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MURRAY ROTARIANS serve children in Ecuador By Alisha Soeken | alisha.s@mycityjournals.com hildren in south Quito, Ecuador’s capital, gather in a small room. With the help of Jerry Summerhays, a Murray Rotarian, they learn sanitary education that will benefit their health as they struggle in poverty. “We toured Ecuador for four days before joining Quito Rotarians. In the country and in the cities we saw poverty, but what impressed us the most was the industry of the Ecuadorian people. Our school projects were in poorer communities. The kids and parents with which we constantly interacted were remarkably friendly and happy. Again, we learned material possessions do not necessarily equate with happiness,” Summerhays said. Before retiring, Summerhays was a dentist who specialized in periodontics. He became involved in the Murray Rotary club in 1981 when his daughter received the Top Ten Scholar Award presented by the Murray Rotary Club. “I loved what I saw in Rotary International, diverse people in 35,000 clubs in over 200 countries with a motto ‘Service Above Self’ joining together to give back to their communities and the world,” Summerhays said. Summerhays lives that motto. He also
volunteers at Donated Dental for the poor and homeless and spends the majority of his retirement in humanitarian service. That service took him and 11 other Murray Rotarians to the capital city of Ecuador—a city that captivated Summerhays. “In colonial cities like Quito and Cuenca, the churches and universities and homes and plazas from the 1500 to 1700s are amazing,” Summerhays said. Despite Quito’s grandeur, it was service to the children of Ecuador that brought Summerhays and his fellow Rotarians. “Our purpose in traveling to Ecuador was to join with our Quito Rotarian friends to personally witness examples of the 32 poor schools where bathrooms, clean water, and sanitary education had been provided by us over the last six years,” Summerhays said. Funding for the sanitary education, functioning bathrooms and clean water for the schools came from eight Rotary Clubs, including Murray. They donated over $155,000. In addition, the Sorenson Legacy Foundation added $50,000 and the LDS Humanitarian Services gave $33,000. “We are very appreciative of all involved. We thank the Ecuador Rotary Clubs for contributing significant money and for doing most of the work. We thank The Rotary
Sanitary education presented to the children of Quito. (Jerry Summerhays/Resident)
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Cherie Summerhays of the Murray Rotary Club with children of Quito. (Jerry Summerhays/Resident)
Foundation, LDS Humanitarian Services and the Sorenson Legacy Foundation for major contributions,” Summerhays said. “The recipient communities were very engaged in the construction and the education. Rotarians experience what we all know—that those serving benefit as much as the recipients.” Summerhays believes the money donated translates into real change. “The impact is the health and happiness of Ecuadorian children,” Summerhays said. Cherie Summerhays has been a member of the Murray Rotary Club for five years. She traveled to Quito with her husband and her bond to the children there was strong. “Every time we visited a school the
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children gathered around me and liked to hug, abrazos in Spanish. I think they liked my red hair. They liked to try their little bit of English with me and I liked to try my Spanish with them. Bonding with them was immediate,” Cherie said. Both Cherie and her husband agree that in service Rotarians benefit as much as the recipients they serve. So they continue to make a difference in the world. “We are not just Murray Rotarians, nor Midvale Rotarians, but International Rotarians. Rotarians know their community’s needs and are dedicated to the Rotary motto of ‘Service Above Self’ and in making a difference in the world,” Summerhays said.
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What do you collect? By Alisha Soeken | alisha.s@mycityjournals.com The Murray City Journal is a monthly publication distributed directly to residents via the USPS as well as locations throughout Murray. For information about distribution please email circulation@mycityjournals. com or call our offices. Rack locations are also available on our website. For subscriptions please contact: circulation@mycityjournals.com The views and opinions expressed in display advertisements do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions held by Loyal Perch Media or the City Journals. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written consent of the owner.
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he Smithsonian houses a collection of 137 million objects from America’s history and the State Hermitage Museum in Russia holds world art ranging from the Stone Age to the early 10th century. But the question asked in a Murray book club one evening was smaller in scope: what do you collect? Grace DeVries, a retired schoolteacher and resident of Murray for 51 years, has been a member of the Murray book club for a year and a half. “I love the book club because I love the people in it. The group is not too large and the books they pick are always interesting. Marilyn is in charge. She knows her books and has lots of experience,” DeVries said. Murray’s adult book club meets once a month at the library to discuss a jointly read novel. They sit around a large table in a small room as Marilyn Hurlow leads their discussion. As the group discussed Gretchen Rubin’s novel, “The Happiness Project”, the topic of collections was its focus. “I was given a perfume bottle by my grandmother with I was young. She bought it in the Netherlands. It is very unique. When I got married and moved to Murray I started going to garage sales and estate sales looking for perfume bottles. I set a price limit of five dollars. That worked for some years, but no longer. I eventually had to buy a cabinet to put them all in. I now have about 75,” DeVries said. Brenda Bokovoy is a newer member of the book club but also has a collection. “I collect lighthouses. I have lighthouse figurines and other various lighthouse items: dish towels, framed pictures, calendars, a baby carrier and a wind chime. But I’m also building a collection of books. Years ago I listened to a book on CD called ‘50 Psychology Classics’. Ever since I’ve been trying to acquire all 50 of them. I think I have around 30 so far,” Bokovoy said. And member Marci Woodward collects items that help her remember. “My collection started organically. During my high school years, I kept a ticket stub when I attended a live, on-stage theatre performance that I really enjoyed. With time, as I attended more and more theatre performances, I started keeping more and more of my ticket stubs and began keeping the programs too. I attend between six and 15 live on-stage theatre performances per year. I have a large binder but the collection is big enough that it has overgrown its binder and I need to get a second one,” Woodward said. Whether books, bottles, lighthouses or ticket stubs, the group agreed their collections continued because of the joy it brings them. “I am surprised that my daughter enjoys the perfume bottles and would like to have them someday. I myself enjoy looking at them for their variety, beauty and uniqueness,” DeVries said. “Lighthouses remind me of being on the coast. There is something about the ocean, its simplicity and constancy is soul healing and also calming and rejuvenating. When I look at my lighthouses, I am reminded
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Grace DeVries, Murray resident of 51 years with her collection. (Alisha Soeken)
of how I feel when I go to the beach,” Bokovoy said. “I love periodically looking back through my binder,” Woodward said. “When I do, I get to remember shows I attended and I usually remember who went with me. I have a page for a theatre performance that was a turning point in my dating relationship with my husband. I also have a page for a show I saw in New York on Broadway with my parents. The collection is full of a whole host of other pages that contain more fond memories.” The Smithsonian and State Hermitage Museum have collections worth millions. And though the collections of the Murray book club members are humble in comparison, to their owners they are just as valuable.
