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onday nights have become a night of fast-skating family fun and positivity for teens thanks to Classic Skating in Sandy and Every Teen Seen, a new nonprofit dedicated to empowering teenagers. “We like to partner with existing events to give the teens something to look forward to, be part of a team, and we like to hear what stuff they like,” said Karla Hernandez, who helps with media relations for the Utah-based program. Every Teen Seen approached Classic Skating and asked to have a temporary night where teens and families could have fun in a safe environment for a discounted price. Currently, the Monday night skating is from 7–9 p.m. and costs $5 per person or $10 per family of four. “The whole family can go skate and the kids are in a super positive environment,” said Hernandez. “Some kids have been there every Monday night.” The kids get to skate with families to upbeat music, participate in dancing and other fun activities and listen to inspiring and positive messages called out by the center’s emcee. A positive video also plays in the background teaching principles like avoiding bullying others and being kind. Schools in Draper and several residential programs have also brought their kids to have a good time with others their age. Every Teen Seen began as a movement when the nonprofit LuvTru was doing assemblies at schools and speaking to kids about promoting peace, love and positivity and teens began expressing their dissatisfaction in how they interacted with the adults in their lives. The teenagers said they felt that adults and parents weren’t listening or hearing what they said, that it was like they weren’t being seen. The hashtag EveryTeenSeen began and in January 2018, it became an official nonprofit staffed by adult volunteers and teen ambassadors to help bridge the communication gap between teens and parents and to help with suicide awareness. “We empower teens by doing suicide prevention classes for parents to help them understand their teens and so teens can have a better relationship with their parents,” said Hernandez. “In Utah, the suicide rate is off the wall.” Teen Seen Co-founder Levi Earnest has had depression and anxiety since his teenage years, which led him to nearly take his life a few years ago, and both Hernandez and Shelly Owens, who
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that process and have brought Every Teen Seen to the attention of other Utah and nationwide school districts and communities. The goal is to eventually roll this program out to other areas, but so far, Hernandez said, they’re working to see how well their program works. Other companies have been approached to help with events, such as Title Boxing Club in Cottonwood Heights, who helped host a fundraiser for a $10 kickboxing and yoga class, an activity that can help with aggressive tendencies as well as clear minds of stressful external stimuli. Hernandez said these kinds of activities help to foster healthy bodies while also being educational and service-oriented. She hopes to continue finding organizations that wish to help. Plans are also in the works to begin school visits to spread the message and raise awareness about bullying and suicide in elementary age children. “We’re passionate volunteers because it is close to home for us,” said Hernandez. l
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Things heat up with chili cook-off to battle multiple sclerosis By Keyra Kristoffersen | Keyrak@mycityjournals.com
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An assortment of chilis and desserts bring neighbors together to raise funds and awareness about MS. (Rebecca Hunter Payne)
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hen Suzanne Hunter was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2004, her family rallied around her in support, especially when her health declined rapidly. “It was hard because there were always things that she had issues (with),” said Rebecca Payne, Hunter’s older sister. “Every day’s a struggle but she still does it.” With the diagnosis, one of the first things the family did was become involved with the National MS Society. They first participated in walks with a team that grew every year in support of Hunter and others with the same disease. “It started with our family, and then at our last MS walk we had at least 50 people,” said Payne. Three years ago, their efforts to help grew to include small fundraisers like garage sales and selling candy bars to raise awareness and
money for help and research. From there, the idea of a chili cook-off evolved thanks to a family penchant for cooking and a chili cook-off that already existed in the parent’s neighborhood. “The first one was amazing,” said Payne. “It was the biggest fundraiser that we had done.” The cook-off has been so successful that the tradition has continued and is now in its third year, growing through word of mouth and social media advertising. The cook-off is held every year in Payne’s house, first with five chilis then 10, and this year 12 were entered along with assorted desserts. Entrants are charged a minimal fee to have their food judged and guests pay $3 to try as many of the chilies and desserts as they want, voting for favorites at
the end of the evening. First, second and third place are awarded with certificates and prizes in each area after the voting has closed and the money raised is donated to the National MS Society. Along with providing her house as the location, Payne said she’s in charge of making sure there’s enough space for adults and children, enough people invited and enough food to feed everyone. She said this will likely be the last year the cook-off is held at her house, though, because the interest has grown beyond what it can hold, so they’re looking for a facility that can accommodate them in the future. The first year, there were only about 15 adults who attended plus children, and the second year included 30 guests. The years since Hunter was first diagnosed have been a roller coaster ride of adjustment as her health steadily declined and she began using a cane then a walker and finally a wheelchair for two years. It really took a toll on her husband and three children, but Payne said they really stepped up, calling them Hunter’s saving grace. Hunter has recently been in the news. Thanks to some new breakthrough medications for MS patients, she has been able to leave her wheelchair behind and finally walk again with help from a cane, which the family calls amazing. “It’s just such a crippling disease,” said Payne about her sister’s good days and difficult days with seizures and getting her muscles and joints to move and function. “The MS Society had been amazing and so have her doctors with all the new medications coming out throughout the years.” Along with the free MS walks — the next one is April 28 at the Veterans Memorial Park in West Jordan — Payne’s family and team organized a paint night for April 14 and will possibly a pumpkin ball in the future because orange is the color of MS awareness. With the help of sponsors and donations, Payne said they would like to one day become a nonprofit, but for now they’re happy to be a group helping win against Multiple Sclerosis. l
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Sandy passes new anti-idling ordinance By Justin Adams | j.adams@mycityjournals.com
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new Sandy city ordinance is aimed at educating residents about how they can help improve Utah’s air quality by turning off their cars more often. Passed by the Sandy City Council on March 27, ordinance 18-10 amends the city’s traffic code by adding a section on idling cars, which reads, “No driver shall allow a vehicle’s engine to idle on public property or on private property open to the general public within the corporate limits of Sandy City.” Councilmember Zach Robinson, who authored the ordinance, said that parents don’t need to worry about getting ticketed while waiting in their cars to pick up their children from school. “It’s built to be educational in nature,” said Robinson. “It’s not meant to be a huge moneymaker for the city or some sort of punitive action.” The ordinance lists a number of exemptions, including for traffic conditions and emergency vehicles. It also stipulates that a person can be issued a citation for infringing the ordinance only after previously receiving three warnings. However, Robinson said he doesn’t think warnings or citations from law enforcement will be common. “I wouldn’t anticipate that there would be any dedicated officers patrolling around. We don’t have the bandwidth for that. They need to be dedicated to crimes in the city,” he said. A number of residents attended both the March 27 council meeting as well as a Feb. 13 council meeting when the idea was first proposed to voice their support for it. Steven Kelty said these kinds of city initiatives are important to younger people like himself. “I think if you want to retain a young population, this is the direction you need to go in. I’ve never attended a council meeting before and you can see I’m here now,” he said. At the Feb. 13 meeting, students and PTA members from Altara Elementary School attended to show their support. One of
those students, Sage Stidham, addressed the city council, reading from a prepared speech on why she thought idling cars are bad for children, such as the fact that idling is related to increased rates of asthma and heart problems. “Many people in Sandy and at Altara have asthma and we want to keep them safe,” she said. Cindy Boyer, who represented the school’s PTA, compared the issue to smoking. “We knew that smoking was bad for our lungs, so we did something about it. Today, we have air pollution that is just as bad for our lungs, and idling is a big contributor to that, so we need to make that change as well. I hope that one day we will see no-idling signs next to no-smoking signs,” she said. The ordinance was signed during an Altara Elementary assembly on April 17. Signees included Bradburn, Robinson, city council chair Linda Martinez-Saville, Altara Principal Nicole Magann, Boyer and a student representative. “You guys are a really big deal,” Bradburn told the crowd of elementary school students. “You guys are the reason that we are passing a law today.” “What we did in our city is going to help future generations,” said Robinson before the signing. “All of us breathe the air outside, and it’s important for us to do our part. We’ve worked together to pass an ordinance that’s going to help so many people.” “This is something that we’ve been passionate about for the past couple years. We live at the base of these mountains that suck in all the pollution during the winter, so if we can just do our part to keep the air clean and keep our kids healthier, that’s important to all of us,” Magann told the Sandy City Journal following the signing. Magann said that even though the kids are young, they are still able to understand the importance of clean air. The school even had the Utah Clean Air Council come for a school assembly and explain the science behind pollution and air quality.
