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e hear a ping from our phones when we get a “like”; we have groceries automatically delivered to our doors; and, even cars can be started from a distance. All of these things are automated. So why aren’t our home repairs? Cort Keller asked himself this very question when he bought his first home in the early 1990s. Fall was coming and he knew he needed to update the furnace filter. “I popped open the furnace door and found a strange looking filter inside. Off I went to a big box store to get a replacement,” Keller said. They didn’t have one, but he finally found what he needed at a small business after a day of searching. He was so frustrated that by the next morning he had plans to start a business to “make home upkeep as easy as it possibly could be.” His ideas had been sleeping, but finally
his life fell into the right place and gave him the opportunity to awaken his dream and move to Utah to begin his business. Keller created HomeShape, an online service that allows subscribers to register as many home appliances as they want to maintain r e g u l a r l y. T h i s allows customers to be notified when that maintenance is due. They will also help you find exactly what you need for your specific appliance. Keller spent his 30-year career in the semiconductor industry, working for companies like AMD and Intel. He brought his skills from the industry to Draper. He made the move to Salt Lake City, because of the software industry resources here and the homeowner demographic that is a perfect fit for what HomeShape has to offer. l More details on HomeShape can be found at https://homeshape.com
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iberty Hill Apartments in Draper is a part of Cowboy Properties that owns several complexes throughout the valley. Cowboy Properties has a “Cowboy Pledge” program that facilitates monthly service projects. A few months ago, 205 stuffed animals were collected from the citywide Cowboy properties to donate to Station #114 in Draper.
There isn’t anything more exciting to a little kid than a fire truck or an ambulance. However, in an emergency when all the lights are flashing, and strange people surround them, that excitement can quickly turn to fear. Fire Station #114 in Draper keeps a store of stuffed animals for that moment
of fear in a child’s life, whether they be the sick ones in an ambulance, the victim of a fire, or even in the home of an injured family member. Something to cuddle is not just luxury, it may actually physically calm the frightened child. Femke Van Horen, a researcher at VU University Amsterdam, said in a “Psychology Today” article that “holding something soft increased people’s tolerance for uncertainty in daily life.” To celebrate and thank those who donated, an event was held for Cowboy Property residents at the Liberty Hill Apartments. Three firefighters brought an ambulance to accept the donation of animals, and to give a fire safety demonstration.
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h r o u g h s u n , s n o w, a n d chemotherapy, long-time Draper residents Dale and Joanne Smith hold each other’s hands and walk. They walk every day. Dale wears his work clothes, Joanne dons a hat, and they both slip on sensible shoes before they cover three miles in Draper’s neighborhoods. They traverse the quiet streets, admiring manicured yards, and appreciate the changes of each new season. “It is the best part of our day,” said Joanne, who has battled non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma since 2011 and is now “in the clear” until a future test reveals anything to the contrary. The couple had walked for years prior to her diagnosis, but when cancer struck, they vowed to walk every day. “We weren’t going to let cancer get a hold of us,” Joanne said. Dale works full time but makes a daily appointment with his wife for their hour excursion. Even when they’re stuck indoors, they walk. In 2013, when she was hospitalized
By Linnea Lundgren for 22 days and underwent an arduous stem cell transplant, Dale took her hand and walked with her in the hallways. “We didn’t miss a day, although some walks were shorter than others,” Dale said. When sidewalks become too icy, they walk through the hallways at their nearby church. “Come on, dear; you can do this,” Dale used to say on the many days when Joanne felt too weak from cancer treatments for much exercise at all. She’d often stop to rest on people’s garden boulders to regain her strength. But with determination gleaned from her motto “hard work is what we do,” she’d take his hand to steady herself and continue on. The Smiths have been married 50 years and discuss anything and everything while they walk – work, their children, grandchildren, schedules and treatments. But, most of all, they absorb the day. “There are so many perfect hours to enjoy the beauty of nature,” Joanne said. “We’ve learned to share that joy together.”
Walks, they say, do more than give them physical exercise and stress relief. The simple act of walking together fosters closeness. “Often in today’s world couples’ daily lives can take them in different directions. We need to find what we can do to bond,” Joanne said. Dale was born and raised in Draper, Joanne in Sandy. She enjoys working in the yard, appreciating nature, walking and baking treats for Sunday family dinners. In the early 2000s, they served two LDS missions, both in the Philippines. Even there, despite the oppressive heat and humidity, they held hands and walked. “We hold hands a lot,” Dale said. “At church, in the mall, wherever -- it is just natural for me to reach back and grab her hand.” Regardless of what the next test reveals or what the next day’s forecast might be, they plan to continue walking. “We’ve made so many friends along our walking route. They come out of their homes and say, ‘Don’t change your route. We need to see you. You inspire us!’” Joanne said with a smile.
Dale and Joanne Smith walk every day through Draper’s neighborhoods, despite her arduous cancer treatments.
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Mentor to Memory: Honoring a Friend with Flight By Rachel Hall
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onoring the name of someone who has passed on is one way to keep the memories of a loved one alive. That is why Patrick Johnson decided to operate Point of the Mountain Paragliding in Draper – a company originally founded by his friend, Scotty Marion. “I called and got permission from his mom and sister, and asked if I could carry on the Point of the Mountain Paragliding name with his [Scotty’s] ideal on what he taught me and how he taught me,” Johnson said. The two friends first met after Johnson decided to start paragliding as a hobby in the summer of 1999, almost immediately after his first tandem flight. “I had a 45-minute flight and started lessons, I believe, the next day. I sold everything I had to be able to afford a paraglider and a harness,” Johnson said. Marion recognized something about Johnson’s ability and enthusiasm for the sport, and offered to show Johnson how to do things that would eventually help Johnson become a professional instructor. “Scotty took me under his arm. He mentored me for three years – radio coaching, tandem coaching – and took me aside and said I’d be a good instructor; showed me the ropes and the route of what I needed to do to become an instructor,” Johnson said. Part of the process of becoming a certified instructor included flights in Brazil during the winter. The training Johnson received internationally, as well as the regular mentoring from Marion, advanced his ability to fly and instruct paragliders with a variety of skill levels. “It’s a different form of teaching; guiding people by radio. I really benefited from that,” Johnson said. Marion mentored Johnson for years, before feeling Johnson was ready to instruct. It was about having enough experience and not just reaching a minimum number of hours to start teaching, according to Johnson.
