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n a school not known for its volleyball prowess walks perhaps one of the state’s best players in the sport. Grace Jansen is in her final year at Jordan, leading the Beetdiggers team and hoping to help set the stage for a resurgence in the sport. Jansen brings some big credentials to the team. She is the current Utah AAU state beach volleyball champion for her age group. “We don’t have a lot of players that play on the club level,” Jordan volleyball coach Warren Van Schalkwyk said. “Not a lot of our players are playing the sport year-round like other schools have. Jansen is the exception to the rule.” Jansen came into volleyball when she was 12 years old. Prior to that, she competed in gymnastics. “I was an all-around gymnastics athlete,” Jansen said. “I began when I was 3 and I loved it enough I practiced five hours a day, five days a week.” But gymnastics fell out of her life the day her father, Russ Jansen, had her enter a volleyball tournament. “I played in that first tournament and I just knew that volleyball was my sport,” Jansen said. “I don’t know what it was, but something just clicked in my mind and I knew that I couldn’t do gymnastics anymore.” Her father built a beach volleyball court in their backyard and the duo would practice for hours and enter tournaments along the way. This year Jansen decided to make a run for a beach volleyball title. So she teamed up with another beach volleyballer, Bryton Bishop, of Pleasant Grove. The duo played in two tournaments in southern California and got to the gold bracket each time. Then on Aug. 4 the duo came back from California and played in the Utah AAU beach volleyball tournament, taking home the title. “I love beach volleyball because you get to be involved on every single play,” Jansen said. “You touch the ball at least once every time it comes over the net. You are getting as many reps as two practices or three practices of indoor vol-
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Sandy resident Grace Jansen goes hard for a ball during this year’s AAU beach volleyball tournament. Jansen and her partner won the tournament, and she now leads the Jordan indoor volleyball team as a senior. (Photo bye Jenna Warby)
leyball. You’re getting so many touches and it helps you just get better.” Although the style of volleyball between beach and indoor is quite different, six players for indoor and two for beach, the skill set remains. “Indoor can be more technical,” Jansen said. “There are a lot of different types of plays you can run because there are six players out there. There are so many different ways to line up for defense. There are so many different technical things you can do with a team of six.” Jansen played on the junior varsity team at
Jordan as a freshman and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player. Since then, Jansen has been a force on the varsity level. “Jansen is one of the most competitive kids I have ever met,” Van Schalkwyk said. “She absolutely hates losing. She does everything she can to help her team get the point. She is aggressive and chases down every ball she can get.” Besides Jansen, Beetdigger senior Mel Mafileo has found a niche in the sport. Mafileo came into the program with little volleyball experience, especially at her latest position. “Last year I noticed what a great athlete
(Mafileo) was,” Van Schalkwyk said. “So I threw her into the setter position without any formal training and experience. She ended up setting for both the junior varsity and varsity teams last season. The amount of work she does is amazing and she never complains.” Unlike Jansen, Mafileo does not play on a club team year-round, and the setting position is demanding in volleyball. A setter needs to read both sides of the court and nearly always has at least one touch of the ball each time it is on their side. Mafileo is responsible for deciding where to pass to set up the best offensive attack. “She is always going against players that have club experience,” Van Schalkwyk said. “So she is making these decisions against players that play year-round.” Although Van Schalkwyk, in his second year as Jordan’s coach, knows the rebuilding process of the program has a few years to go, he says he is enjoying these first few years with the program. “I coach full time with club teams and individuals,” Van Schalkwyk said. “But having this program at Jordan is a lot of fun for me. These girls may not play year-round like many I coach elsewhere, but the attitude and the work ethic they have makes them a pleasure to coach. Win or lose, they find a way to enjoy the process.” l
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back at school could watch. Up, up and away: Quail Hollow’s launch ben- others“There was so much excitement after all the prep leading up to that moment,� Clegg said. efits students, robotics team The payload took two hours to reach 104,000
feet above sea level. The group tracked it with a live tracker on their cell phones and followed it in cars. It took an hour for it to touch down within miles of the launch site. “It landed up a hill. Thankfully, all the kids ran up to get it,� he said. After it returned to Earth, the kids put their hands in the Stryofoam container and learned it was still cold since it reached 40 below Celsius, Clegg said, adding that the success of the launch has the school looking at doing another one in April 2020, ahead of the school testing schedule, and they will study different concepts such as simple telemetry and pressure. “It’s a benefit for our team that we are able to reach out to our community and share our interest in Quail Hollow students help to prepare the high-altitude balloon before launch. (Photo courtesy of Spencer Clegg) STEM. It’s a good switch for them to go from super competitive and doing it all, to step back, have fun and learn from others. Now, with this year’s theme his fall, Quail Hollow Elementary’s students may be ahead of other First being centered around interactions in space, it’s good to have that knowledge Lego League teams as the season begins. That’s because after last year’s team, which advanced from the regional already so we have a basis to go from,� he said. Quail Hollow’s First Lego League team meets weekly through January. qualifier to compete at the northern state contest, took part in a balloon payEach member has use of a laptop and a robot clone of the school’s robot so load launch. GE electrical engineer and parent volunteer Spencer Clegg, who along they can work on programming and other parts of the competition individuwith Kyle Moore has coached the team the past two seasons, decided to share ally as well as collectively. “FLL isn’t just the EV3 and programming the robot, but it encompasses their expertise as engineers with the entire student body to expose them to team management, merging code, learning to blend different personalities more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning. “Our main objective is to spark the interest in STEM for the entire with the project and core values,� Clegg said. “By the second year, it’s secschool and community,� Clegg said. “We were teaching students and parents ond nature to write recursive, which some high school and college students the STEM principles and getting them excited about engineering, math and don’t even know. This is giving students a greater opportunity than they have science. It’s rare to have classes in these areas at this age, but it sparks their had before.� l By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
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interest.� Principal Shad DeMill said Clegg approached him more than one year in advance to launch a high-altitude balloon payload. “He pitched the idea to me one year ago to give our boys and girls more skills,� DeMill said in May. “We have about 50 kids and their parents meeting this spring and are excited about launching a payload balloon. It’s an experiment they’ll always remember.� Clegg said it took about a year for him to research, learn about the equipment needed, understand the FAA guidelines and prepare the project for the school. He also went to other launches in the state to gather information and see what worked. Then, he invited parents, who were enthusiastic to help guide students and bring lessons for the whole group to learn. They met for at least 90 minutes weekly during the spring as well as worked on projects on their own to bring back to the group. “We learned about space principles such as the laws of buoyancy as well as about the layers of the atmosphere, about GPS and ham radios. We studied elevation, flight speed and temperature. Then, we worked on the balloons and used algorithms to figure out where it would land and that was always changing. We looked at NOAA sites to understand the jet stream, wind and weather considerations,� he said. The group also went to the Clark Planetarium, where after watching a show in the Hansen Dome Theatre, they were asked questions about space and their project. “It really motivated them to learn more about space and understand the scope of how big space is,� Clegg said. Days before, the group was planning to go to Delta for the launch. But a shift of weather had them shuffle to Tremonton, where there was no wind and no chance of getting into restricted air space. The payload included a ham radio with tracking device, four GoPro cameras with 100 GB of video and a bag of Legos. “We had a Lego figure in the Styrofoam container for each child who helped plan the event so they could keep something that went up in space,� Clegg said. DeMill went with the group and livestreamed the May 18 launch so
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Utah boy powers through type 1 diabetes to American Ninja Warrior Jr. By Amy Green | a.green@mycityjournals.com
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ype 1 diabetes is not the disease Grandpa got because of his “beer belly.” It’s not bestowed by Halloween, junk food or sugar-laden choices. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. The trigger causing type 1 onset is still not fully understood by science. To put this perplexing condition simply, a body’s main metabolic function shuts down. A person with type 1 can no longer stabilize glucose — a process vital for life. Blood becomes toxic running through the veins. Life can instantly get really tough. Seek a doctor if you’re noticing symptoms of extreme thirst or excessive urination with flulike symptoms. Holly Beckstrand grew up in the Sandy area and graduated from Alta High School. She got difficult news about her son Kai (12) after taking him to the ER in March 2018 —a type 1 diabetes diagnosis came to her pre-teen, ninja-strong boy. The rigors of type 1 care are immediately life altering, physically and emotionally demanding. It never stops. There is no cure yet. No vitamins, magic diet or essential oils, nor even the best daily modern treatments can eliminate it. Tread carefully trying to offer a solution to “cure” a type 1 diabetic, as that could be a dangerous recipe for false hope and a friendship turned awkward. There are current medications (intravenous pump and daily insulin injections) to make type 1 diabetes more manageable. Across the Salt Lake Valley, kids, teens and adults with type 1
are working, attending school, playing sports and trying extra hard to have a normal life. One cannot outsmart or outgrow it. To be clear, it is not contagious either. Beckstrand now lives in St. George, raising her family of five kids, learning more about type 1 diabetes and also fostering additional children. Her son Kai was nearly disqualified due to his recent diagnosis, but will participate in the upcoming American Ninja Warrior Jr. competition. It is set to air Oct. 13 on Universal Kids Network. Kai not only moves through health obstacles, but hangs from, traverses, jumps, powers sideways and over obstacle courses. His sister Baylee (9) also qualified for the competition, as one of the youngest competitors. Beckstrand and her husband Brian have both been past contenders as adult qualifiers for American Ninja Warrior. “We are basically a family of ninjas,” Holly Beckstrand said. “We started watching the show American Ninja Warrior as a family, and one year my oldest said he wanted a ninja warrior birthday party. So about five years ago, my husband built a mini ninja course for the kids and then he started to add a little bit more. Soon, it took over our whole yard. The kids have been training on ninja-type obstacles for a few years now, doing competitions all over the country for the last two years.” With good experience, the family decid-
