after attending the early intervention program at Jordan Valley, returned there when he was 11 and has been at
the school that Chloe has attended all her life. Chloe, who has Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, is non-verbal and about the same as a 2-year-old developmentally, her mother Heidi McKeever said. She will graduate to a day support program in December. “She is always sweet, happy, loving and content, but with the attention focused on her at homecoming, she just lit up and understood it was her special night,” McKeever said.
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he pair, dressed in lavender, held hands as they were crowned in the middle of a packed gym decorated with streamers and balloons and swayed to “The Greatest Love of All” for their dance. Then, each of them danced with family members and received a gift from Santa Claus. “Things like this won’t happen very much in her life, so this was so special,” McKeever said. “We keep her sash, corsage and crown in a place of honor in our living room.” l
ture. He said his wife also hopes to have a candy and old-style soda shop in the building. “I was always hopeful there would be a way to save the building. I didn’t believe there was a government solution. I’m glad there’s a private solution. Those guys are very creative. I think they’ll come up with something that will preserve the history and come up with something fun and unique and something we’re glad to have in the town center,” Mayor Troy Walker said. Walker said that Godfrey Properties & Design has agreed to preserve not all, but a portion of the building, but he stressed that “preserve” is a loose term. “It’s a unique purchase as you can imagine,” Walker said, adding, “It’s whatever they can do. We just don’t know.” Lindsay Goeckeritz had established the group Arts at the Park and worked on fundraising efforts to save the Park School from demolition. She had envisioned it The Old Park School sits at Pioneer Road and 900 East. as a community arts center. the University of Utah, and he had an internship “I came with lots of ideas, but not at Disney before starting his own entertainment the money and they’re ready to go. I think company at age 25. His “Nitro Circus” was a this is a great thing for our community,” show on MTV and a movie before becoming Goeckeritz said. the live entertainment brand that it still is today. Katie Shell, who also worked to save the He currently has a television show called “The Park School on behalf of the Draper Historic Godfrey Clan” in the works. Preservation Commission and other groups, “A lot of people have had the guts echoed Goeckeritz’s sentiments. to stay out of Hollywood and create great “I just think it’s wonderful. The Godfreys projects, develop filmmaking for the world,” want to do arts-related types of things. That Godfrey said. is just so unique and perfectly suited for the He hopes to have office and creative Park School,” Shell said. space for his own company in the school and If the deal goes south, there will be no to attract other businesses such as sports and respite for the building. outdoor oriented companies. “If it falls through, it’s going to get Godfrey said he wants to “give back, demolished. There’s no contingency plan,” create jobs and opportunities” with this ven- Walker said. l
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Passing On The Legacy Of Fishing To The Young By Mimi Darley
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ucked away in a Draper neighborhood sits Mehraban Wetlands Park (898 East Riparian Drive) and within it is Sunset Pond. The pond was man-made for the purpose of offering a connection to nature and an opportunity for urban fishing. With spring just around the corner, Draper City is offering a youth fishing class for kids ages 6 to 12 at Sunset Pond. The program runs Wednesday evenings for six weeks beginning April 8, and registration for the popular program is open now. The city partners with the Division of Wildlife Resources for the program. The DWR raises the fish and stocks the pond, while Draper City handles registration and coordinates the teachers. Each child is given a small tackle box with basic equipment, and kids are encouraged to bring their own fishing pole, though the city has a few to loan out. The first 15 minutes of each session is a lesson, then the youth break up into smaller groups, each with an assigned adult instructor, to fish around the pond. Chance Hunter is Draper City’s recreation coordinator. Hunter says the main goal of the program is to get kids outdoors. “Fishing is a legacy that Utah’s DWR
The Draper Police Department will be holding its third “Coffee with a Cop” event on Saturday, Feb. 28, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. at Harmon’s (125 East Bangerter Highway). Residents are encouraged to attend for free coffee, donuts and conversation. “Usually the only interaction the public has with officers is when the officer is responding to a call for service or making a traffic stop,” said Sgt. Mathew Coe from the Draper Police Patrol Division.