“That’s what he [Marion] really instilled in me. The model of safe, fun performance,” Johnson said. “Scotty was one of the first Americans to really gain world respect and notoriety [in the sport] because he was ranking not in the top 10, but in the top three.” It was March of 2004 when one of Marion and Johnson’s Brazil tours was coming to an end. Johnson, who said he and Marion had become “really, really, really good friends,” watched as Marion hopped on a bus to catch a plane to Europe. The European destination was Switzerland, where participants were being offered 7,000 Francs to break the site record of 100 kilometers in the Professional World Championship. “That’s the flight he disappeared on and hasn’t been heard from since,” Johnson said. “That took the wind out of my sails.” Johnson then took time off from the sport that he had grown to love, and started working as a professional banker. In 2007, he decided to commit to family and paragliding and honoring the name of his friend and mentor. “That’s one of the things that I really try to stay true to is Scotty’s ability to be firm and safe and produce top caliber pilots – top caliber when it comes to their ability to be safe and have fun,” Johnson said. Now, Johnson continues to instruct paragliding full-time at Point of the Mountain Paraglidng in Draper. “It’s a fun sport mixed with a huge amount of aviation. We can teach anyone willing to learn,” Johnson said. “It’s more putting a smile on people’s faces that l want to get that smile back.” For more information about paragliding and Point of the Mountain Paragliding, visit www.potmp.com
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Page 6 | October 2015 Proposition 1 will be on the November ballot to allow voters an opportunity to accept or reject a proposed 0.25 percent sales tax increase. The funding raised for transportation, should the proposition pass, would be split with 40 percent going to local cities, 40 percent to UTA and 20 percent to the county.
Tom Dolan Mayor of Sandy, UT “We’ve been falling behind for years. Once you fall behind, you can almost never catch up,” Sandy City Mayor Dolan said. “The growth is going to happen. Without this revenue stream, it will become more difficult [to complete projects]. The federal funds have dried up. We can’t expect to see much coming out of Washington.”
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oliticians will have their hands out again as residents return to the polls this November. Proposition 1 on this year’s ballot asks a simple question: Are you willing to pay more taxes? However, the facts about this question seem to be less simple. On face value the proposed tax increase associated with Proposition 1 would raise funds to be used for transportation expenses. Residents in most cities have sincere concerns about the condition of their roads and the costs associated with building, repairing and maintaining them. To those concerned motorists, this tax increase may look acceptable. After scratching the surface and looking past the face value, voters will see that only 40 percent of the funds will be allocated to the local city, 40 percent of the funds will be given to UTA, and 20 percent of the funds will be given to the specific county where the proposition passes. Voters will not have the option to accept the local portion of the proposed tax, without accepting the UTA portion of the tax as well as the county portion of the tax. This means for every 10 million dollars the city receives to spend on roads, the residents of the city have to pay $25 million in additional sales tax. “I think it’s much more appropriate for
By Rachel Hall each entity to make a case separately for why they need a tax increase and what they are going to do with the money,” West Jordan Councilman Ben Southworth said. Voters may be in favor of fixing local roads, but not in providing funds to UTA or the county – or vice versa – according to Southworth, who also believes that each entity and lobbyists recognized it’s easier to make a case to pass a tax increase when everything is lumped together. “The entities may have very legitimate needs, but don’t hold one hostage to another,” Southworth said. “I don’t support the initiative at all and will be voting against it. That’s not an indictment on any of the entities; it’s an indictment on the process.” Over a dozen counties have decided to put the proposition on the ballot, and nearly all the city officials in Salt Lake County have shown support for the proposition in one way or another. However, Proposition 1 on the November ballot will give voters the opportunity to choose to support or not support the sales tax increase geared towards providing more funding for transportation, including UTA. The proposed 0.25 percent tax increase was approved to be placed on the ballot after
the state legislature passed HB362 that allowed for the proposition to be voted on – this same bill also approved a 5 cent per gallon gas tax to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2016. If the average family uses 20 gallons of gas per week, the increased cost of fuel next year will take an additional $52 per year out of their budget. Consumers should also prepare for this tax to increase other products; it would make sense that if Smith’s trucks are paying more at the pump, then consumers will be paying more for their groceries. This increase to the gas tax is already approved and will take effect no matter the outcome of Proposition 1. Proposition 1 affects the county as a whole, so we reached out to some politicians throughout the county. When the Journals asked Cottonwood Heights Mayor Cullimore about the impact the proposition would have on residents in his city, he said, “We are thrilled that we are getting 40 percent. It was a negotiated split. This is how politics is done – it’s compromise. What matters is we came to a compromise that everyone agreed upon.” The split funding would result in families having to pay $2.50 for every $1.00 of city revenue received. “I think there are some people concerned
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about UTA getting some of the funds. 60 percent of the funds are going to cities and counties to take care of local roads. 40 percent is going to UTA, but those [funds] are also going to specifically be going to the bus service in our communities,” Cullimore said. However, there is nothing in the bill that would require the UTA to spend the funds in the local city or county. “We’ve been falling behind for years. Once you fall behind, you can almost never catch up,” Sandy City Mayor Dolan said. “The growth is going to happen. Without this revenue stream, it will become more difficult [to complete projects]. The federal funds have dried up. We can’t expect to see much coming out of Washington.” Press conferences have been held around the valley to inform voters of the specifics of Proposition 1, but elected officials are only allowed to give a personal opinion on the measure as an individual and not acting as a representative of the public. UTA is also required to offer education to the public and not push for approving or denying the tax increase. “It’s really not our job to advocate for or against the tax increase. What we do, and what we have been doing, is listening to local elected leaders and civic leaders as they ask questions about how money can be spent to
improve transit services in their communities,” UTA spokesman Remi Barron said. “It’s up to them to tell us what they’re looking for. We try to provide the service after they tell us the kinds of service that they need.” “We get funding from different sources. We currently do get money through the sales tax. This [proposition] is just an increase. We also get federal funding though federal grants and then some state funding through programs the state has. We also get fare box revenue,” Barron said. “The yearly budget varies from year to year based off of the amount of sales tax collected.” The needs of each community are unique, and that is why not every mayor has personally spoken up in favor of the tax increase. South Jordan Mayor Alvord will personally be voting against the measure because of the “UTA component” and the “one size fits all nature.” “This is a pedal-to-the-medal spending approach for transportation. In other words, every city has to spend more on their transportation spending regardless of their history of spending,” Alvord told the City Journals. “The problem with that is that if there are cities in the county that have had adequate transportation spending; they cannot reduce their spending with this new revenue. They have to find creative places to put the money.”
