Sandy October 2015

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Page 4 | October 2015 Proposition 1 will be on the November ballot to allow voters an opportunity to accept or reject a proposed 0.25 percent sales tax increase. The funding raised for transportation, should the proposition pass, would be split with 40 percent going to local cities, 40 percent to UTA and 20 percent to the county.

Tom Dolan Mayor of Sandy, UT “We’ve been falling behind for years. Once you fall behind, you can almost never catch up,” Sandy City Mayor Dolan said. “The growth is going to happen. Without this revenue stream, it will become more difficult [to complete projects]. The federal funds have dried up. We can’t expect to see much coming out of Washington.”

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Higher Taxes on Ballot - How Will You Vote?

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oliticians will have their hands out again as residents return to the polls this November. Proposition 1 on this year’s ballot asks a simple question: Are you willing to pay more taxes? However the facts about this question seem to be less simple.

On face value the proposed tax increase associated with Proposition 1 would raise funds to be used for transportation expenses.

Residents in most cities have sincere concerns about the condition of their roads and the costs associated with building, repairing and maintaining them.

To those concerned motorists, this tax increase may look acceptable. After scratching the surface and looking past the face value, voters will see that only 40 percent of the funds will be allocated to the local city, 40 percent of the funds will be given to UTA, and 20 percent of the funds will be given to the specific county where the proposition passes.

Voters will not have the option to accept the local portion of the proposed tax, without accepting the UTA portion of the tax as well as the county portion of the tax. This means for every 10 million dollars the city receives to spend on roads, the residents of the city have to pay $25 million in additional sales tax.

“I think it’s much more appropriate for each entity to make a case separately for why

By Rachel Hall they need a tax increase and what they are going to do with the money,” West Jordan Councilman Ben Southworth said.

Voters may be in favor of fixing local roads, but not in providing funds to UTA or the county – or vice versa – according to Southworth, who also believes that each entity and lobbyists recognized it’s easier to make a case to pass a tax increase when everything is lumped together.

“The entities may have very legitimate needs, but don’t hold one hostage to another,” Southworth said. “I don’t support the initiative at all and will be voting against it. That’s not an indictment on any of the entities; it’s an indictment on the process.”

Over a dozen counties have decided to put the proposition on the ballot, and nearly all the city officials in Salt Lake County have shown support for the proposition in one way or another. However, Proposition 1 on the November ballot will give voters the opportunity to choose to support or not support the sales tax increase geared towards providing more funding for transportation, including UTA. The proposed 0.25 percent tax increase was approved to be placed on the ballot after the state legislature passed HB362 that allowed for the proposition to be voted on – this same

bill also approved a 5 cent per gallon gas tax to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2016.

If the average family uses 20 gallons of gas per week, the increased cost of fuel next year will take an additional $52 per year out of their budget. Consumers should also prepare for this tax to increase other products; it would make sense that if Smith’s trucks are paying more at the pump, then consumers will be paying more for their groceries. This increase to the gas tax is already approved and will take effect no matter the outcome of Proposition 1.

Proposition 1 affects the county as a whole, so we reached out to some politicians throughout the county. When the Journals asked Cottonwood Heights Mayor Cullimore about the impact the proposition would have on residents in his city, he said, “We are thrilled that we are getting 40 percent. It was a negotiated split. This is how politics is done – it’s compromise. What matters is we came to a compromise that everyone agreed upon.”

The split funding would result in families having to pay $2.50 for every $1.00 of city revenue received.

“I think there are some people concerned about UTA getting some of the funds. 60 percent of the funds are going to cities and counties to take care of local roads. 40 percent is going to UTA, but those [funds] are also

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However, there is nothing in the bill that would require the UTA to spend the funds in the local city or county.

“We’ve been falling behind for years.

Once you fall behind, you can almost never catch up,” Sandy City Mayor Dolan said.

“The growth is going to happen. Without this revenue stream, it will become more difficult [to complete projects]. The federal funds have dried up. We can’t expect to see much coming out of Washington.”

Press conferences have been held around the valley to inform voters of the specifics of Proposition 1, but elected officials are only allowed to give a personal opinion on the measure as an individual and not acting as a representative of the public. UTA is also required to offer education to the public and not push for approving or denying the tax increase.

“It’s really not our job to advocate for or against the tax increase. What we do, and what we have been doing, is listening to local elected leaders and civic leaders as they ask questions about how money can be spent to improve transit services in their communities,” UTA Spokesman Remi Barron said. “It’s up to them to tell us what they’re looking for. We try to provide the service after they tell us the kinds of service that they need.”

“We get funding from different sources.

We currently do get money through the sales tax. This [proposition] is just an increase. We

local life also get federal funding though federal grants and then some state funding through programs the state has. We also get fare box revenue,” Barron said. “The yearly budget varies from year to year based off of the amount of sales tax collected.”

The needs of each community are unique, and that is why not every mayor has personally spoken up in favor of the tax increase. South Jordan Mayor Alvord will personally be voting against the measure because of the “UTA component” and the “one size fits all nature.”

“This is a pedal to the medal spending approach for transportation. In other words, every city has to spend more on their transportation spending regardless of their history of spending,” Alvord told the City Journals. “The problem with that is that if there are cities in the county that have had adequate transportation spending; they cannot reduce their spending with this new revenue.

They have to find creative places to put the money.”

South Jordan has implemented priority based budgeting, which requires all of the initiatives and all of the programs of the city to be ranked according to priority. City staff and the city council both rank projects to set the priority.

“That’s the way we would anticipate funding roads in the future. If we need to place a higher priority on maintenance, for example, we could simply give that a higher score and fund maintenance,” Alvord said. “We would

have to live within a budget more carefully [if Proposition 1 does not pass].”

“Until the streets are paved in gold, we could always spend more. I don’t say that to sound flippant; literally, in Washington D.C. for example, they had granite on their curbing,” Alvord said. “I’m trying to illustrate the point without this money, South Jordan would have to look at our priorities and decide if we wanted to allocate more money to our roads.”

Holladay Mayor Dahle, on the other hand, will individually vote in favor of the tax increase. He feels appropriately funding the needs of the community is the responsible thing to do, and will save money down the road.

“It comes down to being a responsible steward of your assets. It’s irresponsible to let them continue to go downhill when you can maintain them for pennies on the dollar,” Dahle said. “This is a really, really important issue. The citizens can decide if it’s something they think is worth funding.”