ed to partner with a friend to build a training gym in St. George called The Grip Ninja. Holly Beckstrand said, “It has been super busy, full of kids’ classes and birthday parties, and people who just want to come and try out their strength during our open gym time.” After Kai’s ER diagnosis, the Beckstrands went to their gym for some family bonding. “Kai was determined that his diagnosis wasn’t going to stop him from doing what he loves — and that’s ‘ninja.’ About two hours after submitting his applications for the show, we got a call asking for more footage and that they were really interested in him being on the show,” Holly Beckstrand said. Kai has a great outlook on life, administers his own injections and wears funny shirts that put humor into his daily routine. Prizes ranging from $2,500 to $15,000 lay ahead for winners and top finishers of different age groups in the competition. Holly Beckstrand explained how the show works, saying, “There will be 16 qualifying episodes to get the top 16 in each age group, and then semifinals. And then finals. Depending on how they do, they may only be in one episode, or more.” The Beckstrands are grateful for extended family and their collective warrior comrades, whom they also consider family. “It’s a great community to belong to, and we have friends all over the country for life, because of ninja,” she said. October holds an exciting opportunity to
see this play out — whether the Beckstrands win huge or succumb to the Ninja Warrior Jr. course. Cheering on this family as a “couch ninja” is commendable too. It could be inspiring to invite a type 1 diabetic friend to tune in, snack and watch for Kai’s signature mohawk. l
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“I’m doing everything for her” - Alta senior playing in memory of his mother By Justin Adams | j.adams@mycityjournals.com
Misi Tuitahi (who wears the same number as his favorite player, Troy Polamalu) winds up to make a tackle against a Woods Cross player. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
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thletes will do just about anything to give themselves a mental or emotional edge. Some wear a “lucky” pair of socks. Some have a pregame ritual or favorite game-night meal. As for Alta senior safety Misi Tuitahi, he visits his mother’s grave before every game. Daisy Tuitahi passed away from colon cancer during Misi’s sophomore year. “It was really hard,” recalled Misi. “She was always there for me at all my games. This is my last year so I’m doing everything for her.” That Misi is playing at all his senior year is impressive. During last year’s summer camp, he sustained an injury that required surgery and ended his season before it even began. Getting back into football shape for his senior year has been hard, he said. Unable to contribute to the team’s success on the field, Misi focused on developing himself as a team leader on the sideline and in the locker room. “Even though he was injured all last year he was just right there with the guys, being positive and mentoring the younger guys,” said Alema Te’o, Alta’s head coach. “He’s a calming voice in the program. When he speaks, people listen.” This year though, Misi is leading by example. Flying around the field with his dark curly hair billowing behind him, Misi looks a little like a young Troy Polamalu, who also happens to be his favorite player (Misi wears the same number as the Hall of Fame safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers: 43). “He was so fast. He would come out of nowhere and hit someone really hard. That’s what I like to do. Big hits,” said Misi. It’s clear by the way his eyes light up while talking about Polamalu that Misi lives and
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breathes football. What does he do for fun when not playing football or working on homework? “Watching film.” It’s true. And it shows on the field. On the very first play of his second ever varsity start, Misi jumped the opposing receiver’s route and picked off the pass. “I just read it and made the play,” he said following the game (in which he recorded another interception and multiple highlight reel hits). That itch to lay a hit on an opposing player comes from his dad, Siaosi, who grew up in Tonga playing rugby. “Misi always used to get in fights during little league games,” recalled Siaosi. “But he’s a good boy now. He just goes to school and comes home. He’s a good student. I’m so happy with how he’s doing.” As much as Misi has developed into a leader for his football team, he’s also a leader for his family in which he’s the second oldest of five children. After his mother passed away, Siaosi said Misi stepped up to look after his younger siblings. “They all work together. They moved forward and they all look after each other,” he said. One of those younger siblings, Ray, is a junior fullback for the Hawks as well. Misi says that his personal goal this year (aside from helping his team to a state championship) is to set a good example for him. As for goals after high school football, he hopes to get a scholarship to play football at the collegiate level. Whatever ends up happening, Misi will keep working hard to make his mom proud. “She’s my motivation. She’s why I push myself to do great in everything I do.” l
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Open mic night at Sandy Amphitheater showcases local talent in professional setting By Heather Lawrence | heather.lawrence@mycityjournal.com
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he Sandy Amphitheater hosted a first-ever open mic night on Aug. 29. The night was arranged by Molly Morgan, who works as an event coordinator for the venue, and hosted by local singer/songwriter Whitney Lusk, who has performed at the amphitheater before. They both said the idea of a night highlighting local talent with no competition attached has been in the works for a while, and was met with enthusiasm by the public. Open mic spots were posted online this summer and filled up within two weeks. Most were music performances, but there were comedy acts as well. Many played their own instruments and performed original songs. With the support of the venue’s tech team who ran the lights and sound, the night was a chance for local talented unknowns to feel like stars for a night. Many are hoping it becomes an annual event. One of the highlights was Summit Academy seventh-grader Lydia Oakeson, a young vocalist with a YouTube channel and a resume a mile long. Currently singing in the One Voice Children’s Choir, she sang two numbers from the musical “Tuck Everlasting.” Her voice and stage presence were polished and confident. (See m.youtube.com/c/ lydiaoakeson) Local ABC news anchor Rick Aaron moonlighted as a comedian. He did a set of well-received jokes that had fun with the local culture without ever belittling or making fun of it. When commenting on the tendency of most Sandy residents to be married, he joked, “When you get pulled over in Sandy, they ask for your license and registration — your marriage license and gift registration, that is. ‘Crate and Barrel, eh? I’ll let you off with a warning.’”
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Lusk, a country musician from Spanish Fork and the host of the evening, performed three of her original songs. She dedicated one to her fiancé, and all are available for purchase (see www.whitneyluskmusic.com for more info). Her band, which includes guitarist Dan Featherstone and percussionist Trevor Espinoza, were tight and well practiced. Espinoza played a cajón, a type of drum box that doubled as a seat. Lusk, who writes and performs original music, said the idea of hosting a night of local talent appealed to her. “I’ve been doing this since I was 14, and I love it. It’s all I want to do. (Tonight) is a bunch of local acts, which is really cool because I feel like not very many towns do things like this unless it’s a competition. This is just ‘come sign up and show us your talent.’ I feel like every town has secret, hidden talented people that no one knows about. So this is a way for people to show us what they’ve got. We just let people sign up. There’s a very big variety and we just let them do whatever they want,” Lusk said. The Sandy Amphitheater relies on a strong group of committed volunteers to serve as ushers during events. John Young, who works as a volunteer, performed with his friend Scott Lukes as Who Are Those Guys, with Young on guitar and Lukes on keyboards. They did a rendition of Bruce Springsteen’s “If I Should Fall Behind” with an Irish flair, and proved that sometimes there’s just as much talent running things backstage as there is onstage. Though the seats weren’t as full as one might have hoped for (it was a school night!), those who attended were rewarded. The weather was perfect and as the sun went down the magic of being in an open-air theater was evident. Four-man band Grey on Blues took advantage of the
Lydia Oakeson, a seventh-grader at Summit Academy, performed two songs at the Sandy Amphitheater’s open mic night. She’s already an accomplished singer who loves to perform. (Photo courtesy Gary Oakeson)
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Above: Band Grey on Blues claims they have a combined 100+ years of experience. They covered the Grateful Dead. (Heather Lawrence/City Journals) Right: A rare shot of Jordan Caswell staying in one place. Caswell, a recent graduate of Hillcrest High, danced on stage and played his electric violin. (Heather Lawrence/City Journals)
summer concert feeling and covered the Grateful Dead song “Friend of the Devil.” The crowd was engaged and supportive, mostly made up of family and friends who had come to see the performers they knew. One performer who appreciated the support of his family was 18-year-old musician Jordan Caswell, a recent graduate of Hillcrest High School who has a full-ride scholarship to Snow College. “My family has been amazing. The violin I play is very expensive, and what I do is really different, but they have supported me 100 percent. I couldn’t ask for a better mom and dad,” said Caswell of his parents Tom and Camille Caswell, who were there to watch him. Jordan Caswell’s performance was unique — a gifted violinist who began to play piano and violin mostly by ear, he also loves to dance. So he decided to combine all his loves. He
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pre-recorded a backing track on the piano, then on stage used a loop pedal to record several violin tracks live. Then, thanks to his portable body mic, he danced around the stage while playing the electric violin over the tracks, even walking into the audience at one point. He played his own arrangements of well-known songs. The crowd loved his musical technique, physical flourishes and energetic performance. Other performers included guitarist and singer Tamara Bailie, comedian Johnny Washington, guitarist and singer Ben Reneer, keyboardist and singer Megan Hansen, guitarist and singer Swenson, and keyboardist and singer EJ Sanderson, who is also a member of local band Ruby Go Pearl. Several of the performers are trying to make a name for themselves as musicians, and have songs for sale on iTunes or Spotify and videos on YouTube. l
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Hundreds turn out at Indian Hills welcome back, school reopening By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
Hundreds of students and families packed the newly refurbished Indian Hills Middle School and the new commons area as Canyons Board of Education President Sherril Taylor thanked them for relocating the past year during construction. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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ighth-grader Marissa Neve was excited to see the newly refurbished gymnasium at Indian Hills Middle School. She, along with her parents and friend, eighth-grader Madison Dobson, toured the new building after the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which was held in the new commons area. “It’s new and it’s not; I can still find most of my way around the school,” said Marissa, who didn’t take a map from the depleting pile which was being distributed by Gary Hansen, of Canyons School District’s purchasing department. “We didn’t have a commons before so I’m not sure what we will be using it for, but the entire building is much lighter.” The new student commons area, which has natural lighting from skylights, will become the central point of the school, with core classes, career and technical education classes, art and performing arts classes and the gymnasium spurring off from the commons. The offices and counseling offices were moved to the front of the school and also are attached to the commons. Throughout the school, there is more natural light with windows and skylights in what was an all-brick building. “Now the rooms are much nicer and more modern and we have windows,” Madison added. Principal Doug Graham said the transformation in the building for the 1,200 students is unreal. “We can say there are a lot of improve-