South Jordan has implemented priority based budgeting, which requires all of the initiatives and all of the programs of the city to be ranked according to priority. City staff and the city council both rank projects to set the priority. “That’s the way we would anticipate funding roads in the future. If we need to place a higher priority on maintenance, for example, we could simply give that a higher score and fund maintenance,” Alvord said. “We would have to live within a budget more carefully [if Proposition 1 does not pass].” “Until the streets are paved in gold, we could always spend more. I don’t say that to sound flippant; literally, in Washington, D.C. for example, they had granite on their curbing,” Alvord said. “I’m trying to illustrate the point without this money, South Jordan would have to look at our priorities and decide if we wanted to allocate more money to our roads.” Holladay Mayor Dahle, on the other hand, will individually vote in favor of the tax increase. He feels appropriately funding the needs of the community is the responsible thing to do, and will save money down the road. “It comes down to being a responsible steward of your assets. It’s irresponsible to let them continue to go downhill when you can maintain them for pennies on the dollar,” Dahle said. “This is a really, really important
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Ben Southworth City Councilman of West Jordan “I think it’s much more appropriate for each entity to make a case separately for why they need a tax increase and what they are going to do with the money,” West Jordan Councilman Ben Southworth said. “The entities may have very legitimate needs, but don’t hold one hostage to another. I don’t support the initiative at all and will be voting against it. That’s not an indictment on any of the entities; it’s an indictment on the process.”
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issue. The citizens can decide if it’s something they think is worth funding.” Advocacy groups, such as the Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke up suggesting that the potential tax increase should have been placed on next year’s ballot when more voters are likely to offer their opinion during the presidential election. “I think taxpayers have a lot to think about. As a family, can you afford the increase?” Utah Taxpayers Association Vice-President Hesterman said. “We have to understand there is a need – this is one way to fill the need.” Americans for Prosperity State Director Evelyn Everton released a statement expressing regret that the potential sales tax has landed on the November ballot. “We are disappointed to hear that county commissions would even consider allowing a sales tax hike to move forward. As responsible legislators, county officials should be working to protect their constituents from harmful legislation like the ‘local sales tax option.’ If approved, the new tax would increase the price of nearly everything that families need,” Everton wrote. The sales tax rate would increase to 7.1 percent if approved, compared to the current 6.85 percent in most Salt Lake County areas – equivalent to one cent more for every $4 spent. “Even worse? Almost half the funding would go to the wasteful Utah Transit Authority — where it’s common practice to use taxpayer dollars to award massive executive bonuses. Utahns are already adjusting their budgets for the new gas and property tax hikes. Allowing a vote
on a bill to hike the sales tax just wouldn’t be fair,” Everton wrote. Everton’s remarks obviously illustrate the alleged mismanagement of the UTA in the past, where administration has been blamed for high spending, low rider base, and gross amount of money being spent on executive bonuses. The proposition is about more than what it would cost voters now if passed, but what it could cost voters in the future if it does not pass. “If we don’t receive the additional revenue – projects will have to wait,” Eyre said. “It costs about one dollar to repair a road and it costs about ten dollars to replace it.” “There’s a baseline of what you have to spend to maintain transportation,” Dahle said. “It does stop the bleeding from what we have to pull [from the general fund] to maintain the roads [if Proposition 1 passes].” Some politicians have argued that citizens should accept this tax because it is a good compromise; it raises the money that is needed for the roads. It will allow the cities to maintain the roads at a lower cost than replacing them in the future. However, when the City Journals reached out to residents, many thought that it sounded like politicians were handcuffing the maintenance of roads to the executive bonuses of the UTA. Many city residents were disgusted to find out that they were not given the option to raise funds for the roads without being forced to raise money for UTA. Many residents showed faith in their local politicians and city staff, but doubted the financial feasibility and management of the UTA. l
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By Julie Slama Week, Reflections, teacher appreciation week, literacy week, fitness week and others. “If we reach our goal of $25,000 by Thursday (Sept. 10), every student will get a Draper Elementary T-shirt,” she said. Students also will receive small prizes for returning their fundraising packet or donating online by the deadline. Students that turn in donations of at least $40 will be entered in a drawing for a big prize. In addition, each grade that averages $40 per student will get a popsicle recess. Brown said many parent volunteers help with the planning of this event and some faculty and staff who attend may run with the students. The school mascot, Dewey the Dragon, also will make an appearance. This year’s run, which normally has students run through the neighborhoods, trails and parks, was changed for safety reasons and because of city permit and trail use fees. Corner Canyon High School has been very supportive in allowing Draper Elementary to use their facility for this event, Brown said. l
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An Inmate’s Perspective: From Pride to Compassion By Erin Dixon
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n recent months, the Draper Journal has published three articles about the Utah State Prison and some of the volunteers who donate their time. All three articles have been from the perspective of the volunteers, or state employees, and their thoughts about the volunteer programs. All have said that the programs can be life changing for the inmates, and that many of those who participate are less likely to come back to prison in the future. But what about the inmates themselves? Do they feel the same way? Timothy R. Hansen has resided in the prison for 16 years. Before he entered the prison he said that, “I only knew how to take. I didn’t know how to give love.” The simple act of creating
something for someone else changed that perspective into one that will not allow him to send out a crocheted blanket with a single flaw. Hansen’s cellmate, Shorty, taught him to crochet. His first lessons were stitching one row, taking it apart and doing it again. At first it was tedious and frustrating. Once he felt confident enough, he moved on passed that single row and had crocheted about twelve inches of blanket. One day he returned to his cell to discover that Shorty had unraveled the entire blanket, because of a single incorrect stitch on the first row. He was taught that a job not well done is not worth doing. After several months, he became proficient enough to
confidently teach others the same skill. But even still, if he notices a mistake, no matter how miniscule, he will unravel the entire article and begin again. Each item is made as if it were for his own children. Crocheting gives the inmates sense of accomplishment, and teaches patience. It shifts their focus from their own lives to the needs of others. Hansen said, “The look on their faces, they have a great sense of satisfaction, it’s just awesome.” “There’s a lot of the wrong kind of pride in here. In learning to give back they learn the good pride; To have pride in what they do for other people,” Hansen said. “Of the guys that I’ve known, the ones who participate don’t come back. The ones that just play cards all day, I’ve seen quite a few of them come back.” In addition to crochet, there are other programs that Hansen, and other inmates can participate in, if given proper clearance. Hansen participates in the music school, and is learning to play the mandolin, saxophone and clarinet. Periodically the inmates will put on music shows and play for each
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other, some in groups, some solo. Learning an instrument is another way for the inmates to get outside themselves, to make friends with each other; All the skills they learn from these programs helps to keep a calm environment inside the prison, and can give them something else to look for once they are released. “The greatest thing is watching two guys who would never give each other the time of day on the streets come together to make music or to make something for people in need,” Hansen said. Over time, with a little interaction even those who show up to the programs to waste time may learn something, and hopefully it is something that will help them grow. “To change you have to want to change. Even those who don’t want to change are welcome,” Hansen said. Too often, when someone commits a crime and must spend time in prison for it, the family will cut them off to show disdain for the behavior. Hansen has always regretted that his mother wouldn’t talk to him after he went to prison, and with tear-filled eyes
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EXAMPLES OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS ● Family History Centers (genealogy) ● Bedtime Stories (female inmate record stories on CDs for their children) ● Religious services (more than two dozen religions) ● Life skills classes (Y-Prep) ● Crochet program (Provides crochet items to hospitals, shelters, refugees) ● Transition Mentoring (Pilot program assisting female offenders with reentry) ● Music Education ● Substance abuse/addiction (AA, NA, SA, veterans) ● Internships (cultural diversity, cultural awareness) ● Education (tutors) ● Library he expressed sadness that he didn’t get to talk to her before she passed only weeks ago. “When a family member goes to prison, that’s not the time to drop them. That’s when they need their family the most,” Hansen said. If you are interested in volunteering at the Utah State Prison, please visit: www.corrections.utah.gov.
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IF IT’S NOT BROKE... DON’T FIX IT! Three of the five Draper City Councilors who are running for re-election have performed excellently in representing the citizens of Draper City and they should be re-elected. Who are these three City Councilors?