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Miss Murray combats opioid addiction with Drop the Drugs 5K By Travis Barton | travis@mycityjournals.com
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hough Alyse Horton may not have known at the time, the inspiration for her platform as Miss Murray started when she was in junior high. “One of my friends overdosed on painkillers and almost passed away,” Horton said. “Then in high school and college I watched a lot of friends battle abusive prescription drugs and even today they still battle with addiction.” On May 13, Horton continued her battle against prescription drug abuse holding a Drop the Drugs 5K at Murray Park, a fun run and walk where people could drop off old and unused prescription drugs. “It’s awesome,” Horton said. “You never know putting something like this on for the first time how many people you’re going to get and we had a really good turnout. I’m really pleasantly surprised.” More than 60 people attended the event which raised over $500. All proceeds went to benefit local organizations that work with prescription drug abuse prevention. Horton teamed up with sponsors Select Health and its parent company Intermountain Healthcare for the event. They provided water and T-shirts for the participants.
“When (Horton) told us she was doing a take back event we were like, ‘sweet! We got to partner with her. What can we do to help?’,” said Janae Letterman, committee benefit chair for Select Health. Horton’s manifesto since she was crowned Miss Murray in September is “Use only as directed: the prevention of prescription drug abuse.” Utah has seen a 400 percent increase since 2000 in deaths from prescription drug abuse. And according to the Utah Health Department, Murray City has a higher rate than the state average. “It is a problem that’s taking over our state, taking over our country,” Horton said. It’s why Horton is not only holding drug take back events, she’s also provided prevention education with every fifth grader in the Murray School District. She’s worked with the Utah Health Department, IHC and Select Health. She’s also spoken with various junior high and high school health classes. “She’s spreading that influence and making people realize, oh my doctor gave me these 30 pills but I don’t really need to keep them in my cabinet,” Letterman said. “Any kind of education like this is awesome.”
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Miss Murray Alyse Horton speaks to the waiting runners prior to the Drop the Drugs 5K Fun Run and Walk. (Travis Barton/City Journals)
Taylor Read, who finished first in the 5K, said you might not even realize when people are experiencing problems. “It’s something that a lot of people, just average people that live normal lives, don’t think about on everyday basis,” Read said. Letterman said many people don’t realize what the word—opioid—means. That they are drugs that doctors give you and that they’re “as bad as heroin.” “The biggest thing,” Horton said, “is just avoid using. If you can avoid using painkillers at all in your life, that’s ideal.” She added that it’s just as important to dispose of the painkillers—such as Percocet— when they are no longer needed or limiting their use. When a doctor prescribes a bottle of pills for surgery or wisdom teeth removal, she said, you “really don’t need that whole bottle.” Letterman said Tylenol and ibuprofen can oftentimes be just as effective. Disseminating this information has kept Horton busy, but she said it is well worth it. “It’s been amazing… just the people you get to interact with, the people you meet, the connections you make are really rewarding,” she said. Horton is gearing up to compete for Miss Utah in June, but she’s currently working with the Utah Health Policy Project and intends to get her master’s degree in healthcare administration. “It’s important for her and people to get out there and educate so the fact that she’s out there amongst the people is great,” Letterman said.
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Murray City receives transportation grant for Central Station By Mandy Ditto | m.ditto@mycityjournals.com
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urray City was awarded a Transportation and Land Use Connection (TLC) grant for continued development of the Murray Central TRAX and FrontRunner station in April. The purpose of the TLC program is to help cities facilitate their desired growth coordinated with transportation — like TRAX — across the Wasatch Front. The TLC grant program is led by the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) and funded by partnering with Salt Lake County, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and the Utah Transit Authority (UTA). This year, TLC grants adding up to $909,000 were given to 16 communities across the Wasatch Front. Because the grants are often used to facilitate development in areas that already have existing infrastructure, “they don’t need a new road, they don’t need a lot of new, local infrastructure to be built… so it costs less for that form of development,” said Ted Knowlton, deputy director of the WFRC. Along with being less expensive, developing in areas near regional transportation infrastructure helps new businesses and residents use public transportation or drive shorter distances. Overall this reduces demands on our roads, Knowlton said. Murray Central Station is unique because, besides two stations inside Salt Lake City boundaries, it is the only area with both light rail (TRAX lines) and commuter rail (FrontRunner) within walking distance. “This makes it an incredibly strategic piece of land for the metro area, and it’s also the first project for which Murray City has received a TLC award,” Knowlton said. “Murray City, their city council working with their residents and land owners, they are
Murray City was awarded a Transportation and Land Use Connection (TLC) grant for continued development of the Murray Central TRAX and FrontRunner station. (Mandy Ditto/City Journals)
completely in charge of the outcome. This is a locally controlled project, with assistance from the TLC program.” The grant is specifically for a small-area plan for development around the Murray Central station, said Jared Hall, Murray City’s Community and Economic Development division manager. “The small-area plan would be one for focusing on land use, creation of design guidelines, a market study to see what kinds of uses we should be trying to bring into the area, an accessibility study to see what things we could do to make that station more accessible to people on bikes, on foot, and more used than it already is,” Hall said. The plan will also show how development of the station itself can also interrelate with the area around it, to provide maximum usage and accessibility for the area, he said. Before any of the planning will begin for the small-area
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urray City Council rejected a resolution to make a boundary adjustment, which would have given a piece of city land to Midvale City, in the April 18 council meeting. The council also approved the further review of the mayor’s tentative 2017-2018 budget plan in the following meeting May 2. The council had been brought the possibility of a boundary change with Midvale in a February council meeting, when property owner Garbett Homes brought the issue forward. The reason for the potential change was due to the need of sewage management for the more than 120 homes Garbett planned to build on a property at approximately Winchester Street and 700 West. If the property belonged to Midvale city, the sewage pipes could be working into the city’s system. “Public Services had concerns related to the sewage on this property and being able to facilitate the removal of sewage in this area,” said Tim Tingey, director of Administrative and Development Services in the April meeting. There is little that public services can do about complaints that come in about lift stations — which help to pump sewage from lower to higher elevation when gravity cannot — in the city, and no other stations are as close to a dense residential area as this one would be, Hill said. “The reason we do not want to accept another lift station — we currently have three — is not so much the money that is required, though there is cost to operate stations…has to do with the noises and smells that are generated by lift stations,” said Doug Hill, Murray Public Services director. “The question we have been concerned about is where this lift station will be located, it will be in the middle of a residential area.” Public Services commissioned a study to be done and alternate options were found to deal with the sewage, which is something the city is keeping in mind for the developing land, he said. “The planning commission outlined a number of things…they talked about the ongoing costs of a lift station and didn’t want the economic interests to be the highest priority related to jurisdictional loss of these lands,” Tingey said. “They also were concerned about the loss of land use control and encouraged the council to look at other options before the decision was made.” The planning commission unanimously recommended denial of the boundary adjustment by the council, Tingey said. Garbett Homes representative Jacob Ballstaedt reminded the council and audience that they had offered to build and fund the sewer station for Murray and been rejected, and had come to the conclusion that connecting sewer lines on the property to Midvale’s sewer lines just south of the property was the best option for them. Options for development on the land include a boundary adjustment to sewer the property to Midvale, fund the building of Murray-run lift station, or try and run 2,500 feet of sewer pipe on the property, “which, at this time, is wishful thinking,” Ballstaedt said. “I want to present the council with the realities and issues. Our desire is not to go to Midvale, we bought this property in Murray, we like Murray for all the same reason
Mayor Ted Eyre presents his and the city’s tentative budget plan for the 2017-18 fiscal year at the May 2 city council meeting with his wife behind him. (Mandy Ditto/City Journals)
residents do…but the situation we’re in is that it’s not developable.” Several Murray residents and representatives spoke at the meeting about their desire to have the city find a solution that would make sure that the property can be developed and maintained and to keep the residents in Murray boundaries and schools. Council members also shared concerns about the annexation, mostly in regards to the possibility of zone changes to higher density if moved to Midvale, as well as the concerns that current residents have about leaving Murray and the loss of a property developer in the city. The council unanimously denied the resolution to annex the land to Midvale. In the following meeting, May 2, Mayor Ted Eyre presented his tentative budget plan for fiscal year 2017-2018, and the council approved the plan for review by the Budget and Finance Committee of the Murray City Municipal Council. “I have been honored to serve in this position for the last three and a half years. I am proud of how we have all worked together to ensure that Murray remains a city without equal. I hope the residents will be proud of how we have prioritized their funds for a balanced budget in the upcoming 2017-2018 fiscal year,” Eyre said. Eyre also sought approval for a resolution to appoint a new city finance director, which was approved. Danyce Steck will take the place of Justin Zollinger, who was awarded a certificate of achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. Zollinger accepted an employment offer at the Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility. “I appreciate the appointment and the support that the council and mayor have given me so far, and I look forward to working with all of you at the city,” Steck said. May 21 to 27 was designated as Emergency Medical Services Week, Bunny Ankney was presented with the Murray Heritage Award and Brandon Hoyne was sworn in as a new Murray City Police Officer.
