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STRIKES FOR TYKES BOWLS for child language program

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Darrin Doman, Kevin Myhre, Colleen Baum, Eden Wagner and Neil Wagner show off their bowling skills to raise funds for children’s speech therapy. (Keyra Kristoffersen/City Journals)

“Rite Care of Utah is an amazing organization that helps with communication issues. That’s speech, language, reading, and the therapy is free to the families and the kids, but it costs money. Quite often, insurance companies either don’t cover this sort of therapy or it’s at reduced rate, but you’re still paying hundreds of dollars that you might not have.”

Therapy is offered from birthdate to 12 years old because, according to Woodard, studies have shown that speech and communication issues, especially in young boys, lead to bigger problems later like bullying and sometimes prison.

“It can lead to low self-esteem, you’ve got frustration in school. Traditional therapy of the same stature runs around $1,400 for half

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a year. It’s very expensive,” said Woodard’s daughter Michelle, who was hired to help Rite Care’s public relations, marketing and social media image in 2015. “It’s a community issue.

It’s children in our community that have this problem.”

The therapy sessions have recently been updated to include group therapy for children and their peers.

“It used to be one child, one therapist, one parent,” said Mary. “The parents are always involved in the therapy because then they can get through the homework with the kids. That’s why it works. Then it’s much more successful.”

The parents have been glad to be involved, Michelle said, because now they know how to implement the therapy at home, in homework

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he percussive sound of pins being knocked to the board were heard on Saturday, May 13, at a fundraiser hosted by the Utah Scots Guard at All Star Lanes in Sandy. The Utah Scots Guard, an arm of the Scottish Rite — a Freemason group — invited the public out for a day of bowling and raising money for the organization’s philanthropy foundation, the Rite Care of Utah Learning Center, a nonprofit organization that provides learning and speech therapy for children without cost.

“We have a large problem in this state,” said Nate Blanchard. “A lot of children don’t have access to speech therapy and learning centers. We have two of them throughout the state, one in Ogden and one in Salt Lake.”

Blanchard has been a Mason since 2014, joined the Scots Guard in 2015 and has been elected honorable chieftain for 2018.

“It typically runs right around $1,500 to run a child through the year for speech therapy, so we’re just trying to raise more funds to get more kids through. Our goal is to donate at least one child throughout the year and more.”

Darrin Doman, a speech pathologist, is a member of the board of trustees for the Rite Care of Utah foundation and has been a Mason for five years.

“I think last year, we did over 3,000 visits,” said Doman. “The kids come to the clinic inside the temple, for free, and it’s all funded by what the Freemasons do here. All the funds that we raise here stay locally and help local charities.”

While the Scottish Rite focuses on children’s speech therapy, other Masonic branches like Shriners Hospitals focus on pediatric burns and orthotics and the York Rite focuses on pediatric vision. Services are offered to the families and children, though there are waiting lists, and are funded through donations from fundraising events, grants and the daily donations from Freemasons around the country of about $1.6 million per day at last estimate.

“This is an awesome event,” said Mary Woodard, a member of the Community Outreach Committee for the Learning Center.

and in daily life, a huge relief to parents who have been struggling.

“This is probably the most organized and most consistent fundraiser,” said Doman.

“We’ve done a silent auction and dinners in the past. I’ve got some other ideas in the works.”

The groups are looking to branch out more to the public to help raise awareness of the need to help children throughout Utah.

“It’s one of my favorite charities. I love seeing this. If we can get 50–60 people to come out and it’s not about the bowling, it’s about having fun and being charitable, then it’s a success,” said Blanchard.

For more information about Rite Care Learning Centers of Utah, visit www. ritecareutah.org. 

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Interfaith Music Festival beings faiths together

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he sounds of faith could be heard coming from the St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Cottonwood Heights on Sunday, April 30, and not just from members of the congregation. The Sandy Arts Guild held their annual Interfaith Music Festival, inviting faith choirs from all over the Salt Lake Valley to perform their sacred music.

“Coming together with other faiths, singing, to get to sing our songs, but also to see the different flavor of other churches and other faiths come out,” said Jana Emmer, director of the Draper Single Adults Ward LDS Choir, which was formed in August of 2016. “It was just an honor to participate. We loved being here. It was really a lovely experience, and then it’s just fun to come together at the end and sing a really inspiring song with so many choirs and just a resounding, powerful ending. It was just a great way to end the night.

The Interfaith Music Festival began in 1995, with various local choirs coming together to share their favorite songs of religious worship. This year featured the music from the St. Thomas More Catholic Church Choir, the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Choir, the Draper Singles Ward LDS Choir, the St. John the Baptist Catholic Choir, the Hilltop United Methodist Chancel Choir, and a special guest — the Hillcrest High School Vocal Ensemble from the Canyons School District, who invited school alumni in the audience to join in on one song.

“We were all just here to sing together, we all had one common goal,” said Mikayla Forbes, a senior at Hillcrest High School. “I thought it was cool that no one had issues with each other. I think it was a pleasant surprise for everybody that everyone knew the music. We all sounded really good together.”

Members of the groups also took the opportunity to speak to others about local organizations in need of caring, compassionate help.

“We work with Family Promise,” said Ken Baum, guitarist for the Good Shepherd Lutheran Choir. “A bunch of churches got together and house the homeless for a week, and then they go

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The choir from the St. Thomas More Catholic Church start off the Interfaith Music Festival. (Keyra Kristoffersen/ City Journals)

to another church for a week. The whole idea is not just to give them a place to crash but we also, during the day, try and help them get jobs, get them to whatever agencies they need to help get them back on their feet.”

Choir members across the several faiths seemed eager to set aside differences in favor of joy and musically coming together, which included ending as a complete group singing “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” directed

by ReNae Dalgleish, the director of choirs and orchestras at Hillcrest High and member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

“The thing about this event,” said Emily Emmer, a member of the Draper LDS Choir, “was that the repertoire, although it was different across the different faiths, it was so similar too.

You could see different choirs picking up different sings from the other choirs and it was a really good reminder that we’re all in the same faith journey. We have different ways of expressing it, but we are all searching for truth and comfort and love and from the same source.”

Many who had never attended the Interfaith Music Festival before came away feeling enriched by the experience.

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“This is my first time,” said Lisa Baptiste, whose daughter has been performing with Hillcrest for two years. “It was wonderful. I think it’s very good that all the different faiths could get together and worship together and sing together.”

The Hillcrest High School Vocal Ensemble was also there to celebrate being invited to perform at Carnegie Hall, the premier concert venue in New York, in 2018.

“I’m excited for the younger kids because it’s so cool,” said Forbes. “All the hard work that went into it. It’s going to be so much fun.”

The Sandy Arts Guild is gearing up for their 2017 summer concert series at Sandy Amphitheater, as well as the upcoming auditions for their big summer musical, “Beauty and the Beast,” in August. The Sandy Arts Guild will also be holding an Art in the Garden Sego Lily Plein Air Quick Draw event at the Sego Lily Gardens (1472 Sego Lily Dr., Sandy) on Saturday, June 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

More information about upcoming Sandy Arts Guild Events can be found at http://sandy. utah.gov/departments/community-events/ sandy-arts-guild and at http://sandyamp.com/ amphitheater-home. 

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Fiesta gala kicks off its shoes at the Sandy Club

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he stars came out to play on Thursday, May 11 at the Sandy Club, A Safe Place for Boys and Girls when they held their first gala to help raise funds for a new playground.

“It’s great,” said Tim Howells, member of the Sandy Club board of directors for the last seven years. “This is our first gala and we’re going to make it an annual gala.

Having it here to introduce people to the facility and everybody I’ve talked to is extremely impressed. It’s a great building and serves a wonderful purpose.”