Advocacy groups, such as the Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke up suggesting that the potential tax increase should have been placed on next year’s ballot when more voters are likely to offer their opinion during the presidential election.

“I think taxpayers have a lot to think about.

As a family, can you afford the increase?”

Utah Taxpayers Association Vice-President Hesterman said. “We have to understand there is a need – this is one way to fill the need.”

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Ben Southworth City Councilman of West Jordan “I think it’s much more appropriate for each entity to make a case separately for why they need a tax increase and what they are going to do with the money,” West Jordan Councilman Ben Southworth said.

“The entities may have very legitimate needs, but don’t hold one hostage to another. I don’t support the initiative at all and will be voting against it. That’s not an indictment on any of the entities; it’s an indictment on the process.”

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Evelyn Everton released a statement expressing regret that the potential sales tax has landed on the November ballot.

“We are disappointed to hear that county commissions would even consider allowing a sales tax hike to move forward. As responsible legislators, county officials should be working to protect their constituents from harmful legislation like the ‘local sales tax option.’

If approved, the new tax would increase the price of nearly everything that families need,” Everton wrote.

The sales tax rate would increase to 7.1 percent if approved, compared to the current 6.85 percent in most Salt Lake County areas – equivalent to one cent more for every $4 spent.

“Even worse? Almost half the funding would go to the wasteful Utah Transit Authority — where it’s common practice to use taxpayer dollars to award massive executive bonuses.

Utahns are already adjusting their budgets for the new gas and property tax hikes. Allowing a vote on a bill to hike the sales tax, just wouldn’t be fair,” Everton wrote.

Everton’s remarks obviously illustrate the alleged mismanagement of the UTA in the past. Where administration has been blamed for high spending, low rider base, and gross amount of money being spent on executive bonuses.

The proposition is about more than what

it would cost voters now if passed, but what it could cost voters in the future if it does not pass.

“If we don’t receive the additional revenue – projects will have to wait,” Eyre said. “It costs about one dollar to repair a road and it costs about ten dollars to replace it.”

“There’s a baseline of what you have to spend to maintain transportation,” Dahle said.

“It does stop the bleeding from what we have to pull [from the general fund] to maintain the roads [if Proposition 1 passes].

Some politicians have argued that citizens should accept this tax because it is a good compromise; it raises the money that is needed for the roads. It will allow the cities to maintain the roads at a lower cost than replacing them in the future.

However, when the City Journals reached out to residents, many thought that it sounded like politicians were handcuffing the maintenance of roads to the executive bonuses of the UTA. Many city residents were disgusted to find out that they were not given the option to raise funds for the roads without being forced to raise money for UTA. Many residents showed faith in their local politicians and city staff, but doubted the financial feasibility and management of the UTA. l

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Doing the Salsa in Sandy

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apturing and canning the deliciousness of Utah’s bountiful fruit and vegetable harvest are what Sandy residents Linnaea and Sergio Mendoza do best.

Sandy residents Sergio and Linnaea Mendoza, owners of Salsitas Mendoza.

By Linnea Lundgren Vine-ripened tomatoes, hot habaneros, and “sweet-as-liquid-candy” peaches are just some of the local ingredients used in their Salsitas Mendoza salsas, which they sell at local stores and South Valley farmers markets.

And this flavorful business all started in their kitchen.

In 2011, Sergio was laid off and Linnaea worked extra shifts at a Sandy health clinic.

Her kids needed something delicious and nutritious to eat, and food easy enough for their dad to prepare. So, Linnaea, building on lessons learned from her sister-in-law’s grandma, started canning soups and salsas.

“People started liking them,” Linnaea said. “They started disappearing out of my pantry.”

Coworkers bought them, as did many pharmaceutical reps who visited her clinic.

The turning point came when the washing machine broke and her kids’ soccer fees came due. Prompted by this, Linnaea spent several days and nights canning 156 jars of fire-roasted tomato salsa and brought them to the Taylorsville Dayzz celebration.

There, at her booth with all her salsa jars, she suddenly developed stage fright and

froze. That’s when her 12-year-old son —“my shyest son” —stepped in and offered people samples. “We sold tons,” she said.

Her fan base expanded and soon her salsa stand became a mainstay at festivals and farmers markets, but not before she and Sergio jumped through hoops to obtain government approvals and learned to make the salsas shelfstable and able to hold their heat.

Now, Salsitas Mendoza is a full-time business for the couple, who’ve been married for 20 years.

“We love it. As stressful as it is, it makes us happy because we are the ones who benefit directly from our own work,” she said.

Their five kids are also involved in the business, including their 18-year-old daughter, Marisela, whom they consider a third partner.

Salsitas Mendoza salsas come in two lines. In the fresh line, there’s seasonal peach, mango, guacamole and a cucumber salsa. In the fire-roasted line, they offer tomato salsas of varying heat and tomatillo salsas. They also offer hot sauces and a red chili sauce, perfect for authentic enchiladas.

Their business has moved from home kitchen to a commercial kitchen, but all recipes

still come from Sergio’s family in Guadalajara, Mexico, and all products are made without oils, sugars or preservatives. They place importance on using regional produce—tomatoes and peppers are from Riverton’s Petersen Family Farm and tomatillos are from Orem’s Chavez Farms.

Local groceries, namely the Sandy Ream’s and the Harmons and Pirate O’s in Draper, stock their products. However, more often than not, the Mendozas are found at farmers markets, including South Jordan and Wheeler Farm, where they set up with their homemade chips and salsas for sample and sale.

The Mendozas especially enjoy selling at these markets because they get to know their customers. Plus, they believe buying local is important.

“You don’t want your community run by the big-box stores,” Linnaea said. “You want the mom and pop shops, the family-owned businesses. You want the money to stay in our economy.”

But equally important is that behind each salsa produced is a lot of hard work, dedication and love. “Small-batch food made locally just tastes better. The quality is there.” l

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Officers Trained on Reaction Time

By Stacy Nielsen

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olice Chief Kevin Thacker presented to the city council a budget, staffing levels, response times, other policies or activities, equipment and what challenges the departments are facing currently, along with the move to implement the use of body cameras for all patrol officers at an August council meeting.

City council members were also given a tour of the police department, and were able to participate in a simulation training to gain a better understanding of what police officers experience daily; along with the type of training they receive.