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Cottonwood Drill year includes state competition, California workshops By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
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fter a season that included performing at the state competition, Cottonwood’s drill team packed their bags for sunny California. It wasn’t a vacation spent in the surf and sand, nor was it days of intense dance classes. Instead, the team spent five days attending leadership and team-building workshops. “It was an opportunity for them to bond through activities and share with their teammates,” said Erin Burke, who coaches the team with Kelsea McGregor. “This gave them the time to learn, reflect and build a vision to plan for the next year.” The drill team, which already has had tryouts based on grade-point average, citizenship, teacher recommendations and performance, was back to practicing two hours a day, three days a week in May. A drill team camp in Park City was planned for June along with increasing practices to three hours per day, five days per week. The team has a goal to not only repeat in competing at state this coming school year, but to improve and place in the top eight. “Our goal is to push our program and qualify for state, but to keep improving. We had a surreal experience this year,” Burke said about the team that hadn’t competed at that level in five years. The drill team, which got voted most improved team at last summer’s camp, competed in 5A region in January against top-seeded schools Copper Hills, Bingham and Brighton. “It’s called the ‘blood bath’ region. Four teams advance to state and those three are a given so it’s always us and the
Cottonwood drill team attended leadership and team-building workshops at Disneyland after competing at state. (Cottonwood High School)
other schools competing for that number four spot,” Burke said. With the home floor advantage, Cottonwood packed their gym with family and friends cheering on the team. “I told them this was their special minute on their floor and that they worked so hard all year to go out and be amazing—and they were,” Burke said. When it was announced, Cottonwood placed fourth in
both military and kick—edging out Jordan High, who finished fourth in dance—to get the overall fourth-place finish in region and a bid for state. “You would have thought we took first place. The girls were so excited. They were hugging and it was like the world stopped for a minute. I was so excited for those girls. They are super close and this team is just amazing,” she said. At state, the team competed in the semifinals, being one of the top 16 teams. “It was like icing on the cake to be there. Every move, every routine was under scrutiny, but the girls did great. This team works so hard and has shown dedication and respect. It’s been an amazing year,” Burke said. It wasn’t just about performing at the same level from year to year. Burke said that Cottonwood had a solid program for years, but when a coach left about five years ago, the program struggled and there wasn’t any consistency. “The program almost was dropped when only 10 girls auditioned. I was the third coach in three years, but we went around, recruited and got girls to buy into the program. Less than five girls had danced, but they were willing to work their butt off. It was these girls, who are now seniors, who have shown leadership and set an example, and it has paid off,” she said. That includes senior captain, Sophie Ford, who also was named her school’s Sterling Scholar in dance. She will return to help coach the team in the 2017-18 season.
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Liberty’s fun run promotes health, raises funds for books, computers By Julie Slama | Julie@mycityjournals.com
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ictoria Trujillo said her first-grade daughter, Bailey, had set out her shoes in preparation for Liberty’s Leopards on the Run fundraiser. “She is very athletic so she was looking forward to running,” Trujillo said. “I love that she gets to run through the community and the kids are active. I love that people in our community are willing to sponsor them and come out to support them.” The fun run fundraiser May 5 offered all 390 students in the school a chance to run or walk one mile through the neighborhood, joined by faculty and families, with streets dotted with community members cheering them on. Parent Niki Mabey, who has coordinated the run for years, said that students look forward to the run. “The kids get excited to run,” she said. “We want them to lead healthier lives and get fit.” Marsha Hughes was there to cheer on her second-grade grandson, Ashton, who trained for the run with his dad. “I like how this is getting the kids back outdoors,” she said. “They’re learning to converse with people, follow directions and are just having fun.” Mabey said that students, like Ashton, are motivated to practice to get to be better. “Many of the classes do the Murray Mile around the field at recess and some students just do it on their own. It’s just for fun and we want everyone to participate, but some students are competitive, so they prepare on their own and want to win,” she said, adding that the school awards medals for top finishers in each grade. Fourth-grade teacher Mike Okumura, who joined his students on the run, said his class ran at least two laps of the field about eight different days leading up to the fun run. Parent Chris Meyers, who ran parts of the run with his three children as well as cheered them on, said his kids practiced the Murray Mile daily.
“We look it as a challenge, to see where they’re at and how they’re able to endure the run,” he said. “They also were able to get some donations for the school. Word of mouth by kids is very powerful.” The donated funds are earmarked for classroom novels to integrate into students’ social sciences and English language arts learning. “We need an overhaul of our texts,” Principal Jill Burnside said. “We have some really old books.” With the goal of $12,000, Burnside also is hoping to put funds toward Chromebooks and computer lab tables. The dream is to have Chromebooks in each classroom, she said. Okumura said that would be welcome since the current school computers in the lab are too old and slow. “We’d go there every day, but half of the time I’d spend helping students log in and troubleshoot,” he said. “Then when we finally got logged in, they were so slow that we barely got any time to do anything before our lab time was over. So, our students are really excited that funds will go toward new books and computers.” Sixth-grader Ember Steele said students also could get tickets toward prizes for additional laps around the school field they ran after running the neighborhood. Top classes also were eligible for prizes, such as a Chick-fil-A party. But she said it’s more than just prizes. “This is something the whole school gets involved in,” she said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re first or last, it’s just something we can enjoy as a family.” The run, along with the barbecue afterward, is something sixth-grade teacher Shalice Benedum said unites the school. “This promotes unity and physical activity,” she said. “Our sixth-graders do buddy activities with kindergartners and today, they were running together. We do this all together and that really helps to create our school community.”