The fiesta theme and food seemed to brighten up the evening for many of the attendees as they socialized around the burrito bar and listened to Master of Ceremonies Craig Bolerjack, a commentator for the Utah Jazz, present the 2017 Dick Adair Scholarship, worth $1,000, to Maria Vidrio.

“You write an essay about what the club means to you and to your future. To me, it’s where I came after school, where I got help with homework I didn’t get at home. I know more about college and adult life,” said Vidrio, a student at Hillcrest High School. “My cousin came here first and then she told me about it. I’ve been coming since I was 12 years old.”

Vidrio is considering studying criminal justice because of her passion for criminology.

Attendees were even treated to a dance performance by several of the girls who spend their afternoons playing and studying at the club.

“I loved to watch the little girls smile as they danced and did their backbends,” said Krysta Lynn McClure, who came all the way from Utah County to attend. “One of my friends is one of the organizers and I wanted to support the event. I’m here supporting Sandy. I think it’s really great what they do and I think it’s great that the kids have someplace.”

Ashley England, brand new board member of only two months after leaving the board of nonprofit Charity Vision after three years, was very excited about the turnout of everyone who came to show their love and support for the Sandy Club.

“There are remarkable people involved in this. I love the authenticity of it and the genuine people. I have to do something locally. You meet the people here and you just fall in love with them.”

England helped secure the bid from Sonntag Recreation to build the new playground at an extremely discounted rate, which will serve children at the club as well as the Corner Canyon Academy Preschool, which rents space in the same building.

Sonntag Recreation has been designing playground projects in Utah and Idaho since 1980, including the Sierra Newbold

playground in West Jordan, built in 2014.

“Tonight is part of the funding to get this put in,” said England. “They had to add four more tables in the last two days and there are 10 (people) at a table, which is amazing.”

The Sandy Club, a Safe Place for Boys and Girls is a safe environment, a place where children can socialize, play, exercise and get help with homework in order to succeed in life and grow into productive adults.

“Sandy Club serves 100 children after school every day,” said Joelle Brown, first vice chair on the board of directors. “We have 1,000 children living on the streets of Salt Lake between the ages of 14 and 21.

It’s the largest number per capita of children living on the street. If we can help children at a young age, we can reduce homelessness in adults.”

Items, food and trips were donated for silent and live auction by local businesses to raise further money toward the playground and other projects.

“We were worried that we wouldn’t sell very many tables,” said Club Director Linda Martinez Saville. “Tonight so many people came to see the club that we sold a lot more than we ever thought we would. I am so glad that everybody came out, this is so awesome.” 

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Car wash fundraiser raises awareness of teen suicide and prevention

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he roar of finely tuned car engines could be heard over the valley from Sunset Coffee in Sandy on Saturday, May 13, despite the chilled wind. A joint effort between the Lake Town Street Crew and the Reach Program created an event for car enthusiasts to enjoy the purr of engines while supporting and fundraising for teen suicide awareness and prevention.

“We took it upon ourselves to do everything that we could to give back to our community,” said Ryan Hill, leader of the Lake Town Street Crew. “We connected with Angela and the Reach Program and ended up picking the subject matter of suicide awareness and prevention and it just took flight.”

The Lake Town Street Crew was started more than a year ago, and the members knew when they saw the impact their support system was having on the group they wanted to share that with the community.

“The reason it hit home was because of my daughter. Her high school has had three or four kids take their life and it was a subject matter that just clicked,” said Hill. “It’s hard to find free treatment or free counseling and that’s what we’re offering.”

The Reach Program provides activities, entertainment, service and support to victims of abuse, neglect, suicide and depression by offering free suicide prevention classes to the public. Angela Gilbert, the program’s founder, dealt with depression most of her life before hitting upon her purpose when she saw how it was affecting her son, who also has depression.

“Our goal is to train 1,000 people this year in suicide prevention. We are serious. It is time. The number one killer of teens is suicide right now,” said Gilbert. “And the parents need to know that it is very important to talk about suicide with their

Rows of brightly colored automobiles, both classic and new, draw crowd to learn more about suicide awareness and prevention. (Keyra Kristoffersen/ City Journals)

kids. Everybody thinks that if I talk about suicide to my child, they’ll become suicidal. That is a complete myth. If you don’t talk to them, at ages 9 and 10, they’re going to hear about this and take it wrong, thinking it is a solution. We need to let them know that they’re worthy of our help and our support.”

The Reach Program will soon begin teen support classes to help teach stress- and life-coping skills, communication, and provide nature and animal therapy.

“That’s one of the big things that stuck out to me, when I saw that it was suicide awareness,” said Nate Barnett, who heard about the event online and from friends. “I’ve had a couple of close friends who have either attempted or gone through with suicide,

and myself having dealt with depression for a lot of my life, I can definitely relate to it. It’s really cool that they put this on for that and it’s a great cause.”

Hill said they had hoped for at least 200 people to show up but was absolutely delighted when, despite the chilly weather, the number actually hovered around 800.

“This is the first time that we have partnered with another group and done this kind of event,” Gilbert said. “As far as fundraisers go, this has been the biggest one that we have done.

I love the turnout. We’ve met so many great people.”

Brandy Anderson, vice president of Beehive Betty’s, a local pin-up group that specializes in inclusivity, was thrilled with the event.

“Another reason that the girls in our pin-up group formed our group was that a lot of us were bullied in high school. A few of them were probably at the point where they wanted to commit suicide, some had to switch schools and now we get to be who we want to be. I get to wear my pretty clothes.”

Cars and an important cause to many people seemed to bring them together.

“I had some friends here and I made some new ones,” Barnett said.

Information on teen support classes and free suicideprevention classes for all ages can be found by visiting www. thereachprogram.com.

To find out more about the Lake Town Street Crew, visit www.laketownstreetcrew.com.

The Salt Lake City suicide hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 801-261-1442 and the national crisis text line is 741-741. 

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Public Service Public Service Public Service Public Service Public Service

$6,000.00 $10,000.00 $12,000.00 $8,500.00 $5,000.00

Subtotal

$6,000.00 $10,000.00 $9,000.00 $5,500.00 $5,000.00 $81,500.00

SANDY JOURNAL$45,500.00

City council approves community development block grants to help local programs GRAND TOTAL

$554,039.00

Notes: Public Services is limited to 15% of the new portion of grant, or Administration is limited to 20% of the new portion of grant, or

$366,023.49

$52,500.00 $70,000.00

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everal nonprofits and public service programs across Sandy received funding after the Sandy City Council approved over $366,000 in community development block grants (CDBG). The grants were approved during the council’s April 25 meeting.

According to Sandy City’s website, the purpose of CDBG is to develop a viable urban community by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and by expanding local economic opportunities principally for the low- and moderate-income residents of the community. Sandy receives federal CDBG funds, adds their own funds and then determines which programs in the community fit the requirements for receiving the grants.

Michael Wilcox, the long-range planning manager for Sandy City, presented the council with a list of recommendations for funding compiled by the CDBG advisory committee.

Wilcox said the committee implemented a new system of review this season.

“We had the opportunity to revise our review process. We’ve provided copies of our application methodology that we’ve used to score and rank these applications as a committee,” Wilcox said. “Some of the things we grapple with is how do we divide up the money that we do receive? How do we get the most bang for our buck for those dollars, leverage those funds wherever possible and focus on those outcomes?”

Wilcox said while it’s hard to make everyone happy with limited funds, the committee has done their best to objectively evaluate those applicants and determine which ones should be funded and which ones shouldn’t.

Aside from costs relating to administration totaling $46,839, CDBG is divided into two categories. The first is housing rehabilitation/economic development/ infrastructure improvements. In this category, eight entities applied for grants. In the end, five received funding totaling $273,648. This included the Odyssey House with $6,5000 for facility improvements, the Road Home with $5,000 for facility improvements, the INN Between with $7,000 for hospice for the homeless, ASSIST Housing with $55,184 for emergency home repair and Sandy City with $200,000 for road construction.