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ments and natural light, but when you walk in here and see the commons and the changes in the interior classrooms, it blows you away,” he said. Canyons Board of Education President Sherril Taylor, who taught students how to dissect frogs and sharks in science labs in the 38-year-old school, said there is a much different feel to the building. “This is everything we hoped it would be,” he said. “To be here for this community and the kids, both back in 1980 and today, is very exciting and fulfilling to be a part of the history of this school.” At the ceremony, he not only mentioned the project was on budget and time, but appreciated the students and their families’ willingness to relocate to the former Crescent View Middle School during the construction period. “I know the year away from the neighborhood school could cause hardships for families, educators, staff, but in doing so, it allowed us to get it rebuilt in one year instead of three,” Taylor said. Board of Education member Chad Iverson, who has his own children attending the school, said he is grateful to return to the school. “I’ve never seen so many students back and excited to be in their school two days before school actually starts,” he said. Eighth-grader JJ Sullivan was one of the students in the crowd. “It’s very big and cool,” he said. “Now we don’t have to hang on the walls to get by in the
halls.” His mother, Heather, also appreciated the new building. “It’s awesome and just gorgeous,” she said. “It’s more open and not as confined.” Taylor said the restructuring was the last of 13 projects as part of the $250 million bond voters approved in 2010. “People thought that we were silly to become a new district, then ask for a bond, but our buildings were in such disrepair, we wanted to give our students the opportunity to learn in the schools that are safe and have technological advances,” he said. The facelift of the school includes new paint, carpet and matching furniture as well as adding a new circulation desk and work room in the media center, which now has a view of the Wasatch Mountains and houses a computer lab. Technology as well as the iron chef cooking competition were two things transfer student and seventh-grader Oliver Demke said he is looking forward to this year. “The school is super nice; it’s a lot more open and seems bigger than before,” he said. “I like the artistic designs throughout the school.” Throughout the building, Native American geometric patterns were incorporated in the tiles, walls and in the colors. The Indian Hills Warrior logo was updated to match the new school. “We want to keep with our tradition and identity, but be respectful of Native Ameri-
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Canyons Board of Education President Sherril Taylor welcomes students and families to the newly refurbished Indian Hills Middle School and the new commons area as his photo one year earlier at groundbreaking can be seen on the screen in the background. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
Gary Hansen, of Canyons School District’s purchasing department, distributes the last of the new school maps to students and families during the welcome back to school night. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
cans,” Graham said. Other changes include a new large meeting room, expanding the kiva stage and installing a sound board; a tech lab and a prototype design room; enlarged science labs; large two-dimensional and three-dimensional art rooms with natural light; newly installed dual-immersion language system; upgraded school kitchen and serving area; 40 new Bernina sewing machines and eight cooking stations in the career and technical education area; and in the physical education area, new lockers and showers. The performing arts area now includes a music library, practices rooms, instrument storage and built-in risers for the choir. The school also features two writing labs. Graham said he hopes students feel safer and will take more pride in their new school. “Students will be more respectful toward their new furnishings and equipment and can really experience this once-in-a-lifetime, clean,
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upgraded building,” he said. “It’s been a long summer, but it is an incredible experience to help remodel a building within an existing structure. We’ve had so many different issues to those who are building new schools, but I’m excited that we have a beautiful building with so much more space and light. We still have the feel of our old building and familiarity of our traditions, but what we now offer in CTE (career technical education), art and science is just amazing.” Superintendent Jim Briscoe, who said the district is committed to student learning, told a joke about the start of school where a mother woke her child telling him that he had to go to school. He said that she said, “You have to go because 1) you’re 50 years old and, 2) you’re the principal. With Doug (Graham) as your principal, you don’t have that.” To which Graham responded: “I’m 52.” l
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Five Canyons School District high school teachers compete for $1,000 in healthy heart challenge By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
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his fall, Alta and Corner Canyon high school students may be facing off in a friendly, heart-healthy competition, coached by Alta’s swim coach and Corner Canyon’s volleyball coach. The students’ efforts will be in support of their coaches, two of five Canyons School District high school teachers who are competing for $1,000 for their schools in a healthy, heart challenge. Outside the district, eight other high school teachers in the Salt Lake Valley were selected to compete. “I have 100 days to improve my nutrition, work outs, overall fitness levels,” Alta’s swim coach Kristina Kimble said. “I plan on winning; I’m insanely competitive, so not only do I want to become more healthy in my lifestyle, I want to set an example for my team and students.” Kimble said her family history of high blood pressure coupled with heart disease made her realize she needed a lifestyle change. “It’s scary. I need to take my healthy more serious. I’ve developed bad habits since my 20s and I want to make the change, and I’ll welcome all the school to support me and make the change as well,” she said. The friendly competition, perhaps a fun run, between the two rival schools is part of the school awareness Corner Canyon’s Mindy Wilder, the volleyball coach, wants to bring with the challenge. “I’d love to promote heart-healthy nutrition and exercise for everyone,” she said. “I’d love to implement it in PE, establishing more exercises, stretching, bring in yoga mats, involve more weights and use heart-rate monitors.”
Wilder also wants to focus on nutrition. “We tend to overlook that quite a bit. I figured it’s time I live what I preach, but I want us to do it together,” she said. “Right now with coaching volleyball, I have 12- to 16-hour days, but with meal planning and preparation around games and grabbing a healthy snack, it’s doable. It’s about time management and priority. It already is becoming a big part of my family’s life.” The 2018 My Heart Challenge is a contest to strengthen heart health and reduce risk of developing heart disease. The teachers were selected after they applied May 1 to participate in the 100-day challenge. During the contest, teachers receive individual coaching and counseling from the heart specialists at Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, from exercise and diet to counseling and cardiology. They meet for seven nutrition classes as well as a dietician at a grocery store, they log their exercise and fitness and are tested for blood pressure, weight, body fat and other health markers. Through the challenge, teachers will record their progress on social media and invite their school to participate alongside through special projects, said Jess Gomez, challenge organizer. “We did this program with elementary principals a few years ago and their school activities ranged from a walking program during recess to a scavenger hunt involving all the grades,” he said. In addition to elementary school principals in 2013, the challenge, in its sixth year, has reached city mayors, firefighters, families and
Alta High’s Kristina Kimble is taking part in the 100-day Heart Challenge, along with 12 other teachers throughout the Salt Lake Valley. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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Thirteen teachers will take part in the 100-day Heart Challenge. Not pictured is Hillcrest High’s Jordan Hulet. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
nonprofit organization employees. Physician Assistant Viet Le said teachers were selected intentionally. “These teachers are like principals, role models for students and the community,” he said. “We want them to be healthier and then share with other teachers and students and their families to enhance fitness and healthy lifestyles. Our goal is to reach the entire school and community.” Le said the heart challenge is more than just correcting lifestyles. “It’s about prevention,” he said. “We want to keep patients out of the hospital and to have an active part in their health care. We want them to lead a healthy life first and foremost.” That is Brighton High’s Pace Gardner’s goal. “I was really excited when I read the email inviting us to participate,” he said. “I want to get healthier. The more I teach, the busier I become and in amongst doing more at the school, the less healthy I’ve become.” Through the challenge, Gardner wants to lower his blood pressure in addition to becoming more fit. “We took the baseline tests — blood tests, stress tests and already are learning about nutrition. I know I need to eat more veggies and less junk food. The more stress I have, the worse I eat. So I know I need to eat less ice cream, cookies and chocolate we have around the house for our kids, and instead drink more water and eat carrots and teach them from the start how to eat healthy,” he said. Gardner also is tracking his exercise — swimming, golfing and walking around the neighborhood. “I’m making changes that can be sustainable,” he said. Gardner plans to expand his efforts beyond his family and is looking into ideas for the entire school, such as establishing a community garden in the atrium. “It’s a little tricky now as our school is being rebuilt, but I want to encourage others to be active in the lifestyle change,” he said. Brighton Principal Tom Sherwood said
he’s already on board to support Gardner. “We’ll talk to the faculty to see what we all can do to increase our healthy lifestyles from watching what we eat to exercising more — even opening our weight room to staff before school so they can do more cardio and weights,” he said. “Canyons School District held an (employee) healthy lifestyles campaign over the summer and we shared our activities — hiking, waterskiing, sightseeing — to bring balance into our lives. We can do the same to encourage our students to become more healthy.” Hillcrest High’s Jordan Hulet also knows how becoming involved in school can consume much of her free time, but with family members having had heart attacks and heart disease, she wanted “to break the cycle and get more healthy.” “I’m keeping a food journal and it’s been fun learning to look at foods differently. When I grew up, I learned fats were bad and to eat low-fat foods. But sometimes those are high in sugar, so they could be worse for you. The answer is to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less processed food,” she said. Her lifestyle change also revolves about going to the pool either before or after school. “I know with exercise, they say do the activity you love. I don’t love any of it. I don’t like being sweaty and gross; it’s not fun. But I was on the swim team and I loved that so I’m back in the water,” she said. Hulet was away when the challenge began Aug. 10, but independently, she increased her walking to five to seven miles daily, and made conscious efforts in her eating, in hopes she’d be on track when she returned when school began. “It’s about being more mindful, choosing what I eat and not just absorbing any calories. I know I can’t be weak or use excuses. Making a change is difficult,” she said. She has goals for herself: to escape from Alcatraz, more commonly referred to as Swim with the Centurions, swimming from the prison in the middle of the San Francisco Bay to the city’s shoreline. Hulet also is setting a goal for her students.