The Sandy City Police Department is led by Thacker, and as of August of this year consists of 111 sworn police officers, eight animal service officers, 26 full and part-time civilian support staff and around 60 part-time school crossing guards and two part-time contract positions.

“It’s a good reminder of what we go through. All of our city council was surprised at the experience: if citizens understood it, they’d have a different perspective of the police,” Councilman Steve Fairbanks, a former police officer for Salt Lake City, said.

“What you see on the television is an erroneous depiction of policemen; it’s boredom accentuated by minutes of terror, that you have to react as a result of good training. That’s what it takes, and we demand training of our police,” Fairbanks said.

“Our job is to come in and clean up after the crime and solve crime in the best possible way. We don’t expect to have someone with a gun in their lap, ready to shoot someone. You don’t know how people are going to act; you get as prepared as you can and then hope that your training comes in at the moment that’s needed in the best possible way,” Fairbanks said.

Training occurs one Tuesday a month for 10 hours, and there is a mandatory amount of training that is to be met every year. Firearms training is typically every month, and officers can go to the FARM where they receive long-range gun training.

They go through classroom training, and recently attended a class on peer support.

There are many officers that used to be in the military, but there are other officers that don’t have that training and background, and they need the peer support and emotional training. Officers have mentors assigned to them when they

come on board, someone who is not their training officer, so they have someone they can talk to while trying to deal with the emotional and the physical aspect of things.

“They train for something they hope they never have to use; you can’t train once and think that is enough,” Thacker said.

A Sandy City patrol officer who has been with the department less then a year, spoke regarding the different aspects of the job that officers are trained to do. “We learn how to deal with situations with the

Salt Lake City Dispatch in Nov. 2013.

According to the Sandy City Use of Force Database Report, between the period of July 1, 2013 through July 1, 2014, there were 107 cases or events involving 259 uses of force. Uses of force on this report also means show of force, such as an officer showing but not discharging their firearm or taser.

Each officer that responds to a call counts as a use, or show of force, per case; this is how you can get 259 uses, or shows

public, learn how to survive, learn how to communicate with other people,” including how to deal with different mental health issues, such as autistic children or adults with autism.

“Sandy gives a lot of great training.

We are a central hub for a lot of different training for the surrounding areas,” he said.

Startling data reveals a suspect can raise and fire a gun in as little as 0.25 seconds, depending on the start position, which is less time than it takes to blink; the average reaction time of officers is about 1/3 of a second. The greater amount of possible responses will result in slower reaction times.

“You are going to be called and you want to have the training to respond in the best way possible and not, ‘Oh, what do I do?’” Thacker said.

The Sandy City Police Department responded to 57,455 calls for service in 2014. That number is down from 73,173 in 2012 and 67,644 in 2013. The decrease in calls per service is attributed to the department switching their dispatch to

of force, with 107 cases. The number of cases from July 01, 2014 to July 01, 2015 was 115, involving 336 uses of force.

The number one use of force for both was hands-on with 117 incidents in the 2013-14 range and 154 incidents in 201415, all found to be justified. Compare this number to the calls of service the officers receive each year -there was one reported incident of an officer discharging their firearm in the 2013-2014 year - and it was found to be justified.

“I think it is getting more dangerous out there. We are trying to train more, you are seeing more of where we are pulling more guns off the street,” Thacker said.

Sandy City currently has 10 body cameras and money is set aside to buy more. The goal is to eventually have the entire patrol division equipped with body cameras, roughly 50 cameras, and within the next year to see at least half the division with cameras, depending on funding, and increasing in the next year to 18 months.

The department is waiting to see what parameters state legislation will

implement so they can be adapted to meet their needs, as the state does not mandate that departments have them but on how they use them. This may also affect how many are purchased.

Some of the issues they face with the implementation of more body cameras includes being able to meet staffing requirements to manage the requests for data, how they are going to meet the storage needs for the data recorded and what guidelines have to be established that dictate how long the information will be stored.

“They are going to pick up things maybe the officer doesn’t pick up, or the officer will pick up things the camera won’t pick up, but it’s another tool that can be used. They are not perfect but have to be used as a tool and not to be solely depended upon. They are a good thing; statistics show it does affect the way officers act if you know you are being recorded. It has been reported that officer complaints have dropped since the use of body cameras, especially the use of force complaints,” Thacker said.

“You are in a society where the perception of law enforcement is changing, the laws are always changing and the rules are changing that are needing to be enforced. There are going to be mistakes, if that happens, call the police department, report it and we will address it,” Thacker said.

Residents are able to sign up for the annual Citizens Training Academy that takes place once a year in the springtime.

The Academy meets about three hours a night, one night a week for 10 weeks, and is designed to familiarize citizens with every aspect of police work.

“It does seem cliché. I don’t do this because they give me a gun and a badge.

I do it to serve the public and to save lives and to save property,” a Sandy Police officer said. “I wish they [the public] would understand what we go through as far as everyday situations, from giving a lost kid a teddy bear to having to turn around to take someone’s life because they are trying to kill you or kill somebody else.

I wish they knew we are here to serve.”

“People need to understand that police officers are human. They have emotions, feelings and they are really doing the best job they can,” Thacker said. l

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Jordan High Young Democrat Wants Discussion on the Hill

By Julie Slama

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t began with a spring day, as Jordan High junior Kari Schott was hanging out with her friend Becca Romano, talking about what issues they could discuss as president and vice president, respectively, with the Young Democrats.

“We were talking about issues in America and thought about the inequality of pay and thought it would be easy to illustrate it with a bake sale,” Kari said, who founded the Young Democrats last school year after reading a book about the 2012 elections. “At the same time, we could fundraise for our club.”

After researching online and learning that women get paid in Utah about 75 cents to men’s $1, with a 77 cent average nationwide, Kari decided to bring it to the attention of her classmates.

“I think it’s an issue that should be discussed and isn’t right. I didn’t choose the gender I was born, so why should I get less pay for being a girl?” she said.

After the 12-member club bought cookies, wrapped them in Saran wrap and put stickers on them, the Young Democrats took their plan to action, selling them to male classmates and teachers for $1 and to females

The Jordan High Young Democrats hold a bake sale to raise awareness for gender income inequity. They hope to discuss the issue with Utah state senators. Photo courtesy of Suzanne McDougal for 77 cents.

“We had more females come to buy them. There was a lot of anger, mostly with the men and boys. They were posting on the

internet pictures of the sign with the prices and angry comments about how we’re fighting inequality with inequality. But that is telling us that there is an issue and I’m most excited

that now, we’re talking about it,” Kari said.