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“It matters to them because they know they can’t go outside for recess,” said Magann. The final ordinance signed into law incorporated some of the concerns expressed by other council members on the Feb. 13 meeting, including enforceability and whether or not such ordinances actually have a measurable impact on the air quality. Robinson said the final ordinance is a “really great compromise” based on the feedback from his fellow council members and “a fantastic tool” to eliminate some of the pollution that contributes to Utah’s poor air quality. “This is a start. It’s not going to cure the world. This gets us pointed in the right direction where we can do bigger things.” l
Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn signs a new city ordinance that encourages people to idle in their cars less often. (Justin Adams/Sandy City Journal)
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Mayor Bradburn starts two-week town hall tour By Justin Adams | j.adams@mycityjournals.com
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or two weeks during the month of April, Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn and top leaders in his administration held a town hall tour throughout the city, hoping to fulfill a campaign promise to be more transparent and to interact with residents more often. “We’re not only getting people up to speed with what the mayor has been working on since he was sworn in but also to get a sense of what people are concerned about and to answer questions,” said Evelyn Everton, the city’s deputy mayor. The six town hall meetings are scheduled in three different locations and at different times of the day in order to accommodate as many different schedules as possible. “We know people’s lives are really busy, so we just wanted to make sure we had enough opportunities for people to attend a town hall if they wanted to,” said Everton. The first of the six meetings took place on Monday, April 16, at Albion Middle School. While there was not a very large turnout, Everton said the administration expected more attendees at following town halls as word of the tour spread. “With town halls sometimes you get 50 people and sometimes you only get five people,” said Everton. After introducing the attendees to the various city department leads, Bradburn spoke
for about half an hour as he talked about some of the things his administration is trying to accomplish, as well as addressed a recent salary-related controversy. “There were some news headlines around a salary decision I made when I first came into office,” he said. “I’m very new to politics and the optics were certainly not something that I thought through when I did that.” The mayor cited figures showing that he had saved the city hundreds of thousands of dollars by eliminating certain positions within his administration, particularly a senior adviser role and multiple lobbyist positions. He explained that at the time he believed his salary increase was commensurate with the increased workload he would have as a result of eliminating these positions. Many of the city initiatives Bradburn mentioned follow a formula, which he said is the underlying philosophy behind what he is trying to accomplish. The formula stipulates that increased efficiency leads to decreased costs, which in turn leads to increased value and citizen satisfaction. Many of those increased efficiencies will be a result of taking advantage of new technologies, according to Bradburn. Some of the examples he gave included Citizen Connect, a software that helps the city government communicate more effectively with residents; Cityworks, an
Various city department leaders also attend the town hall meeting and are available to answer residents’ questions directly. (Justin Adams/Sandy City Journal)
app that helps cities to manage its infrastructure (and which also happens to be headquartered in Sandy); and AquaHawk, an app that allows users to monitor their household water usage and even receive alerts when they’ve reached a certain amount of gallons used or dollars billed. Any residents who are unable to attend any of the town hall meetings won’t have to wait too
long for another chance. The administration is planning on making the tour a biannual event, with one in the spring and one in the fall every year. “We just want to make ourselves available to you, so you can put a name to a face and specifically who to contact when you have a problem,” Bradburn said. l
Zumba mom brings Utah families together for fun and autism awareness By Keyra Kristoffersen | Keyrak@mycityjournals.com
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pril is Autism Awareness Month and one Sandy mom is raising that awareness through dance and fitness. “It’s open to everybody, you don’t have to be a Zumba enthusiast or dancer or fitness enthusiast to come,” said Lisa McNett. “You really just have to love being part of a community and helping others.” McNett has been teaching Zumba and fitness classes for 10 years and is a mom of two boys, the oldest was diagnosed with autism when he was 18 months old just after the family moved to Utah. A friend introduced her to the Autism Council of Utah (ACU) a year later and she was able to make friends and learn about the new direction her family would take. “We are an autism family, which is why we wanted to do something with autism,” said McNett. “I wanted to do something that raised autism awareness and acceptance with my son being newly diagnosed and fresh.” Her first group fitness event was organized and took place while she was still pregnant with her second son. She chose April as the annual event month because it is commonly recognized as Autism Awareness Month; this year’s event was the fifth one she’s held. During the first year, McNett raised funds for the organization Autism Speaks, but switched to the Autism Council of Utah—a local nonprofit made up of volunteers—for the last four events because all
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of the funds raised are used to help Utah families. “Everything they get goes back into the state,” said McNett. “They volunteer their time to advocate for the whole community here in Utah.” This year’s event took place on April 14. Last year, 80–100 people came to the family-friendly event to have a great time dancing and listening to upbeat music with others in the Sandy and surrounding communities. They were able to raise $900 through ticket and raffle sales. This year, they raised $1,200. Thanks to McNett’s employment as a group fitness instructor at Dimple Dell Recreation Center, the 90-minute Zumba night can be held in one of their gyms, which have enough room to allow for a lot of people with six or seven instructors spread throughout the group to teach different songs and moves. “It’s like a huge party,” said McNett. “We have raffles, local businesses come with their products to sell, we donate all our ticket proceeds to the ACU and they can take it and donate it to the resources that they have.” Raffle prizes comes from local businesses like Etude Fitness Studio, family members and friends who want to help so they donate gift cards to Amazon.com and other stores. McNett has been pleased with the number of people interested in her Zumba class; that number has
Zumba for Autism instructors at Dimple Dell Recreation Center. (Lisa McNett)
increased every year, including many from the autism and Zumba communities. “We wanted to find a way to give back and just promote that awareness within the community and bring everybody together for one night and try to have a good time,” said McNett, who is grateful for the resources to different services in the area she has found through the ACU website and the different people she’s met through it. “Being able to talk to somebody who gets it is great.”
Along with her Zumba classes, McNett also teaches a four-week Bosu fitness class for kids on the autism spectrum on Thursdays. Children and parents engage in play-based fitness and use games to help them work on balance, coordination, taking turns, and flexibility using a balance trainer and weighted balls. Each week focuses on a different aspect. For more information about autism services in Utah, visit https://autismcouncilofutah. org/ l
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High school senior starts Waterford math club, creates nonprofit math organization By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
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he is the driving force behind Waterford’s MATHCOUNTS chapter that won the school’s state title last year. She is the founder of Mission Math Utah, a nonprofit organization designed to help elementary and middle school students develop a love for math. She holds math camps allowing students to polish up their skills before participating in competitions she coordinates. These are just some of the accomplishments of Tanisha Martheswaran, a senior at Waterford School who recently was awarded the highly competitive Coca-Cola Scholar. “I really love math and am a firm believer of the need for students to have a strong foundation,” she said. “I hear ‘when am I ever going to use this in real life?’ and I love to show students how it applies, especially with problem-solving and critical thinking. I also am really trying to bridge the gender gap and inspire girls into math and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers.” Martheswaran, who attended Peruvian Park Elementary and Midvale Middle School— where her team found quick success. “We went to nationals in 2013 and 2014. In seventh grade, our team placed in the top 25 and in eighth grade, I did better individually,” she said. That inspired her as a ninth-grader to shadow her former Midvale Middle coach, Bob McGee, to help the team. As a sophomore, she founded Waterford’s chapter of 10 students, and placed third in the state. Last year, she took Utah’s team to nationals. “At first, a lot of kids thought of MATHCOUNTS as a nerdy club. After we did well at region and won state, we got a lot of respect and cheering,” she said. “Our team didn’t care what they thought; they were focused. It was inspiring to see how hard they worked.” This year, she passed the reins to her brother, Tarun, as well as Daniel South. Waterford’s Nathan Zhou came in first place in both the individual and countdown competition and qualified for nationals. Overall, the team finished third in a newly formed region that included private and charter schools across the state.
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However, Martheswaran’s love for math didn’t stop there. With friends, she first served as a math coach in Cottonwood Heights, where they’d regularly tutor elementary school children in math at the local library. From there, she also founded Mission Math Utah, a nonprofit organization that holds math camps as well as math competitions for children across the state. Each year, about 60 elementary and middle school students take part in the camps and about 150 participate in the competitions. “I want to give back to the community that has given me so much,” she said. As CEO, she has a staff of volunteers of other students throughout the Salt Lake Valley who are devoted to the organization. “As a team, we talk about outreach, curriculum and any other ways we can help our youth learn,” she said. Her dream, as some of the board members are graduating seniors and will go to colleges across the country, is that they will start Mission Math chapters in other states to spread the love of math and the desire for students to challenge themselves. Martheswaran also has included math in her own research that helped her 2017 science fair project win first place in the Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair and fourth at the international science and engineering fair in the environmental engineering category. Additionally, she was invited to present her research at the WasteExpo 2017. “It’s important to introduce younger kids to math and STEM as it will help them change the world in a better way,” said Martheswaran, who is the vice president of the student advisory board of the University of Utah Science and Engineering Fair. This spring, the 4.0 GPA student was one of 150 students chosen as a Coca-Cola’s Scholar, from more than 140,000 high school seniors across the nation who applied for the merit-based scholarship. Martheswaran will receive a $20,000 college scholarship to be applied to the college of her choice, Harvard University, where she wants to use applied math to study
Waterford School’s Tanisha Martheswaran, who won fourth place at the international science and engineering fair last year with her project in environmental engineering, recently was named a 2018 Coca-Cola Scholar and is recognized as a leader in the community to increase math skills for children. (Photo courtesy of Prabha Nagenthram)
computational biology or bio stats. “It’s an amazing feeling. It seemed impossible to achieve,” she said. In addition to looking at her accomplishments in academics and through her school and community service, the committee reviewed her school involvement with winning state singles in tennis, participating in school choir and serving on student government. Martheswaran was expected to travel to Atlanta in late April to accept the honor. Accord-
ing to their website, the “Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation exists to bring better to the world through investment in exceptional high school students who are dedicated to leadership, service, and action that positively affects others.” For Martheswaran, her focus has been to help others. “I don’t know what else I’d do,” she said. “It’s a big part of life and I love to be out, about, helping teach children in our community.” l
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Alta senior Jordan Thomas received Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
Alta High senior Jordan Thomas, pictured here with her principal Brian McGill and University of Utah assistant professor and awards chair Steven Bell, received the Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Leadership Award from the University of Utah. (Denise Ferguson/Alta High)
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lta High School senior Jordan Thomas is an excellent student leader and talented writer as the school’s national news editor, but her newspaper adviser said Thomas shies away from the spotlight. Such was the case when Thomas recently was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr.