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Longview fifth-graders go in-depth learning about Amazing Americans By Julie Slama | Julie@mycityjournals.com
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f Henry Ford hadn’t created the assembly line in 1908 for his Model Ts, Longview fifthgrader Nicholas Johnson said cars wouldn’t be as affordable or accessible as they are today. “If Henry Ford hadn’t created the assembly line, cars wouldn’t be as common as they are now,” he said. Classmate Faleh Faleh said that if Alexander Graham Bell hadn’t invented the phones, Steve Jobs wouldn’t have been inspired to create the iPhone. “We wouldn’t have iPhones or Samsung Galaxies,” Faleh said. “Our world wouldn’t be what we know it.” Fifth-grade teacher Tina Nilsson said learning how Amazing Americans impacted our world was part of the assignment to research and present information about historical figures who have helped shape America. “We asked students to compare what it’s like or would have been like without this person and his or her contributions,” she said. Nilsson said they wanted students to learn leadership characteristics and “be inspired by people, not just learn facts. “It’s about people they read about, how many times they’ve failed and have tried again until they have overcome obstacles in their lives. We want students to learn how they may have started out poor and impoverished and didn’t let that stop them from
achieving great accomplishments. We want them to learn about them, not just what they did.” After researching in books and online, students wrote a report as well as created trifold displays that included a timeline, a picture representative of their American, character traits and fun facts they learned. In addition, students presented a creative representation of their American such as dressing like the person, writing songs or poems, and creating videos or sculptures. Nilsson estimated that the students spent about 40 hours in class on the project. Students could pick from a list teachers have created that amassed of more than 400 people. Nicholas said he wants to be a car designer. “I picked Henry Ford because I’ve always had an interest in engines,” he said. Fifth-grader Kate Bowen said she reads the comics every Sunday looking at Peanuts cartoons by Charles M. Schulz so she chose to learn more about him. She created a miniature-size Snoopy dog house as well as a life-size advice booth in addition to her tri-fold. “Snoopy was the biggest thing in his life, so I thought that was best to represent him,” she said about the comic strip that first began as Li’l Folks. “A lot of cartoonists were inspired by him and even though he at first struggled, he was very determined and never gave up. I learned that about him. He ended up having a Hollywood Star and
being one of the richest cartoonist ever who has affected so many people by his talent and his humor.” While doing her project on Rosa Parks, Caitlyn Page learned that she wasn’t the first person who wouldn’t give up a seat for a white person. “It was Claudette Colvin,” Caitlyn said. “It’s important to know that because of these people, they helped inspire others who got Martin Luther King, Jr. to lead the movement for equality.” Her classmate, Jostin Woodson, created a trifold on Martin Luther King, Jr. “He was beaten, he led a boycott, he went to jail, his home was vandalized and yet, he continued to be a leader and minister and said it wasn’t fair to be judged by skin color,” Jostin said. “Martin Luther King, Jr. changed the world for both black and white people. I can’t imagine what it would be like if he hadn’t.” Fifth-grader Josie Richardson said that she liked learning about how Helen Keller overcame her setback. “A lot of people thought she couldn’t do anything,” she said. “People back then thought those with disabilities couldn’t do anything. I liked how Helen Keller proved them wrong. She learned, communicated with others and inspired so many other people. It makes me realize we can do so much if we set our minds to it.”
Longview fifth-graders learn about historical figures who helped shaped America during their Amazing Americans presentations. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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Mayor’s Message Murray City is different – it’s the “Murray Way.” When I first heard that comment, I was a taken back a little. I don’t think as a resident of the city; I remember hearing that phrase. But after being elected mayor and throughout my term, I have continued to hear the “Murray Way.” I now know deep in my heart what it means, and the “Murray Way” is a real thing and continues through generations. I was so impressed at a recent public hearing held in the Council Chambers, the “Murray Way” phrase was used by residents in their comments to Councilmembers. They shared their feelings about growing up in Murray and wanting to share that with potentially new residents. I thought this was a new concept for me, but I’m not the only one who feels this way about our incredible city. We know we live in a unique place and one that has its own heart and character. It is very difficult to explain this to others, but if you are privileged to live here, you know what I’m talking about. Over the last three and a half years, it has been a privilege to serve as mayor and come to an understanding of all it takes for a city to run well, and appropriately. I don’t know of any other job that could bring the satisfaction I have
received while in this capacity. To help a resident with a garbage issue at one moment and then attend a meeting talking about million-dollar issues impacting all residents the next hour has been so rewarding to me. I’ve enjoyed every aspect of the job, and it keeps me going and looking forward to a great day every day. Early June is the filing time for those wishing to run for an elected office. This year there are three positions open for election in Murray City – Mayor, Councilmember for District 2 and Councilmember for District 4. Since being elected, I have come to realize that elected officials are some of the most dedicated and hardworking people I know. They devote their lives to the service of their constituents which means sacrificing time from family and other commitments. Many of you know I have been struggling with a health problem for some time now. I will not be running for reelection; I don’t believe I could devote the time and effort this position requires and that the citizens of Murray deserve and expect. I’ve always stated that if I were to consider another term, I would need to be in good health and have the blessing from my family. This has been a difficult decision and one I didn’t want to make. By serving as your mayor, I have learned
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MURRAY 2017 FUN DAYS July 4th Activities Rotary Club Community Breakfast 6:30-10:00 a.m. - Murray Park Pavilion #5 $6 Adults/$4 Child (12 and under)
Activities 10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Custom and Vintage Car and Bike Show (Behind swimming pool) Register: vintagevetteclub.com 11 a.m.-4 p.m. - Food and Game Booths (free) Sunrise Service 11 a.m.-noon - Ducky Derby – Prizes! (Begins on Little 7 a.m. - Murray Park Amphitheater Cottonwood Creek west of Pavilion #1) Patriotic Address by Dr. Adam Balls Purchase tickets at murrayrotaryutah.org or at Music by Murray Concert Band Community Breakfast, $1 and $5 5 K and Kids Race 8 a.m.-4 p.m. - Coed Volleyball Tournament Both races begin and end near Constitution Circle, (Softball Field - $30 per team) Murray Park $20 early registration until June 14, $25 registration June Daytime Entertainment Murray Park Gazebo 28 8 a.m. - 5 K Race; 9 a.m. - Kids Race Ages 4-9 10:45 a.m. Paul Brewer, Magician Register online at mcreg.com no later than June 28 11:30 a.m. Bubble Gum Competition Parade 11:45 a.m. Wonder Dog, Tween Pop Rock 8:30 a.m. - Begins at Fashion Place Mall and ends at 12:45 p.m. Arts in the Park Previews, Murray Park “The Music Man”/”Carousel” Grand Marshal, Bill and Susan Wright 1:30 p.m. Rad Daddy-O’s, 50s/60s Rockabilly Music Note: NO car access in/out of Murray Park between 7:30 & 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Community Talent Show