Youth learn fishing from a volunteer instructor at the city’s Sunset Pond. Photo courtesy of Draper City
thinks is dying. This is, hopefully, a way for them to sustain people wanting to go out and fish and teach that to their kids,” Hunter said. It’s also an opportunity for youth to experience something different than other sports programs, while a secondary goal is for the youth to learn to communicate with adults and build friendships. Hunter gets his adult volunteers for the
“Sometimes people are hesitant to approach a uniformed officer and speak with them. We want to be able to reach out and interact more with the public in a relaxed setting and address any concerns or questions they may have. This event provides the opportunity to do just that.”Six Draper Police officers will be in attendance. “Our officers really enjoy getting to know the citizens they serve,” Coe said. —Kim Shemwell
fishing program primarily through the DWR’s “Dedicated Hunter” program that allows participants to hunt mule deer during three seasons, with the hunters required to give 32 service hours back to the DWR. Hunter said the pond is stocked with rainbow trout, catfish and bass for the youth fishing program. “We’ve caught some really big bass,” he said. l
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LETTER TO T H E E D I TO R Dear Editor, I think The Draper Historic Theatre should get more funding. Even though it is doing ok on its own, I think it would run a lot smoother and have more people come if more
This motley crew makes up the cast of Desert Star’s newest production, “Pirates of the Scaribbean…” playing through March 21. Photo courtesy of Desert Star Playhouse show. “Awesome 80’s Olio, Part 1” features hit songs from the past mixed with more of Desert Star’s signature comedy. Food is available from an á la carte menu and is served right at your table. The menu
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money was invested in it. I think it should also be more publicized so even more people would come. It is a great place to watch shows and even act if you like to do that sort of thing. A lot of people would be happier and have more fun, in my opinion, if more people acted in the shows and came to watch the performances. Thank you, Ethan Porter
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Family Making A Difference In The Community One Foot At A Time By Kim Shemwell
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s many of us with kids in youth sports know, purchasing new gear, specifically athletic shoes, is expensive, and if your kids are in multiple sports, it can be overwhelming. Add to that the growth spurts of elementary-aged kids, and you end up with piles of expensive, barely worn shoes all over the house. Whether boxing them up in the basement for that someday hand-me-down or dropping them off at the nearby thrift store, for many of us,
“With four kids in sports we have a lot of shoes everywhere — I was frustrated,” Danielle George said. “People donated to DJ when he was growing up, allowing him to stay in sports, which kept him out of trouble. We knew there was a need.” The Georges have initiated shoe drives through their school and sports programs, set up a website, and have watched in amazement at the number of shoes coming in. To date, CFF has collected and donated over 1,000 pairs of athletic shoes within the Salt Lake area. “We take any kind of athletic shoe and patch them up if needed,” Danielle George said. “Our kids help out by scrubbing, re-lacing and packaging the shoes with a brand new pair of socks — we’re all involved. We’re very passionate about it.” Fifth graders at St. John the Baptist Elementary are hosting a CFF shoe drive for the second year in a row as part of a year-long service project, and have collected over 500 pairs of shoes to date for the foundation. “We send tubs home with parents so the kids can clean the shoes and prepare them,” George said. “The kids really own the project because they can relate to it. They know what it means to have a new pair of shoes.” CFF currently donates to four recreation centers and/or youth sports programs that make the shoes available through their program oriDraper resident Danielle George, with nonprofit Cleats for Feet, entations and youth coaches. gathers used and new athletic shoes to donate to recreation centers “Cleats for Feet has been in disadvantaged areas. Photo courtesy of Danielle George working with our center for a couple of years now, and we are figuring out what to do with all the shoes can so grateful,” said Will Kocher, Northwest be a constant and frustrating chore. Recreation Center facility manager. “I’ve Draper residents DJ and Danielle seen some kids come in with shoddy shoes, George know this frustration all too well heels coming off — the only pair of shoes with four kids involved in youth sports, but they have. To get a pair of good athletic shoes also know there are many less fortunate kids gives kids a sense of pride—they feel good in our community who don’t have access to about themselves and want to participate. It’s an extra pair of shoes. So, in 2012, with the been great for members in our community help of their children, the couple established who are struggling.” the nonprofit, Cleats for Feet, a foundation To donate shoes, email info@ that collects and donates used and new cleatsforfeet.org. To host a shoe drive, visit basketball/gym shoes and baseball/soccer/ www.cleatsforfeet.org. football cleats to youth recreation program CFF will be accepting monetary donations participants in economically disadvantaged on March 26 through www.loveUTgiveUT. areas of Salt Lake City. org as part of the 24-hour Day of Giving. l
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Draper Elementary Students Prepare For College, Careers By Julie Slama