Jan Carter, the development coordinator with Odyssey House spoke to the council on behalf of Odyssey Home.

“Odyssey House provides treatment services for substance abuse addition and what’s called co-occurring mental illness. A lot of people who are suffering from addiction also have mental illness. We serve teens, single parents with young children, (and) adults. We have outpatient service, transitional housing, a clinic with a focus on people suffering from addiction,” Carter said. “We really appreciate the recommendation from the committee.”

Carter said the money they requested

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Funding Request

2017-2018 CDBG Entitlement Unprogramed Funds (completed or terminated) projects

Committee Recommended Funding

Recommended Grand Total

$350,000.00 $16,023.49

Total Available Funds Administration Planning & Capacity Non-Salary Planning & Capacity Building Administration Subtotal

Requested Grand Total

$366,023.49

Administration Administration Administration

(20% CAP of Grant Amount) $7,022.00 $6,752.00 $33,065.00 $46,839.00

$7,022.00 $6,752.00 $33,065.00 $46,839.00

Housing Rehabilitation/Economic Development/Infrastructure Improvements Odyssey House - Facility Improvements - HVAC Update Road Home - Facility Improvements - Transitional Housing Maintenance Project Reality - New Building The INN Between - Hospice for the Homeless ASSIST - Housing - Emergency Home Repair & Accessibility Design Assistance NeighborWorks - Housing Rehab SL CAP - Housing - Weatherization Sandy City Public Works - Road Construction - 8680 South - Phase 3

Facility Improveme Facility Improveme Facility Improveme Facility Improveme Housing - Emergen Housing - Rebuild, Housing - Weather Infrastructure

$6,500.00 $5,000.00 $109,200.00 $10,000.00 $75,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $200,000.00

Subtotal

$7,000.00 $55,184.49

$200,000.00 $425,700.00

Public Service Activities Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah - Community-Based Youth Mentoring Program Community Health Centers - Dental and Medical Services Family Support Center - Crisis Nursery and Counseling Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake - Domestic Violence Victim Assistance Program People Helping People - Employment Program for Single Women SL CAP - Case Management and Housing SL CAP - South County Food Pantry South Valley Services - Domestic Violence Victim and Advocacy Services Road Home - Homeless Shelter Operations Road Home - Transitional Housing Operations YWCA - Domestic Abuse Shelter and Services - Women in Jeopardy Program

$6,500.00 $5,000.00

$273,684.49

(15% CAP of Grant Amount) Public Service Public Service Public Service Public Service Public Service Public Service Public Service Public Service Public Service Public Service Public Service

$5,000.00 $10,000.00 $5,000.00 $10,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $6,000.00 $10,000.00 $12,000.00 $8,500.00 $5,000.00

Subtotal

GRAND TOTAL Notes: Public Services is limited to 15% of the new portion of grant, or Administration is limited to 20% of the new portion of grant, or

$5,000.00 $5,000.00

$6,000.00 $10,000.00 $9,000.00 $5,500.00 $5,000.00 $81,500.00

$45,500.00

$554,039.00

$366,023.49

$52,500.00 $70,000.00

A breakdown of all the requests for funds and the awards given. (Sandy City)

would go toward fixing their facility’s heating and air conditioning. They’ve been trying to overhaul the system for the past five years and with this final push, the project should come to a close.

“We have, in the past, had clients relieved of treatment due to conditions related to inadequate heating and cooling because of the antiquated heating and cooling that hopefully will be fixed,” Carter said. “This puts these clients at risk of relapse, incarceration and premature death. Having this occur because we couldn’t provide a suitable environment for recovery is devastating.”

The second part of CDBG goes toward public service activities. Eleven different entities applied for funding with only seven receiving grants totaling $45,500. These included Community Health Centers with $5,000 for dental and medical services, the Family Support Center with $5,000 for their crisis nursery and counseling, Salt Lake Community Action Program with $6,000 for a south county food pantry, South Valley Services with $10,000 for domestic violence victim and advocacy services, the Road Home with $9,000 for homeless shelter operations and $5,500 for transitional housing operations and the YWCA with $5,000 for domestic abuse shelter and services.

Jeff Bird, the executive director of the Family Support Center, thanked the committee for their recommendation, saying the center is excited to celebrate their 40th anniversary. The

Family Support Center offers crisis nursery care, mental health treatment, self-sufficiency, and housing for homeless mothers and their children and in-home parenting support.

“Last year, Family Support Center served 52 children in Sandy in our free crisis nursery center in Midvale. Funding from CDBG is critical for the continued success of the program,” Bird said. “We’re grateful for past support and grateful for the current recommendation for funding from the allocation committee.”

Jennifer Campbell, the executive director of South Valley Services, also expressed appreciation for the recommendation for funding.

“We know here in Utah, one in three women will be the victims of domestic violence and one in seven men. Unfortunately, this is higher than the national average,” Campbell said. “Our goal and our aim is to stop this and we need our community in Sandy to help and support us in our effort.”

According to Campbell, the funding they requested is to support their shelter located in West Jordan.

“This is where we house individuals who are at high risk of homicide from domestic violence. In our shelter, this funding will go to our victim advocates,” Campbell said. “These amazing individuals are there right now, answering our 24-hour hotline and meeting the basic needs of any individual who comes into our shelter.” 

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Beehive Academy wins third at world championship robot games

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Beehive Academy’s Beehive Robotics team took third place in the Robot Games at the world championships.

(Beehive Academy of Science and Technology)

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ost teams say “It was a fun FIRST Lego League season” by the end of January, and some teams, who advance to state, add, “It was successful.” By the end of February, Beehive Academy of Science and Technology’s Beehive Robotics team was still spending hours throughout March and into April in their classroom, adjusting their robot.

“We were adjusting it so we could get it to complete as many missions as possible,” said eighth-grader and returning team member Kaden Gordon. “The more missions we could do, the more points we’d get.

We had it so we get it to do all of them but five points.”

Those long hours — Beehive Robotics Assistant Coach Laurie Mauer estimates she spent at least 34 hours per week leading up to competitions — ended up paying off. Beehive Robotics took third place out of the 109 teams competing in robot games at the world championships in Houston.

Joining Kaden were his eighth-grade teammates Austin Grant, Zack Nelson, Sam Gwynn, Gaireth Castleton and Moises Molina; seventh-grader Asim Kablan and ninth-grader Trinity Mauer, along with coaches Mauer and Annie Drennan.

FIRST Lego League isn’t about just building a Lego robot and programming it to complete missions. The competitions allow students from ages 9 to 14 to compete in core values where what the kids learn is more important than winning an innovative project and presentation, as well as the robot design and performance. Through the competition, students apply real-world math and science concepts, research challenges, learn critical thinking and work on team-building and presentation skills while having fun competing in tournaments.

This year about 32,000 teams participated worldwide, with Beehive Academy advancing from more than 300 teams across Utah after winning the northern state championship.

Kaden said Beehive Robotics was recognized for its innovative robot attachments in accomplishing its missions from various teams and judges.

“One of the judges said he really liked how our attachment was and we explained how it worked,” he said.

Asim said several coaches and teams came over to ask the team about it after their robot round.

“It was fun to tell them about it and see what ideas they had,” he said.

This is the highest finish Beehive Robotics has earned. Last year, the team won the state competition and participated in worlds, but did not place among the top finishers.

Still, they could see room for improvement.

“We were running the robot consistently, getting more than 400 points, before we left (for worlds), but things happen and our highest score was 374 there,” Coach Drennan said.

One of the things they’ve learned is how to recharge or have a second battery for their robot. After resolving a dispute in the first robot round, and not being able to touch their robot during that time period, they found their battery only half-charged for the upcoming rounds.

Even so, the team competed in all areas and was among the top in its core values and project, Zack said.

“A lot of people liked our creativity — our ways to approach problems both in the missions and with our project,” Sam added.