Leadership Award from the University of Utah. When she didn’t attend the ceremony, the presenter came to Alta High to present her a plaque in front of her peers in her U.S. government and citizenship class. She also was recognized at the Canyons Board of Education in late February.
“She’s very low key and very quiet,” said Denise Ferguson, Alta yearbook and newspaper adviser. “She prefers the background, but this is an amazing recognition for her service outside of school.” The Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award is given annually to students from grade 7 through 12, who are dedicated to social action, positive change and building bridges among cultures and communities. The award is based on the applicant’s personal statement as well as a letter of recommendation. In addition to the plaque, Thomas received $100. Ferguson, who recommended her for the award, said she has known Thomas for two years as a top student in her AP language and composition English class as well as a member of the school’s yearbook and newspaper staffs. “She has organized a book drive for a Title I school and collected hygiene items for homeless shelters. She has helped with the youth resource center and I know she’s helped with the local soup kitchen,” she said. In her recommendation, Ferguson wrote that Thomas “tells me she tries to be a ‘friendly face,’ so the people she interacts with know ‘somebody cares.’ The more I learn of Jordan’s humanitarian efforts, the more convinced I am that she has made positive changes and has built bridges among cultures and communities in the Salt Lake Valley.”
In her own personal statement, Thomas said that change in the community starts with everyone. “Even the smallest of contributions can make a change, and I believe it is best to start this change locally in order to make the most impact,” she wrote. “We each have a personal responsibility to improve our community and enact positive social change by identifying a problem and constructing a plan to rectify it.” She said that as one of few AfricanAmericans in a predominantly white community, she grew up battling social pressures to fit in, and at times was ridiculed. This led to her joining school clubs that promote tolerance, such as Advocates for Equality and Gender and Sexual Identity Alliance, so she could help others who may be struggling to fit in. Jordan is also involved in marching band and National Honor Society. As a school editor of “The Hawkeye,” she also oversees several writers and supervises the content in addition to editing copy and creating layouts for the monthly newspaper. Sophomore Abram Berry said that Thomas serves as a role model for the staff. “She works hard, but she also has time for others,” he said. “It’s pretty cool that she got recognized for the work she does.” l
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Bell View holds fundraiser to help Puerto Rico hurricane victims receive solar-power lights By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
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hen Bell View Elementary students learned Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last fall, which has been regarded as the worst natural disaster on record, they wanted to help. “The kids wanted to do something right after the hurricane, but it was too soon to send supplies as it was still very much a disaster,” Principal Chanci Loran said. While searching for a way to help, fourth-grade teacher and student council adviser Madaline Chilcutt learned Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox was leading the state effort to raise funds to deliver portable power sources and lights to the hurricane-stricken communities since many of them were without electricity for days and months. “Once we found Light Up Puerto Rico (the group that is collecting donations for the solar-powered lights and generators), our student council decided that was going to be our way to help the citizens of Puerto Rico,” said fifth-grade teacher Brandie Gardner, who also advises student council. First, they invited Canyons School District’s Alternative Lan-
guage Services Administrator Analis Carratini-Ruiz to share about her family living in Puerto Rico. “It was very emotional. She didn’t know how her family was since there was no power,” Gardner said, adding that they also watched video on YouTube of the disaster. That led to student discussions from what is a generator to how students would feel if a disaster struck their homes and they were to live without power, she said. “It was surprising to see how thoughtful and emotional my class was and rewarding it was when they wanted to help,” Gardner said. To raise cash for the generators and lights, student council organized incentives such as allowing students to chew gum and bringing a stuffed animal to school for 50-cent donations. There was a lunchtime dance party they could participate in for $1 or they could wear a hat for another dollar. The incentive to skip homework was limited to once per week during their fundraising effort Feb. 6–15. “Some teachers bought tickets for the entire class so all the kids
Bell View Elementary students donated money to Light Up Puerto Rico to help pay for solar-power lights and generators for communities that lack electricity after the hurricane. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
could participate,” Gardner said. The students also sold paper Valentines with candy attached for 50 cents as a way to add to the student incentives. Their efforts paid off, making $1,200 for Light Up Puerto Rico, sur-
passing their $1,000 goal. Depending on which kind of generator is being purchased with their contribution, they may have contributed up to six generators for Puerto Rico victims, Gardner said.
Loran said taking part in Light Up Puerto Rico also was a lesson in empathy. “Our hope is for our students to think about the needs of others and be willing to help,” she said. l
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Brookwood Elementary’s art-a-palooza engages students, community By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com created objects with Play-Doh and used stencils in creating artwork. Olsen also coordinated her son’s third-grade gift basket for the silent auction that was held in conjunction with numerous hands-on activities. P a r e n t volunteer Abby Pohlman chaired the event. She hoped to raise $10,000 through the silent auction Three-year-old Lizzy Olsen and her sister, second-grader Rachel, paint with vegetables as well as with the during Brookwood’s eighth annual art-a-palooza. (Julie Slama/City Journals) bake sale, with items ranging from freshly baked egan Olsen oversaw her children — Josh, Rachel, Mikey and Lizzy — who all had Easter-frosted sugar cookies to homemade a chance to paint with vegetables as part of the caramel corn to pink lemonade cupcakes. “We had 100 items to bid on, from garden largest event at Brookwood Elementary this tools in a wagon to (Real Salt Lake) tickets and year: its art-a-palooza. “This is our first time coming to art-a- a blanket to a chair made out of skis,” she said. palooza,” Olsen said. “We wanted to support the “Our teachers even donated an Italian dinner school. I like how it encourages creativity so it’s experience so a family could have dinner with them.” a fun family night.” The money is used to help fund their new Already her children made bookmarks,
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math computer program, ST Math, as well as Math Olympiad, the school spelling and geography bees, debate, hands-on science, grade-level STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) as well as Chromebooks, Pohlman said. At the event, more than 700 students and their families could learn various arts from martial arts to bread-making. Students also enjoyed face painting, working with clay and balloon art. Raquel Hinz, who brought her twin kindergartners Emma and Madsen, said they were excited to come. “They talked about it for weeks and wanted me to see their art on the wall,” she said about the art gallery walk through every grade level in the school. “We’ve already supported the bake sale, and had their faces painted.” The gallery walk featured kindergartners’ artwork using shapes to create “Bright Lights, Big City” cityscapes. First-graders used watercolors and oil pastels to create gardens filled with bugs in their artwork display, “What’s in your Garden?” Second-graders used wet-on-wet watercolor with salt to create an ocean effect in their display of “Underwater Gardens,” and third-graders were inspired by artist Karla Gerard to create “Wild and Crazy Landscapes” that were full of color. Fourth-graders designed their own bugs,
learning symmetry as they drew them, colored them with oil pastels and added sparkly dots and an iridescent spray finish. Fifth-grade students drew landscapes, then traced over the scenes with clear glue before filling them in with oil colors. Art on display was a large part of arta-palooza, which began in 2011 by Channa Vyfvinkel after Canyons School District asked schools to focus on the arts during the month of January. As the event continued, it was moved to March so outside art activities could be included and the event expanded to include the gallery walk. “This event has grown every year and every teacher comes to help and we have amazing parents who offer their talents and time to introduce new projects to students,” Vyfinkel said in 2014. The event also combined with the school fundraiser. “One hundred percent of the silent auction money goes to directly benefit and support Brookwood programs,” Pohlman said. “This has become a fine-tuned machine with everyone involved. We even had safety patrol today with ‘art-a-palooza tonight’ signs.” Fifth-grader Luke Park came to “be a part of it all.” “I’ve used watercolors and pencils and now I’m creating art with stencils,” he said. “It’s fun and it supports all of our school activities.” l
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Dates set for local high school commencement exercises By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
Local students will graduate from high school this spring. (Pixabay)
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housands of local high school seniors have their eyes set to graduate this spring. Below is a schedule of information available about area graduations. Alta About 420 seniors are scheduled to graduate at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 5 at the Huntsman Center at the University of Utah. There is wheelchair parking and ADA accommodations. There is no limit for commencement tickets. The theme is “Ad Astra Per Aspera,” or “Through Difficulties to the Stars.” The scheduled board speaker is Canyons Board of Education President Sherrill Taylor and cabinet speaker is Canyons School District Superintendent Jim Briscoe. Speakers and musical numbers will be selected by early May. Preceding the commencement, Principal Brian McGill will hold an invitation-only awards banquet and program. Alta PTSA will hold its post-graduation party, which is not a school-sponsored activity, on June 5 at Pepperwood Park. APA About 25 seniors will march in the campus’ third commencement exercises at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 2 at the Draper 3 campus. Tickets are required and if space allows, additional guests will be allowed for the ceremony. The first floor of the school is ADA accessible. Speakers will include Principal Daniel Baker and Executive Director Carolyn Sharette. Student speakers were to be determined by early May. Joining them on stage will be Vice Principal Carole Hollinger. The program will include musical numbers performed by the school concert choir. A reception will follow the graduation ceremony at the same location. A postgraduation party, not under the school’s domain, is being organized by the parents. Bingham Graduation for the Miners will be at 3 p.m., Thursday, May 31 at the Huntsman Center on the University of Utah campus. There is wheelchair parking and ADA accommodations. No tickets are required. Among the invited guests on stage will be Principal Christen Richards-Khong, Jordan School District officials and Jordan Board of Education member Marilyn Richards. Anticipated to perform are the school’s orchestra and Madrigals. Majors for Minors, Utah Scholars program and other honors will be recognized. The theme for the school year is “Ignite.”