That bake sale, which profited $150, gave the club more exposure than Kari realized.

Local television stations and national media interviewed students about the issue and bake sale.

District Attorney Sam Gill met some club members and said that he was glad they were getting involved in politics and making students aware of issues and donated $100, Kari said.

However, that isn’t enough. Kari has written letters and now is planning to meet with several state senators to discuss the issue and would like those conversations to carry over to the legislature when they next meet.

“I’m glad people are listening and noting this is important,” she said. “I think people are scared to get involved in politics at my school, and since Utah is a Republican state, they may assume their parents would get mad if they’re involved in politics or in the Young Democrats. I’ve learned that people don’t appreciate awareness of issues they don’t believe in and that I can do a lot as a young person, even if it’s as small as raising awareness with a bake sale.” l

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areas of focus: 1- Improve the safety and tranquility of our neighborhoods through increased police patrols, speed alert devices and code enforcement.

2- Enhanced quality of life – strong supporter of the Splash Pad, Amphitheater, Sports Programs, Dog Park, Senior Citizen Center and July 4th activities.

3- Keep our taxes low and under control! A few years ago, as the City Council, with support from Mayor Dolan, we reduced property taxes by 10%. Recently, for the first time in 27 years we needed to increase property taxes by 4% (average 75 cents/month for a home valued at $275,000). Sandy still has the lowest property tax rate of any city of its size in the State of Utah! I’m determined to do my part to keep our property taxes as low as is reasonably possible.

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lementary students from Canyons School District schools had the opportunity to present stories, fairytales or folk tales at the fifth annual district storytelling showcase, Story Weavers.

“Story Weavers engages students in the pursuit of literature and the arts and nurtures the preservation of the oral tradition of storytelling,” said Eden Steffey, district evidence-based learning elementary advanced learning specialist. “Story Weavers aids in supporting and extending the core curriculum by helping students develop an appreciation of literature and the art of storytelling, develop listening and speaking skills and develop individual confidence in one’s ability to use oral language.”

Steffey said that through storytelling, students will develop an appreciation for literature and confidence in speaking and presentation skills in telling stories. Before the district festival on May 26, each school was encouraged to hold a school storytelling festival or provide an opportunity for students to tell their stories.

At the district event, eight elementary students were given the opportunity to perform their choice of published stories either individually or with another student, and tell their three- to five-minute folk tale, fairy tale, myth, legend, fable or tall tale out loud from memory without using props or costumes and in front of families and judges.

Afterward, students were critiqued on their performance, such as presenting with confidence and poise, enunciating and using expression, having facial expressions and eye contact, and good use of body language and enthusiasm in the story presentation. Students were also given feedback on things they did

really well and things they could work on improving, as well as handed a certificate and ribbon.

Those who qualified to participate include Sophia Cheng and Ainsely Cardall with “Magic Mirror: Snow White,” Elsa Christensen presenting “The Legend of Lightning Larry,” Mina Hwang with “Fisherman and His Wife,” Asadullah Khan with “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,” Max McFarland with “The Five Chinese Brothers,” Abigail Slama-Catron presenting “The Legend of Devils Tower” and Nicholas Wilkins with “The City Mouse and the Country Mouse.”

“Canyons School District sponsors a number of extended learning opportunities for students that extend and support the regular curriculum,” Steffey said.

Next year, the Story Weaver event will be held Feb. 25 and students in kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to participate.

The change of date comes from the district partnering with Story Crossroads.

Those students who are selected from the Story Weaver showcase will be invited to audition for the Story Crossroads event, which will be April 15-16 at the Viridian Center in West Jordan.

According to its website, Story Crossroads event is Utah-based and will feature more than 50 professional multicultural story artists, as well as more than 80 community members telling stories in the main stage event. Story Crossroads aims to gather and unify people across generations and cultures to celebrate story and promote creative communities that thrive through strengthened communication, preservation and empathy. l

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Bell View Elementary Kindergartners Prepare for Future

By Julie Slama “I will be college ready!” them and helps them to prepare for colleges That’s what about 40 Bell View and careers. kindergartners promised on Aug. 28 in front “Even at an early age, if we can instill of Canyons School District superintendent, the importance of education and that it will assistant superintendent, their school principal help their future, then they’ll have the mindset Christine Webb and teachers, many who to set goals and prepare for the college and supported the message by sporting college careers,” he said. shirts. Another 40 students made the pledge Assistant Superintendent Kathryn later that day.

McCarrie said that when students set Wearing different career costumes, from expectations early on, they realize they have the firefighter to zoo keeper, the students learned support of their teachers to help them succeed. from their school teachers and principals that She also said that the reinforcement of these they all made goals to study and work hard expectations helps female students. so they could be in the careers they wanted.

“There are a lot more opportunities now Teacher Colleen Eldridge said that for these girls than I had,” she said. “These when she was sick or playing during summer girls can do more and be more than housewives, vacation, she always would play school because and getting an education and having a college she wanted to be a teacher. degree and career is the best insurance to “You can all be what you want to be, leading successful lives.” but you have to work hard each year so you While some students may not realize can be who you want to be,” she said. the full impact of their promise, which they Superintendent Jim Briscoe said that by later signed with their name or left a thumb having a kindergarten college-ready day, it lets print on a poster, some understand college students learn that there are expectations for may be a little harder than sitting in a different classroom.

“Several students have older brothers and sisters or parents who they may see talk about college, enroll in classes, study, and so they know, each year, it’s important to learn and get ready. By the time ninth grade comes around and the grades matter to colleges, these kindergartners will be prepared and know the importance of education,” she said.

Each kindergartner in all of Canyons School District’s 29 elementary schools should receive a wristband imprinted with the Bell View kindergarten students pledge to be college- message, “I will be college-ready — Class of ready when they graduate high school in 2028. Photo 2028,” as each school hosted kindergarten college-ready day activities. l courtesy of Christine Webb

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LEARN. This summer, East Sandy Elementary School’s Building Leadership Team and faculty created an acronym for students to understand the school’s learning focus.

“We wanted it to represent what we stand for, so the students know, the community knows and it would be something simple that people could connect to it, so we came up with LEARN,” Principal Kenna Sorensen said.

LEARN stands for “Listen, Engage, Achieve, Respect and Need to do our best,” she said.