Tying their project to the FIRST Legos theme of “Animal Allies,” the team created the “Bee Safe” application after contacting several nurseries, Utah State University’s bee lab, Wasatch Beekeepers Association and others to learn that a lot of Varroa mites are attacking honeybees, weakening them and causing widespread wing virus that can lead to the death of a honeybee colony. The app, which the team members filed for a patent, identifies which plants are safe or harmful to the spreading of the Varroa mites.

“Many of the plants people plant in their gardens, so they are unaware of the harmful effects on the bee population,” Asim said. “Some places are now indicating which ones are bee friendly, but with the app, all that is needed is to scan the barcode of the plant for the information at any nursery.”

Austin said one judge was impressed with how it worked.

“He said it was really cool and that it was great work to have a patent,” he said, adding that hundreds of people, including the judge, had downloaded their app.

In the midst of the competition, there was some fun, such as Beehive Robotics starting a conga dance line which other teams joined, as well as Clief Castleton, a father of one team member who coaches a FIRST robotics and tech team at Hillcrest High in Midvale, being named an honorary emcee.

Trinity said one of the highlights she’ll remember is interacting with other teams.

“We got to connect and talk to teams from other countries,” she said. “We became friends and learned from them.”

Moises said through the year, he enjoyed spending time with his teammates.

“We spent a lot of time together and worked together as a team,” he said. “It’s a lot of hard work that has paid off, but it’s a lot of fun, too.” 

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International Festival offers students cultural traditions, customs

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Chinese dragon dance by Corner Canyon students — “The Lonely Goatherd,” sung in French by Oak Hollow students — a traditional Spanish dance by Silver Mesa students, Chinese martial arts demonstrated by Draper Elementary and a chance to sample French crepes made by Hillcrest High French students were some of the cultural activities students and their families could engage in at the regional PTA’s Around the World in 80 Minutes event.

About 20 schools in Sandy, Draper and Midvale participated in the April 17 cultural event at Jordan High that promoted diversity, said Betty Shaw, region 17 PTA director.

“We want students not only to be aware of cultures, but to value them,” she said. “We’re hoping that they spend at least 80 minutes here learning about other cultures and gaining an appreciation for their ways of life.”

Hillcrest High’s French Club mixed milk, flour and egg together before making crepes.

“We have crepes for a lot of class activities as it’s a traditional French food and fun to make,” teacher Jordan Hulet said. “Many people think French is a dying language. We also wanted to make students aware that French is the second most used language in commerce as well as spoken at the Olympics and FIFA.” Sophomore Emily Trujillo said that through learning French she has made friends.

“I have made a lot of connections and have met my best friend through learning French,” she said about classmate Emma Greenwood, who was helping her make crepes.

“It’s been fun learning a language outside of English and experiencing another culture,” said Greenwood, who also is a

sophomore at Hillcrest High.

Fourth-grader Aziliz Levitre, who sang with Oak Hollow’s French choir, said she appreciated seeing other schools’ performances, which included Indian Hills’ choir, Willow Spring’s orchestra, a song and dance from Edgemont, a dance from Midvale Middle and a Latino dance from Jordan High.

“They were so awesome,” said Aziliz, who is living in the United States after being born in France.

Her sister, Calypso, is a seventh-grader at Draper Park Middle School.

“I liked learning about Mali since it’s such a different culture than here,” she said.

Brookwood Elementary showed how the school held a fundraiser for vaccinations for children in Mali and had items from the village of Ouelessebougou on display. Sandy Elementary staffed a table about Mexico, Park Lane students shared a display of paper dolls around the world, Peruvian Park volunteers taught origami and East Sandy students showed African artwork.

Alta High and Indian Hills both offered traditional Mexican and Chinese foods.

Oak Hollow fourth-grader Emilie Dowland said it was fun to sample the foods, but also learn more about France, since she’s learning French.

“It was fun to practice speaking French with others,” she said.

South Elementary PTA Council President Melissa Colton, who helped show a PTA monetary collection from around the world, said the event was successful.

“We had so many schools represented and it was fun for kids to share a part of what they’ve learned with others,” she said. “We were able to involve so many and offer diverse activities.” 

Peruvian Park volunteer Stacey Kratz teaches festival attendees how to fold origami animals as part of the Region 17 PTA’s Around the World in 80 Minutes cultural event. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

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anyons Board of Education President Sherril Taylor admits when it came time for Indian Hills Middle School’s groundbreaking ceremony for its year-long renovation, he had a personal connection.

“I loved teaching here,” he said. “It was an exciting time working with kids. We did a lot of lab work with microscopes. We dissected frogs and a few sharks.”

However, he said the school’s classroom design wasn’t ideal, even back when the school was opened in 1980.

“It was dark. There aren’t very many windows, and I was in an inner room, so we had flashlights if anything happened,” he said.

Part of the renovation project will be to reconfigure the school so not only will they be wired for high-tech demands and become energy efficient, but it also will be filled with natural light with sky lights, said Hogan Construction Vice President Dennis Forbush, who helped lay the burnt-orange carpet in the building when it first opened, which is still there today.

“Glass was more expensive than brick, and when they built the school, there was open classrooms so it felt less restricted, but it was a concept that never really worked,” he said about the design that was used for multiple schools during that era.

“The district first bought this land when there wasn’t a neighborhood. In fact, the first road into the school was from the south cul-de-sac. It was a smart move.

And now, they’re making another smart decision by renovating this at half the price of a new school.”

Principal Doug Graham said the $20 million renovation project will include two additions, with one wing offering career and technical education classrooms with a tech lab and a prototype design room, as well as a fixed computer lab with about 40 computers. Some existing classrooms will be enlarged to allow more space for science and two- and three-dimensional art classes.

A new student commons area, which will have natural lighting from sky lights, as well as moving the main and counseling offices to the front of the building, will allow a more inviting feel to the school, he said.

“We will be giving our school a facelift — not just to keep up with the infrastructure of technology of these past 50 years, but also the next 50 years,” he said. “We’re lightening the school, giving it an upgrade and refreshing coat so our kids, teachers and patrons feel proud of it and we’re saying, ‘We

As Indian Hills Middle School Principal Doug Graham looks on, students help break ground for the school’s yearlong renovation.

(Julie Slama/City Journals)

value you and want to welcome you to a warm and welcoming place.’”

In addition to new coats of paint, carpet and matching furniture, the Media Center will be moved to align with the hallway, allowing for a revamping of its circulation desk and its work room. The music rooms will be moved and expanded to include a music library, practice rooms, instrument storage, built-in risers for the choir and the kiva stage will be expanded. The physical education locker rooms will be reconfigured with new lockers and individual shower stalls and the school kitchen and serving area will be upgraded with five serving lines for students. The parking lot also will be redone and a fire road will be put in place around the school.

Along with the renovation, a new Indian Hills Warrior logo will be unveiled and Native American geometric patterns will be incorporated throughout the building, Graham said.

“We want to keep with our tradition and identity, but be respectful of Native Americans,” he said.

The groundbreaking ceremony, which included ceremonial turning over of the dirt by education and community leaders as well as current, former and future students, was met with cheers and a bang as wind tore through the balloons, popping some and sending others sailing into the air — and reminded Canyons School District Jim Briscoe of his former Chicago stomping grounds.

“This is going to be the best project,” he said.

“It’s going to be beautiful and I can’t wait to be back here in a year to celebrate the opening of a new school.”

For the 2017–18 school year, students will attend the former Crescent View Middle School during the construction. The renovation project is similar to that of Albion Middle School, which recently was completed.

“It’s been a long time coming and we’re very grateful to the voters who were here to see the beginning of the 13th project of the $250 million bond they approved,” Taylor said at the April 13 ceremony.