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pilot, engineer, surgeon, firefighter, veterinarian, art director, chef, bomb squad member and others recently told Draper Elementary students the importance of studying while in school to help them pursue attending a college or getting a job in their chosen career field. By having students start thinking about careers or college in elementary school, they are able to tie in subject matters with their future, Principal Piper Riddle said. “Doing so gives greater purpose to the work we do daily — when students see that their spelling, their math skills and their knowledge about science and history matter beyond their classroom walls, we Firefighter Grady Wroblewski talks to Draper Elementary first-grader Lincoln Lewis during the have helped make learning real and relevant school’s career day. for them,” she said. During the school’s college and career week, Jan. 5-9, students to know not to be afraid of firefighters who may be students could wear their favorite college gear to school and dressed in full gear. think about their future by writing about their career plans. “Don’t be afraid if we walk in with all this gear on and Some students even filled out a mock college application. have a mask that makes us sound a little funny,” he said. “We had students practice writing a formal letter by writing “We’re there to help. And don’t be afraid to call 9-1-1, but a college entrance letter as well as fill out an application about only call when you need to.” why they wanted to attend college and what they wanted to First-grade teacher Aimee Anderson said his visit and study,” fourth-grade teacher Amy Beckart said. others tied into the students’ study about their community For example, students wrote that they wanted to be a and those who are working in it. She plans to have students wildlife rescuer because they like elephants and want to save write about the visits. them from poachers or a dentist to help people have shiny LANDESK software training and professional services teeth or pro sports players since they’ve been practicing their coordinator Kathryn Healey said she volunteered to share with whole lives. students about her career in computer technology because This led to deeper thinking about their future, fourth- “everything is changing, needed and moves at hyper speed.” grade teacher Jennifer Asay said. “It’s fine that they want to play sports in college, but they iddle said she wants students to realize that hard work can’t major in sports so they had to examine other interests,” and learning leads to opportunity, both now and in their she said. future with both higher education and careers. Teachers also participated by posting a sign by their “We saw this as an opportunity to make connections for classroom door indicating their degrees, which colleges they our students between things we learn throughout the year — attended and indicating what career they’d consider if they computer science, math, writing — to their futures, including weren’t a teacher. post-secondary education and careers. The parent career day The week ended with career day where parents and those was the initial event, and since that day always generates in the community came to talk to students about their profession, such excitement and possibility for our students, we wanted their education and the pros and cons of their career. to expand that enthusiasm and real-world application of our Orem firefighter and paramedic Grady Wroblewski wanted learning beyond just the one-day event,” she said. l
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Draper Students Participate In Hour Of Code By Julie Slama
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raper Elementary fifth-grader Gabe Harward likes to ride his bike, read and play basketball and indoor soccer. He also likes coding, he discovered, when his school recently participated in the worldwide event, the Hour of Code. “I like how I’m learning how to code from games I know such as ‘Angry Bird,’” Gabe said. Gabe said this has motivated him to want to make his own computer app strategy game and possibly, work with computer programming when he’s older. According to code.org website, the Hour of Code is the first step to introduce children to computer science by participating in the largest learning campaign in history. In one hour, students can learn the basics of computer science and nurture problem-solving skills, logic and creativity. During the week of Dec. 8-12, Canyons School District students in several schools, including Draper Elementary and Corner Canyon High, joined President Barack Obama and 52 million people worldwide to learn computer coding. Educational technologist Camille Cole said that it will give students a chance to understand more about what they’re already doing on the computers. “We want to give students an idea of coding and show them what a code looks like,” she said. “For example, many of our fifth-graders play ‘Mindcraft’ and by learning coding, they gain the aspect of how it works.” Cole has offered Sphero Club, where students learn to control a robot toy, before school at Draper Elementary this fall and now, after introducing students to coding, will offer a coding club in the spring. Many careers, from fashion design to automobile technology, incorporate computer design and share ideas through digital technology, she said. “Computer science is where jobs will be, and this allows them to create video games, not just play them. The more they are exposed to it at a younger age, the more they will feel comfortable and jump in feet first. When they’re doing this, they are thinking more than they realize and figuring out more than some people think possible at a young age,” she said. Canyons School District Director of Career and Technical Education Janet Goble agrees, saying students are gaining
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Draper Students Hope For Super Souper Bowl Of Caring By Julie Slama