Alan Summerhays Bill Colbert Marsha Vawdrey ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1. Lead the charge with the State of Utah to relocate the State Prison from Draper City. 2. Purchased thousands of acres from the Suncrest Development for pennies on the dollar and has set-aside most of those thousands of acres for open space and public recreation. 3. Responsible for the building of several new state of the art parks throughout Draper City. 4. Extending the walking, hiking and bicycle paths for many miles. 5. Encouraged many National and State businesses to locate to Draper City. 6. Worked hard to bring the Aquarium to Draper City and now a Top Ten tourist attraction. 7. Draper City voted by many publications as a Top Ten City to live in the western USA. 8. Kept Draper City’s taxes at one of the lowest rates in the State of Utah. 9. Have great respect and act accordingly regarding property owner’s rights. 10. Had the courage to let go several Draper City employees who forgot that they worked for the citizens of Draper and not the other way around. 11. There are many more accomplishments our City Councilors can take credit for over the past four years, but we are limited to the space provided on this one page. Our local government watchdog group, Concerned Taxpayers of Draper, encourages the citizens of Draper City to re-elect Alan Summerhays, Bill Colbert and Marsha Vawdrey so they can continue their good work with representing the citizens of Draper City. Paid for by Concerned Taxpayers of Draper – Draper, Utah 84020 (801) 738-5520
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Corner Canyon Students Learn Civics Firsthand at Boys State
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ast spring, Corner Canyon student Dallas Karren heard about Boys State on the school announcements and thought it sounded “cool,” so he talked to his counselor about applying for the week-long session. The American Legion Boys State-Utah program is part of the country’s summer youth camp designed to develop leadership and promote civic responsibility in young men. A similar camp run by the American Legion Auxiliary is designed for young women. After filling out an application and being interviewed, Dallas, along with three other Corner Canyon students, John Andersen, Jordan Burnett and Jonathan Spencer-Priebe, attended
Dallas Karren was one of four students from Corner Canyon to attend Boy’s State. Photo courtesy Sharyle Karren
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Boys State June 8-12 at Weber State University between their junior and senior years at high school. At the camp, the high school students had a chance to learn how government works as well as the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, Bob Jones, American Legion-Utah Boys State president, said. “The students will run a full city government and elect a mayor, city council and a police chief and govern themselves,” Jones said. “We’re learning that civics is no longer taught in school, but it’s important that kids know how the governmental process works and their responsibilities as citizens.” Dallas ran for police chief in the madeup town of Schwartz City, named after his counselor’s surname. There were 60 volunteer staff for 231 boys who came from throughout the state, Jones said. Police stuff is really cool so I ran, but didn’t win,” Dallas said, who in real life is in his second year with the Draper City Police Explorers. “I became an officer and volunteer firefighter. Being a police officer was pretty fun. I’d walk around at night with two other guys with our flashlights after lights were out. When we caught some guys with their light on, we got to bust in and turn off their lights and gave them a warrant so they had to go
before the city judge.” Jones said that during the week, students will learn about each level of government and have speakers who share their experiences with them. Among this year’s speakers were Lt. Governor Spencer Cox, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, U.S. Representative Rob Bishop and the chairmen of the Democratic and Republican state parties. “We asked the students to write three essays during the week. They could write about what they learned about a presenter’s speech, issues each party faces, patriotism and what they learned during the week,” Jones said. Dallas said he was glad to hear what these speakers had to say. “It was really unique to hear what these people were saying so I got a better understanding of how our government functions. It was great to speak to them about current events and civic duty. I definitely learned a lot,” he said. Dallas, who is contemplating a career in criminal or financial law, also is considering politics and said one day, he may run for office. In the meantime, he and other Boys State participants earned three credit hours at college in political science. The students also met many men who
served in the military, including Darrell Loveland, who has helped with the Boys State-Utah program for 72 years, and 45-year volunteer Casey Kunimura, who was interned with other Japanese-Americans during World War II before being allowed to serve in the 442nd regiment. “I have a lot of respect for these veterans. For example, (Kunimura) was in one of the most decorated units of World War II when most Americans didn’t understand his loyalty, but he doesn’t want to be called a hero. He is Utah’s representative in a statue that (was) in front of the Veterans War Museum in Branson, Missouri,” Dallas said. In addition to meeting government and military leaders, Jones said students get to make friends with students all over the state. Dallas said he spent a lot of time talking to his Lehi roommate and getting to know other students. “I met a lot of great kids there and plan to stay in touch with them,” he said. “I’ve definitely become more motivated and want to stay in touch with issues, vote and do my part in our community.” During the week, Jones said the students elect student senators to represent the state at Boys Nation in Washington, D.C. as well as present $1 million in scholarships to attendees.
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By Julie Slama
on’t think about driving to pick up a carpool of students at Channing Hall while finishing a cell phone conversation — whether it’s for business or pleasure.