Activities for Kids Near Children’s Playground 11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Games: Money Scramble, Balloon Toss (free) 11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Fishing Booth, Face Painting (minimal fee) 12:30 p.m. - Firemen Squirt (FREE) Evening Entertainment Murray Park Softball Field 8:30 p.m. - Drive, Country & Line Dance (Pictured below) 10 p.m. - Fireworks (please leave personal fireworks at home)
Message from the Council Recycling 101 Recycling has been in the news lately, so we thought it was timely to do a brief article on recycling 101. Recycling is an easy way to impact the environment, but it can also cause problems if the wrong material enters the recycle stream. We need to be careful what we put in the recycling container. Right now one of the biggest problems we have is plastic bags in the recycling container. If you put you material in a plastic bag, it needs to be opened when it reaches the recycling center. The bag can also get tangled up in the conveyor belts that move material through the facility. Finally, due to their light weight, they often blow around if the material is stored outdoors. It is
better to just dump the material in the can. Plastic grocery bags are a big problem. Most grocery stores will take back plastic grocery bags. Collect them, and return them to your store. Another choice would be to use the reusable cloth bags that have become widely available. Glass is another item that can easily be recycled. If you are served by Wasatch Front Waste Jim Brass and Recycling District, you can sign up for glass District 3 pickup. For a monthly fee they will deliver a can for recycling glass. This is also true for yard waste. WFWRD has a subscription program for grass clippings and yard waste. These materials are picked up and then composted to be resold for use on lawns and gardens. Finally there are paper products. Most paper or cardboard is recyclable. The exception is if it has been contaminated by food or grease. Pizza boxes cannot be recycled. One pizza box can contaminate an entire load of recycled paper, sending it to the landfill instead of going off to be remade into other products. Recycling also extends the life of a landfill, and this saves money in the long run. As landfills reach capacity and close, trash needs to be trucked to landfills that can be many hours away. That increase cost of disposal causes your rates to rise. In the manufacturing process, it is often easier and less energy intensive to use recycled materials, than to make them from new raw materials. However, if we are not careful with how we recycle, it can cause problems for the recycler industry by increasing their handling costs. This in turn is passed on to us, the consumer. –Jim Brass Murray City Council District 3
Street Department ROAD IMPROVEMENTS: The 5900 South Project has been substantially completed. Thank you again for your patience this spring and over the past year of construction. Upcoming and in progress are roadway mill and overlays at 6100 South from Fashion to State Street, McHenry Street, and Sanford Drive from 5987 South to La Salle Drive. Lori Way and Wesley Road will undergo a roadway reconstruction project, replacing curb, gutter and asphalt. Storm drain improvements on Brahma and Hillside Drive, terminating in 5600 South will continue through the summer. Alternate routes are encouraged when possible. TRAILS: Coming this summer will be the addition of nearly a mile and a quarter of trail along the Jordan and Salt Lake Canal from Fontaine Bleu Drive to Wheeler Farm. Vine Street, 6400 South, 1300 East and Vine Crest will be upgraded to accommodate the future crossings. This project is expected to be complete by late fall and will be a crushed aggregate surface. GAS LINE: Questar Gas is placing new gas lines and connections on Winchester from 700 West to Clay Park Drive. Shoulder work and flagging is to be expected.
If you have questions, please contact the Murray Public Services Department at 801-270-2440 For any questions regarding these projects above, please contact Murray City Engineering at 801-2702440. Thank you again for your patience as we progress through these projects.
MURRAY CITY COUNCIL Council District 1 Dave Nicponski 801-913-3283 dnicponski@murray.utah.gov Council District 2 D. Blair Camp 801-214-8547 blair.camp@murray.utah.gov Council District 3 Jim Brass 801-598-7290 jim.brass@murray.utah.gov Council District 4 Diane Turner 801-635-6382 diane.turner@murray.utah.gov Council District 5 Brett A. Hales 801-882-7171 brett.hales@murray.utah.gov Council Administrator Jan Lopez 801-264-2622 jlopez@murray.utah.gov
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JUNE 2017 For additional information, please contact Mary Ann Kirk at 801-264-2638
Murray Arts Beat June 22-24, 26-28 at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $10 adult and $8 children/seniors. “Fiddler on the Roof” will be produced by the Murray Arts Council. A talented cast brings Tevye the Milkman and his endearing family to life in one of America’s favorite musicals.
Fiddler on the Roof June 22-24, 26-28 at 8 p.m.
June 6-August 1 (every Tuesday at noon) Murray Park Pavilion #5, Free
June 10, 8 p.m.
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Tickets $10 for general admission The newly remodeled Murray Park Amphitheater will host the Arts in the Park Season that opens on June 10 at 8 p.m. with a concert by Joshua Creek (pictured below). Joshua Creek has released six studio albums and one live DVD with reviewers often describing Jeff Hinton’s lead vocals as a cross between John Denver and James Taylor.
June 8-August 3 (every Thursday at 2 p.m.) Murray Park Pavilion #5, Free Children Matinee Series
Starting June 12 (2nd Monday of each month at 7 p.m.), Heritage Center Plaza, Free Family Night Series
Summer Camps
Register on-line at mcreg.com or the Murray Parks Office.
June 6-29 (Tuesdays-Thursdays), 7:30-9:30 a.m. at Murray High School, $15 registration fee. Marching Band Camp
June 14 (2nd Wednesday of each month) 10 a.m.-noon Free but registration required, class sizes are limited to 40, Ages 7-12.
Clever Octopus Art Camps, using repurposed materials for inventive and imaginative art projects, will rotate to different parks. The first session is at Murray Park Pavilion #5 with the theme “When Fish Fly.”
Murray Library The Murray Library is gearing up for Summer 2017, and we are so excited about our Summer Reading programs and the other events we have planned for the next few months. No matter your age, there is a Summer Reading program at the Murray Library for you! Each of the three programs (Kids, Teens, and Adults) are BINGO themed this year. We have included a ton of fun reading challenges to get everyone happily reading throughout the summer. It’s always fun to get prizes just for reading, no matter how old you are! To start off the excitement, we are having our Summer Reading Kick-Off Party on Saturday, June 3, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Come sign up for summer reading, play carnival games to win prizes and enjoy the bouncy house and slide! We will also have a new addition to Murray’s community- the Clever Octopus Creative Reuse Center - joining us to help you create something special at the library. We also have weekly events planned throughout the summer. Starting June 26, we will have our Summer Shorts series on most Mondays at 2 p.m. These fun events include the Paul Brewer Magic Show, animal shows, and sing-a-long! For the full schedule of these events, please check our website calendar or our Facebook events page. Lastly, we will be hosting Summer Movie Matinees of some of your favorite movies each Wednesday during June and July at 2 p.m. We can’t wait to see you this summer! Give us a call at 801-264-2580 or check our website murraylibrary.org if you have any questions about our programs.