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The students also learned about the acronym during the first week of school, called Mustang Days for their school motto, when they also review school rules and expectations.

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Alta’s Link Crew Helps Freshmen Feel Welcome, Succeed in High School

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lta freshman Emma Apsley was uncertain about high school this past summer before the school year began.

“I was nervous because I didn’t know too many people,” Emma said. “I didn’t know my way around.”

A few days before school started, Emma got a phone message from her Link Crew leader saying she’d love for Emma to come to freshman orientation.

Link Crew is a national high school transition program that welcomes freshmen and makes them feel comfortable and adjusted throughout their first year of high school.

Through positive role modeling, upperclassmen act as mentors to guide freshmen through steps on how to be successful, from academics to social engagement during high school, said math teacher and Link Crew adviser Becky Waters.

“Research shows that if a student fails a class during freshman year, they won’t graduate,” Waters said. “We want to make sure our freshmen are getting what they need to succeed. It’s easier that these Link Crew students are helping since they are closer to the age group and remember the same things of being new to the school — maybe being scared, not knowing others, trying to find their classes.”

Waters said that students were divided into groups of about 14 students, each with

By Julie Slama two Link Crew mentors to guide them.

“During freshman orientation, our goal was to break down walls,” said junior and Link Crew member Dallan Ashdown. “We saw them connecting with us more than we connected with our teachers when we were new.”

At freshman orientation, Emma said her Link Crew gave them high fives as they went into an assembly. They also talked to them about classes, teachers and what they could expect in high school.

“The school tour was really fun and they helped show us a way around that made the classes make sense. They told us what was taught in each room, told us stories about when they started and showed us how to get organized,” she said.

Emma’s Link Crew group also played games, such as tossing around balls made out of tape.

“Each ball represented something in high school, life like, homework and friends. It was really a life lesson, showing us that we needed to focus so we wouldn’t ‘drop the ball,’ but it was still lots of fun,” she said.

A game that Link Crew member Rebekah Minson, who is a junior, remembered leading was trying to remember one thing special about each member’s name.

Rebekah, who has cochlear implants, remembered being afraid of coming to high school.

Crew students and ninth graders sitting together in the bleachers.

“I had a hard time judging who were my friends,” she said. “I wasn’t sure who my real friends would be and those who would just be nice to me because of the implants. But my real friends are the ones who care about you and treat you the same, not make bad choices that affect you.”

During the name game, junior Jamie Olsen used her initials, JLO, to help her freshmen remember her. To this day, she can hear people say, “There’s J. Lo.” Jamie said she joined Link Crew to help freshmen feel welcome.

“I remember being scared when I came here,” she said. “I’m on the small side, so here I am small in a huge high school and it can be overwhelming.”

To prepare for the freshman orientation and year-long mentoring program, Link Crew members spent a week being trained by Alta advisers in the summer. Their advisers had previously traveled to a California workshop to learn how to bring the program to the school for the first year.

“It’s a big adjustment for freshmen to come here with different schedules, knowing grades matter, learning how to organize and get along, and there’s a lot of stuff unknown to them. So we took the lessons and subjects that were provided, had our teachers review and choose from them, and now our Link Crew will deliver these during our advisory periods to help our freshmen succeed,” Waters said.

Link Crew members will teach and hold activities for the year around subjects ranging from study strategies and prioritizing to goal setting and teamwork. They also will cover making assumptions and stereotyping.

“Freshmen need to learn how to juggle things from clubs to studying to sleeping. I remember I was up to 3 a.m. a couple times as a freshman, and it doesn’t work in the long run,” Dallan said.

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“They came in and did activities like how to stay organized and how to work in teams. I like it and it’s fun and helpful. I’m becoming better friends with the people in my group,” Emma said, adding that she would like to be a Link Crew member when she’s an upperclassman.

The Link Crew also will hold fun activities, such as a breakfast with freshman on Sept. 18, laser tag, lip sync, a movie night and others.

“I make sure I go into my freshman advisory class at least once each week just to say hi and be there. I care about them succeeding and want to help as many people as possible,” said Dallan, who said he has learned leadership skills in guiding freshmen and setting an example for them to follow.

Alta High vice principal Kelli Miller said that already the Link Crew has shown a difference at the school, as freshman attendance is up to 90 percent during the first two weeks.

“Studies show that if attendance is up, our ninth graders are more likely to succeed in class, so these students making connections is making an immediate impact,” she said.

Junior Kenadee Stark remembered being incredibly shy when she was new to the school.

Although she is still shy, through Link Crew she has been able to meet new people, learn to work with her mentoring partner and has been able to stand in front of others to speak.

Kenadee has also let her freshmen group know that, as a Link Crew member she is available to them.

“I tell them where I’ll be before school and during lunch and I keep a lookout for them,” she said. “If they have a question I can answer, I want to help them because I care about them. Becoming a Link Crew member has been the best decision in my high school career.” l

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Beehive Academy Students Showcase STEM Projects to International Visitors

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By Julie Slama

n late August, four visitors from Bahrain and two Department of State international visitor liaison interpreters, all part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program to examine “Women’s Leadership in Engineering,” watched Beehive Science and Technology Academy students give demonstrations involving science, technology, education and math.

The demonstrations, some of which included peroxide fires, jutting a sharp instrument through balloons, stacking wood in a certain order and robotic programming, were part of the Utah STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Expo, which was held last May and attracted about 4,000 community members.

The visitors were also given an overview

by Beehive Academy executive director Hanifi Oguz, who told them that, while the charter school attracts both male and female sixthgrade through 12th-grade students, there are still about 20 percent more males than females at the school.

That is, according to University of Bahrain assistant professor and Gulf Petrochemical Industries instrument engineer Salwa Al Thawadi, the opposite of her country.

“We have ladies studying and engaging more in STEM, while men study business,” she said.

Bahrain, which is located on the western side of the Arabian Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, consists of 33 islands and is about three times as large as Washington, D.C. Bahrain’s main industries include petroleum, aluminum and iron.

In Bahrain, most studies involve mechanical and electrical engineering, commercial art, science, architecture and industry, Gulf Petrochemical Industries instrument engineer Haya Jassim Al-Jassim said.

“It’s our culture and tradition where most boys study industry, as oil and gas,” she said.

“Girls spend long hours researching in sciences.

I found it more intriguing. I really care about STEM education, getting students to focus on knowledge they need for careers. Here it seems there is more attention to math and technology, while in Bahrain, it’s on sciences,” she said.