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“I’m exploring ideas, but it would be really great if the Hillcrest community could support a team in the MS (multiple sclerosis) walk,” she said, adding that this way, students also are participating in a heart-healthy activity. Jordan High’s Nicole Manwaring wants not only Jordan High students to participate, but the little Beetdiggers in the school’s preschool, as well. “We are making plans for them to stretch their whole bodies into the shape of the letter of the week and eat healthy snacks,” she said. “And we’re looking at holding a mini-Olympics, with trike races and an obstacle course so they’re using large motor movement and learn-
ing to be healthy and work together.” Manwaring also is talking about other ideas with her administration, but greeted her own classes with a heart-healthy snack, informed them about the challenge and welcomed them to participate. “I do better when I’m challenged than if I just try to do it myself. When I first saw the email about the challenge, I thought about it and decided I didn’t want to do it. Then, I realized I want more energy and applied. I’m really grateful I’m getting the push and support to get going,” she said. Manwaring said she has fibromyalgia, which comes with chronic fatigue.
Jordan High’s Nicole Manwaring plans to involve preschool students as well as the high school students in developing healthy lifestyles as she participates in the 100-day Heart Challenge, along with 12 other teachers throughout the Salt Lake Valley. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
Cheerleaders and mascots cheered on teachers who are taking part in the 100-day Heart Challenge, including Brighton High’s Pace Gardner. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
“Exercise makes it hurt less and makes me feel better, but I lack the energy I need to exercise. This is challenging me to do it,” she said. In addition to having a work schedule at school, Manwaring knows her challenge will be to find time to exercise. She and her husband work opposite shifts so they can take care of their children, as her grandmother, who often watched the kids, died unexpectedly last summer of a heart attack. “I’m needing to take care of myself so I can take care of my family and set an example
for my students,” she said. “I’ve been biking to school and walking briskly around the building. I’ve stopped munching and I’m eating healthy snacks. I’m getting great support from my family and coworkers. Together, we’ll make the changes and meet the challenge.” Intermountain Medical Center CEO Blair Kent appreciates the teachers’ enthusiasm in sharing their knowledge. “Our goal is for everyone to manage their own health and become passionate about it,” he said. l
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Sandy city council passes short term rental ordinance By Justin Adams | j.adams@mycityjournals.com
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lice Slack is a single woman in her 60s who was recently laid off when her company was bought out. She had trouble finding another good job and was starting to burn through her retirement savings. Brigette Reece, a teacher in Canyons School District and a single mom, needed a little extra income to be able to afford to stay in her home. Brandon Draper recently retired from the military and needed a place to stay for a few weeks while he searched for his new home. All three of these Sandy residents told their stories during an Aug. 21 city council meeting in which a new ordinance regulating short term rentals, such as Airbnb, was up for consideration and unanimously passed by the end of the night. “It’s been a wonderful experience,” said Slack, who started renting out part of her home on Airbnb in order to make the extra bit of money she needed. A Sandy city ordinance passed in 1998 “prohibited the use of short-term rentals less than 30 days in all residential districts,” according to a memo issued by the city’s community development department. But in recent years, the state legislature has put pressure on cities to lift such bans. The result for Sandy city was ordinance 18-23, which legalizes and regulates short term rentals. The ordinance was drafted and redrafted for months as the city received input from the administration, city council and residents. “This has been a long process,” said Dustin Fratto, city council analyst. “It’s not something we’ve just fallen in to.” The ordinance requires anyone operating a short term rental unit to first acquire a permit and license from the city. It also sets a cap on the number of permits that will be issued by the city in
order to control the proliferation of the rental units. Critics say that a high volume of short-term rental units can drive housing costs up for residents because households that might otherwise be sold or rented out long-term are instead being turned into STR’s that are more profitable for their owners. Owning and operating several short term rental units has become a hugely profitable cottage industry. One of the residents who spoke during the meeting, Valerie Walker, said that a house next to hers is owned by a rich New Yorker who only stays there for a few weeks of skiing during the winter and rents it out on Airbnb for the rest of the year. To combat such problems, the ordinance also requires that the short term rental units must be owner-occupied, meaning that person which owns and operates it must also live at the site as their primary residence for at least 183 days out of the year. Some last-minute amendments were also made prior to the ordinance’s passing. For example, the original legislation limited any rental to a maximum of 10 consecutive days. But after discussion between city council members, the decision was made to increase the limit to 29 days so that people like Brandon Draper can stay in an Airbnb for a few weeks while searching for a home. The original draft also indicated that there would be no waiting list available for those who don’t initially get the required license and permit because it would place too much of an administrative burden on the city staff. But Mayor Kurt Bradburn stepped in and insisted that a waiting list be part of the final ordinance. “It’s the 21st century, I’m pretty sure we can find a way to make an online waiting list,” he said. Between all the citizens’ comments, discussion and amend-
Wendy Davis speaks favorably about short term rentals while making a citizen’s comment during the August 21 Sandy city council meeting. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
ments, it wasn’t until after 10 p.m. that the ordinance was finally passed. The entire proceedings were noteworthy for their complete lack of contention or argumentation. Although many attendees expressed differing viewpoints about the issue, the council chambers were filled with laughter and compromise, rather than raised voices and gridlock. “I wanted to thank everyone that came out tonight. What a fantastic tone that we had,” said Council member Maren Barker before the meeting was adjourned. If anything exemplified the positive atmosphere of the city’s work that night, it was a comment made by Rob Alston, who said that he came to the meeting completely opposed to the idea of having any short term rentals in Sandy. But after listening to the city’s presentation and the testimonials of his many neighbors in the city, he changed his mind. “I now support the legislation as it’s written,” he said. l
20 safety tips for trick-or-treaters
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ou’re never too old to trick-or-treat (unless you are 35 and going by yourself, then yes, you are too old to trick-or-treat). But being safe knows no age limits, especially on a night when most people are wearing disguises. While it’s time to get your costume and candy bag ready, preparation of another kind is required for kid and adult alike. Here are some tips to stay safe this Halloween. 1. Avoid trick-or-treating alone. Walk in groups or with a trusted adult. 2. Costume accessories such as swords and knives should be short, soft and flexible. 3. Examine all treats for choking hazards and tampering before eating them. And as difficult as it may be, limit the amount of treats you eat. 4. Beware the homemade treats made by strangers. Better to eat only factory-wrapped treats. 5. Walk from house to house, don’t run. Doing so with a flashlight will help you see and others to see you. 6. Test makeup in a small area before applying. Then remove it before sleeping to prevent possible skin or eye irritation. 7. Look both ways before crossing the street. Do we even need to say this one? 8. Only visit well-lit houses. 9. Do not enter a home without a trusted adult.