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There are 773 seniors. Preceding the commencement will be a senior awards assembly on Thursday, May 24 at the school. A post-graduating party is being planned by the PTSA. Brighton At 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, 450 Bengals will turn their tassels as they graduate at the Maverik Center. There is wheelchair parking and ADA accommodations. The theme is “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” a quote attributed to activist and leader of India’s independence movement Mahatma Ghandi. The Canyons Board speaker is Nancy Tingey and the cabinet speaker is Assistant Superintendent Robert Dowdle. Canyons Transitional Academy About 8 students will graduate at noon, Wednesday, June 6 in the Professional Development Center at the Canyons Administrative Building—East, 9361 South 300 East, Sandy. The speakers are Canyons Board member Amber Shill and Assistant Superintendent Kathryn McCarrie. Corner Canyon Graduation is scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 5 at the Huntsman Center at the University of Utah. No tickets are required. There is wheelchair parking and ADA accommodations and details will be sent to homes of the 496 graduating seniors. The theme is new beginnings: “A time when you believe everything is finished, that will be the beginning.” Speaking will be Canyons Board member Chad Iverson, cabinet speaker Superintendent Jim Briscoe and Principal Darrell Jensen. Joining them on stage will be Board President Sherril Taylor and distinguished guest Draper Mayor Troy Walker. Student speaker tryouts and musical number auditions were scheduled for late April. The program will include performances by the school jazz band, under the direction of Randal Clark, and concert choir and Chamber Singers, under the direction by Melissa Thorne. There will be a senior awards night on Wednesday, May 23. The PTSA-coordinated graduation night party will be held at the school on June 5. The doors will open at 9 p.m., with most attractions starting at 10 p.m. Activities include virtual reality, bungee run, henna tattoos, pedestal jousting, video gaming, sumo suit wrestling, laser tag, bubble balls, DJ and dancing, student musical artists and Battle of the Bands performances, karaoke and more. Tickets will
be sold at the school during lunch periods on various days throughout the month of May and online at https://cchsptsa.weebly.com. Cottonwood At 1 p.m., Friday, May 25, about 400 Colts will graduate in their high school auditorium. Tickets are required. There is a limit of seven tickets per senior and if additional tickets become available, they will be available once released on a first come, first-served basis. ADA assistance is available, but those needing help are asked to contact administration prior to commencement to make certain everything is set up for them. The commencement speakers will include the valedictorian, salutatorian, three students and Granite School District Superintendent Martin Bates. Also in attendance will be Granite Board of Education members Connie Anderson and Connie Burgess. The school’s band, orchestra and Madrigals will be performing. A reception will be held immediately following the graduation in the commons. There is a safe Grad Night Party sponsored by parents scheduled for 10 p.m.–3 a.m. at the school. Tickets are $20. Diamond Ridge About 40 graduates are expected to graduate at 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 6 at Mt. Jordan Middle School. The speakers include Canyons Board member Clareen Arnold and Superintendent Jim Briscoe. Joining them will be Board member Steve Wrigley and Assistant Superintendent Kathryn McCarrie. Entrada About 100 students are expected to graduate at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 26 at Jordan High School. Speakers include Canyons Board member Clareen Arnold and Assistant Superintendent Kathryn McCarrie. Hillcrest About 480 Huskies will walk through commencement exercises at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 5 at the Maverik Center. There is wheelchair parking and ADA accommodations. The theme is “Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.” The Canyons Board speaker is Mont Millerberg with member Steve Wrigley in attendance. Assistant Superintendent Kathryn McCarrie also is scheduled to speak. Music will be provided by the school wind symphony. Jordan About 480 seniors are expected to graduate at 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 5 at the Maverik Center. There are no tickets required for guests to attend. There is wheelchair parking and ADA accommodations, including a lower entrance for guests needing wheelchair assistance. The theme is a quote from American philosopher and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.” Graduates are asked to arrive one hour prior to processional and encouraged to not
bring noisemakers or confetti. Guests are not allowed on the main floor and are asked to be respectful and not bring posters or balloons. Family photos may be taken outside the arena following the ceremony. Jordan Valley Eleven students are expected to graduate at 11 a.m., Friday, June 1 at the school. A reception will follow. Tickets are not required and there are ADA accommodations. This year’s speaker is Canyons Board member Mont Millerberg. Joining him with presenting diplomas are fellow Board member Steve Wrigley and Assistant Superintendent Kathryn McCarrie. JDCHS An anticipated 178 seniors will march in Juan Diego Catholic High’s commencement, which will be 10 a.m., Saturday, May 26 at the school. Tickets are required. Seniors will receive four tickets for guests for the auditorium seating and overflow tickets for the gymnasium will be available in the main office. There is wheelchair parking and ADA accommodations. Four top awards — Saint Thomas Aquinas Award, to the boy with an excellent academic record; Saint Teresa of Avila Award, to the girl with an excellent academic record; Saint Sebastian Award, to an exemplary Christian athlete; and the Saint Cecilia Award, to an exemplary Christian performing or visual artist — will be presented to graduates at the ceremony. Beforehand, there will be a senior farewell mass and presentation of honors at 10 a.m., Friday, May 18 in the school auditorium and a baccalaureate mass at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 22 at the Cathedral of the Madeleine. A post-graduation party that will be held from 9 p.m., Saturday, May 26 until 2 a.m., Sunday, May 27 at the school is being planned. South Park “Providing Hope Through Education” will be the theme of the South Park commencement exercises at 8 a.m., Thursday, May 31 at the Utah State Prison. The speakers are Canyons Board member Clareen Arnold and Assistant Superintendent Robert Dowdle. Joining them will be board member Amber Shill and Assistant Superintendent Kathryn McCarrie. Waterford Sixty-two seniors will walk through commencement exercises at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 31 at Abravanel Hall. They will be welcomed by Chairman of the Board Ronald P. Mika. During the ceremony, cum laude students will be honored, department prizes announced and individual remarks made about each graduate. The student giving the senior address has not yet been selected. Musical selections from a strings and choral number will be performed as well as the tradition for lower school students to sing “Blessing” by Katie Moran-Bart. A reception for graduates and their families will follow at the school. l
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Literacy night filled with magical creatures, divination and activities By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
Silver Mesa students learned about magical words during their Harry Potter-themed literacy night. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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aren Brooks came to Silver Mesa Elementary School with his daughters — second-grader Alta, first-grader Mila, and 4-year-old Maisy — for the school’s annual literacy night. But his girls’ elementary had transformed into a school of witchcraft and wizardry as a way to inspire the more than 600 students and families who came to engage in reading activities. “We thought this would really be fun,” said Brooks, who had recently moved to Utah. “We’ve liked the sorting hat, the magical creatures and are now trying to figure out the fortune tellers. It’s a fun way to bring stories to life and to engage in activities that promote reading at school.” Following Silver Mesa’s PTA Harry Potter theme for the year, students participated in several activities that tied into the books such as visiting Ollivander’s fine wand shop where they could select from 450 homemade wands created from pencils or learn about magical words from local author and actor Gale Sears. In the care of magical creatures, students learned from Scales and Tales that lizards, snakes and spiders are part of witchcraft and wizardry, while in charms class, students could test their pronunciation and spell-casting skills to try to levitate objects. Students also could have their handwriting deciphered to learn their fortunes. Families, like those of Eloise Johnson, could also browse the book fair. “I’m here with my grandkids and I love that reading opens their minds up to everything,” she said about fourth-grader Elliot Hodson and first-graders Libby and Oliver Hodson. Literacy also included learning about reading music, said instructional assistant Patty Smith, who coordinated the session featuring the performance of some Hillcrest High student musicians. “Kids here have the opportunity to learn violin, but they don’t learn about the instruments
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in high school band,” she said. “It’s a part of literacy to read music, learn Italian phrases and become fluent in a different form of language. It was also an eye-opening experience for some kids to learn from older kids.” Mary Ann Curtis, who coordinated the event with Alecia Falk and Liesel Gonzales, said the event wasn’t a single night, but part of the weeks leading up to it. “We love to inspire and build the excitement for our students to read,” she said. Earlier the students were divided into four houses and received house points for completing literacy-related activities, such as reading a book before watching a movie or writing their own play, outside of their daily homework. They also earned points for reading, with some students reading two and three hours per day. “They did about 400 percent of what we expected,” Curtis said. Teams also got points for answering daily trivia questions correctly as well as for the Quidditch tournament, coordinated by parent Jeni Larsen. “We have so much fun playing Quidditch,” she said about the second year the school has hosted the tournament. “Unfortunately, we don’t have flying broomsticks so we have a modified version with soft dodgeballs as bludgers and quaffles and a bouncy ball as our snitch. It’s pretty chaotic. The players are running, diving, passing and scoring. They play pretty hard, but the best part is the cheering. The students turned into a bunch of screaming fans as they cheered on their friends.” Earning the house trophy was a goal that excited all the students, Falk said. “They were so excited and had so much fun,” she said. “Last year, we had the same theme and the students liked it so much, we repeated it. It just makes literacy night magical.” l