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ocal students may have a definite favorite for who wins the Super Bowl, but they are working together to help find a winning way for those dependent upon food from the Utah Food Bank. Both Juan Diego Catholic High and Corner Canyon High students are helping with the Souper Bowl of Caring by raising awareness, funds and gathering canned food items. The Souper Bowl of Caring is a youthled national event during the Super Bowl to fight hunger and poverty. A food drive is an annual event at Juan Diego Catholic High School, but for the past three years, students have participated in the Souper Bowl of Caring and have encouraged other area and Catholic schools to participate, said Lynelle Williams, Juan Diego’s director of student activities. “It’s not so much as a competition, but more encouraging as many schools to participate and see how much we can help,” she said. “As part of our Christian morals and values, we want to help those in our own community who are not as fortunate as we are.” During Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 26 through Feb. 1, Juan Diego will hold free dress days. Instead of wearing a school uniform, and to participate, students can bring canned food
donations. They may hold class competitions in hopes of raising more donations and place barrels at local grocery stores so those in the community can donate to the Souper Bowl of Caring as well, she said. “We’re hoping to beat last year’s donations of about 50,000 items,” Williams said. Combined with other Catholic schools in the area, 100,000 cans of food were donated. Williams said that in the past families have held their own parties on Super Bowl Sunday, and instead of munching on chips, they’d bring canned food donations. Corner Canyon High School has been gathering monetary donations all fall and winter by accepting donations at football and basketball games. “We want to help our community and engage in service all year, not just at Christmas,” said Jana White, Corner Canyon’s student government adviser. “The more we set standards of what a Charger is, then the more students rise and learn how to respect, give and take care of others in our community.” Corner Canyon is involved with several service projects all school year, most recently helping raise more than $50,000 for Primary Children’s Hospital and assisting with activities at Head Start schools. l
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barriers, and kids realize that they are learning skills that will benefit them in the future,” she said. “We have a computer technology graduation requirement, Exploring Computer Science, and these elementary kids already are being introduced to skills the same as our high school students.” l
skills not only in computer science and coding, but also in critical thinking, problem solving, math and teamwork. “When elementary-age students participate in the Hour of Code, we’re breaking
Draper Elementary students learn the steps to create computer games during the school’s Hour of Code.
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h what a difference a year can make. In its inaugural season last year, the Corner Canyon boys basketball team struggled through the growing pains of a new program on its way to a 7-16 season. There is no sophomore slump in the program’s second year, however. Corner Canyon is posting some key victories this season, despite still having a mostly underclassman line up. “We have four seniors on the team and nine juniors,” Charger coach Tony Cannon said. “We do play a lot of underclassmen, but they got a lot of varsity experience last year.” The four seniors are Easton Price, Tanner Argyle, Michael Ebeling and Riley Ogden. Although all but Ebeling have been instrumental in the first 11 games of the season, only Argyle has earned a starting position on the team as Corner Canyon still relies on several talented juniors. “Argyle plays on the wing for us,” Cannon said. “He is one of our best shooters. He works hard and runs the court well.” Ebeling is working his way back into the Charger rotation after sitting out the first eight games with a broken collarbone. A multi-sport athlete, Ebeling suffered his injury during the football season. “He was our starting quarterback, and he also plays shortstop on the baseball team,” Cannon said of Ebeling. “He has been our leading scorer in the three games he has been healthy.” Ebeling poured in 17 points in a 70-65 loss to Timpview Dec. 30. He added another 13 points in a close 60-61 loss to Orem Jan. 6, and lit the nets for 27 points to lead the Chargers to a 60-58 region victory over Skyline Jan. 9. “It is good to get him back to his playing level,” Cannon said. “He is a gifted athlete and a team leader for us.” The backbone of the team still lies with Braxton Coon, Brayden Johnson and Cameron Dougherty. Johnson and Dougherty are 6’6”
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Corner Canyon’s Trevor Miller drives the baseline during a recent basketball game. The junior is one of nine juniors on an underclassman loaded Charger team. juniors that were starters as sophomores. Coon is a 6’0” guard playing the point position. The trio have combined for half of the Charger scoring, tallying 352 of Corner Canyon’s 648 points this season. Although Corner Canyon is sitting on a 6-5 record this season, the Chargers have been in all but one of the losses to the end. Only former 5A champion Bingham has beaten Corner Canyon by more than eight points this season, and most losses have been decided by only two baskets. Cannon attributes the turnaround from last season to the experience the boys garnered by playing varsity as sophomores and juniors. “We paid the price last year,” Cannon said. “But we have more experience now and are benefitting this year. We are hoping it continues in the future.” l
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Girls Basketball Team Improving Over First Season By Ron Bevan