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10. Never accept rides from strangers. Stranger danger is a real thing. 11. By not wearing decorative contact lenses, you lower the risk for serious eye injury. 12. Wear well-fitted costumes, masks and shoes to avoid blocked vision, trips, falls and relentless mockery from your peers. 13. Drive extra safely on Halloween. Popular trick-or-treating hours are 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. so be especially alert during those hours. Slow down in residential neighborhoods. We all know how excited kids can be. Enter and exit driveways slowly and carefully. 14. Remind children to watch for cars turning or backing up and to not dart into the street or between parked cars. 15. Put your electronic devices down as you walk around. 16. Keep costumes bright, or add reflective tape, to ensure kids are easier to spot. 17. Be careful next to candles or Jack-o’lanterns. 18. Keep an eye for allergies. If someone has serious allergies or food sensitivities, read any unfamiliar labels before handing over the candy. 19. Brush your teeth. Candy is sticky and cavities will scare you. 20. You can maximize your candy intake by planning your route. Stick to places you are familiar with so you can also circle back around
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Fall break is the perfect time to discover new places By Christy Jepson | Christy@mycityjournals.com
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all is officially here and with fall break coming up, it is a perfect time to get out and explore new places while the weather is still good. If you’re in town for the two-day break, explore some places that are not in your backyard, but are close enough to make a fun family outing. Here are a few places all about an hour’s drive or less from the Salt Lake area. Ogden’s George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park: Step back into time at a prehistoric dinosaur park where more than 100 dinosaur sculptures inhabit the grounds of this eightacre outdoor dinosaur park. Hours at the park are Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ticket prices are $7 for adults (18 years and older), $6 for seniors (ages 62 and older), students (ages 13-17) are $6, and children (2-12 years old) are $5. Dinosaur Park is located at 1544 E. Park Blvd. in Ogden. Visit www.dinosaurpark.org for more information. Treehouse Children’s Museum: Fun and learning go hand in hand at this great children’s museum in Ogden. The center of the museum is a giant 30-foot-high treehouse kids can climb and explore. Some of the other exhibits and play areas include: the big red barn workshop, a large map of Utah, adventure tower, king and queen thrones, an American map, and the Oval Office. The museum is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday night they stay open until 8 p.m. They close at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Admission prices are $8 for children ages 1 to 12; $5 for children 13 to 17; and 18 and older are $5. The Treehouse Children’s Museum is located at 347 22nd Street in Ogden. Visit their website at www.treehousemuseum. org for more information. Heber Valley Railroad: About an hour’s drive from Salt Lake County, families can be in the clear, mountain air in Heber. Not only is Heber a great small town to explore, the Heber Valley Railroad is a perfect outdoor activity for fall break. The Pumpkin Train runs from October 4-29. Ticket prices include a 40-minute train ride on the Heber Valley Railroad. While enjoying the scenery, guests will be entertained by costumed characters who ride along on the train. In addition to the train ride, guests can select a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch, get a Halloween sticker, a pumpkin cookie and a trip through the not-so-scary haunted train car. Ticket prices are $15 for children 3 and up (including a pumpkin), and $3 for those 2 and under (including a pumpkin) or free for toddlers who do not want a pumpkin. To reserve your ticket for a train ride, visit www.hebervalleyrr. org. Cornbelly’s: Located in north Utah County is the “The Greatest Maze on Earth.” Known as Utah’s first corn maze, Cornbelly’s is filled with activities for all ages. New this year are two additional corn mazes. The main maze will take guests about 30 to 45 minutes to navigate through the circus themed eight-acres of
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pathways. New this year is a ride on the grain train which takes guests through Candy Corn Acres maze. And for those children who want to try a corn maze but aren’t brave enough to try the main maze, the Kiddie Maze is a perfect five-minute adventure where kids try to find the gummy bear interactive game inside. Other activities at Cornbelly’s include: the corn cob beach, princess playland, hayride, rat rollers, gemstone mining, giant jumping pillow, giant slide, animal band and a rat maze. Cornbelly’s also has other haunted attractions for an additional cost. Cornbelly’s is located at Thanksgiving Point and opens on Sept. 28 and runs through Nov. 3. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 4 to 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to midnight. Ticket prices (not including tax) are $12.95 per person for weekdays and $16.95 for weekend. They are located at 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way in Lehi. Visit mwww.cornbelly’s.co for more information. Halloween Cruise: Where can you take a cruise not too far from home during fall break? Only about 45 minutes from Salt Lake is CLAS Ropes Course in Provo where families can take a Halloween cruise down the Provo River and see over 100 carved pumpkins along the river banks along with spooky holiday decorations. Each 25-minute round-trip cruise ride is hosted by a pirate who tells spooky stories. Watch out because guests might even encounter a pirate attack on their boat. Ticket prices are $8 per person ages 3 and older. CLAS Ropes Course is located at 3606 W. Center in Provo by Utah Lake. The first boat leaves each night starting at 6:30 p.m. and then about every 30 minutes. The last boat ride leaves at 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. They are closed on Sunday. Visit www.clasropes.com for more information. l
Guests enjoying the Halloween Cruise down the Provo River. (Photo courtesy CLAS Ropes Course)
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Sandy chamber receives $120,000 grant from KeyBank to help educate current small business owners By Heather Lawrence | heather.lawrence@mycityjournals.com After a year of behind-the-scenes work, the Sandy Chamber of Commerce and KeyBank announced a partnership on Aug. 28 that will help current small business owners grow their businesses and learn essential skills. A grant for $120,000 was given by KeyBank Business Accelerator Academy to the Sandy Chamber Economic Development Foundation. It supports a cohort of 13 classes over 27 weeks. Participants meet with instructor Ralph K. Little to discuss skills and network with other small business owners. The announcement event, complete with an oversized check presentation, was held at the Salt Mine workspace in Sandy, which is also where the courses are held. There were smiles all around as Greg Summerhays, president and CEO of the Sandy chamber, introduced the program and main players. Terry Grant, an Orem native and current president of KeyBank Utah, shared how he worked with Summerhays after he reached out to KeyBank a year ago. “There is an entrepreneurial spirit in this state. Small and medium businesses are the backbone of our community. But they don’t teach you in school what small business owners need to know. It can be lonely at the top. That’s where this program comes in,” said Grant. Summerhays said he had reached out to small business owners in Sandy to see what they needed most to succeed. The answer was that they wanted to grow. So he researched programs that would help them with skills such as handling finances, marketing, and how to set prices. He found a program through the Boston-based nonprofit Interise, but needed funding to support it. “The funding we were able to secure came with help. This is bigger than our budget for the whole state of Utah, so we tapped into the head office in Cleveland and got a community
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grant,” said Grant. Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn added his enthusiasm about the efforts. After making a well-received joke about building a wall and making Draper pay for it, he stated that Sandy is poised to become a player in the Silicon Slopes development, and this grant is another stepping stone in that direction. “I fact-checked some statistics about small businesses being the backbone of our community, and they check out. Ninety-nine percent of eligible employers in the state count as small business owners, meaning they have 10 or less employees. And those employees account for 53 percent of the workforce in the state,” Bradburn said. The event included current participants in the program. Lora Lea Mock spoke about how although she had been in business for 41 years, she learned about how to keep her business relevant. Luke Werner recently expanded and relocated his energy resources consulting business from California to Utah. He reached out to the chamber of commerce for help when he arrived and was directed toward this program. He says that most small business owners don’t realize they can call the chamber and get help and support. Anyone expecting this to be a meeting of “old white guys helping other white guys” would have been pleasantly surprised at the diversity of the participants. Fallan Keyser of Good Grammar Bar, Peter O’ Doherty of Special Electronics Group and Alfredo Cornell of Xpro Networks represent the new faces of Utah business. Keyser, who fittingly has a family link to Al Capone, said she’s already seen an increase in her profits based on what she’s learned. O’ Doherty, who came from Ireland in 2011, says growth in the Utah market is better than the Irish market. Cornell, a native of Argentina who’s been here since 2001, says it’s
KeyBank presented a check to Sandy Chamber of Commerce. From left to right: Brooke Christensen (Sandy City Council), Greg Summerhays (president and CEO, Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce), Kurt Bradburn (Sandy City mayor), Terry Grant (president, KeyBank, Utah), Debbie Trujillo (corporate responsibility officer, KeyBank), Jay Francis (Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors), Nick Duerksen (director of economic development, Sandy City). (Photo courtesy of Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce)
easier to get a loan here than it is in Argentina. “There are cultural differences, but most of them are good. The diversity is good. In our courses we meet people who are having the same challenges as we are. We learn that it’s OK to fail. Our minds have been opened to other ideas. I’ve found that you learn more by helping and being helped by others than just sitting at home on your own and doing,” O’ Doherty said. The skills taught in the courses are similar
to those taught in business school, with the advantage that they can be put to use immediately. One of the first things participants do is make a three-year plan. That first step was enough to get these business owners setting goals and planning for success. Current applications are now being accepted for the January 2019 cohort. For more information, contact the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce at 801-566-0344. l
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Alta tennis making a run for state title By Ron Bevan | r.bevan@mycityjournals.com
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idway through the girls tennis season, it is already obvious the Alta Hawks will be a main player in the state title landscape. No longer just a one-trick pony — relying on superstar singles player Emilee Astle — the Hawks are firing on all cylinders. Alta has an undefeated record which includes impressive victories over perennial tennis powerhouses Brighton and Timpview. “We are having a lot of fun this year and it shows,” Alta coach Kallie Rice said. “The girls have a good work ethic and all of them worked hard during the offseason.” The extra work is paying dividends for the Alta program that has lived in Brighton’s shadow for years. Alta shut out the Bengals 5-0 in the first meeting of the two teams this season, then handed Timpview a 3-2 loss. Scoring in team tennis is done simply on the winners of the three singles players and the two doubles teams. “It was the first time Alta has beaten Timpview,” Rice said. Leading the charge for Alta are the three singles players: Astle, Brinley Horton and Sarah Ovard. The trio is undefeated in team play this year, helping to secure the team’s unblem-
ished record. Astle is perhaps the most lethal tennis player to ever put on an Alta uniform. The 6’0” senior has three No. 1 singles state titles under her belt already, and hopes to add a fourth this season. “It seems like there is more pressure on me this year to get the title, but that just makes me work harder and concentrate more fully each match,” Astle said. “This has been my goal for all of high school and I hope I can pull it off.” Astle, who hasn’t lost a set, let alone a match, in nearly three years, doesn’t rest on her reputation when she enters a match. “I use the warmup time to figure out the weaknesses and strengths of my opponent and come up with a game plan to put my strengths to their weaknesses and find a way to win,” Astle said. “I am tall with a long wingspan, so I have good leverage on my serve and my volleys.” “Astle has been the same forever — super confident, competitive, but very classy on the court,” said Rice. “Part of what makes her amazing and so highly recruited by so many schools is her talent, but also her modesty. She
doesn’t carry herself as being better than everyone else. She is concerned about the rest of the team and wants them to have a great season.” Astle has committed to taking her game to BYU next year. Battling behind Astle is Horton and Ovard. Horton sits in the No. 2 singles slot, while Ovard is the No. 3 singles. Both players are juniors this season. Both made it to state last year, but at that time Ovard was in the No. 2 slot and Horton plays No. 3 singles. “Both girls are very close in their abilities,” Rice said. “Both are super aggressive, very strategic and consistent in their play. They step on the court thinking about what they are going to do. They want to know exactly how to win a point.” Horton and Ovard have both been on the varsity squad since their freshmen year and, along with Astle, are using their experience to help the rest of the team become a well-oiled machine. “I feel like our entire team is really united together and care about each other,” Horton said. “If you have a well put-together team you are going to play very good tennis.”