Other projects include a new Corner Canyon High, Midvale Elementary, Draper Park Middle School, Butler Middle School, Butler Elementary and Mount Jordan Middle; renovated Albion Middle; additions to Brighton and Hillcrest high schools; seismic improvements to Sandy Elementary; and currently finishing construction at a new Alta View Elementary and at a new Midvale Middle School. 

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Students perform musical numbers in Jordan Valley’s Showcase

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Jordan Valley students sing, move and perform in 10 different songs during their Disney Spring Showcase. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

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ordan Valley students took the stage to present 10 musical numbers in their Disney Spring Showcase.

“This gives students a chance to be smiling on stage, having a sense of accomplishment and independence,” school music therapist Sarah Mortensen said. “Performing on stage allows them to have a similar experience as their peers.”

Jordan Valley students have severe multiple disabilities including autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, communication impairments, genetic disorders and syndromes, deaf–blindness and some who are extremely medically fragile. The goal at Jordan Valley School is to improve the quality of life for students, age 5 to 22, and their families.

One way staff and faculty do this is to include all 120 students in a spring performance, with each class showcasing a different song.

Faculty and staff supported students, pushing them in wheelchairs or having iPads help them with their lines.

The showcase replaced their annual musical as Mortensen was hired shortly before the April 19–20 event.

“It was important that these students could still have a spring performance, so we divided it by classrooms with some teachers planning their own choreography and props and others, I coordinated. The art therapist created backdrops, the speech, physical and occupational therapists, nurses, aides, office staff, achievement coach — everyone — helped out. It was a total school effort,” she said.

Mortensen said the theme was selected because many students watch Disney films and are familiar with the songs. The songs they performed include “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,” “Circle of Life,” “Whistle While You Work,” “The Unbirthday Song,” “Life is a Highway,” “Hakuna Matata,” “I’ve Got a Dream” and “I Love to Laugh.”

“We practiced the songs with movement

beforehand, but once they took the stage, it’s a lot of sensory for them with stage lights, music and even the audience. We want it to be a positive experience that will help build their self-esteem,” she said.

Throughout the year, students attend music class twice each week for about 30 minutes each session. Mortensen opens the class with the same welcome and ends with a familiar goodbye song, involving students to strum her guitar or tap on a drum.

In another part of the class, she may distribute instruments, from shakers to drums, allowing students to play along. She may change the rhythm of the songs, playing from a slow beat and increasing to a faster beat so students learn to keep the beat. They also are encouraged to dance or move to the beat.

“The students are learning to communicate through music from making a choice of what instrument they want to play to following directions of how to behave in class, respect their instruments and participate in class,” Mortensen said.

She said that even through choosing instruments, the students demonstrate communication.

“They are able to show their preference of self-expression,” Mortensen said.

Students also gain skills in both gross and fine motor skills as well as interact with others during their ensemble pieces.

“We integrate classroom curriculum so we could work on shapes, colors and counting to reinforce what is going on in their classes.

Through music, we often reach kids through a different medium,” she said.

The culminating activity is the spring performance where students move, play and perform.

“It’s their moment to shine. When we see one little thing, it’s an improvement and it’s worthwhile,” she said. 

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raduating students are set with caps and gowns as commencement exercises will be taking place for several area schools.

In Sandy, Jordan Valley will graduate four students at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 1 on the school’s stage to the theme of “Adventures of a Lifetime.” A Canyons School Board of Education speaker had yet to be named.

A slide show will highlight each student’s life, followed by a family reception featuring the students’ favorite foods.

The Waterford School will hold its commencement exercises at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 1 at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City.

All Waterford students, faculty, families and friends are invited to attend the ceremony.

Diamond Ridge will hold its graduation ceremony at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 1 at Mt. Jordan Middle School.

About 420 Alta High students will graduate at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 6 at the University of Utah’s Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. No tickets are required and the venue is accessible for people with disabilities.

The theme is “It’s not impossible; it just hasn’t been done yet.”

Joining Canyons School District Assistant Superintendent Kathryn McCarrie on stage will be Canyons Board of Education President Sherril Taylor. Student speakers include Thane Zeeh and Rachel Pomeroy.

Musical performances are Isaac Hilbig and Jacob Egbert on cello and piano, respectively, performing a medley of all the themes of Alta’s dances; and vocalist Kristen Fairbourn performing “Corner of the Sky” from Pippin.

About 435 Jordan High students will walk through commencement exercises at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 6 at the school’s football stadium. There is overflow parking available in the South Town Expo Center. If there is inclement weather, graduation will be moved to 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 6 in the Maverick Center in West Valley City. No tickets are necessary at either venue and both venues are accessible for people with disabilities.

This year’s theme is “Thanks for the adventure. Now go have a new one.”

Speaking at the ceremony will be Principal Tom Sherwood, Canyons School District’s Assistant Superintendent Robert Dowdle and board of education member Clareen Arnold.

As of press deadline, no student speakers or musical selections had been announced.

Entrada will hold its commencement exercises at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 27 at Jordan High School.

In Midvale, Hillcrest will graduate 435 students at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 6 in the Maverick Center. No tickets are required and the venue is accessible for people with disabilities.

The theme is “The secret to change is not to focus all your energy on fighting the old, but building the new.”

Senior Class President Ashley Nairobi Jimenez will give a welcoming address. Speakers include Principal Greg Leavitt, Canyons School District Superintendent Jim Briscoe and board of education member Mont Millerberg. Board member Amber Shill will join them on stage. Students Sidney Naegle and Quinn Welch will give the student addresses as well as Student Body President Stockton Ashby. Senior Class Vice President Joshua Steven Katzenbach will lead the recessional.

The musical number, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” will be performed by the symphonic band, concert choir, chamber orchestra and percussion ensemble. The symphonic band will also perform the processional. The school drill team will join members of the U.S. Army in the flag ceremony.

Jordan Valley’s Denvyre Smith receives her diploma at the school’s 2016 commencement exercises. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

Announcers include students Sara Elizabeth Diggins, Michael Young, Ethan Shupe and Quinn Ann-Kellene Welch.

In Cottonwood Heights, Brighton High will hold its commencement at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 6 in the Maverick Center. No tickets are required and the venue is accessible for people with disabilities.

In Draper, about 520 Corner Canyon High School students are expected to participate in the 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 6 commencement exercises at the Huntsman Center. No tickets are required and the venue is accessible for people with disabilities.

The theme of the graduation is from Socrates: “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”

Principal Darrell Jensen will be joined on stage by Canyons School District Assistant Superintendent Kathryn McCarrie, Board of Education President Sherril Taylor and board member Chad Iverson.

Student speakers include Senior Class President Zoey Marty and students Abby Gates, Brandon Bills and Jack Jensen.

Music will be provided by the jazz band, chamber singers and concert choir. The chamber sings will perform “The StarSpangled Banner,” arranged by Russell Robinson, and the concert choir will perform David Brunner’s “Song of the Open Road,” featuring Ike Gardiner on piano.

An additional musical number will be selected from a student audition, not set by press deadline.

Sixteen students are graduating as valedictorians with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages. They are Katherine Bankhead, Sophia Brendle, Jenna Cheminant, Landon Fredrickson, Grace Hanks, Eric Jackson, Benjamin Jensen, Kara Johnson, Audrey Memmott, Bailey Pixton, Theodore Polevoy, Raquel Rhoads, Mark Rockwood, Ammon Savage, Spencer Witt and Riley Wood.

The school’s all-night Grad Night will begin at 10 p.m. that night at the school. For more information, go to http://www. cchsgradnight.com.

American Preparatory Academy will hold its first-ever high school commencement exercises for 10 graduates at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 3 at its Draper II campus’ multi-purpose room.

The venue is accessible for people with disabilities.

The valedictorian, Celeste Hompstead, will give the student address. Joining her on stage will be Secondary Director Daniel Baker and Executive Director Carolyn Sharette. The program will include a performance by the school’s Madrigals.