Already established are the courtesy reminders of teachers asking parents to turn off their phones while dropping off or picking up students, but now students are taking action. “They realize that kids can get hurt if they go after a ball and bend over to pick it up and a driver is distracted and doesn’t see them,” student council adviser Jessica Sudman said. “So now they’re taking a stand and picketing the carpool lanes to make everyone aware that they need to get off their phones.” Student council vice president Emmery Willey said the student council decided to step up safety by launching a campaign. “Campaigning for No Cell Phones is very important because we need to remind that having your phone out is very dangerous and if you aren’t paying attention, you can hurt others and even yourself,” Emmery said. Student council president Cannon Fehrenbach said that often parents who are on their cell phones don’t notice when cars ahead of them leave, so they don’t move up in the carpool lane quickly. “Our school has a small group of students, so carpool should move very fast, but that is not always the case,” Cannon said. “Parents are not paying attention to the students as well as the teachers. Teachers have almost been hit by inattentive parents, so it’s important that we do something for everyone’s safety.” Already some students and volunteers are holding up signs to remind parents, grandparents and older siblings who may be picking up to put down their phones. Sudman also said that the school director Heather Shepherd has already sent out requests that people not talk on their cell phones while driving on school property, but still, sometimes people don’t appreciate being reminded to put their phones down. “Our goal with this campaign is to get all parents off their cell phones, for the safety of Channing Hall’s staff, teachers and children,” student council public Relations Officer Sage Whittaker said. “Already, we’ve noticed fewer parents on cell phones. So far, we’ve gotten a
pretty positive response from parents, but we have been booed and gotten thumbs down — ironically, still on their cell phones. But, we’ll keep trying until all phones are off.” Even so, the student council is taking it a step farther. They will be holding a poster contest within the student body to determine the three best posters to display near the pickup lanes. Cannon said that the posters should draw parents’ attention away from the phone and remind them to put them away. They also will write letters to adults who forget to turn off their phones as reminders to drive safely. “These letters will include the reason to put away the phones, why it is important, and remind the parent of how it is dangerous (to use) your phone in a school zone,” Cannon said. Student Council sixth-grade Historian Cashel Fenrenbach plans to include the time the drivers used their cell phones and remind them the awareness of being distracted at carpool. However, the letters will be reviewed before they are sent out. “We don’t want them to get angry at our letter; we want them to realize what they are doing and the importance of not using cell phones at that certain time,” student council eighth-grade historian and green chair Sophia Withers said. Nithya Mahasenan, who is the student council secretary, said they are putting into place what they are learning. “We are an IB (international baccalaureate) school and are supposed to be taking what we learn out of the classroom,” Nithya said. “We have been taught to be problem solvers and that is what we are doing.” Sudman said that the student council wants to remind everyone to drive safe and follow the law. “The students are excited to be using their communication and public relations skills and to reach out to their community to make a difference. We understand everyone is busy, but we want them to focus for the time they are here and make sure nobody gets hurt. We’re a close community and we’d be so devastated if something were to happen,” she said. Emmery agrees: “Channing Hall is an IB school and we learn how to be open-minded and try to improve the world in any way. If we show parents that we care about the problem enough to try to fix it, then they will know that it is not a joke and that we mean business. We believe that if we see a problem, we will try our best to make it better or to fix the problem.” l Channing Hall students have started a campaign to remind drivers to put down their cells phones while on school grounds. Pictured left to right: Back row: Emmery Willey, Lily Crofts, Cannon Fehrenbach, Sophia Withers. Second Row: Sage Whittaker, Cashel Fehrenbach, Isabel Crofts, Lindsay Matsuura. Front row: Nithya Mahasenan, Allison Park. Photo courtesy of Jessica Sudman
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id your mother hide a note for you in your lunch sack before you ran to catch the bus? If you find a Singleton girl at school during lunch time, you might find her with a different sort of note. Her bag might be sporting a spider in October or an elf in December. Katie Singleton, mother of three daughters, leaves her message on the outside of the brown bag rather than inside. On their first day of school, Jaden, Sienna and Macy each left the house with their own portrait drawn on their lunch sack. “It makes me feel good because I know they’re at school away from home and there’s a piece of me with them even though I’m not there with them,” Singleton said. Most of her drawings take five to 10 minutes, while more complicated images still only take her 20-30 minutes. She draws on
the lunch sacks about three times a week. Singleton graduated with a degree in art, from the University of Utah, and taught for some years after before starting a family with her husband, Peder. Now she teaches her children. From their mother’s example, all three girls have grown to love art; from origami in the living room to the ceramic studio in the garage. “Kids are just so happy with a ball of clay. A three-year-old can make something out of clay. When it starts snowing, we do snowflakes, but we are extreme. We do not do eight-pointed snowflakes. We do sixpointed snowflakes and we put a lot of work into them,” Singleton said. Drawing on her children’s lunch sacks is a small way she keeps her talents alive while juggling the busyness of family life. l