While the singles players have been set all season, the doubles teams have been a work in progress as Rice tries to find the right combination of players. Three seniors, Nikole Tolly, Katie Winegar and Sophie Emery, have been filling three of the four slots, juggling around between No. 1 and No. 2 doubles teams. The fourth position has been shared by senior Savannah Beck and freshmen Rebecca Russell and Grace Anthony. “We have changed the doubles teams around a few times,” Rice said. “The three seniors have been there all season. We are still trying to figure out the best combination to make it to state.” Alta is relying on the experience of this year’s squad to carry them forward. The Hawks lost only two players from last year’s team to graduation, and only one of them played varsity. This year Alta has seven seniors, and two others with at least two years of experience at the varsity level. “The girls realize what it takes to win the tough matches,” Rice said. “We have all worked very hard to get to this spot,” added Ovard. l
Alta senior Emilee Astle returns to lead the Hawks girls tennis team as the No. 1 singles player. Astle has won the top singles state title the previous three years. Ron Bevan/City Journals
Freshman Grace Anthony is one of several players battling for a spot on the varsity doubles tennis teams at Alta. Ron Bevan/City Journals
Katie Winegar shows the form that has kept her on the varsity doubles teams at Alta. Ron Bevan/City Journals
Seven seniors lead Alta’s tennis team this season. They are (L to R) Katie Winegar, Lexi Buxton, Shayden Lee, Emilee Astle, Nikole Tolley, Sophie Emery and Savannah Beck. Ron Bevan/City Journals
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Junior Sarah Ovard is playing in the number three singles slot for Alta this season. Ovard has been on the varsity team for three years. (Ron Bevan/City Journals)
Junior Sarah Ovard is playing in the number three singles slot for Alta this season. Ovard has been on the varsity team for three years. (Ron Bevan/City Journals)
Katie Winegar shows the form that has kept her on the varsity doubles teams at Alta. Photo by Ron Bevan
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Canyons officials recognize, thank those who work with school children By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
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unrise Elementary Administrative Assistant Wendy Heath said the school community is “super proud, super excited and not surprised” about Margaret Swanicke being named one of two principals of the year. “Margaret is accessible, level-headed and cares what is best for the kids,” she said. “She finds out what is best for everyone involved. She has given teachers more tools to be balanced and she supports and pushes teachers not to teach to the test, but teach so the kids can be successful and have fun. In fact, here the kids want to come to the office to say hi to Principal Swanicke as a reward in itself; they don’t realize it’s not the same everywhere. She has made it such a positive atmosphere that others have heard about Margaret and Sunrise.” Edgemont’s Cathy Schino also has worked hard to make her community positive and welcoming. “I’m really surprised and humbled when I learned that numerous teachers and people from the community nominated me,” she said. “It says something that they can feel the change in our community — we have more of a positive mindset and cooperative culture — and they’re supportive of it. I’m really excited and happy that we are giving this energy to our students.” Schino said that introducing morning meetings, where students have the opportunity to transition to the school and connect with each other as well as learn their expectations in a greeting from their teacher, has helped students become excited for school. “There is compassion and connectivity in the 20-minute meeting we have every morning. Every kid is greeted, can share something, review or highlight their day and have a message from their teacher. There is comfort and novelty as there are so many ways to welcome children and have them connect with the school, the teacher and one another. It has really helped to change our school culture and everyone who
comes in, can feel the change. And that helps our kids feel comfortable, become advocates and transfer that into content areas,” she said. Swanicke and Schino, who were named Canyons’ principals of the year, are two of the 11 outstanding individuals and community partners who were honored Sept. 11 at CSD’s ninth annual Apex Awards Banquet. The Apex Award is the highest honor given by Canyons District’s administration and the board of education. It is reserved for the makers, shakers and disrupters who have contributed to neighborhood schools in extraordinary ways, and who have made a lasting difference, said spokesman Jeff Haney. They, and other winners, were selected after a public nomination process, which spanned over several months. Other honorees include Volunteer of the Year, Jay Neely, of Ridgecrest Elementary; District Administrator of the Year Amber Roderick-Landward, who is the department director of instructional supports; Student Support Services Professionals of the year to Jordan High counseling team; Education Support Professionals of the Year to Eric Taylor and Sharon Simmons, both of the district’s information technology department; Legacy Award winner Leon Wilcox, district business administrator; Elected Official of the Year Utah House of Representatives’ Bruce Cutler; and Business Partner of the Year, McNeil’s Auto Care, which partners with Entrada High School. The district’s Teacher of the Year, Corner Canyon High’s Amber Rogers, also was honored. Canyons Board of Education President Sherril Taylor thanked those and others who work, partner and teach within the district. “We’ve all been touched by your commitment to the success of our schools,” he said. “This celebration tonight is our way of extending our heartfelt appreciation for that tireless dedication. So, from us to you: Thank you for giving so much of yourselves — as champions
Canyons Board of Education President Sherril Taylor presents Jordan High’s counseling team with the Canyons Board of Education’s APEX award. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
of public education, as community partners, as cherished friends.” Jay Neeley, who taught in Granite School District for 30 years, said he was taken aback to learn he was the Volunteer of the Year. “I was totally surprised,” he said. “I had no idea there was such an award.” Having started volunteering at Ridgecrest Elementary seven years ago when his grandson was a student there, Neeley has stayed on, helping numerous teachers with their reading, writing and math lessons with students. “I help wherever they need help,” he said. “Kids in elementary school can use a lot of one-on-one help. Some struggle with reading, writing and math and even behavioral skills. I have fun teaching and encouraging them, even joking with them so they aren’t more stressed. I like the school, administration and people. They are fantastic and friendly and accommodating with my schedule of coming three days each week. They’re just wonderful and for them to even consider me for the award is humbling.” Utah House of Representative Bruce Cutler has visited almost every turnaround school in the state as a proponent for early childhood
education. He has worked to extend STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) outreach into all students’ hands, including those in the Navajo Nation. This last school year, Cutler, with the help of Canyons Foundation Board, established 529C savings plans for seven seventh-graders who met qualifications and put $500 in the accounts earmarked for post-secondary education. And now, he’s working on getting services for children and families coordinated, especially in the Murray and Midvale communities. As an eight-year member of the Murray School Board and current Canyons Foundation Board member, Cutler said he has a passion for public education. “Public education is the lifeblood of our society,” he said. “Some kindergarten teachers encounter students who don’t even know how to hold a book or turn pages. We must support our teachers so these students will become educated and well prepared members of our society. We will never be able to pay them enough to truly compensate them for their dedication.” l
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Doctor and nursing services Skilled professional pain and symptom management Emotional, spiritual, financial and bereavement support services Medications related to the life limiting illness/comfort Home health aide Short-term inpatient care to manage symptoms Respite services 24-hour on-call doctor and nursing availability Dietary counseling Physical, occupational and speech therapy as needed to enhance quality of life Trained volunteer services Medication management and education Standard durable medical equipment Medical and incontinent care supplies Bereavement follow-up Assistance with accessing community resources, preparing medical directives, medical power of attorney, medical treatment plans and funeral planning Like home care, hospice services are paid for in a few different ways: Medicare (Part A), Medicaid, Health Insurance, and Private Pay. Additionally, Hospice services can be provided in patients’ homes, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, assisted living centers, residential care facilities or wherever the patient calls home. l
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Waterford students adopt Little Cottonwood Canyon as environmental stewards By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