Juan Diego Catholic High held its commencement May 27, with its baccalaureate mass on May 23. 

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Local teachers Shelly Edmonds, Phil Talbot, Kenneth Herlin, Heather Gooch, Rita Egbert, Robert Violano and John Henrichsen recently were awarded plaques when they were honored by Sandy City Youth Council. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

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hen Brighton High student Tyler Sunde felt overwhelmed in school, she turned to her teacher for a listening ear. Those moments of having teacher support were significant to Tyler, who recently honored her former teacher, Rita Egbert, as one of Sandy City Youth Council’s outstanding teachers.

Egbert, who teaches sixth-grade science at Eastmont Middle School, and Heather Gooch, who is an advanced-placement biology and environmental science teacher at Jordan High, were two Sandy teachers who were recognized at the council’s 23rd annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner.

Egbert, who has taught 27 years in elementary school and four years in middle school, said this was the first time a student had nominated her for an award.

“You really don’t realize the impact you have had on your students until something like this,” she said. “I’m not a real awards person, but when it comes from a student, there’s a personal connection. She has really found her path and is thriving.”

Egbert, who was Jordan School District’s 1996 Teacher of the Year before the district split and has been highlighted by KSL’s “Teacher Feature,” said she was there for Tyler.

“I’d listen to her and give her hugs. I expressed my support and expectations of her.

She has popped in every year since then. She’s a fun gal and full of enthusiasm,” Egbert said.

Gooch also was surprised when her student, Hudson Cline, nominated her for the award.

“I didn’t know he nominated me until the week of the award,” she said. “I haven’t had a student go out of the way for me. It’s flattering.”

Hudson told the audience at the recognition dinner that he found his teacher inspiring.

“Every time I walked into her classroom, we had one-and-one-half hours of learning and I didn’t realize it because the time went by so quickly,” he said. “She teaches us with life lessons where we’d find ourselves laughing. She kept us on time in preparing for our AP exam and

would always be there if I’d need help or was struggling. Her class is always fun and she’d always smile at the end of the class period.”

Gooch said it’s her love of the subject matter that carries over to her students.

“I teach because I love doing it and if I’m having a great time, I smile and it inspires them to do the same. My teaching career feels like a hobby because I’m still all jazzed up about coming to school,” said the 21-year veteran teacher.

Gooch admits her subject matter can be rigorous.

“AP biology is hard, so I’m constantly giving them confidence so they don’t feel anxious for the test. It’s intense, but these AP kids are motivated and can grasp the material, so I try to make it fun and relieve some of the pressures.

Then, when I see their light bulbs go on and they understand the complicated topics, we celebrate them,” she said.

Sandy City Mayor Tom Dolan said he thinks the world is in good hands because of the teachers’ encouragement with students.

“These students are our main successes with their scholarship and their service to our community and we thank our teachers for their influence,” he said. “We appreciate our teachers and what they mean to us, to our students. Every teacher has the right heart and how they express it and how students remember it is moving.”

Four students who attend Hillcrest High in Midvale also honored teachers. These include Alex Cheng, who selected Hillcrest High international baccalaureate math teacher Kenneth Herlin; Megan Okumura, who recognized Hillcrest High English teacher Shelly Edmonds; Melissa Regalado, who nominated Hillcrest High AP, IB and honors biology teacher Phil Talbot; and Amelia Slama-Catron, who honored Midvale Middle School’s seventh-grade science teacher John Henrichsen and Midvale Middle School’s eighth-grade science teacher Robert Violano. 

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Alta softball looked tough to beat heading into the postseason

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By Billy Swartzfager | billy@mycityjournals.com

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Alta softball poured it on late in the season to earn a berth in the state tournament.

(Billy Swartzfager/ City Journals)

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lta softball hasn’t experienced the same success in 2017 as the team did in 2016, but the Hawks held on and played great softball to finish out the regular season. Alta finished last season handedly on top of their region, going undefeated in Region 7, earning a top seed in the state tournament. The Hawks lost in the second round to Maple Mountain, a lower seed, who ended up taking second in the state. Their great season came to an end when Murray sent them packing from the elimination bracket.

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the assumption would have been that Alta was finished. The Hawks didn’t win a single game through the month of March. There were a couple of close games, but Alta was thoroughly handled in most outings. They lost to Taylorsville to begin the year on March 7, 18-7 and followed up that loss with another at Sky View on March 14, 12-1. The Hawks started to spark after a couple of weeks of rainy, cold weather when they faced Orem on March 23. The Hawks lost in extra innings, 14-13, but that game seemed to wake their bats up. Prior to the Orem game, Alta had scored only 10 runs collectively. Alta averaged 13 runs per game in losses to round out the first month of the season. It was a trend that continued and resulted in some much-needed wins.

With all the rain this year, there was a long break between games from March to April. The first game in April was on the 11th, when Alta got their first win at Provo, 15-4. The following two games were also victories of the high-scoring variety, against Mountain View on April 13, 12-6, and Timpanogos on April 18, 15-4. Alta couldn’t stay that hot forever, though. The Hawks only scored 10 runs over their following three games, two of which were losses. They scored only two runs in each loss, one at Corner Canyon on April 20, 12-2. The second loss was in the opening round of the Swing for Life Tournament, which is an annual event aimed at spreading awareness and to raise funds for breast cancer research. Alta went 1-1 in the tournament, losing to Bingham 6-2, and beating Murray 6-4.

Alta started May with a bang. The team won its first three games of the month averaging 16 runs. Alta beat Timpview on May 2, 13-3, Provo on May 4, 18-5 and went down to Mountain View for a win on May 9, 17-5.

This year’s squad was led by a few upperclassmen. Alexa Deaval, a senior, led the team with over a dozen stolen bases. Hailey Visser, also a senior, led the group from the rubber with the most wins as a pitcher. She also led the team in fielding percentage. Senior Lexington Walbeck was the leader from the plate in most categories, including batting average, RBI and home runs. Junior Brook Ericson also had a phenomenal season at the plate, finishing just behind Walbeck in every major category. 

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Jordan track zeroes in on personal bests

By Billy Swartzfager | billy@mycityjournals.com

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etting new personal bests in individual and relay events has been a crucial focus for the Jordan High School track team for 2017. The Beetdiggers have worked since late winter on weekly improvement in hopes that the team will be well represented at the region and state meets to culminate the long season.

“We set out to have as many athletes as possible improve and set personal bests. Our goal is to have as many kids as we can for region and state,” said Jordan head coach, Kenneth Damron.

According to Damron, one of Jordan’s biggest strengths is work ethic. And, while many of the boys and girls on the team gripe about certain workouts, they never fail to push themselves as hard as they can during their least favorite exercises.

“Our athletes are extremely hard workers and want to get better at their events,” the coach said.

The team’s practices are broken into three different areas. Sprinters, distance runners and throwers are separated into groups so each area of specialization can work on specific things that need to be addressed for an upcoming meet.

“Each group has a unique way of approaching practice that allows them to have a detailed focus,” Damron said.

This year’s team is being led by many returning athletes. Seniors Spencer Curtis and Isaiah Jackson are both of the top male sprinters the Beetdiggers have. Collette Batty, a senior, and Daisy Lal, a junior, are two of the fastest sprinters Jordan has to represent the girls team. Senior Hannah Dutson is the distance-running portion of the team’s leader, setting a positive example for all of those around her. Nicole Freestone, a junior, and Pharoah Davis, a senior, have taken the reins for the field events this season, which include throwing.

The team’s focus on beating individual bests and working hard is an approach the coach has taken to combat the fact that Jordan

A Jordan runner concentrates on the race. (Kenneth Damron/Jordan Head Coach)

doesn’t have one of the largest programs in 5A. Historically, the Beetdiggers have qualified many athletes for the annual state tournament by sticking to individual improvement as opposed to performance expectations for the whole team.