June 12 (2nd Monday of each month), 10-11 a.m. Museum Mondays for children ages 8-12.
Museum Mondays - Murray Museum located in City Hall, 5025 South State, beginning theme is Planting for the Future!
SERVICE PROJECT – Fire Hydrants Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Murry City Water Division maintains about 1400 fire hydrants throughout our water system. These fire hydrants need to be painted on a regular basis. In the past, we have had many boy scouts, working to earn the rank of Eagle, volunteer and organize a service project to paint a group of fire hydrants. We would like to invite boy scouts, girl scouts, clubs, youth groups who are looking to perform community service, to help us maintain these hydrants by providing the necessary labor to paint a group of fire hydrants. The City provides the instructions, maps, color code chart and the necessary paint supplies to accomplish this. If you or your group would like to volunteer, please call the Murray City Public Services Office at 801-270-2440 for information.
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SPRINKLING SYSTEMS It is that time of year that everyone begins to use more water, in fact, 65 to 70 percent of Murray City’s overall water use happens between April and October. Now is the time to think about what you can do to minimize your water use and save money. Here are some tune-up TIPS: Give your sprinkling system a tune-up... 1. Turn on every station to make sure there are no leaks. 2. Check the valves that they open and close properly. 3. Check each station, head by head, to make sure that they are not leaking and are adjusted to water the landscaping only. 4. If needed, do a cup test to see that the heads in each area (station) of your sprinkling system is delivering a similar amount of water. Never mix different types of heads in the same station. 5. Determine what type of soils you have and watch for puddling or water running off your ground. If that is happening, you may consider using multiple start times using fewer minutes to avoid wasting water. 6. YOUR CLOCK: Never, set it and forget it! Start by programming less time than you would normally have done. Your lawn will thank you because it will force the roots to go deeper and overall healthier. When you see your lawn getting a little stressed, remember that is not a bad thing, you may only need to change your water times by a few minutes, not 15 or 20.
SEWER LATERAL OWNERSHIP NOTICE Did you know that YOU, as a property owner, own the sewer lateral that runs from your home or business to the City’s sewer mainline? As a result, you have the responsibility to maintain your lateral. Maintaining the lateral includes keeping the lateral line flowing and free of debris from items such as roots or grease. It also includes making repairs to breaks in the line. Laterals extend from the building or structure to the City’s mainline in the street or easement (see attached depiction). Laterals typically range in size from four to six inches in diameter and may be located within the public right of way, including under the sidewalk, park strip, and asphalt or concrete roadways. If you live in a private development, you will need to contact your homeowners association for clarification of ownership and or responsibility. The Murray City wastewater collection system is a publicly owned system comprised of approximately 152 miles of underground pipes that range in size from 8 inches to 48 inches in diameter. Three main sewer pump stations keep the wastewater flowing to the Central Valley Wastewater Reclamation Facility. Sewer backups can cause tremendous damage to the interior of a home or business. To minimize this potential, the City provides continual maintenance services to keep the public sewer mainline running clear and free of debris. However, because the sewer laterals are entirely owned by the property owner(s) they serve, the City does not perform maintenance on these laterals. Unfortunately, because laterals are out of sight, they remain out of our minds and therefore are rarely serviced, until disaster strikes. The purpose of this article is to educate you about this responsibility. In some instances, your property insurance may cover a break or damage to your sewer lateral. We suggest you review your policy to determine if you have coverage. NOTE – Murray City does not offer any lateral insurance.
Our recommended watering time is between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Please take the time to give your sprinkling system the tune up it needs, and watch for more useful information in future notices and updates.
Murray Seeks Public Feedback On Proposed Pedestrian Bridge Contact: Brad McIlrath • 801-270-2407• bmcilrath@murray.utah.gov Murray City invites public feedback relative to a proposed pedestrian bridge across State Street near Intermountain Medical Center. An open house will be from 4 - 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 27. Murray City officials will answer community questions and discuss possible plans for the bridge at a public open house. The event will be held at the Murray City Council Chambers at 5025 State Street in Murray. The proposed pedestrian bridge is part of a collection of projects dedicated to first-and lastmile connections to public transit stations that was awarded a U.S. Department of Transportation TIGER grant being managed by the Utah Transit Authority. In addition to Murray City, the partners include 35 other cities, counties and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), as well at the Utah Department of Transportation. The TIGER grant is providing $20 million toward a portion of the costs for more than 300 projects designed to enhance transit access. Bus stops, bike lanes, trails and pedestrian bridges all are included on the project list. The $20 million grant for Utah first-and last-mile connections was one of the largest awarded to any transit agency in a fiercely competitive process in which more 585 applications totaling more than $9 billion worth of projects competed for $500 million in grants.
MURRAY PARKWAY GOLF COURSE NEW PROGRAM – For those 21 years old and Young ...and younger!!! During the summer months, if your birthday falls in June, July, August or September, you can receive a free pass for nine holes of golf. Please bring proof of your birthdate to the Murray Parkway Golf Course and enjoy golf on these dates: • If your B-Day is in June: Saturday, June 17 after 1 p.m. • If your B-Day is in July: Saturday, July 15 after 1 p.m. • If your B-Day is in August: Saturday, August 26 after 1 p.m. • If your B-Day is in September: Saturday, September 16 after 1 p.m. For additional information, please call 801-262-4653.
WATER SERVICE LATERAL OWNERSHIP NOTICE Did you know that YOU, as a property owner, own the water service lateral that runs from your home or business to the City’s water meter? As a result, you have the responsibility to maintain your lateral. Maintaining the lateral includes keeping the lateral in good working condition by replacing or making the necessary repairs to the line. Over the years Murray City has developed proven construction standards for both new and replacement service laterals to ensure that the service lines are safe and will last for years to come. Water service laterals typically extend from the building or structure to the City’s water meter, typically located within the City’s right of way or easement (see attached depiction). Therefore, Murray City has the responsibility to maintain the line from the water main line to the meter. However, in some cases, you may live in a private community and may be responsible for the service line, not just from your home or business to the meter but, also from the meter to the water main line in the street. This means that the water service laterals are owned by the property owner(s) they serve and the City is not responsible for their repair or maintenance. Unfortunately, because water service laterals are out of sight, they remain out of our minds and therefore are forgotten, until they fail. The purpose of this article is to educate you about this responsibility. In some instances, your property insurance may cover a break or damage to your water service lateral. We suggest you review your policy to determine if you have the necessary coverage you desire. NOTE – Murray City does not offer any type of lateral insurance.