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t’s been a long two years of building the girls’ basketball program at Corner Canyon High School. The second season has already posted success when compared to the first year. After failing to find a single victory in its inaugural year, Corner Canyon began the 2014-15 campaign with a 5-2 run through the first portion of the preseason. “Last year was tough, but I think it helped us begin building the foundation for our program,” girls basketball coach Megan Leach said. “Now, the girls are beginning to understand our coaching philosophies and where we are going. This year is another step along the way, but the girls are already beginning to buy into the program.” But the great start fell off the tracks as the girls approached the start of region play. Seven straight losses have put the Chargers at the bottom of the region. Still, the girls are looking to each other and playing like they can be in any game. “Our losses don’t reflect how the girls are playing,” Leach said. “We are a gutsy team, and we can only get better. We can play with any team in the region.” Corner Canyon has four seniors on the team this season, compared to just one in its first year. But although two seniors are main starters and a third starts in certain situations, the Chargers are still a young team compared to the rest of the region. “The core of our eight- or nine-player rotation consists of freshmen and sophomores,” Leach said. Senior starters include captains Madi Mekkelson and
Shelby Evans. Mekkelson, a 5’2” guard plays stronger than her height suggests. “She is a great leader of our team,” Leach said of Mekkelson. “She leads by example. She works harder than any other player and goes all out on every play in practice and games.” Evans is the team’s leading scorer with an eight point per game average. The 5’10” shooting guard has tallied 104 points in 13 games, and has knocked down 21 three pointers. “Evans has a very nice outside touch on the ball,” Leach said. Kassie Parker is another senior with some starting roles this season. Leach uses Parker as a defensive stopper. “Parker is our best defender,” Leach said. “We like to put her on the other team’s best player. She is quick and tough.” Miley Pupunu is the final senior on the team. It is her first season as a Charger, having moved into the area from Idaho. “We have transitioned Pupunu into a post player this year,” Leach said. “She has stepped into the role very well.” Leach has two freshmen and a sophomore in regular starting roles, showing once again the youth of the team. Freshmen Nicole Critchfield starts in a guard position and Hannah Sanderson starts inside. “Critchfield is the most naturally athletic girl I have seen in a long time,” Leach said. “Sanderson is a great learner and is handling the inside part of our game very well.” Sanderson is the second leading scorer for the Chargers. Sophomore Jordyn Hancock rounds out the starting five.
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Baylee Heap secures a rebound during a recent Corner Canyon girls basketball practice. The sophomore center has scored 46 points in the first 13 games. Although one of the youngsters on the team, she helps bring along the other players. “Hancock understands the game better than some of the other players,” Leach said. “She helps us coach the other girls and get them coming into the program.” l
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MONEY ... DID THAT GET YOUR ATTENTION? By Joani Taylor
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he mention of same usually does. When discussing the subject I prefer using frugal instead of cheap, thrifty over tightwad and penny-wise as opposed to penny-pincher and the word parsimonious is strictly for the dictionary, although I must admit the phrase “Buddy, can you spare a dime?” has a certain ring to it. Finding a great bargain or saving a dollar has always been an automatic pleasure for yours truly. I suppose this is rooted from childhood, where I learned early on that having money meant saving money and that can require some creativity. For example, you know those brown spots that show up in your lawn in the heat of summer and watering does not make them go away? Diagnosis: fungus. Ever priced fungicide for fungus treatment? I did, and the price made me break out in a sweat and my hands began tremble. That hasn’t happened since I heard that Coca Cola was changing its formula. If you remember that, than you were around when surfing meant going on a vacation to California. At any rate, as I considered my options for treating fungus it quickly became obvious that it would be less expensive to buy a can of green spray paint and
paint the brown spot to match the rest of the lawn. Voila, problem solved. With Valentine’s Day approaching I find myself reverting to my economical mindset to weigh the rewards of showering loved ones with tokens of affection. I show my hubby a loving gesture by giving the household broom and mop a rest, in favor of watching my favorite television program, which is whatever football game he is watching at the time. Still, there are Valentine favors that might be considered useful for the prudent shopper. Make “Conversation Hearts” using colored paper, writing the same sorts of silly and sassy messages that are found on the candy versions and then place them all over the house, in the sock drawer, next to the toothpaste, in a shoe, under the pillow. On the night before Valentine’s Day, sneak up and write a message of love on his side of the bathroom mirror with red lipstick. Then put the lipstick on and put kisses all over it. Scatter rose petals in a trail to a special gift. The gift can be something as small as conservation hearts laid out
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with a sexy message on the bed. It may seem cliché but any girl will love this and three roses is a much better bargain than a dozen. Have a picnic on the living room floor. Enjoy some fried chicken, potato salad and a Coke or crackers, cheese and wine. Valentine’s falls when it’s still cold outside so you could throw in the “you’re my ray of sunshine” line. Create a love song playlist and get one of those headphone splitters where you both can enjoy the music through your earbuds. Then give each other a massage. If you need some ideas for music there is a list of 100 romantic and kissing songs on www.coupons4utah.com/lovesongs.