“We are a smaller team, so competing for a state title is probably out of reach. They all have set a high standard of practicing hard every day and pushing themselves to get better,” said Damron. “We go about achieving these goals by showing up for practice every day and working as hard as we could.”

Jordan hopes the individual success they have seen over the years continues for 2017.

And, if the Beetdiggers stay on top of their regimens, they should have a strong showing at the state track meet at BYU. Jordan has an array of experienced athletes who are returning in 2017 after a productive 2016. The program may not be the largest around, but those who compete are just as hungry as anyone else, just as capable, because they work just as hard, according to their coach.

“The thing that has made me the most proud has been how hard this group of athletes has worked,” Damron said. “They have shown the ability to work as hard as anyone.” 

Hoping to clear the bar, a Jordan high jumper takes a leap. (Kenneth Damron/Jordan Head Coach)

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Alta baseball misses the postseason in 2017

By Billy Swartzfager | billy@mycityjournals.com

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A batter for Alta focuses in the box. (Billy Swartzfager/ City Journals)

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he Alta baseball team didn’t have the greatest season; in fact, it was pretty rough. The Hawks finished the year with a 5-18 overall record, the good thing about that being that all five wins were over teams in their region. Their record was 5-9 in region play, good enough for sixth place, ensuring that Alta wouldn’t suit up for the state tournament. Last season, Alta barely made it into postseason play with a 7-11 record, good enough for a four seed in the tournament.

The Hawks lost their first two games in last year’s finale.

Alta had a bit of trouble scoring runs through the early part of the season, turning less than three per game. The Hawks started the year against Juan Diego on March 10 with a loss, 4-1.

Their following two games were on the road.

Alta lost at Copper Hills on March 13, 3-1 and at Cottonwood on March 16, 11-1. Alta logged its first win against Orem on March 29, 4-2, and followed that with another win over Orem, this time as the visitor, on March 31, 10-6.

Alta lost the first two games it played in April to a tough Timpanogos squad. The Hawks fell 9-2 on April 3 and 11-1 on April 4. Alta then took a break from all of the region action and traveled to Las Vegas for the annual Bishop Gorman Desert Classic. The tournament was held this year April 15–18. Alta didn’t win a game in Las Vegas, leaving Nevada with a 0-3 record. Back in Utah, Alta continued its tough

An Alta pitcher looks toward third in the 2017 season’s final game. (Billy Swartzfager/City Journals)

trek toward the end of the season. The Hawks lost two games to Skyridge and followed that with a pair of losses to Corner Canyon. Alta did finish April with a pair of wins over Timpview.

Alta won on April 25, 11-1, and again on April 27, 11-1.

The regular season came to an end on May 9. The Hawks started the final stretch with two games against Provo. Alta lost the first game on May 2, 7-5, and the second as well on May 4, 5-3. Alta did get their fifth win, though. Alta finished the year with a pair of games against Mountain View. Alta won the first game of the two on May 8, 9-5, but lost the final game of the year May 9, 11-3.

However, the team got a lot of quality performances throughout the season. Team captain and senior McKay Dowdell, who pitched, played first base and outfield, led the team in stolen bases and RBI, while tying for the lead in home runs. Another senior, and also a captain, Cade Butterfield, led the squad in earned run average (ERA) on the mound and also swatted a couple home runs for a share of the team lead. Butterfield pitched and played in the infield. Senior catcher Same Martinez led the group in batting average and also spent time chewing up innings on the mound. Freshman Brant Butterfield led the team in innings pitches as well as logging the second lowest ERA on the team for 2017. 

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How your tax dollars help with the quality of life in the the valley

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his month I would like to highlight two specific ways your tax dollars help with the quality of life we enjoy here in the valley.

1. The Health Department recently alerted the public of cases of measles and reminded everyone of the importance of being current on immunizations, especially for our children. This is just an example of how they work to protect your health and environment. In an effort to help fight the “opioid epidemic” in our valley, the Health Department has installed a convenient, secure disposal receptacle for old medications in the Government Center North Building Lobby (2100 S. State St.). This is available for public use. The Health Department is one of the greatest assets to the citizens of this County. Visit their website (slco.org/ health) and familiarize yourself with their services.

2. With the approach of summer, the County has already started many maintenance and repair projects at County owned public venues, such as parks, pools and recreation centers. It is also gearing up for numerous capital projects taking advantage of the “building season.” Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) and contracts are being let for repair, upgrade and new construction projects

Max Burdick, County Council District 6

throughout the valley. This includes; planning and design, architectural work, materials procurement and construction. If you are interested in how the County awards contracts such as these or to bid on a contract, see (slco.org/contracts).

Summer is a great time to check out other opportunities offered through the County agencies. For example, learn about the programs offered by the USU Extension Services on their website (http://extension.usu.edu/saltlake/contact/index).

– Urban Agriculture & Natural Resources – Gardening – Food, Family, Home & Finance – 4-H & Youth The County, through other agencies, offers many activities for children and adults during the summer months. Now is the time to get registered for recreational activities in County Parks & Recreation. You can make reservations for some of the park and pool venues for your special events. http://slco.org/parks and http://slco.org/recreation. The County library system offers many activities and experiences for children and families. And, the ZAP program is offering a ZAP Kids Summer Passport activity for children and the arts http://slco.org/ZAP.

If you have not already heard, the County decided to reconsider its previous plan for the North Rim Trail in Dimple Dell Park. A task force will be put together to discuss the existing plans for the park and new ideas for improving the user experience in the park. The public input on the trail project clearly brings to the forefront the need for an updated Dimple Dell Regional Park Master Plan. I am looking forward to learning what the group will propose.

Thinking about spring and summer, if you live near a stream, canal or the river please be conscious of debris in the waterways. They need to be kept clear as the snow continues to melt to prevent flooding. If you see a problem contact County Flood Control at http://slco.org/flood-control/.

And a side note: please consider donating your unneeded household items, from your spring cleaning, to one of the various charities in the valley that can benefit from your contributions.

If you have an area of specific interest or a question that we can help you with, please contact my office at 385-468-7459 and mburdick@slco.org , or sjacobsen@slco.org .

Schools will be out soon. Please watch for children playing outside. 

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Today, WCF Insurance is an innovative, national insurance company committed to customer service, strong business partnerships and aggressive cost management. Not only does WCF provide premier workers’ compensation insurance to more than 20,000 companies, it also heavily promotes workplace safety through on-site consultation, free online safety resources, and safety training seminars.

“We offer a variety of services to help protect your employees and assist you in operating your business efficiently,” said Vice President of Safety and Health Kathryn Clark.

“Accidents at work can have a significant impact on your workers’ compensation rates and have many hidden costs associated with your business operations,” said Clark. “Here we can help you implement and monitor a safety program, evaluate and make improvements to current safety standards, evaluate exposures and assess hazards.”

There are also several free resources on WCF’s website to help employers and employees learn about safety and remind them of best safety practices. There are nearly 100 safety topic guides on the website, ranging from driver safety to compressed cylinder gas safety, all of which are geared toward helping the employer and employee recognize the hazards associated with various industries and activities. These topics are written by WCF’s skilled safety professionals with the intent to educate readers to use equipment safely and help prevent injuries.

“Our goal is to be able to provide free safety resources in an effort to help reduce injuries which in turn helps keep workers’ compensation costs low,” said Clark.

In addition to safety articles, there are also hundreds of posters, checklists, payroll stuffers and handbooks. These are all free and are available for download at www.wcf.com.

WCF Insurance also offers approximately 100 customer training seminars each year at different locations. These seminars offer information to assist policyholders with controlling workers compensation costs, OSHA compliance, current best practices in safety, and the latest innovations in the field of injury prevention. They are developed and presented by, or under, the direction of board certified safety and industrial hygiene professionals.