Bahrain Ministry of Housing’s head of urban development and Society of Engineers member Deena Seyadeeh said that their country’s Ministry of Education holds demonstrations similar to Beehive Academy’s student projects and science fairs held in school districts across the states. She hopes education in both countries can benefit from the exchange of knowledge.

“In the field of architect engineers, we have more women then men designing houses,” she said. “We reach to our high school students, teach them about the careers and invite people

to study. The Bahrain Society of Engineers, which are non-profit professionals, award 25 scholarships so they pay no fees.”

University of Bahrain information systems assistant professor Hayat Mohammed Ali said that teaching methods here are different from her country.

“There are more creative ways to deliver ways of knowledge, more entertaining,” she said. “There is more variety, more handson. There is a nice collaboration between universities and schools. In Bahrain, we send students on a two-month internship to get real experience, and afterward, they may have a job,” she said.

Safety and discipline coordinator Germaine Barnes, who helped coordinate this visit to the Sandy school, said Beehive Academy students gain from the experience by realizing STEM is not just a local concept.

“It’s national and international and these students are learning that everyone in the world cares about STEM education and careers, especially if they’re sending educators around the world to see what we’re teaching,” she said.

Barnes said that although Beehive Academy is giving students a STEM understanding, technology will change in 10 years and many advances known now will be obsolete.

“We’re giving our students the foundation and tools which they’ll be able to use to support and update their knowledge as technology changes, and apply it on a day-to-day basis.

We’re giving them more than math and science problems: they’re getting real-world application as they design robots, figure out dimensions and measure angles,” Barnes said. “The more they use these skills in projects they’re doing, the more they’ll understand them and apply them in life.”

The Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy Program associate intern Sarah Bell, who helped to coordinate the visit and accompanied the group to Beehive Academy, said their mission is to create bridges for better understanding between cultures. She said that each year, the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy welcomes nearly 500 leaders from around the world to Utah for short-term professional and cultural exchanges.

The itinerary for the group from Bahrain also included meeting with leaders at the University of Utah, Brigham Young University, Utah Women and STEM Education Network, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, learning about the U’s Access program, the U’s MESA/STEP (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement/Science Technology Engineering) program, visiting the 2002 Olympic Winter Games museum and watching the Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast. l

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Jordan Tennis Ready to Make Run at Region, State

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By Ron Bevan

igh school tennis programs usually have one or two good athletes to build around. The individual players will do well for themselves, but the team aspect doesn’t get realized but for a lack of a strong corp.

Jordan has seen its share of those types of years. 2015, however, is shaping up to be something special.

“We have been building up for a year like this one,” Jordan tennis coach Matt Bell said. “We have the right combination this year of talented, athletic girls who chose to put in the necessary hard work to improve in the off season.”

A perfect example of this work ethic lies in senior Jenni Milne, who leads the team as the number one singles player. Milne was also number one last year, where she had a lackluster year that produced a 7-7 record. She finished third in region play and was knocked out in the first round of the state 5A tournament.

“Milne has come back very strong this year,” Bell said. “She had gone all in during the off season and worked very hard to improve her game. The results are great this year. She is currently tied for first in the region.”

Also working hard on her game is Jillian Holley, a junior who sits at the number two singles spot. Holley was in the same position last season and posted an identical record as Milne. This year is different for her as well, because of her work ethic in the off season.

She has only two losses this year.

But it is a sophomore coming up in the third singles that has helped solidify this team. Makena Terry continues to hold on to the same position she had as a freshman, but with a different attitude and approach to the game this year.

“Terry is the one anchoring our team

and keeping them focused, even though she is one of the youngest members,” Bell said.

Perhaps the most athletic of the group is the number one doubles pair of Tabytha Jones and Hannah Dutson. Both girls are three-sport athletes. Jones, a senior, is also a starting player for the Beetdigger basketball team and throws heat as a pitcher for the softball team. Dutson, a junior, runs cross country while playing tennis, and then competes on the track team in distance races in the spring.

“They are just two great athletes who love competition,” Bell said. “They have only one region loss thus far.”

Pulling in the final doubles team is Sol Jones and Eliza Bennett. Jones, a senior this season, competed last year on the team with senior Kjerstin Jones. The loss of Kjerstin Jones to graduation made room for Bennett to be the only newcomer to the varsity Beetdigger squad.

It is the consistency from last season that makes Bell believe his team can go far at State this year. With only one girl added to a team that has held the same position for at least one season, the experience and the additional work is beginning to mold the Beetdiggers into contenders.

“This team is hungry,” Bell said.

“They are looking to make a lot of damage this year.”

It isn’t just the title the girls are looking for, but also to help build a tennis legacy at Jordan. Most of the girls are giving back by helping to coach younger tennis players through local programs at various recreation centers or through clinics.

“It is helping this team stay focused on tennis and also building players for the future,” Bell said. l

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Senior Allison Pferdner is one of this year’s mainstays in the singles side of Alta’s girls tennis team.

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Alta Tennis Has New Coach, New Courts

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he Alta tennis team is helping break in the new courts built last year, with a new coach at the helm.

Camille Baird has taken over the program at Alta and is looking to make an impact her first season.

“I like the game of tennis and I have always liked Alta,” Baird said. “This position opened up and I jumped at the chance to coach here.”

One of the first changes she has made to the team is to keep it smaller than in the past. Previously, the Alta team was made up of as many as 30 members, and practice times even had to be staggered to get enough court time for each member.

“We had a bunch of players try out for the team this year,” Baird said, “but we kept the team smaller. We thought that by having a smaller team we could concentrate more on each player and help develop the team this year and the program for the future.”

Alta’s team boasts 18 girls, which helps spread athletes out among the seven varsity and seven junior varsity slots, with some extras to fill in when needed.

And, while there are several seniors and returning varsity members, this year’s team

By Ron Bevan is being led by a young freshman. Emilee Astle has stormed onto the Alta scene and grabbed the number one singles spot.

“She has a good overall game,” Baird said of Astle. “She has done a lot of training workouts to get where she is. She is very consistent, especially with her groundstrokes.”

Behind Astle are two seniors who are still battling to see who would be in the number two and number three singles slots.

Allison Pferdner and Hailee Horton have nearly equal skills and split time between the two positions as the team continues to evolve.