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ow, in regards to Valentine’s Day and love: I have some advice for those in search of companionship. First, you must recognize the well-established fact that the probability of meeting someone that would be receptive to your advances is directly proportional to you being with another date or with a friend who is more attractive than you and remember, when your romantic competitor is down, kick them. That’s the frugal wisdom for this month. l
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South EaSt VallEy BaSEBall South East Valley Baseball is proud to present the 2015 Season. As this is our 16th season we have made wonderful improvements and growth that represent the Draper/Sandy region. We highly encourage all participants to register early as this is to their benefit. Registration runs from February 1 to March 9 and tryouts are March 16th to March 20th. We will hold Opening ceremonies with amazing celeb talent and fun activities for the entire family on the 13th of April at Galena Park. The league sends the All-Star teams to the State competitions in the early part of July. We bring forth the competitive spirit with positive encouragement and discipline. We have partnered with incredible sponsors and will be offering discounts to restaurants, establishments and other sporting facilities. We are bringing forth a fun family sporting opportunity that will encompass many interactive events and opportunities. We are so pleased with all the support we have and continue to request more ideas and volunteers to strengthen the teams.
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Take Two Aspirin By Peri Kinder
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’ve reached the time of life where parts of my body randomly fall apart. I’ll wake up feeling fine, but by the end of the day I’ve got a dislocated shoulder, bunions and smallpox. That’s all well and good, but 18 months ago we lost our health insurance, so now we carefully scrutinize each symptom to see if it’s really necessary to see a doctor. Is the ache in my chest a heart attack or that spicy burrito from Taco Bell? Is my cough a result of the disgusting Utah winter air, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? For Christmas, I asked Santa for the deluxe edition Fisher-Price doctor kit. Now I can set my own bones, remove any suspicious lumps with a melon baller, and unless I’m leaking blood from my armpits, I can avoid medical offices and expensive procedures for a while. But this time of year always reignites the discussion in our home regarding health insurance. We’re two basically healthy adults who experience the occasional strep throat or flu, and we visit our docs for annual checkups that we pay for out-of-pocket. So far we’ve survived (fiscally and literally). However, once again we have the “opportunity” to buy into an “affordable” health care plan. After talking with insurance experts, our monthly premium will be equivalent to two car payments, or one payment on a really cool car. At around $700 a month, once you add in our $5,000 deductible (each), that adds up to nearly $20,000 a year. So we’d be betting thousands of dollars that my husband
or I will have a horrific medical experience this year. And I thought gambling was illegal in Utah. This health insurance discussion has done everything but ensure my health. The thought of paying those high premiums causes insomnia, anxiety, high blood pressure and the desire to eat copious amounts of comfort foods. Because I’m a writer (which doesn’t involve much danger besides nasty paper cuts), as long as I avoid sick people or falling pianos, I’m sure I’ll be fine. So, I’ve devised my own healthcare program that will save me thousands of dollars. First, I’ve taken to wearing a bike helmet, knee pads
and wrist guards everywhere I go. Second, I’ve invested in a nurse’s outfit, a first-aid kit, face masks, vitamin C tablets and gallons of hand sanitizer. Third, I will continue using WebMD to diagnose and treat everything from emotional exhaustion to rare infectious diseases. WebMD comes in handy when I’m pretty sure I’m dying, but just want a second opinion. Fourth, if I happen to break a bone that I can’t set myself, I will drive my car into a light pole so my car insurance will cover it. Finally, I will ask the universe to keep me healthy and safe this year. Because Oprah said that works. The definition of health insurance reads, “A type of insurance coverage that pays for medical and surgical expenses that are incurred by the insured.” It doesn’t include the disclaimer that says, “Insurance kicks in only after you’ve paid premiums and deductibles equivalent to the purchase of a Harley Davidson, a 10-day Hawaiian vacation and the complete DVD set of ‘Dr. Who.’” My husband and I have gone over our budget, trying to eliminate unnecessary expenses like dairy products, new socks, 24-hour electricity and pomegranates. But unless we win the not-yet-approved Utah lottery, we won’t be forking out thousands of dollars for health insurance. l
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