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eproductive Care Center is the first private infertility clinic in Utah and has been in business for over 20 years. RCC meets all the most advanced requirements and guidelines for its labs and physicians, making them completely state-of-the-art.

Reproductive Care Center has five board-certified physicians who are members of the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), as well as a nurse practitioner, all dedicated to helping couples grow their families.

All physicians, embryologists, lab technicians and nurses at RCC are members of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and continually train and educate themselves to ensure that they are at the forefront of the reproductive technology advances.

Although assisted reproductive technology (ART) has been practiced for decades, the advancements have changed the way it’s being done. Instead of simply trying to obtain conception with as many embryos as possible, competent specialists at RCC focus on helping a couple achieve a single healthy baby, which increases the chance of a successful pregnancy and minimizes the risk of pre-term births.

RCC physicians also conduct research and studies to stay ahead of the curve. Dr. Andrew K. Moore, an infertility specialist at the clinic, recently completed a major research study that showed a strong correlation between healthy habits combined

with couple’s therapy and its improvement on natural conception.

With all the success that Reproductive Care Center has achieved, it hasn’t always come easy.

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

typically provide benefits for intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization (IVF). Legislators are looking at how to improve coverage, but in the meantime, RCC has worked tirelessly to provide affordable treatment options to patients including income-based discounts, military discounts, financing for IVF, multiple IVF Cycle package discounts, and a 100% Money-Back Guarantee IVF Program for qualifying patients.

“We understand that so many of our patients, especially those that need IVF, are having to pay for it out of pocket,” said Rachel Greene, the marketing coordinator at RCC. “It is a difficult hurdle to jump and we do as much as we can to accommodate.”

Resolve.org, a national organization, has pushed the discussion of infertility to the national level with legislators and insurance companies. They initiated the National Infertility Awareness Week which was April 23-29. RCC participated by offering daily giveaways and providing a free seminar. RCC also sponsored a date night hosted by Utah Infertility Resource Center, a local counseling and support resource with whom RCC has chosen to partner.

RCC is focused on providing compassionate and quality care to their patients. Reproductive Care Center has affordable consultation prices and are ready to see new patients in all their locations, visit www.fertilitydr.com to learn more. 

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Tom Dolan Wins Best of State Award

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or the second time in its history, the Best of State Awards has honored Tom Dolan as the Best Mayor in the State, citing his ability to bring “stability, vision, and sustainability to Sandy.”

The Best of State Awards were created in 2002 to recognize outstanding individuals, organizations and businesses in Utah. Nominees are chosen based on three criteria: - Excellence in their endeavors; - Use of innovation or creativity in approaches, techniques, methods or processes; - Contribution to the quality of life in Utah Of Mayor Tom Dolan’s award, the selection committee said, “He is a tireless advocate for Sandy residents, serves on countless boards and commissions, has reinvented Sandy at a time when they needed to generate revenue and selflessly gives of his time and political clout for cities across the state.”

Dolan focuses on the fundamentals of sustaining a city, striking the balance between low taxes and high service levels. “Building a successful city is not an easy task, and even less so to maintain one during the economic highs and lows. Mayor Dolan has discovered the ‘secret sauce’ of success by engaging with residents and focusing on the basics of economic development, public safety, well-delivered services, high quality of life, and city-citizen connection,” said Nicole Martin, Sandy City Deputy Mayor.

The committee was also impressed with Dolan’s focus on “Finding the Good” within his community and throughout the state. “ Disheartened by all of the negativity surrounding the presidential

election, Dolan launched a #FindTheGood campaign encouraging all to share videos and pictures of things they are thankful for in the spirit of positivity.

“I just don’t think people are normally that negative. It’s in our nature to be positive, to look for the bright side and to seek out happiness,” said Dolan. “We certainly have a great deal to be positive about in our great community of Sandy.”

Additional accomplishments contributing to Mayor Dolan’s designation as The Best Mayor in the State were having the lowest taxes of the 14 largest cities, creating a 1,000 acre city center to generate much-needed sales tax revenue, attracting Hale Centre

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Theatre and a multi-million dollar mall renovation and creating a climate to generate high-paying jobs, including 1,700 employees in the newly-announced Mountain America corporate headquarters.

“While I’m honored to receive the title of ‘Best Mayor in the State’, what I’m most proud of is the community we built with the help of visionary city council members, engaged residents, countless volunteers, solid partnerships with Salt Lake County and the State of Utah and help from many outside agencies,” said Dolan. “’Building a Village’ takes a village and I’m just happy to be involved every day.” 

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Budget Snapshot Often times when the word “budget” is mentioned, people tune out, thinking it will be uninteresting or complicated. While the city budget can seem confusing, our goal is to be as transparent as possible and, most importantly, determine the wisest use of taxpayer funds.

Award-Winning Budget 13 consecutive years

How do we best use the limited resources?

General Fund Budget is nearly

$54

million

Major Revenue Sources (General Fund) In order from most to least: Sales Tax Property Tax Franchise Tax State Road Fund Motor Vehicle Fees

Sandy City has the LOWEST property tax of the 14 largest cities

Only one property tax increase in the past 30 years.

Sandy City has maintained

Every city is required by law to have a balanced budget

a fund balance of

11.5%

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ordes of families will go to Disneyland this summer because parents continue to be stupid. Touted as “The Happiest Place on Earth,” its creators have obviously never been on the Tequila Tour in Cancun.

Parents announce “We’re going to Disneyland!” and because kids have no sense of perspective they’ll ask hundreds of times when you’re leaving. You’ll consider canceling the trip to avoid spending any more time with your adorable screeching goblins.

Whether you fly (unwise) or drive (equally unwise), the trip to California is never part of the fun. When we took our kids to Disneyland in a covered wagon, they didn’t have iPads to entertain them. Instead, it was 10 hours of whining until my kids finally told me to shut up.

Once you find your motel (which is ten times as dumpy as it looked online) and gently scoot the homeless lady out of the doorway, your kids can run to the outdoor pool to contract cholera while you unpack the car.

The night before your first day in Disneyland, no one sleeps. Not because everyone’s excited but because your 5-year-old is crying because she’s afraid of clowns. Even though there are no clowns in the area. And you haven’t discussed clowns. And you can’t convince her she won’t be chased by clowns. So you arrive at the Happiest Place on Earth with everyone scowling.

If you forked out extra money to eat breakfast with fairies (suckers), you’ll discover everyone else in the universe has done the same thing. Your breakfast with fairies turns into breakfast with someone who might be a fairy but you’re too far away to tell.

Turning on your we’re-going-to-have-fun-at-all-costs voice, you’ll exclaim, “Who’s ready for some rides?!” and wander into Disneyland (henceforth called the Park—like Madonna, Cher and God). Everyone wants to go in different directions which begins the first of several fistfights.

You must have a plan to tackle the Park. Hopefully, this eliminates the identical rides where you sit in a little car that takes you through a colorful re-enactment of classic Disney cartoons. (Keep saying “Wow!” until you’re

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Random Disney villains will walk through the Park to excite/terrify your child. Seeing Maleficient striding toward her, your 5-year-old will scream and hide behind a garbage can, crying until she passes by.

For meals, there are a variety of food options. But instead of purchasing food in the Park, take a flight home for meals. It will be cheaper.

At some point, a random clown will walk by, throwing your 5-year-old into hysterics.

Just when you think you’ll collapse if you see one more pirate or ride one more roller coaster, the evening events begin. You’re exhausted, covered in all types of stickiness, and are carrying bags full of souvenirs while wearing mouse ears, but your kids don’t care and dart away to watch light parades, water shows and other adventures that usually end in at least one visit to the Park’s Magical First Aid Center. Repeat this entire experience for 3-7 days.

Leaving California, the drive (or flight) home is subdued as family members slump with Disney hangovers and your 5-year-old sniffles quietly in the Belle costume she’s worn all week. Next year, you’ll want to take a closer look at that Tequila Tour. 

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