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or two years, Waterford School students have made a commitment to their community and to their environment. As part of the Adopt a Highway national campaign, Waterford students will clean up a section of Little Cottonwood Canyon several times through 2020. “We have an outdoor program where we are outside, usually in the canyons, three times per week and we have an active community service program, so this commitment fits perfectly,” said Christopher Watkins, outdoor program director and upper school community service director. “But it’s something we can have all the school participate in and already have had several groups interested in helping clean up.” The first stint in cleaning the canyon began at the end of the year, coinciding within days of Earth Day in April. Watkins anticipates a second clean-up date this fall. “We had half our students begin at mile post 4 and work their way uphill, and the other half started at mile post 6 and worked their way down, on both sides of the highway. The students wore orange vests and really got motivated and picked up visible trash, then piled them alongside the road so UDOT (Utah Department of Transportation) could pick them up,” he said. “The kids made a game out of it, seeing who could pick up the most trash.” Mostly, the group found plastic drink con-
tainers and plastic bags, but they also found some tires and hubcaps, building materials, glass containers, water bottles and even a sculpture of a hedgehog, which the students kept as their inspirational mascot. “We went along the gravel and asphalt, even on the hillside where it was safe, picking up materials. We have a connection to this place as we frequent it often, so it makes sense for us to give back. We talk about our natural resources and learn about issues in the canyons — ski resort issues, transportation, graffiti, mountain accord, litter. We use the trails and we mountain climb, so we are grateful for this program and our community to want to participate in it,” Watkins said. In the school’s outdoor program, students spend 11 weeks each term learning about the environment, conservancy and issues. They learn how to use outdoor equipment and build their technical skills. “I’ve had students in the term every year from seventh grade to their senior year and they have an impressive technical skill set by graduation.” he said. Often students tap in to the optional trip each summer, such as fly fishing, climbing glaciers and backpacking in Olympic National Park, or backpacking and taking part in other outdoor adventures in Slovenia or Iceland, he said. “Little Cottonwood Canyon is right here in
Waterford students take a break after picking up litter in Little Cottonwood Canyon as part of the Adopt a Highway program. (Christopher Watkins/Waterford School)
our community and it impacts all of us. If we want to go to this beautiful place, we need to do our part to keep conversation in the forefront and learn that picking up trash is a simple, easy step we all can do. It’s a very flexible program where we can set dates throughout the year and get our community involved,” Watkins said, adding that while the commitment is to pick up trash three times per year, he can see the school doing more. Watkins said the impact is great. “Sometimes we travel for service, but don’t see what we can do where we are,” he said, adding that he can foresee the school’s community service program taking part in the Adopt a Highway campaign.
Waterford’s service program is led by a community service council, where students plan and lead several activities. The service projects range from a dinner set aside at the school for refugee families and having clothes and household items available for them, to helping the Christmas Box, Road Home and Odyssey House with gifts for the holidays. This fall, they gave neighbors baskets filled with goodies, Waterford pens and post-its, and in the spring, they plan to hold their annual blood drive for the American Red Cross. “There’s always more that can be done,” he said. “It’s inspiring to see our students care about our community and now are taking care of the canyon. l
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Ghosts, goblins and monsters…Oh my! The not-so-scary Halloween activities in the area By Christy Jepson | Christy@mycityjournals.com
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hile most children look forward to Halloween, some are scared by the creepy masks that hang on hooks in the local stores or the zombies that are placed on front doorsteps. Younger children, in particular, may not like the scary aspect of Halloween but still want to participate in the activities. The good thing is the Salt Lake area has a lot of activities for families that are not-so-scary, so everyone can participate. Here is a list of some of those activities. WitchFest at Gardner Village: The notso-spooky witches have flown into Gardner Village and will be on display until Oct. 31. There is no cost to walk around the village and look at the witches and go on the witch scavenger hunt. The “Six Hags Witches Adventure” is $6 per person (ages 1 and older) and includes: a giant jumping pillow, an area where kids can climb through spider webs, and a place to test their skills at the Maze of Mayhem. This adventure begins Sept. 28 and is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Halloween from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (weather permitting). This is located in the lot west of Archibald’s Restaurant. Gardner Village also offers select dates where visitors can eat breakfast with witches. Enjoy a warm breakfast buffet and have your picture taken with the Gardner Village witches and watch as they perform some fun witchy spells. Ticket prices
are $16 for the breakfast. Check their website at www.gardnervillage.com for specific dates and information. Gardner Village is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is located at 1100 W. 7800 South in West Jordan. Herriman Howl: Herriman City hosts this fun free event for kids of all ages on Monday, Oct. 15 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the J. Lynn Crane Park. There will be prizes, activities and games. Trunk or Treat begins at 6 p.m. and prizes will be awarded for the best decorated trunk. There will also be a mad science show starting at 6:45 p.m. Other activities and areas include: a pumpkin patch (pumpkins for sale), food trucks, Restless Acres, Treasures of the Sea, Hocus Pocus, Wizarding World and Stella Live Fortunes. The food truck lineup for that night will be: Corndog Commander, Kona Ice, and South of the Border Tacos. The J. Lynn Crane Park is located at 5355 W. Herriman Main Street, just south of City Hall. Trick or Treat Street at The Utah Olympic Oval: On Friday Oct. 19, the Utah Olympic Oval will host Trick or Treat Street, a huge, free indoor trick-or-treating event. Treats and prizes will be distributed from sports clubs, local vendors and other community groups. In addition to trick-or-treating, children (12 and younger) can also ice skate for free that night (skate rental not included). Rates are $6 for adults (13 years and older) and $3 for skate rentals. The
A witch from Gardner Village’s WitchFest. (Photo credit Gardner Village)
Utah Olympic Oval is located at 5662 Cougar Lane in Kearns. Haunted Hollow in Draper: Get your little ones in their costumes and bring them to the Galena Hills Park in Draper on Monday, Oct. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. for some free Halloween
family fun. There will be carnival games, prizes, a pumpkin patch, live entertainment, candy, and more. Galena Hills Park is located at 12452 S. Vista Station Blvd. in Draper. Halloween Bash in Riverton: For two nights, Oct. 29 and 30, Riverton City hosts an
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A witch display at Gardner Village as part of their WitchFest. Children can print off a witch scavenger hunt form and try to find all the witches throughout Gardner Village. (Photo credit Gardner Village)
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outdoor family friendly Halloween event. Activities include: scavenger hunts, the Troll Stroll where you can get candy and prizes around the park, a mini-spook alley, spooky stores and the annual search for The Great Pumpkin. The event begins each night at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. The Search for The Great Pumpkin begins at 8:30 p.m. each night. This free event is held at the Riverton City Park, 1452 W. 12600 South. Little Haunts at This is the Place Heritage Park: During Little Haunts, little boys and ghouls can visit This is the Place in their costumes and go trick-or-treating, hear stories from the Story Telling Witch, go on pony rides or train rides, and make crafts. Ticket prices are: $12.95 for adults, $8.95 for children 3-11 and children 2 and under are free. The Little Haunts event is held Oct. 13, 18-20 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is the Place Heritage Park is located at 2601 E. Sunnyside Ave. in Salt Lake City. Garden After Dark at Red Butte Garden: The theme for this year’s Garden After Dark event is Oaklore Academy of
Magic. Come be a part of this magic academy where guests will learn about the magical properties of real-life plants from around the world, select a magic wand, learn all about magical creatures, and dig into herbology. After picking up an Oaklore student manual at the amphitheater, visitors will be given a school map, class schedule and extra credit activities they can do between classes. Class subjects include: Wand Theory 101, Potions Lab 202, Charms 303, Magical Creatures Studies 404, Herbology 505, and even a final exam that has something to do with trying to ban the mischievous Myrtle Spurge who seeks to cause trouble all around the Academy. Ticket prices are $14 or $11 if you are a Red Butte Garden member. This event is Oct. 18-20 and Oct. 25-27 from 6 to 9 p.m. Red Butte Garden is located at 300 Wakara Way in Salt Lake City. Boo at the Zoo at Hogle Zoo: Boo at the Zoo is where children (12 and younger) come to the zoo and go trick-or-treating in their costumes at booths scattered throughout the zoo. They provide trick-or-treating bags or you can bring one from
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Alta football photo gallery All photos by Justin Adams Alta is 4-1 through their first five games with wins over Lehi (34-20), Woods Cross (42-14), Farmington (49-7), and Weber (36-23) with its only loss coming against East (23-10).
Senior quarterback Indy Hanson dives into the endzone against Woods Cross.