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Channing Hall Director Receives Top State Award By Julie Slama
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hen Channing Hall’s head of school Heather Shepherd went to the annual Utah Charter Network symposium, she had no idea that the school board members accompanying her had a second mission — to make sure they got her to the meeting on time. At that Aug. 4 meeting, Shepherd was named the Utah Charter School Director of the Year. “We wanted to make sure she was there for the award and asked that they step in to help,” Utah Charter Network executive director Kim Frank said. “I think she was surprised and she certainly was gracious in accepting the award. To be honest, she was probably tickled that someone recognized the long hours she puts in after a typical work day is over.” Shepherd, who received a plaque for the award, said that she appreciated the recognition. “It’s an honor and I certainly didn’t expect it,” she said. Each year, the Utah Charter Network accepts nominations for the award from peers, principals of other schools, parents and students. After consulting more than 30 other schools about the nominations, the final
decision is left to the Network’s governing board. “Heather has been in the charter world for years and has amazing leadership qualities. She is open to suggestions, sees all sides, works well with parents, has complete support of her school’s governing board and makes everyone feel comfortable. She just loves the kids, the parents, the faculty and staff and absolutely loves that school,” Frank said. Parent Stephanie Frohman agrees. “Her consistent leadership has been instrumental in keeping the school true to the Founders’ vision from inception through today,” Frohman said. “Heather has an opendoor policy to students, teachers and parents. She works closely with the Utah State Office of Education, has the full trust and support of Channing Hall’s Board and puts her heart into everything she does for the school.” Shepherd, who has been a part of Channing Hall since its beginnings 10 years ago, now finds herself mentoring and helping other charter schools get started. “I help charter schools understand how to work with their boards and come up with policies. I see our school as a big team, each
with a strong part which they excel in, so we can be a successful team and share that with others getting started,” she said. Channing Hall, which follows the international baccalaureate program, offers students a chance to learn openmindedness and gives them a global perspective. “It’s a lens on how we teach where students ask questions, research, reflect what is going on. They’re asking questions, challenging themselves and aren’t being directed — it’s student-based learning,” she said. Shepherd also acknowledged students usually are strong in reading and science, and
recognized that often Channing Hall students are placed in honors classes after finishing their middle years program. “The award is appreciated, but seeing how students are learning and becoming strong leaders is what it’s about,” she said. l
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he best laid plans were already in Corner Canyon girls tennis coach Mykel Seeborg’s mind as he saw the players he had to work with this season. He knew who his singles line up would be, and the leader of the team at number one would be Addison Sepulveda. The sophomore would earn the honor with her strong play last season at number two singles, making it all the way to the state 4A championship match. But shortly after the season began, Sepulveda was lost for several weeks with appendix surgery. “We were looking for a big year from her,” Seeborg said. “We were excited to see what she could do. Then she was lost to us after the first match and we had to shuffle the lineup.” In doing some shuffling, Seeborg saw an opportunity and jumped at it. Instead of having Sepulveda come back at singles, he thought he would ease her back in at doubles. This would give her time to recover from the surgery. “It takes a bit to recover from surgery and we didn’t want to put any extra strain on her,” Seeborg said. Seeborg matched her with senior Lexi Redden, who helped last year’s number one doubles team reach the semifinals at state. Now, the duo looks to stay as a doubles team because of their strength together. “They should have been my number one and number two singles players,” Seeborg said. “But together they are dominant at doubles. They want to make a good run at state and feel they are better suited to be doubles partners than a pair of singles players.” With his doubles team cemented, Seeborg is still working on his singles roster. “We have shuffled different players into
the lineup to see what they can do,” Seeborg said. “Some have played well and some have stood out.” Now more into the season, it looks like Reagen Holmes will be representing Corner Canyon at the number one singles. Holmes was a junior varsity player last season but has improved her game to take over the number one slot. Number two singles now belongs to Raili Jenkins. The sophomore has moved up one slot from her number three singles last season, where she made it to the semifinals of the state tournament. “We are still figuring out who will play number three singles for us,” Seeborg said. “But we have 30 girls on our team this season and have plenty of quality players to choose from.” Playing at number two doubles again this season is the pair of Madeleine Dean and Savanah Sherwood. Now seniors, Dean and Sherwood played together last season and made it to the state 4A tournament. “They had been playing number one all season before we paired Sepulveda and Redden together,” Seeborg said. “Now we are very solid in doubles play.” Adversity also serves as a reminder and a motivator for the Chargers this season. The father of two of the players is battling ALS. But it hasn’t stopped Darrin Redden from watching his daughters Lexi and Livi, and the rest of the Chargers, during matches and even practices from his wheelchair. “He has been a strong inspiration for all of us,” Seeborg said. “He is there cheering us on and helping out from the sidelines. With everything that went on with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge last year bringing this disease to the forefront, it is good to see the support for him and the support he gives back.”