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Classmates, school, district provide support with Hillcrest students’ deaths By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
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plashed in the news are photos of the single car rollover in Arizona during spring break that took the lives of two Hillcrest High School juniors. But quietly behind the headlines are classmates, counselors and the district crisis team providing support for their friends and families. “We want to reach out and offer our help and support,” Canyons School District Director of Responsive Services BJ Weller said. “We come to schools during crises and see the needs, offer support and counseling if it’s more than the schools can handle with their staff and follow up with the families and students who sought counseling.” Carson Glen Koch and Brayden Eaton, both 17-year-olds from Sandy, died April 7 when their car veered off Interstate 15 and rolled between Mesquite, Nevada and St. George as they were returning home. Both were instantly killed, according to a GoFundMe account set up by Carson’s mother, Jody Koch. She added that Brayden’s mother had just died the week earlier from liver failure. “It is a tragedy beyond words,” she wrote. Jordan High School junior Autumn Perry, who attended Union Middle School with both of them, said that Carson was outgoing and on the stage crew with the school musical. “He was super funny. I attended a different elementary school and he came up to me in seventh grade and said, ‘Hey you seem cool, let’s talk’ and we kept talking all through middle school. Brayden was so sweet and even though she was shy, she saw me all alone and came up and talked to me,” Autumn said, adding that she recently had seen Brayden and had caught up. Riverton junior Jillian Westenskow said she was Brayden’s best friend. “Brayden was happy all the time,” she said. “She’s sweet and very pretty. She liked to be adventurous, like exploring abandoned houses. She liked hanging with her boyfriend.” Jillian said that the two had been dating for 16 months and that Carson loved basketball. The GoFundMe site said that both were good students. Carson earned his Eagle Scout, was an umpire and referee for Sandy City and had a part-time job. Brayden, who was living with her grandmother and younger sister, was trying to help support herself and sister by working a part-time job as well as attending Hillcrest. West Jordan High junior Ariana Isais had worked with Brayden. “She always made me smile and we instantly were friends. I met Carson once. He made Brayden really happy and was making jokes in the car,” she said. Weller said that after a Hillcrest counselor alerted the district about the accident on the weekend, he and his response team met with administrators and counselors early Monday morning to determine the best approach for the teachers and student body. They told teachers before school Monday and in some classes, teachers told students and in others, counselors
Hillcrest High School students were among those who attended a candlelight vigil for two classmates who died during spring break. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
took the role to inform the classes. “It’s best not to make a general announcement, but to be able to see students’ reactions and offer them counseling and follow up with them,” he said. Weller also said the staff filled in to tell classes where there were substitute teachers. “It was hardest when both kids were in the same class,” he said, adding that in some cases, the response team will help schools that need additional grief counselors, usually in middle and elementary schools, since those schools don’t have as many staff. Weller said that with the recent house bill 264 passing — elementary school counselor program – there will be more funding to provide services to students. He already is interviewing a couple of additional counselors for the elementary schools in the district. Canyons School District spokesman Jeff Haney said that the day was “admittedly difficult.” “When a tragedy like this happens, students often have a lot of questions. We’ve found they also experience grief in different ways,” he said. Principal Greg Leavitt was with Hillcrest’s Vocal Ensemble as they were about to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City when they all learned the news. “They were Husky Strong and pulled it together to perform beautifully,” he said, adding that the school traditionally sends flowers for funeral services. Although these are the first student deaths in the district for the school year, Weller said it’s hard anytime there is a death at a school. Early this school year, Hillcrest High’s
football coach Cazzie Brown died four days after becoming sick from a viral infection, later said to have been West Nile Virus. The students have rallied around his memory this year and his belief of “one pack, one goal.” Likewise, students are supporting the memories of Carson and Brayden. Hillcrest junior Becca Palmatier is making a video of happy memories for the families. A tweet from the student body officers encouraged students to wear green in support and sign banners at lunch in memory of Carson and Brayden to give to their families. Students also gathered at a candlelight vigil April 11 at Falcon Park in Sandy in their honor where they wrote messages to their classmates on balloons before releasing them, “blew bubbles to heaven,” and signed posters for the families. Brayden’s childhood friend, Sage Peck, was amongst the supporters. “I knew Brayden all my life,” she said. “She helped me through a lot. It’s nice to have someone to talk to. She was involved in everything and Carson was a good guy who treated her well.” Canyons School District provides support for students and families through car and plane accidents, shootings, suicides and other deaths, Weller said. “Our job first is to establish safety and support and then, if long-term therapy is needed, we can provide resources,” he said. “Often, students and families don’t show up the first day, but our counselors are ready and we take it case by case to help them.” l
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Seniors lead Jordan tennis team on the courts By Ron Bevan | r.bevan@mycityjournals.com
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Jordan senior Nicholas Colt puts everything he has into his serve in a recent match with Alta. Colt is the No. 1 singles player on the Beetdigger team. (Ron Bevan/City Journals)
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a high level.” Senior Noah Belnap rounds out the singles part of the team in the No. 3 position. Belnap, a senior, serves along with Colt as team captain for Jordan. “As captain he has done a tremendous job unifying the team,” Bell said. “He helps everyone understand all the ins and outs of the team. He is also one of the best at getting fans out to our matches, which is not always something that happens for tennis.” Bell found an easy combination from which to build his No. 1 doubles team. It was an easy fit to put senior McKay Tilby and junior Jaxson Crook on the same team. They are cousins and have obviously known each other for a long time. “They are both converts from the baseball program, so they have no issues hitting the ball,” Bell said. “We just had to change the angle of where the ball was headed!” Rounding out the varsity team are No. 2 doubles partners Paul Hudson and Caleb Wiggins. Both are seniors who made the jump to varsity this season. “It has been exciting to see their progress through their career and their ability to step up and compete in this new role,” Bell said. Although there are a lot of good tennis teams in Region 7, Bell figures Jordan will be competing for state qualification with Cottonwood and Alta, while Timpview, Corner Canyon and Brighton seem to have the top three slots filled. l
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Three senior leaders leaving their mark on Jordan Lacrosse By Ron Bevan | r.bevan@mycityjournals.com The Jordan girls lacrosse team relied on one main player last season. That player, Paige Williams, was one of the best lacrosse players in the entire state. She led the Beetdiggers in scoring and returns this season to try to push the team into state contention. Williams is making a difference on the team as a senior. Not in her scoring prowess, but her understanding of the game and a change in philosophy. “Last year she was our highest scorer,” Jordan coach Niki Ballou said. “She had to carry the team and she took on that responsibility. This year the team has stepped up and she has taken on a different role.” Instead of leading the team in scoring, Williams now leads with assists. She uses her knowledge of the game to find the open teammate that leads to a scoring opportunity. “She decided to make the choice to not score as much and help the team out,” Ballou said. “Now anyone on our attack can score and she finds the right person to receive her pass.” Offense wasn’t in Williams’ wheelhouse when she began her career at Jordan. She was a defender, and good enough to earn All-Conference Best Defender honors. “She is so fast that I felt she would be more lethal in our midfield, where she could still defend but also help score,” Ballou said. “I have no doubt she is going to make it big in the sport. She is a Division 1 college caliber player.” Williams is bookmarked with two other seniors that are helping mold this year’s Beetdigger squad. Emme Laro and Gretchen Hyer are also making the final season appearances in a Jordan uniform. Laro plays in the center position while Hyer is primarily a defender. “Laro is the hardest worker on the team even though she is a very good player already,” Ballou said. “Usually the really good
players put on an air of not needing to try as hard. Laro is always trying harder and wanting to improve her game.” Hyer is a multi-sport athlete who also represented Jordan on the swimming team. Ballou believes it is Hyer’s swimming that gives her an edge on the lacrosse field. “She is a positive vibe for our team,” Ballou said. “She has so much energy. Usually when I pull a player off the field it is because they are beginning to show signs of fatigue and needing a rest. I don’t think I have ever pulled her off the field. She is an anomaly. I can play her anywhere, but her defense is just so pretty.” Stepping into one of the leading scoring positions this season is junior Maya Thayne, a tough-nosed, daredevil of a player that mixes it up inside so much she is one of the few players now wearing a helmet. “Her goal accuracy is amazing,” Ballou said. “She began the season making 16 of her first 18 shots. She is not afraid to go full force through all the sticks. It is both beautiful and terrifying to watch her play.” Jordan’s defense is also solid this season, with a corp of players that work so well together Ballou hates to make substitutions. They are led by sophomore defender Megan Fernandez, who shows her game intelligence even at a younger age. “Fernandez understands the flow of the game and the attack she is against,” Ballou said. “She can really figure out how offenses try to break our defense and she can help our defense recover quickly.” Behind the defense as the last stop is goaltender Kimi Rasmussen, a sophomore with the mental toughness needed to man the net. “I haven’t met a goalie liker her,” Ballou said. “Being a