“They both have good game in them,” Baird said. “They are both consistent and tenacious.”

Horton held down the number two singles spot last season, posting a 9-4 record and making it to the state 5A tournament.

Pferdner also posted a 9-4 record last year as a member of the team’s number two doubles pair.

While Pferdner used her abilities as a doubles player last season, Baird has moved her into the singles position to help solidify this year’s squad, and is seeing the move pay off as both Pferdner and Horton are pushing each other’s games to a higher level.

“We listen to the input of the girls as we decide who plays singles and who plays doubles,” Baird said. “But we also place them where it is best for them and best for the team.”

Accordingly, a former singles player has moved over to the number one doubles team. Kat Hickey has teamed with Emily Bithell as the top doubles squad for the Hawks.

Hickey was the number three singles player for Alta last season, going 11-3 for the season

and even picking up an opening-round win at the 5A state tournament. Bithell came up from the junior varsity ranks, and both girls are juniors this season.

The number two doubles team is made up of seniors Chantal Peck and Hannah Searle.

“They have played together in the past and seem to feed off each other,” Baird said. “They round out what we believe will be a strong varsity team this season.” l

Jordan senior Tabytha Jones is on the nubmer two doubles tennis team for the Beetdiggers. Jones is also a captain of the team.

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Young Team Takes on First Foray into 4A for Alta Soccer

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or the first time in years, Utah’s big schools don’t have to play second fiddle to Alta.

Watch out 4A schools.

The Hawks are playing their first season in the smaller 4A category, after student enrollment dwindled with the opening of Corner Canyon two years ago. Previously, the Hawks had been consistently one of the top 5A soccer programs in the state, reaching the state tournament every year and walking away with the state championship a record eight times.

Now the Hawks are in the smaller division, but the game hasn’t changed much for them.

“There are a lot of good teams in the 4A ranks,” Alta coach Lee Mitchell said.

“Nothing has changed for us moving down to 4A but the faces and uniforms. The other teams are still quality soccer programs.”

Add to that the youth of this year’s squad, and one would think it might be a struggle this season for Alta. The Hawks have just four seniors on this year’s squad, and one of them is out for the season with an injury.

“This is by far the youngest team I have ever had,” Mitchell said. “We have a lot

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of freshmen and sophomores that make up this team, but we are doing okay. They understand how we play at Alta.”

The Hawks lost senior Amber Tripp for the season with a torn ACL in her knee.

“We might get her back in time for the tournament, but we shall see,” Mitchell said. “She hates not playing, but she has been a positive influence on the team, helping the other girls at practice and encouraging them at games.”

Alta lost another important player to injury this season: junior Sadie Mertlich is also out with the same injury. Mertlich was Alta’s leading scorer last season.

Leading the team this season is a trio of seniors who have put the team on their shoulders. Isabel Jones captains the defense, while Megan Walker and Brianna DeWaal oversee the midfield and forward players.

Jones is in her second season as the Hawk’s starting goalkeeper.

“Jones is a great anchor for us on defense,” Mitchell said. “She provides the leadership we need in the back.”

Walker plays the wing for Alta and is one of the most physically in-shape athletes

on the team.

“She is like the Energizer bunny,” Mitchell said. “She just goes and goes all out for the entire game.”

But it is DeWaal the team looks to for the most leadership. DeWaal is also a two-year starter in the center of the midfield.

“She is a great leader not by just talking to the other players, but she leads by example,” Mitchell said. “I don’t know anybody that works as hard as she does. She is the glue that holds this team together.”

Both DeWaal and Tripp have already accepted scholarships to play at UVU next year.

The surprise this season has come in the form of a feisty little fireball of a freshman named Brecken Mozingo. Although much shorter than most of her opponents, and weighing even less, Mozingo has taken charge of the scoring attack for Alta and has risen to the occasion.

“It is tough to put a freshman into that situation where she has to carry the scoring load of our team,” Mitchell said. “But she has accepted the role nicely. She is very quick and has a good sense of what to do with the ball.”

Alta began the season with a loss and

draw, but has since rolled over all but one out-of-state opponent. With a 6-2-1 record, the Hawks are currently in first place in their region. l

Senior midfielder Breanna DeWaal is the “glue that holds our team together,” according to Alta coach Lee Mitchell.

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Beetdiggers on Top of Region Soccer Action

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By Ron Bevan

new coach has breathed new life into the Jordan soccer program, challenging the girls to improve on last season.

Marli Martin brings her coaching skills to the Beetdiggers. Martin has been a competition coach with the Avalanche youth program and previously coached for four seasons at a college in Colorado.

“When the job opened up, they actually contacted me,” Martin said. “It was something I wanted to add to what I was already doing, and I enjoy that I can make some kind of impact on these girls.”

Jordan has always been considered a good soccer program, always pushing the top schools but not quite reaching the pinnacle. The Diggers finished third in Region 3 action last season and bowed out in the first round of the state 5A tournament.

But a whole new approach is seeing results. After a slow pre-season start of 1-3-1, Jordan is tearing up region play with an undefeated region record. The only blemish on an otherwise perfect scorecard is a 1-1 tie with Bingham, another region favorite. Along the way the Beetdiggers have dispatched Copper Hills (1-0), West Jordan (2-0), Cottonwood (2-1) and Taylorsville (3-0).

Senior goalkeeper Brooklyn Nielsen has recorded four shutouts to help lead Jordan on defense.

“Nielsen is a stud in goal,” Martin said. “I would love to get her out of the goal box and onto one of the wings because she is so athletic. She had a lot of energy and helps pump up the rest of the team. She is one of those athletes that is ready to go at the get go.”

Martin has a wide variety of athletes to choose from, reaching through all four grades. She has seven seniors on the team, six of whom play, and one who has been relegated to team support due to an injury.

“Savannah Page tore her ACL in the very first game and is out for the season,” Martin said. “It is kind of tough on her because she was looking forward to her final season as an attack player, but she is still helping the team.”

The bulk of the experienced seniors are lending their talents to the defensive side of the ball. Seniors Ashley Bluenel and Becca Nordhagen help stabilize the defense from their center back positions.

“They are smart players with a lot of experience under their belts.” Martin said. “They are the most composed players I have: they stay calm when under attack.”

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“Jensen is also a cross country racer, so she can run for days,” Martin said. “I like my outside backs to get up on our attack to help, and she is good at that. Bingham is very good at focusing on what I am trying to teach instead of what she already knows. She is also very fast up and down the field the entire game.”