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Chargers Soccer Well Balanced for this Season By Ron Bevan
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t has taken three years to get to this spot for the Corner Canyon girls soccer team, but the Chargers are finally at a point where the team isn’t younger than everyone they play. “We finally have our first big group of seniors,” Corner Canyon coach Krissa Reinbold said. “It is nice to have some veterans that have played for a while together.” Corner Canyons boasts nine seniors on this year’s team. But the upcoming grades are also well represented. The Chargers field 10 players from the junior, sophomore and freshman ranks, balancing the girls across the varsity, junior varsity and freshman teams. “We are well balanced across the board,” Baird said. “This will help this season and should give us a way to maintain the program through the next few years.” The Chargers are led by veteran senior goalie Eden Withers, who has taken on the team captain role with vigor. “She is a great leader both on the field and off,” Reinbold said. “She is good with the girls and very motivational. They
Alex Olsen adds some punch to the Corner Canyon scoring threat during a recent Charger soccer game. game last season as a freshman and is look up to her.” Corner Canyon is also blessed with adding to her stats this season. “She is an all-around phenomenal a new center midfielder in senior Sarah Rawle, who moved back to the area after player,” Reinbold said. “When the team is looking to get to the goal they look to her.” living in California the past two years. Jones struggled for a bit this “Rawle is a very solid player and somebody we can depend on to shore up season in scoring, which made her more the middle of our game,” Reinbold said. hungry. “We watched her work harder A sophomore leads the Charger attack. Forward Hallee Jones started every on her game after she wasn’t scoring,”
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Reinbold said. “Her hard work paid off for her and for us. It is fun to see a sophomore so willing to put the team on her back like she has.” But injuries have plagued the Chargers this season. Corner Canyon is down five starters from what the team expected to have this year. “We began the season with three players out for the season before they even got off the summer school break,” Reinbold said. “We lost two more early on. It has been a battle to replace them.” The injuries have kept some goals from being reached by Corner Canyon this season, and the season started off a little rough. But the Chargers posted an impressive 5-0 win over Mountain View Sept. 10 that may have been the spark to ignite a run for the 4A state playoffs. “In all of our games prior to the Mountain View game we had good ball movement,” Baird said. “We had moments where we were very good and we had moments when we weren’t consistent. But against Mountain View we put a solid consistent game together. I think the girls learned how to play together that day.”
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Junk in the Trunk By Peri Kinder
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runks are super useful. If you’re an elephant, they’re a necessity. If you want to change a tire, hide Christmas gifts or transport a body, trunks are invaluable. But I don’t understand the connection between trunks and Halloween. Why is trunk-or-treating a thing? In the U.S., trick-or-treating started after WWII when children went door to door begging for food on Thanksgiving (not joking). Then they continued begging through Christmas, New Years, Valentine’s Day, Easter, and so on, so I guess someone decided to create a national begging celebration on Halloween. This mass candy solicitation certainly worked for me for many years. Part of the thrill of trick-or-treating was leaving the familiar neighborhoods, searching for the families handing out full-size Butterfingers. We’d come home with pillowcases full of candy, after walking miles and miles through Murray. Now, in our heavily-sanitized society, parents want to make sure their kids won’t be handed anything with sugar or gluten, or have to interact with neighbors they’ve never met—so trunk-or-treating was introduced. I know some churches feel trunk-ortreating (Halloween tailgating) is a way to
watch over kids while keeping demonic costumes to a minimum. In fact, kids are often encouraged to dress as Bible characters. (Side note: If I was forced to dress as a woman from the Bible, I’d be Jael and I’d carry Sisera’s head with a nail shoved through his temple. But that’s just me. The Book of Revelations also has some pretty messed-up oddities. My daughters could easily have passed for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse on any given day.) Anyway. Part of growing up is being terrified all the time. Kids have so little control over their lives and, unfortunately, they learn
early on that life can be scary and unpredictable. As kids on Halloween, we got super scared, but we also knew that, deep down, we truly were safe. Visiting haunted houses made us feel brave. In our minds, going from house to house, asking strangers for candy, was akin to walking down a dark alley in New York City. There was always one house on the block you were afraid to visit because it had strobe lights, shrieking screams, ghoulish laughter when you rang the bell and an unidentifiable zombie handing out treats with his bloody hands.