goalie is mentally tough. It is hard to focus after someone scores on you. But she doesn’t seem like she will ever have a breakdown. She keeps playing the game her way.” l
Jordan forward Olivia Davis looks for a passing lane during a recent lacrosse game. (Ron Bevan/City Journals)
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New coach breathes new life into Alta baseball By Ron Bevan | r.bevan@mycityjournals.com
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fter a year in turmoil that included players transferring and coaches leaving, it appears the Alta Hawks have found the man to right the ship that is Alta baseball. The Hawks found themselves thrust into a need to find a new coach early this year. But they only needed to look to the closest school, where they snatched up Daron Connelly from Corner Canyon High School. But rebuilding the once-vaunted Alta program is not going to be an easy task. Nearly all of the experienced players are gone and the team is being built virtually from the ground up. “A lot of players either graduated last year or transferred to new schools,” Connelly said. “There was a lot of turmoil and players wanted to move to other schools. We have only three seniors that are contributing to the team this year.” As an example of how little experience remains on Alta’s squad, of the players currently wearing an Alta uniform, they only went to the plate to bat 27 times last year. The rest of the playing time was taken by players no longer on the team. “We know this isn’t a year we measure by wins or losses,” Connelly said. “But we are competing in every game and we are putting in the time to get better.” Connelly is no stranger to the beginnings of a program. He first moved to Utah from Arizona in 2014 to begin the baseball program at the then-new high school in Draper. His first year was difficult as far as wins, but by 2016 he had the team playing in the state tournament and finishing third. Another deep run in the state playoffs came in the 2017 season and Connelly’s coaching prowess was being heard. “At the end of the season last year I was given the opportunity to become one of the athletic directors at Corner Canyon,” he said. While it was a position he always hoped to have, the move required that he step down from coaching. And that may have been where Connelly’s story would end up taking him, but somehow fate always intervenes. This time it came in the form of former Alta baseball coach Gentry Beckstead, who abruptly quit in February. Alta had to scramble to get a coach into position and Connelly was high on their list. It was his own family that convinced him to take the coaching reins at Alta. “I have children that graduated from Alta and three that are attending currently,” Connelly said. “I discussed it with my kids. They said they didn’t think I was done coaching and that I should apply.” Part of his decision to come to Alta rested on a few conditions. Connelly wanted to continue to teach and he also wanted to continue in some capacity as athletic director. “I knew (Alta Principal Brian) McGill from when we worked together at Corner Canyon,” Connelly said. “I reached out to him and asked if I could be head coach and possibly be given the chance to become athletic director when Morgan Brown retires. Although Brown
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has no plans to retire soon, I felt good about our talk and so I applied.” But the turnaround time for when Connelly was named head coach and the beginning of the season was very short. The coaching staff was in place just two short weeks before the season was to begin. “We came in not knowing the kids nor their talents,” Connelly said. “We came in really just observing at first. We went to work and tried to figure out where we were at and what needed to be done. We feel we are making loads of progress when you consider how this season began.” The weather wasn’t much help either. The Hawks didn’t even get a chance to get onto a baseball field until March 9, the day the team’s bus pulled up to their first game in a tournament in Mesquite, Nevada. “We were looking for a little warmer weather to get the season started,” Connelly said. “We were able to play eight games over three days while down there. It helped us to see who we were and what we had. It helped lay the foundation for the rest of the season.” With all the transfers, Alta is relying on the leadership this season of just three seniors. Only two of them, however, were on the team last season. Blake Tempest and Garrett Ross are the returning players. Kason Caldwell is in his first season as a Hawk. Tempest is primarily an outfielder. He has played in all three outfield positions but has of late found a home in left field. “It has been an adjustment period for him
to the new coaching change, but he came in with a pretty good attitude,” Connelly said. “He has done everything we have asked of him and has been great from day one.” Ross plays mostly second base and also fills in as the designated hitter due to his prowess with the bat. “He is pretty much the anchor for us in the No. 3 batting position in the lineup,” Connelly said. “He has had a couple of perfect games from the plate this season.” Caldwell is a transfer from Jordan High School. He is the No. 1 pitcher on the team, but can also be found at nearly every other position on the field, from the infield to the outfield. “Caldwell is a utility player who can play wherever we need him,” Connelly said. “His pitching is sound and he is able to keep his pitch count low enough for us to save our other pitchers. He pitched a complete game in our game with Brighton.” Alta has a good group of juniors, including Zack Willits at first base. A few sophomore players are also on the team as well as freshmen. “Our intent was to come in and reestablish the culture at Alta,” Connelly said. “There is tradition here. We are trying to rebound. We want to be competitive, but we want to build it the right way and not rush it. Hard work, perseverance and all those things will pay dividends in the end. We are getting the players to buy into this philosophy and we are seeing results both this year and beyond.” l
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Alta soccer just keeps reloading By Ron Bevan | r.bevan@mycityjournals.com
Alta senior Jack Anderson gets fouled on a slide tackle in a recent boys soccer game. The foul earned the defender a yellow card and gave the Hawks a free kick just outside the penalty box. (Photo: Ron Bevan/City Journals)
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igh school athletics are unlike the professional, collegiate and even the youth competition leagues. Those teams pretty much keep their rosters the same, or pick and choose new players to fit their needs. In high school, most teams have to adjust their playing style
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to the talent pool available to them. Every year a new class of players comes into the school, and they stay for only four years. There are no drafts. There are no trades. Just the local youth. But in Sandy there is a school and an athletic program that seems to thrive on its talent pool year in and year out. There are relatively few peaks and valleys. In the fall and in the spring, whether it is the girls team or the boys team, all schools are gunning for Alta and its soccer prowess. “We have built a tradition at Alta in our soccer program,” coach Lee Mitchell said. “Players coming into our program know about the history at Alta and know it is up to them to keep it going. There is a lot expected of them.” A drive past the school and its soccer stadium reflect that history. Hanging proudly from the back of the football field grandstands and overlooking the soccer field are the banners: eight state titles for the girls team and five for the boys. It should also be noted all of these titles have been won under the watchful eye of Mitchell, who has been the only soccer coach since the program began at Alta. And in a way the boys team is the defending state champions. They won the title last season in the 4A ranks. This year, however, Alta has moved back into the 5A category. Still, the expectation at the school remains the same: win. “The boys know it is very difficult to repeat under any circumstances,” Mitchell said. “Moving up a category makes it even harder. But they have taken the challenge.” A formidable task indeed. Alta’s state championship team of last season was heavy laden with seniors. The Hawks lost 11 players from that team to graduation. A graduation rate like that usually means it is time to rebuild at the high school level. Instead, Alta is flying high on the backs of its newer players
and the handful of juniors and sophomores that saw action last year. The Hawks have barely lost a step, losing only one game in their first 8 outings. Juniors seem to be the top attackers for Alta, with Kenny Kocherscheidt, Chris Stephensen and Ethan Bell doing the bulk of the scoring. Eight different Alta players have put the ball in the back of the net this season. A junior also mans the net for Alta. Goalkeeper Traven England has been tapped for the responsibility of keeping the ball out of the goal. And he has a good group of defenders in front of him to help, including seniors Jett Sollis, Cole Fassler and Kyle Bailey. “Sollis played up front in the past for us,” Mitchell said. “We put him in the back to anchor the defense.” Alta has always been known for its talent, and several players have gone on to the collegiate and even professional ranks. But the Hawks have never been about a player or two. “It needs to be a team effort for us because we don’t have superstars,” Mitchell said. “Some of these kids are very talented, but they know that the only way to win is to play as a team.” Mitchell uses a variety of techniques to mold his team from the collection of youth competitive players that once were rivals and now teammates. He gets to know players on a personal level. He goes down the line during practices and shakes the hand of every player. He has team dinners. “We have a team dinner every week and I try to bring a former player in to speak to them each time,” Mitchell said. “They get to hear what has made our program successful in the past. They hear that we expect them to carry on the tradition.” A tradition that could end with another championship this May, another trophy in the halls at Alta and another banner hanging proudly over the soccer field. l
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Alta tennis looking to disrupt Region 7 favorites By Ron Bevan | r.bevan@mycityjournals.com
Concentration keeps Alta senior Ryan Woodhead battling between the No. 1 and No. 2 singles slots on the tennis team. (Photo: Ron Bevan/City Journals)
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lta boys tennis coach Krista Anderson has a dilemma, one many high school coaches would love to have. A pair of seniors are staying competitive enough Anderson has had to try both in the No.