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Cottonwood cheer finishes 8th at nationals with song/pompom routine By Brian Shaw | brian.shaw@mycityjournals.com
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very year, nationals culminates the end of the season for the Cottonwood High School cheerleading team, according to head coach Camille Crawley. But, the manner in which the ladies got to that point is not only an interesting one, it was fraught with speed bumps and danger, she added. “It all started in September when the squad was formed,” said Crawley, who selected 20 kids for the varsity team and then split them into four-person groups. Once you get these four-person teams, she said, that’s where the fun begins. “When you form a routine you’re basing it off the skills you have,” she added. There are different levels you can compete against, but there is one common thread that links it all together, according to Crawley. “Everyone has to stunt,” she added, stating that everyone has to perform different kinds of jumps, cartwheels, tricks and, of course, flips. Crawley also pointed out that in this group, two people at the bottom of the pyramid keep the four-person foundation together and upright by holding the feet of those performers above them—facing each other. At the top of this four-person formation stands one person who is a flier while the other aloft is called a back spot—the latter probably the most important in Crawley’s opinion because the back spot is the person in charge of making sure nobody falls and gets seriously injured. Once the four-person routines are perfected and practiced at Cottonwood football and basketball games, that’s when the real fun begins, Crawley said. “The United Spirit Association hosts a regional competition to qualify the routines,” said Crawley, who added that there are usually
The Cottonwood High cheerleaders pose in front of iconic Disneyland castle during their trip to nationals. (Camille Crawley/Cottonwood cheer)
three to four high schools in Utah at the event that was held Jan. 7 at Roy High School. At regionals, the cheer team was put in an awful predicament, she said. “We had a girl dislocate her elbow doing a back handspring, and so we had to change our routine with her being out of it.” Even so, Crawley added that they are “very resourceful kids” and so despite the injury to one of her top tumblers, the team qualified three routines for nationals in California—held March 24-26. “So from there, we brought in a choreographer and got feedback from judges [at regionals] and worked on our cheering at games and
worked on our stunts in practices,” said Crawley, who urged the team to stay positive as they prepped for nationals. Once the basketball season ended, she added that the team put on a big showcase at Cottonwood’s main gym in early March to show off to the students what they’d learned—and to recognize all the seniors who had helped make a trip to nationals happen. “It was the last time the team would be together locally so we wanted to make it a night to remember,” said Crawley. From that point forward, the team held a special tryout and had girls audition separately for a song and pompom routine, locked those spots down and headed to California for nationals. At nationals, the team took three different routines. One routine was a show cheer routine by the whole team that didn’t place, said Crawley. “The stunts didn’t hit and some of the other things didn’t go as well as we’d hoped,” she added. The second routine was done by a group of five girls that was a stunt routine—and that also didn’t place. But, the song/pompom routine that was cobbled together through an audition at the school later in the process garnered an 8th place finish—one place off of a trophy finish, according to Crawley, who said the top seven teams at nationals received hardware for their hard work. Nevertheless, Crawley added it was a great year. During nationals, the kids were able to visit Disneyland and chill with Mickey Mouse and gang and build memories that would last a lifetime. “I was really impressed with this team,” she said, looking back on the experience. “Being able to push themselves like they did despite the injuries, I really think they did a great job.”
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Veteran NBA coach aims to teach fundamental skills to local kids By Carl Fauver | carlf@mycityjournals.com
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n Saturday, May 6, a 43-year basketball coaching veteran wrapped up his first-ever skills clinic at the Murray Park Center. For Barry Hecker—who now lives in Murray—this is just the latest venue in a skills development career that has taken him to Africa, China, Holland, three NBA franchises, Westminster College, West High School (in Salt Lake) and elsewhere. The Harlem Globetrotters have nothing on this guy. Like them, it seems he’s been nearly everywhere. “I enjoy teaching the game,” Hecker said. “Fundamental basketball skills are just not being taught anymore. Most kids just want to play, but not work on shooting technique and other skills. I like working with the few who do want to improve their technique.” Hecker began his basketball odyssey after graduating from Frostburg State College (now a university) in Maryland. After a few brief stops in Virginia and Holland, Hecker moved to Utah in 1976 to become the head basketball coach at Westminster College. “I know I had been in Utah at some point before then, but not for very long,” he said. “It didn’t take long after moving here to fall in love with this place. In fact, I’ve pretty much maintained a home here ever since, even though I’ve traveled all over.” After two years at Westminster, Hecker moved over to West High for six years. Then it was on to the NBA. “I was with the Cleveland Cavaliers, as their player personnel director, from 1984 to 86,” Hecker said. “Then I moved to the Los Angeles Clippers for 12 years, first as the player personnel director and then as an assistant coach.” Hecker was on the sideline for three games in the 1997 playoffs, when the Utah Jazz swept his Clippers out of the post season, as they advanced to their first NBA finals. Hecker’s long and winding career finally took him to the Memphis Grizzlies from 2008 to 2013 before he finally packed it in, and
moved back to Utah. “Coaches don’t often retire,” he said. “When head coaches change, assistants usually do also.” Although Hecker is wrapping up his first basketball camp in Murray this weekend, he’s hosted similar events across the globe. Older Jazz fans will recall the preStockton and Malone era, when Adrian Dantley was their biggest star. Hecker ran his basketball camp for 13 years. “A.D. went to DeMatha (Catholic High School, just outside Washington, D.C.) where he was taught basketball fundamentals,” Hecker said. “I enjoyed working his camps.” Dantley was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. Hecker decided to host the Murray camp after assisting with the Murray ninth-grade basketball team for the past two seasons. “Our team finished alone in first place two years ago, and tied for first this past season,” he said. “After helping with that team, I thought a basketball camp like this one would be good for players in our area. “I like to help kids develop skills they don’t have. For example, no one takes hook shots anymore, even though they allow players to get a shot up from anywhere. Those are the kinds of skills more kids need to learn.” Hecker has also invented an apparatus to help basketball shooters develop a better technique. He calls his Get It Up Shooting Hoop, “one of the best training aids I have ever used for teaching the technique of shooting a ball with the proper arc.” Hecker has marketed the device to schools from Connecticut to California, including Weber State and Utah, locally. Living with his wife of 17 years, Terri (a ski instructor at Brighton Ski Resort), the 69-year-old Hecker says he’s probably found his final landing place. “I have three kids and two grandkids,” he said. “I enjoy keeping in touch with them. But I’m sure I’ll also remain active in basketball, in some way or another.”