Even scarier was the house where the neighborhood witch resided. Lights turned off. No jack o’ lantern. You knew she was sitting in the dark, staring out her window, ready to cast spells on children who came to her door. Additionally, my mom had me paranoid about eating any unwrapped candy, convinced my friend’s mom had dipped the open jawbreaker in bleach several times before handing it to me. But really? How many people did you know that found a razor blade in their apple or received temporary tattoos laced with acid? On Nov. 1, when we woke up with piles of candy, stomachaches and Halloween makeup smeared on our pillows, we also felt we had survived something frightening—and imagined ourselves a little bit braver as we faced our lives. But trunk-or-treating is not remotely scary, unless your trunk is part of a 1950s Cadillac hearse, complete with creaky coffin and a driver named Lurch. Maybe instead of meeting in church parking lots, we can stay in our homes and hand out candy as kids go door-to-door. I think that idea might just catch on. l
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First National has been in business for over 110 years, which is a unique characteristic in and of itself. To find out how they have been successful for so long, one needs to look no further than their superior service. “Our bank is unique because we still provide relationship banking, something that has almost disappeared in today’s virtual world,” explains Brady Stratton, Business Development Officer for First National Bank. “When people have a question about their accounts or need financial help, they can call and speak directly to a real person. They don’t have to go through automated menus to solve their problems.” Just because First National boasts a personalized touch doesn’t mean they are behind the times. They offer all of the high tech gadgets that make banking easy, while still providing personal help from experienced and friendly bankers who know your name and treat you like
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Is Frugal the New Sexy? By Joani Taylor
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everal money-saving blogs I’m familiar with are pushing frugal as the “new sexy,” going so far as to admit that finding a bargain is a high and deals must be purchased now, without thought, or will never be available again.
While I’m personally excited to see more people striving to achieve a secure financial future, my hope is that, like all extremes, these dealfinding bloggers aren’t missing the mark and actually creating unnecessary, and even impulsive, spending habits. Living and saving money takes
practice, time and most of all commitment, and can’t be achieved in a day. It takes work, is time consuming and often requires long-term sacrifice. With that being said, putting a few simple techniques into play could save you hundreds and even thousands of dollars yearly. Here are a couple of un-extreme ideas to help get you started on your frugal journey. Cut back on eating out: An article on Fox News reports that Americans are actually spending more on eating out than they are at the grocery store. What’s even more interesting, the article sites that younger generations are more apt to habitually eat out than their baby boomer parents, stating that they use eating out as a time to socialize and connect. This left me scratching my head, as it’s rare I see this generation eating out without looking at their phones for at least half of the meal. #socialconnecting Hashtags and sarcasm aside, considering that the average price of
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a single meal at a “nothing exciting” restaurant comes in at around $12, and the price of dinner for two at a midrange restaurant is as much as $45, forgoing eating out a couple of times could easily cover an entire weeks’ worth of groceries for a family of two or three, or even four if you are a frugal shopper. Throw in packing a lunch to work in lieu of your burger and fries and you’ll save another $3-$5 a day. That could add up to $1,700 a year, not to mention the additional health benefits. Wait to buy: Wait at least 48 hours before deciding to buy anything over a certain price point: mine is $50. During that time, ask yourself some questions: Do I need this right now? The keyword is now. If the answer is no, start watching for a better price, and challenge yourself to find one. Chances are, when you do, you’ll wonder why you wanted the item in the first place. How will you pay for it? Are you going to give up something to have it? Do you have space for it? Is the item going to create debt? If you’re going into debt for an item, you could end up paying double or more for it. Is it worth that? Once the 48-hour waiting period is over, you may find that the object desired really isn’t worth the price, or you may have forgotten about
it altogether. Save at the Movies: Sign up for AdvancedScreenings.com and Gofobo.com (they’re free). As I write this, I had two free advanced screening passes for the new Johnny Depp movie, “Black Mass,” secured in less than 5 minutes. Keep in mind that these free screenings are seated on a first-come, first-served basis, so show up at least 30 to 45 minutes early to be assured a seat. You’ll also want to check out the Utah Film Center (utahfilmcenter.org). They show free weekly independent film screenings and even have their Tumbleweeds program that’s geared for kids. Megaplex offers their $5 Tuesdays, where all movies are just $5 every Tuesday, including D-box. If you sign up for text alerts from Redbox (text the word MOVIENIGHT to 727272), you’ll be rewarded with regular codes for free movie rentals. We also share current codes we find on Coupons4Utah.com. (coupons4utah.com/redboxmovie-codes) With a little time and consideration, living a money-saving lifestyle can become a habit and not just a fleeting trend or another way to accumulate more unneeded stuff. With time and practice, it will lead to the security of a larger bank account, and that is, what I call, sexy. l
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1-800-Contacts celebrates its new building in Draper with a ribbon cutting. Healthy Draper Trail ribbon cutting on August 25th at the Little Valley Instruction Trails grant project (located at 1402 East Traverse Ridge Road). The area consists of just over 1 mile of mountain biking and walking trails.
Bruges Waffles celebrates its new store in Draper with a ribbon cutting at 541 East 12300 South, Draper.
Tide Dry Cleaners celebrates with a ribbon cutting and grand opening at 593 East 12300 South in Draper.
Crest Financial celebrates its new building in Draper with a ribbon cutting.
The goal is to help children and beginners learn the basic skills, safety, and etiquette of mountain biking, a fun, noncompetitive and healthy sport.
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