Jordan relies on senior Aubrey Monson to balance the game from her attacking midfielder position.

“Monson is our commander in chief,” Martin said.

“She is the complete player. She is smart on and off the ball, and she is always trying to find that perfect pass.”

The Beetdiggers have found a speed demon in freshman forward Gwen Christopherson, who has already put five goals into the net.

“Christopherson didn’t start for me at first, but she earned her starting position by scoring a goal in the first minute I put her in a game,” Martin said. “She is our fastest, quickest player. She is a bit unorthodox when it comes to soccer, but it works for her.” l

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Junk in the Trunk

By Peri Kinder

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runks are super useful. If you’re an elephant, they’re a necessity. If you want to change a tire, hide Christmas gifts or transport a body, trunks are invaluable. But I don’t understand the connection between trunks and Halloween. Why is trunk-or-treating a thing?

In the U.S., trick-or-treating started after WWII when children went door to door begging for food on Thanksgiving (not joking). Then they continued begging through Christmas, New Years, Valentine’s Day, Easter, and so on, so I guess someone decided to create a national begging celebration on Halloween.

This mass candy solicitation certainly worked for me for many years. Part of the thrill of trick-or-treating was leaving the familiar neighborhoods, searching for the families handing out full-size Butterfingers. We’d come home with pillowcases full of candy, after walking miles and miles through Murray.

Now, in our heavily-sanitized society, parents want to make sure their kids won’t be handed anything with sugar or gluten, or have to interact with neighbors they’ve never met—so trunk-or-treating was introduced.

I know some churches feel trunk-or-

treating (Halloween tailgating) is a way to watch over kids while keeping demonic costumes to a minimum. In fact, kids are often encouraged to dress as Bible characters.

(Side note: If I was forced to dress as a woman from the Bible, I’d be Jael and I’d carry Sisera’s head with a nail shoved through his temple. But that’s just me. The Book of Revelations also has some pretty messed-up oddities. My daughters could easily have passed for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse on any given day.)

Anyway. Part of growing up is being terrified all the time. Kids have so little control

over their lives and, unfortunately, they learn early on that life can be scary and unpredictable.

As kids on Halloween, we got super scared, but we also knew that, deep down, we truly were safe. Visiting haunted houses made us feel brave. In our minds, going from house to house, asking strangers for candy, was akin to walking down a dark alley in New York City.

There was always one house on the block you were afraid to visit because it had strobe lights, shrieking screams, ghoulish laughter when you rang the bell and an unidentifiable zombie handing out treats with his bloody

hands.

Even scarier was the house where the neighborhood witch resided. Lights turned off.

No jack o’ lantern. You knew she was sitting in the dark, staring out her window, ready to cast spells on children who came to her door.

Additionally, my mom had me paranoid about eating any unwrapped candy, convinced my friend’s mom had dipped the open jawbreaker in bleach several times before handing it to me.

But really? How many people did you know that found a razor blade in their apple or received temporary tattoos laced with acid?

On Nov. 1, when we woke up with piles of candy, stomachaches and Halloween makeup smeared on our pillows, we also felt we had survived something frightening—and imagined ourselves a little bit braver as we faced our lives.

But trunk-or-treating is not remotely scary, unless your trunk is part of a 1950s Cadillac hearse, complete with creaky coffin and a driver named Lurch. Maybe instead of meeting in church parking lots, we can stay in our homes and hand out candy as kids go doorto-door. I think that idea might just catch on.

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Is Frugal the New Sexy?

By Joani Taylor

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everal money-saving blogs I’m familiar with are pushing frugal as the “new sexy,” going so far as to admit that finding a bargain is a high and deals must be purchased now, without thought, or will never be available again.

While I’m personally excited to see more people striving to achieve a secure financial future, my hope is that, like all extremes, these dealfinding bloggers aren’t missing the mark and actually creating unnecessary, and even impulsive, spending habits. Living and saving money takes

practice, time and most of all commitment, and can’t be achieved in a day. It takes work, is time consuming and often requires long-term sacrifice.

With that being said, putting a few simple techniques into play could save you hundreds and even thousands of dollars yearly. Here are a couple of un-extreme ideas to help get you started on your frugal journey.

Cut back on eating out: An article on Fox News reports that Americans are actually spending more on eating out than they are at the grocery store. What’s even more interesting, the article sites that younger generations are more apt to habitually eat out than their baby boomer parents, stating that they use eating out as a time to socialize and connect. This left me scratching my head, as it’s rare I see this generation eating out without looking at their phones for at least half of the meal. #socialconnecting Hashtags and sarcasm aside, considering that the average price of

a single meal at a “nothing exciting” restaurant comes in at around $12, and the price of dinner for two at a midrange restaurant is as much as $45, forgoing eating out a couple of times could easily cover an entire weeks’ worth of groceries for a family of two or three, or even four if you are a frugal shopper. Throw in packing a lunch to work in lieu of your burger and fries and you’ll save another $3-$5 a day. That could add up to $1,700 a year, not to mention the additional health benefits.

Wait to buy: Wait at least 48 hours before deciding to buy anything over a certain price point: mine is $50. During that time, ask yourself some questions: Do I need this right now? The keyword is now. If the answer is no, start watching for a better price, and challenge yourself to find one.

Chances are, when you do, you’ll wonder why you wanted the item in the first place.

How will you pay for it? Are you going to give up something to have it? Do you have space for it? Is the item going to create debt? If you’re going into debt for an item, you could end up paying double or more for it. Is it worth that?

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Spotlight on: University of Utah Sandy Site

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The Sandy off-campus site is now at its new space at One Sandy Center, 10011 Centennial Parkway, Suite 100, and has changed its name from the University of Utah Sandy Site to the University of Utah Sandy Center.

For your convenience, the Sandy Center is now closer to the Sandy Civic Center TRAX stop and directly on the 218 bus route, which runs between TRAX and Front Runner in Sandy.

The Sandy Center is maintained by the Continuing Education and Community Engagement (CECE) department at the U of U. CECE provides unique pathways to and through higher education and inspires a love of learning through innovative, educational experiences for all ages and people.

“In addition to acting as a gateway for non-traditional credit students attending the University of Utah,” explains Pamela Brantley, site manager at the U of U’s Sandy Center, “the Sandy Center also offers many professional education classes, technology education classes and personal enrichment classes for ages two

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