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t’s good to be No. 1. That’s the old saying. But it didn’t prove to be the case for the Murray High School soccer team on May 2. That morning, as the only still undefeated 4A soccer team in the state, The Deseret News finally ranked them No. 1. That afternoon the Spartans lost their only game of the regular season to arch-rival Olympus, 1-0. And the next week, Skyridge High—a newly opened school in Lehi—jumped to the top spot, even though they had a loss and a tie, while Murray had just the single loss. “That loss was a sad moment… but also kind of a good thing,” said senior Spartan Tanner Erekson. “We were starting to feel the pressure of our undefeated record. It was good to get it over with before the playoffs.” The Class 4A state tournament began just after this paper’s deadline and is now over. Murray bounced back from their lone loss with three victories over Cyprus, Skyline and Judge Memorial to wrap up their fifth Region 6 soccer title in seven seasons. The Spartans finished the season with a 15-2 record after being upset by Orem in the first round. Spartan head coach Brian DeMann has been the head soccer coach for 14 seasons. Just before his arrival, Murray claimed the state soccer title in 2001. Five years ago, they lost the state championship game to rival Olympus. “We have a total of 36 players on our varsity and JV teams, with 12 of them seniors,” DeMann added. “I would say four to six of them are all-state caliber. If any of them went down with an injury, we would face a big challenge.” One Spartan who has received a lot of attention this season is senior Beamer Wilcken, who was named a “MountainStar Healthcare Star Athlete of the Week.” He has scored multiple goals in several games. “Beamer gets a lot of credit, as he should,” DeMann said. “But he also scores a lot because we have him in position to do that. Just as important are defenseman Tanner Erekson and
keeper (goalie) Javi Vierya. They are critical to our success as well.” The coach also cited Sam Osorio as a key member of the team, even though he is just a sophomore. The Murray soccer team has had only two head coaches in its more than 40-year history. “Three of my sons played for coach Bill Forrest, who started the Murray High School program (in the mid-1970s) after moving here from Scotland,” DeMann said. When Forrest announced his retirement in 2002, DeMann took over and has never looked back. One of his key assistant coaches is Steve Christensen, who is a physical therapist in his “real job.” “Coach Brian (DeMann) gives me a lot of freedom,” Christensen said. “Part of my job is to be a sports psychologist. I enjoy working with the kids.” Christensen has had two sons play for DeMann and has a ninth-grade daughter who played on the Spartan girls’ soccer team last fall. “We are definitely a soccer family,” he added. “Years ago, my wife Carla went before the school board to petition to play on her Granger High School boys soccer team.” Erekson said the year has been a success. “Sometimes we make a few dumb mistakes, which can really cost us,” he said. “But most of the time we play pretty well. I love my teammates. Most of us seniors have played together since about age 10. It’s been a lot of fun.” The Murray soccer team entered the state tournament with plenty of momentum. In their final home game of the regular season, the Spartans scored the most goals they have all year, in an 8-1 victory. That was also “Senior Night,” where the team’s 12th graders honored their mothers with special bracelets to show their appreciation.
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or 38 years, Dr. Steven Hirase has been an advocate for students, teachers and the community. This spring, he’s retiring from his position as Murray City School District Superintendent. Hirase started his Murray career path in 1987 when he was employed as principal at Grant Elementary School. His next appointment was Director of Special Education, then Assistant Superintendent and Director of Curriculum and Instruction. In 2011, he was named District Superintendent. Prior to working in Murray, Hirase was with the Jordan School District, and was hired as the first principal of the Utah State Prison School. During his three decades in Murray, Hirase worked diligently to do what is best for students and staff. Known for stepping up to tough issues, he has been a dynamic leader, speaking out on educational issues and interacting with legislative representatives. He regularly volunteered at school and in the community and could often be found flipping pancakes at events. He also serves on numerous community boards, organizations and business advisory committees. Hirase holds a doctorate degree from the University of Utah and a master’s degree from Brigham Young University, both in education administration; along with a B.S in special education/ elementary education from Utah State University. Hirase worked hard to help pass a school bond to rebuild
Dr. Steven Hirase, Murray City School District Superintendent Hillcrest Jr. High School in 2012, then oversaw the building of that structure and the new school district complex. He sits on the Murray Education Foundation Board of Directors, Educator Mutual Insurance Board of Directors, Junior Achievement Board of Directors, is the Rotary Club of Murray President-Elect, a trustee for the IHC Central Region Board of Directors and is involved in many other city and state organizations. In 2016, he was named National Public Relations Association “Superintendent to Watch”, and received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Congress
for outstanding and invaluable service to the community. Hirase is married to educator Sue Hirase, and they have four children. In his retirement, he plans to stay busy fly fishing, cooking, traveling, and staying involved in the community. He’ll also teach classes at the University of Utah, Utah State University and Southern Utah University. Murray City School District and the Murray community have greatly benefited from the educational expertise of Steve Hirase, a tireless and dedicated educator.
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Through continued research and scientific advancements, as well as the openness of many high-profile people, Reproductive Care Center is finally seeing the shift in the perception of infertility. For a long time, infertility was a topic that was not discussed openly. Through continued research and scientific advancements, as well as the openness of many high-profile people, Reproductive Care Center is finally seeing the shift in the perception of infertility. Patients seek out a specialist much sooner than before because they know it is available and acceptable. Another major challenge is that most insurance companies do not offer infertility treatment benefits. While they do often cover consultations and diagnostic treatment, they do not
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ave you noticed all the bucket list articles lately? I don’t know what it is, but all of a sudden, I’ve seen article after article about sky diving over Dubai, riding a camel in the Sahara Desert, or cycling though South African vineyards on a carbon negative tour. I was wondering, if perhaps, I missed a sale on buckets at my local bucket store or maybe it was “national buy a bucket day” last week and everyone but me stocked up on buckets. And now to get some use of them, they are stuffing them up with dreams and lofty visions of travel grandeur. Being a self-proclaimed master planner, this all should be well and good to me. Besides, who am I to tell folks how to use their buckets? But it seems to me that creating a fantasy travel dreamland could end up in a wide-awake letdown when you hit the road. So, in keeping in the spirit of adventurous travel, here are some ideas to keep your dream bucket a reality. Understand your Travel Fund: Part of making travel a reality is to make a budget. Figure out your travel style. Are you a higher maintenance traveler that needs pricier hotels and to be entertained or does camping at a beach or hiking through the mountains meet your needs? No matter which kind of traveler you are and what your financial situation is, you’ll want to make sure to allow extra money for spontaneity and little luxuries. A general rule for us has been to plan for the vacation to cost 15 to 25% more than we think.
Set up an automatic savings account: Have your bank put aside a small amount into a travel fund and use it ONLY for travel. It doesn’t have to be much, because as it begins to grow you’ll start to make plans for where you’ll go. Now your travel vision is becoming a reality and this will encourage you to save even more in your day-to-day spending in effect tricking yourself into making it grow faster. Utilize Long Weekends: There’s a lot that can be accomplished in a 3 or 4-day weekend. No, I don’t mean giving the dog a bath and cleaning out the garage. Hop in the car and go explore the gems close to home. I am always surprised how many people I’ve met who have not been to Capitol Reef, taken a ride on the Utah Valley Railroad train, or gone for a dip in the Crater. Yet these places are at the top of someone’s bucket list in other parts of the world. Keep your Expectations in Check: With all the resources we have at our fingertips it’s easy to, over plan, set yourself up for failure, or just expect too much. I recently stumbled on a travel article for a roadside attraction I’ve been to on more than one occasion. I first discovered it while traveling between states and randomly stopped to stretch my legs and let the kids’ blow off some steam. It’s since become a traditional resting stop that we enjoy every time we pass through. The article however, made this destination look AMAZING, like some kind of bucket list fairytale. It had stunning photos accompanied with an article of interest. A quick search landed me on several similar
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