1 singles slot and see which keeps the slot. “(They) have been battling for that position the past few weeks,” Anderson said. But for now it looks like Alta will be led on the courts by No. 1 singles player Alex
Dame, a senior who has been on the team since he was a freshman. Dame was on Alta’s No. 2 doubles team last season. He and his partner, Jayden Russell, were the third seed out of Region 7 and won their first match at state last year before bring knocked out of the tournament in the quarterfinals. Russell has since graduated and Dame worked hard enough to reach the top singles spot on Alta’s team this season. “He is number one because he is our number one seed,” Anderson said. “(At the beginning of the season) the players play matches to earn the top seven spots for our varsity team. We then place them in singles or doubles. Dame is a hard worker and has beautiful shots. It’s fun to watch him hit because he doesn’t hold back.” Sitting behind Dame in the No. 2 singles slot is Ryan Woodhead, another senior who is also in his final season of a four-year run on the team and has swapped places with Dame a few times for the No. 1 position. “Woodhead runs everything down and has a lot of natural talent,” Anderson said. “It is fun to watch him because he plays smart tennis.” Jacob Beck sits in the No. 3 singles slot. Beck, a junior, is making his first appearance on the varsity team this season. “Watching Beck play reminds you of how
much fun it is to play because he can’t stop smiling when he plays,” Anderson said. This year’s No. 1 doubles team consists of sophomores Ashton Renfro and Rhett Turley. Renfro returns to varsity doubles, having played last season with his older brother, Conner, who has since graduated. The Renfro brothers also made it to the quarterfinals at state last year. “Turley was on the junior varsity team last season,” Anderson said. “He hit all summer with Renfro hoping to become his doubles partner. The two have great chemistry together, and I look forward to watching them become a stronger doubles team over the next few years.” The final varsity slots are taken by senior William Pearson and sophomore RJ Bonds, who comprise the No. 2 doubles team. “I have had a hard time setting the final doubles team because both Pearson and Bonds are good singles players,” Anderson said. “I mixed them up a few times, but they play great together so now I keep them in the doubles team.” The team is playing in Region 7, which is a very tough region this year in 5A tennis. Programs such as Timpview and Brighton are also in the region and have been tough to beat at the state level. l
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High schools see decline in number of referees
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f players line up on the field and there is no official to enforce the rules, does it count in the standings? Overall, Utah high school sports have seen a 2 percent decline in the number of officials for its sporting events. Nearly 2,700 men and women officiate high school athletics in the state. “We are no different than the national trends,” said Jeff Cluff, Utah High School Activities Association assistant director in charge of officials. “Officiating is a difficult trade. It takes a lot of time just to be adequate let alone very good at it, and our newer officials are not sticking around long enough to get to that point.” Many of the state’s experienced officials are retiring, and there are not the number of younger replacements. Cluff also pointed out that we have more schools and more athletic participants than ever before. “It used to be that there would be one game a night at the school,” he said. “Nowadays, there could be a baseball, softball, soccer and lacrosse game all at the same time. Not to mention all the club sports that use our officials too.” Utah’s current unemployment rate of 3.1 percent leads to a strong economy. Therefore, many residents are not compelled to spend extra time at a side job. The UHSAA has partnered with youth sports programs such as Ute Conference football in the Salt Lake Valley. The youth football program referees are also registered as UHSAA officials. The purpose is to train younger referees on Saturday to become high school officials also. “There used to be college courses as elective credit,” Cluff said. “It was used to get students to referee intramurals. Those classes are no longer available for college credit. I think [Southern Utah University] still has this course, and Weber State recently started one. Young kids do not have as many places to be introduced to officiating.” The scrutiny involved in the game has also discouraged many eligible participants. “I can be at a high school game, and within five minutes of an error on the field or court I can get a text, tweet or an email at the UHSAA showing the error that the official made,” Cluff said. “People are less patient, and they expect perfection until they actually try it and see how hard it really is.” Professional sports fans have become accustomed to instant replay and slowmotion video—something that is not available at the local high school level. “I had friends that were intentionally thrown at and have heard of parents and players that were malicious and disrespectful,” former high school softball
The need for more officials of high school sports is increasing. More games, retirement and poor sportsmanship is making it hard to find enough replacements. (Photo dsandersonpics.com)
umpire Gerri Ewing said. “It is hard to put a young 16- or 17-year-old into that environment and expect them to be eager to come back. I umpired because I love softball. The money was not important to me. It was so I could give back to the community.” Utah has two NFL officials both of whom are former high school officials (Bart Longson, Ryan Dixon). Two years ago, two Utah-based officials worked the NCAA national championship football game. DG Nelson (SLCC baseball coach) recently refereed in the NCAA basketball tournament, and six PAC 12 umpires reside in Utah. “I think our top 15 percent of officials are as good as any in the country,” Cluff said. “I have seen and associate with officials at a high level. We have a deep pedigree of officials in this state. Some of our experienced officials are very well respected.” Officials and coaches have seen an increase in unsportsmanlike conduct from both players and fans. “Parents can be so harsh toward officials. It is a toxic age,” Herriman swim coach Michael Goldhardt said. “Kids and parents want game time; they have no loyalty to the school, and it is always someone else’s fault.” Schools and state associations are finding ways to recruit. Their plans include training and seminars at local leagues and recreation sports, but the need is growing faster than they can find replacements. l
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As you explore the trails along the Jordan River this spring, keep an eye out for new signs at stream restoration projects completed by Salt Lake County’s Watershed Planning & Restoration Program. You’ll see informational signs about the projects, and signs that encourage people to take and share photos of the restoration areas. Both sign types were included to create awareness of stream restoration techniques used by the Watershed Program, why restoration was needed, and how it can improve the river ecosystem. For both wildlife and humans! When left to its own devices, a river is a dynamic thing. Banks move as erosive forces shape and reshape the channel and floodplain. But when development puts stress on natural stream systems, erosion can accelerate beyond the norm. Much of the
Jordan River’s historic floodplain has been impacted in one way or another, and the Watershed Program is using natural channel design to repair damaged streambanks, restore natural function to the river, and improve habitat for wildlife. Post-project monitoring is an important part of any restoration project. With the photo monitoring stations, we’re inviting Jordan River Trail users to become part of the monitoring process! It’s simple: Put up a sign asking people to set their phone or camera in an angle bracket, take a photo, and post it to Twitter with a site-specific hashtag. Then we use the photos to create slideshows that show change over time. This is truly a crowdsourcing effort. We don’t own the photos. Instead, Salt Lake County developed an online tool to harvest the hashtags and view
the photos in a slideshow format that simulates timelapse photography. We’re relying on a network of citizen-monitors to provide the data that creates a permanent photographic record. Photos taken during the growing season will record how plants on the reconstructed streambanks are filling in. During high water we’ll see how the floodplains are handling high river flows. During winter, when foliage is off and water levels are typically lower, we’ll have a clearer view of how the reconstructed streambanks are holding up. Spring is a great time to head out as plants in the restoration areas are starting to leaf out. Currently, there are seven photo monitoring stations (and eight project info signs) at several Watershed Program restoration projects on the Jordan River. Five photo stations along the stretch
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of river from Arrowhead Park at 4800 South to approximately 5100 South in Murray, are documenting ongoing restoration work begun in 2015. We have one photo station at Winchester Park at 6500 South in Murray for the channel repair and revegetated streambanks that we completed in 2015. In Draper, we have one station at the river realignment project at 12600 South, just down the trail from the Jordan River Rotary Park. To see the slideshows created from the crowdsourced photos, visit our Monitor Change page at http:// slco.org/watershed/restoration/ monitor-change/. Learn more in the Spring 2018 issue of Watershed Watch, the newsletter of the Salt Lake County Watershed Planning & Restoration Program, http://slco. org/watershed/resource-center/ watershed-watch-newsletter. l
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SAFE DRIVING HABITS By Travis Barton | travis@mycityjournals.com Spring is upon us, summer is on the way; and with warmer temperatures and (hopefully) blue skies on the horizon, drivers can’t blame slick roads or blinding flurries for their faulty driving anymore. Driving safely requires good driving habits. Habits. Not occasionally safe maneuvers. The following are some prudent practices to implement in your daily travels.
checking windshield washer fluid or the antifreeze level in your car’s reservoir can prevent serious issues happening on the road. Wash your car especially after storms or if you’ve parked under a pine tree where birds can drop their white business on the hood or sap could drip onto the roof. Left untreated, these outdoor stains can ruin the paint on your vehicle.
Blinkers and blind spots Driving 101. If you plan on changing lanes, let others in on your secret. Everyone will appreciate it. Others want to know what you are planning. Likewise, if you see a blinker come on indicating your lane is that car’s desired destination, let it in. This isn’t the Daytona 500. We are not racing for $19 million. It is common courtesy, if we want people to use their blinkers, then we should reward them for doing so. Remember the blinker doesn’t automatically assume safe passage to the next lane. And while your car’s sensors in the rearview mirrors are helpful, they are not omniscient. Check your blind spot with your own eyes. There’s a reason it’s called a “blind” spot.