Left: Senior quarterback Indy Hanson gets a pass out before taking a hit from a Lehi defender. Right: Senior wide receiver Samson Peaua waltzes into the endzone after breaking a series of tackles from Farmington defenders.
Senior cornerback Kimball Henstrom deflects a wouldbe touchdown pass against Woods Cross.
Senior runningback Setefano “Gooch� Malieitulua runs towards the end zone against Woods Cross.
The Alta High School student section cheers on the Hawks during their first home game on September 7 against Farmington.
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What makes a state champion in Utah high school sports? Justin Adams | j.adams@mycityjournals.com
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all is an exciting time for high school sports. Every team starts with a clean slate and a new senior class of leaders eager to leave their mark on their school. Ask any coach and they’ll be positive that their team has made big improvements from the previous year and are ready to compete for region and state championships. But in reality, some schools have almost no chance of winning a championship in any sport. It’s no secret that competitive balance isn’t a very prevalent feature of high school sports. Some schools are really good. Others aren’t. But what makes the difference? The size of the school? The coaching? The program’s history? Money? All these factors contribute, but some are much more important than others. To figure out which are the most important, we took all the schools that currently compete in 5A and 6A and counted the number of state championships they have won in the last five years across all team sports. Then we compared those totals to various criteria like enrollment, graduation rates and levels of wealth. Enrollment Obviously there are different classifications in Utah high school sports, from 1A to 6A, that are largely based on enrollment. A team from 6A is always going to be better than a team from 1A because you’re going to have more athletes when pulling from a pool of 2,000-plus students than when pulling from a pool of a couple hundred students. But what about within a single classification? Do schools with a higher enrollment have an advantage over smaller schools within the 5A or 6A divisions? Not really.
In 6A, the school with the highest enrollment, Granger High School, hasn’t won a single state championship in the last five years. (Enrollment numbers taken from publicschoolreview.com.) And in 5A, the top 50% of schools in terms of enrollment account for 36 state championships, while the bottom 50% account for 45 state championships. Graduation Rates People often think about athletics and academics as two completely different spheres, perhaps even antithetical to one another (as in the old nerd vs. jock stereotypes). But it turns out there’s a strong correlation between graduation rates and on-the-field success for Utah high schools. Of the 24 schools with a graduation rate of 92% or better, only five have failed to win a state championship in the last five years. Of the 20 schools with a graduation rate of 91% or worse, half of them have failed to win a championship in the same span. And the top 50% of schools by graduation rate account for nearly three times as many state championships as the bottom 50% (100 to 35). Those numbers didn’t surprise Rob Cuff, the executive director of the Utah High School Activities Association, the governing body of Utah high school sports. “Your best students are usually also your best athletes,” he told the City Journals. “I think they go hand in hand.” Cuff also said that the UHSAA committee charged with handling reclassifications has considered incorporating graduation rates into their decision-making progress.
Of course, correlation does not equal causation. Perhaps there is a third factor that contributes to both athletic and academic success. Wealth of Student Athletes Wealth is a difficult metric to measure for a school body. School boundaries don’t often align with the areas (cities, counties, zip codes) for which you can access public data like median household income. Instead, like others who have considered this same question, we looked at the rate of students that qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a “federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions.” To qualify for the reduced or free lunches, families need to be under a certain poverty level. Schools that participate in the program report the percentage of their students that take advantage of the program, making those reports a relatively convenient method of comparing affluence between schools. Of the high schools competing in 5A and 6A, those with a low percentage of students using the NSLP program have a large advantage when it comes to sports. The top 25 percent of high schools in terms of wealth (as measured by NSLP participation) have 10 times as many state championships as the bottom 25 percent of high schools, and more than the bottom 75 percent combined. There also aren’t as many outliers as when considering graduation rates. Having a graduation rate of 95 percent or above is a strong indicator of success (the
three schools with the most state championships all have graduation rates of 95 percent) but it’s no guarantee, as two other schools with graduation rates of 95 percent did not win a single state championship over the five years. However, when it comes to affluence, there isn’t really an exception. Of the 12 schools with a 15 percent NSLP usage rate or less, every single one has won multiple state championships, with the two most dominant schools being at the very lowest rates of NSLP usage. Conversely, of the 21 schools in which 25 percent or more of the student body uses the NSLP program, over half did not win a single state championship in the last five years. If one were to choose a single metric to predict which Utah high schools will win the most state championships in 2018, this is it. It’s not ideal for competitive balance that the least affluent schools have little to no chance of being in the best in the state, but competitive balance isn’t the end goal for UHSAA. “I think it’s important to maintain a level playing field,” said Cuff, “but our mission is all about participation. If teams are fielding sports teams and students have the opportunity to play, that’s the most important.” So as much as each high school student athlete is full of hope and as much as any coach thinks they’re going to finally turn their program around, in all likelihood the same schools will continue to win championships and everyone else will get the proverbial participation trophy. l
Schools with higher graduation rates often perform better in sports as well.
In the 5A division, there is a negative correlation between enrollment and state championships.
The top 25 percent most affluent 5A and 6A high schools have more state championships than the rest of the schools combined.
The fewer students in a school qualify for free or discounted lunches, the more likely that school is to win multiple state championships.
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Annual Healing Field spreading, raising money for charities By Heather Lawrence | heather.lawrence@mycityjournals.com
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hen it comes to memorials, sometimes an image is worth a thousand words. Or even three thousand. That’s the idea that Paul Swenson, head of the Colonial Flag Foundation and creator of the Healing Field, had when he imagined a way to memorialize the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. A flag placed for each life. A simple statement. But together, standing in front of Sandy City Hall in row upon row of ordered red, white and blue, the flags create a powerful image. Each year since 2002, Colonial Flag has partnered with Sandy City to set up 3,000 flags on the field. Put up on Sept. 8 and taken down on Sept. 12 by an army of volunteers, the field is open to any who want to wander through it. Along with the ceremony on Sept. 11, Swenson hopes people who visit will find connection, meaning and healing. “We live in a world of symbolism. People know what a flag means. They don’t need a lecture about it. Here it represents someone who died. So when you see this number of flags it’s a visual representation of how many lives were lost. You can’t miss it. You can’t hide it as a little number in a newspaper,” Swenson said. The idea that started in Sandy has spread across the country. “After the first year we did it, Paul started getting calls from people in Arizona and New Mexico saying that they wanted to do it. He started the Colonial Flag Foundation. We developed training materials and now we have the capability to help organizations all over the country who want to do this,” said John Hartvigsen, a board member of the Colonial Flag Foundation.
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The program got so big, in fact, that it was at risk of not being financially feasible. “There are people who get ideas, and then there are people who get ideas done. Paul Swenson gets ideas done. We got the idea of using the event as a fundraiser. So people can now buy a flag for a donation, and donate it to a loved one,” Hartvigsen said. This year, the fundraiser will help Operation Underground Railroad (OUR). Robert M. Bedont conducted the evening ceremony on the Sandy Promenade. He said that to date, more than 840 Healing Fields have been set up for various purposes around the country. He also noted that there are now flags for service dogs who died and FBI agents who died due to illness sustained as a result of the attacks. After an invocation by Dave Swenson, there was a Presentation of Colors by the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, chapter 49-1. Dan Cord followed with an electric guitar rendition of the National Anthem, and then the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Jay Ziolkowski, assistant chief of the Unified Fire Authority. Mayor Kurt Bradburn welcomed all to the program. The mayor admitted that he hasn’t been getting much done in his office since the flags were set up. With a bird’s-eye view of the field, the display draws his attention often. Stacy Despain, Utah guitarist and singer, and an additional musician on fiddle stepped on to the stage. Together, they performed “This Land is Your Land.” The simple, unrushed arrangement was a soundtrack to the sunset. Paul Swenson introduced speaker Dave Lopez. Lopez is an operator for this year’s fundraiser beneficiary, OUR. A for-
mer Navy SEAL and special ops agent, Lopez spoke from the heart. “I remember where I was when I heard the news about 9/11. I was a junior in high school, and I was sitting in Spanish class,” Lopez said. He recalled feeling the hate from others who would commit such an act. It was the same feeling he had years later when he learned about the worldwide situation of human trafficking. As an operator with OUR, Lopez works under the direction of Tim Ballard and is sent with teams all over the world to rescue children who are enslaved. Working with local law enforcement, OUR also helps arrest and prosecute the traffickers. Lopez drew a connection between today’s human trafficking and the slavery once practiced in the United States. “We haven’t fully healed. I believe this nation is great. I believe it is the greatest country on the face of the earth. I love this country not for its accomplishments, but because of the ideals that we stand for. I love this country because we believe that every person deserves a right to live a free and happy life,” Lopez said. “(Americans) need something to rally behind, just like that moment when the towers got struck. What’s happening to these children on a global scale is nothing less than slavery. We’re at a crossroads. We can go one of two paths. We can be divided as a nation. Or we can unify to finally end slavery, what we set out to do from the beginning. I believe that (ending slavery) is our nation’s destiny,” said Lopez. The crowd gave him a standing ovation, and then dispersed among the rows of flags. l
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