Drive defensively This means keeping distance between you and the car in front of you.
Tire pressure This one is almost as simple as the first. Check your tire pressure on a regular basis to know if there is a small leak. Maybe you drove over a nail and didn’t realize it. We often don’t look at the tires on the passenger side since we don’t approach the car from that direction, checking regularly allows you to examine those opposite side wheels. It will keep your car’s handling in its best condition. Each vehicle can have different appropriate PSI (measurement for tire pressure), but when temperatures drop, so does the pressure in your tires. Keep car maintained Since you’ll be regularly checking the tires, might as well keep regularly scheduled maintenance on your car. This can range from oil changes to transmission flushes. Simply
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Touching their bumper does nothing for you. And if you need to get that close to read their license plate or sticker, your eyesight is troubling and you probably shouldn’t be behind a steering wheel. Also you can’t always see what’s in front of the car before you. They may have to slam on their brakes due to an unexpected obstruction. If you rear end them, insurance rarely works out in your favor. This can also mean slowing down on wet roads or not weaving in and out of traffic. Distractions This is the No. 1 reason for accidents. This is not limited to using the cell phone, though texting, checking news alerts or making a phone call are all terrible decisions to make while driving. It also extends to dozing off or checking the price at the gas station you just passed. Be alert, stay vigilant. Other drivers may suddenly stop, they may not see you as you yield or turn. By staying engaged and sharp, your reactions can be sharper and you may even anticipate what other drivers are looking to do. One way to stay engaged is to vary your daily commute. Changing your routine alerts your brain, breaking you from the monotonous snooze you may find yourself after traveling certain routes hundreds of times. These habits are important and it is not overdramatic to say that they could save a life. l
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City officials take part in disaster simulation By Justin Adams | j.adams@mycityjournals.com
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embers of the Sandy City administration and city council spent April 3 responding to emergency situations caused by an earthquake. If Sandy residents don’t remember feeling any tremors on that day, it’s because the earthquake was only in their imaginations. The pretend earthquake was part of an emergency preparation activity that runs participants through simulation of a natural disaster in a manner similar to tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons. After being assigned to various roles and groups within an imaginary city, the Sandy city officials had to select a limited number of resource cards from a prepared list. Then City Emergency Manager Jeff Mulcahy announced the pretend earthquake and had all the participants take shelter under the tables. “Don’t go under a doorway. That’s a myth,” said Mulcahy. Then each group was given a different critical situation resulting from the earthquake along with two options for how to address the situation, each option requiring different combinations of resource cards that the group may or may not have chosen at the beginning. To illustrate the importance of coordinating between different communities, the groups were able to trade resource cards with one another. City Administrative Officer Matt Huish said following the simulation he saw many parallels between it and his experience helping with relief efforts in Haiti. “The most critical thing is how you communicate between communities,” he said. Each group was impeded by a variety of obstacles, including a “chasm” that split the room in two, a fire that broke out following the earthquake and competition between the partic-
Sandy City officials and employees take cover under some tables during a pretend earthquake. (Justin Adams/Sandy City Journal)
ipants. In the end, only two groups were able to achieve their objective. Mulcahy said that while the game’s format can encourage competitiveness, an actual disaster is not a zero-sum game and that people are more generous and willing to help and share than in the simulation. “The purpose is to get people to think about the importance of coalitions,” said Mulcahy. “It’s easier to work with people you have a prior relationship with.”
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and to their community. My family and I moved to Salt Lake from Brooklyn six years ago. We love it here—the outdoors, the ever-increasing slate of arts and culture offerings, and the ingrained sense of service. Even so, I can honestly say that I’ve never felt more connected to my community than I did Last Saturday on Cares Day. I sprayed windows and pulled weeds at The Road Home’s Palmer Court with a group of students from the U. I saw STEM workshop student’s wide smiles as they watched their ideas take shape in the 3D printer at Northwest Middle School. I sorted through cardboard boxes of clothes and toys in the basement loading dock of the YWCA with a group of nurses from Huntsman Cancer Institute. We were all moved when Sally Hannon, Development Coordinator at the Y, thanked us, saying, “I can’t believe all you’ve
done. I’ve never seen this part of the floor before.” I am proud to work at Comcast. In my new role, I will be focused on external relations strategies, including community impact work—like Cares Day—as well as communications and local government affairs. But the way I see it, I’m just the newest member of a super high-performing team, who have put an unbelievable amount of effort into the planning and execution of Comcast Cares Day. For them, this day is about people. It’s about supporting our project leads and partners; it is about delivering volunteers, students, and our nonprofit and school partners a seamless and meaningful experience; it is about making visible and lasting change to organizations and lives. And it is a little bit about hoping for good weather. Lucky for us, both sun and spirits shined brightly in Utah this Comcast Cares Day. l
KELLY PALMER (1953-2018)
Kelly Palmer, 64, passed away on April 10, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Although she endured a rare neurological disorder for several years, she never lost her elegance, unique grace, and refinement. She will be greatly missed. The daughter of Donald and Carolyn Houston, Kelly was born in St. George, Utah on June 10, 1953. The family lived in Texas and the Philippines before settling in northern California, where she graduated from Saratoga High School. She displayed an early talent as a seamstress, winning the California wool industry’s Making it with Wool Contest. As a mother, Kelly designed clothes for her children, always ensuring that they looked their best. She later served as the first president of the Utah Sewing Guild. Kelly graduated from BYU in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising and a minor in French. She accepted a position with Macy’s at Union Square in San Francisco as a senior buyer for cosmetics and fine fragrances. In 1980, Kelly accepted a position as assistant director of the cosmetic division with Amtec Industries and moved back to Utah. In less than a year she was promoted to director, a position requiring extensive global travel. She was articulate, giving numerous presentations without notes. In 1983, she married William D. Palmer in the Salt Lake Temple. The couple had three sons in the first five years of marriage. Shortly before the birth of her first child, Kelly left her career to become a full-time mother. She was a skilled and consummate homemaker. Kelly had a passion for travel and, before her marriage, had traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico. She later traveled with her husband to China, Thailand, Korea, and Indonesia, as well as numerous trips throughout the U.S. One of her favorite destinations was the Oregon Coast. Kelly’s priorities were always her family, following closely by her faith. She held many church callings, serving twice as a Young Women’s President. She also served in the baptistry of the Draper Temple and later with her husband as a Guest Services Missionary. She is survived by her husband, William D. Palmer; sons, William Ryan (Mikelle), Joseph Bracken (Lindsay), Matthew Thomas (Alexa); granddaughter, Claire; mother, Carolyn Garrett; and brothers, Scott, Brett, Pat and Mike Houston.
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Birthday Shopping May is a month of celebration for my family. There’s my birthday, my dad’s birthday, my friend’s birthday, my parent’s anniversary, and, of course, Mother’s day. I love celebrating other people’s birthdays and take time to find the best gift to surprise them. You know who doesn’t like celebrating birthdays? My wallet. During the past few years of extravagantly celebrating birthdays, I’ve picked up a few tricks to make my wallet happier. Let’s start with online shopping. I always shop online: it’s easier to find that perfect personalized gift in cyberspace than it is at the local shopping mart. I’ll usually start (I’ll admit it) with some social media stalking. I’ll go through the birthday person’s feed and see if there’s anything they have been really into recently, or there might even be a post explicitly telling friends what to get them for their birthday. Once I have a good idea of what to get the birthday person, or at least what theme to go with, I’ll start searching. If the birthday person made it easy on me and posted a wish list, I’ll start comparing prices online. Usually, the same item can be bought for cheaper on specific websites, or provide free shipping. I use Google Chrome as my browser so I use an extension that will compare prices for me. If I’m looking at an item on a website, the extension might automatically find the same item cheaper somewhere else. If it does, a small pop up will appear in the corner of my
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sitting in the cart. If you have an email linked to the site you are shopping on, you’ll usually get an email reminding you that an item is in your cart (as if you had forgotten). The site will usually send a 10-20 percent coupon code to inspire you finish the transaction. This requires patience though, since these emails usually won’t show up in an inbox for a day or two. If you don’t want to go online shopping, personalized gifts are always great options. I love making personalized cakes for my birthday people. They’re fun, tasty, and generally inexpensive. You can buy baking supplies in large quantities and use them for many different occasions. I use the same tactic for party supplies as well. I love to surprise my birthday people by decorating their car or home or workplace. I have bags full of streamers and balloons that I buy in quantity. Lastly, if you’re not like me but like many of my friends, you can opt out of receiving gifts on your birthday altogether. Instead, request the money that would be spent on your gift to go towards a donation. Facebook has a specific invite for this: you can invite your friends to donate your birthday gift money to a charitable cause. I have been invited to donate to The Humane Society, the Alzheimer’s Association, Cancer Societies, the World Wildlife Fund, etc. There are hundreds of nonprofits to choose from which this social media platform has listed. l
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