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Jordan Ridge Students Plant Trees For Arbor Day By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com

ordan Ridge sixth-grader Brandon Johanson put a shovel-full of dirt on top of the roots of a 10-foot tall Sycamore Maple then stepped back and watched his classmates also flip dirt into the hole.

“We learned how the trees will grow and what we could do to help,” Brandon said. South Jordan Parks Department, Zwich Construction, Millcreek Gardens and Dry Creek Charities all worked together so students could plant five donated trees April 29 as part of an Arbor Day celebration, Principal Cathy Anderson said. “It’s been a learning experience for me to see how trees are planted and it’s a wonderful way to improve our school grounds,” Anderson said. Anderson said she was first approached by Colton Dushane, a former student who now is a father of two current students. “He was interested in donating trees to be planted here at the school so he worked with our school district facilities team and our custodian to see that it could happen,” she said. Soon after, she learned that Jason Bond, South Jordan Parks Department’s forestry/open space supervisor, also wanted to have students plant trees for the school landscape. The parks department volunteered to dig holes for all the trees, then their staff oversaw fourth-, fifthand sixth-grade students planting three Scyamore Maple trees in the morning. Then, Dushane helped kindergarten and second-grade students, who had minisize shovels, plant two Norwegian Maple trees in the afternoon. All the students learned how to plant and care for the trees. “We learned that they most likely will grow 30- to

Jordan Ridge students help plant new trees that were donated to the school for Arbor Day. — Cathy Anderson

40-feet tall by the time I’m an adult,” sixth-grader Gage Sundloff said. Classmate Ashley Wilson said that they learned about caring for the trees and not to break their branches so that leaves will provide photosynthesis, or the chance to convert food for the tree as well as produce oxygen. Bond said that climbing trees is a natural part of childhood. “I climbed trees, but trees should be climbed when they can be, not trees that are this small,” he said. “We need to leave the branches on so leaves can provide food for the trees.” Bond said that when he started with South Jordan Parks Department recently, one of his duties was to start an Arbor Day project and in his past, planting trees at schools was a rewarding experience. So after working with the school and school district, South Jordan City purchased trees that met the school district guidelines. “The custodian chose the placement for the trees,

but we explained to the students why the hole was wide and shallow,” Bond said. Sixth-grader Jacey Robins said that it would help the roots when they spread since the tree grows out, not down. “That’s so they can reach the nutrients on the top soil,” Gage added. Bond said the oxygen and water is mostly gained from the top few inches of the soil and even with that day’s rain, they immediately watered the trees. “We talked about what a tree needs to survive — the water, oxygen and sunlight — and how they need to treat new trees. They kids really seemed to enjoy it and I was surprised how much they already knew,” he said. Dushane also said he was surprised at the students’ knowledge. “Kindergartners knew what deciduous trees were; it wasn’t a new word to them,” he said. Dushane, who is a cost estimator for Zwick Construction, said that his company teams up with Dry Creek Charities on community service projects. The past few years, Dry Creek has donated trees they get from Millcreek Gardens to schools who have needed them, mostly schools that don’t have school district funding, Dushane said. This year, they opened the possibility to schools where employees have children and Dushane immediately contacted his former school. “It’s a cool milestone that they can watch develop and grow and become good stewards of the environment,” he said. “I have a tree in my yard that was planted when I was two years old and now it’s huge. These trees will be really neat for them to go back to see as they mature.” l

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Teen Advisory Board Saturday, June 11 ~~ 2:00-3:00pm Teen volunteers brainstorm and plan programming at the library. Applications to join Teen Advisory Board (TAB) are available at the Information Desk. Meets monthly. Cosplay 101 Saturday, June 11 ~~ 3:30-4:30pm Interested in cosplay but not sure where to start? Cosplay 101 has the answers! Join Michael J. Welch for a FREE introductory class covering the ins and outs of cosplay followed by hands-on prop-making. Experienced cosplayers may also attend and receive feedback on their cosplay and stage presence for ToshoCON. Anime Club Friday, June 17 ~~ 4:00-5:30pm Connect with other teens who enjoy Anime or share an interest in Japanese culture at South Jordan Library’s Anime Club! Teens Unbooked Club All month long June’s book is: Incarceron by Catherine Fisher Read the book and answer a short questionnaire about it. Turn in your answers at the library and get a prize! Maybe you'll even find a new author to love.

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‘Star Wars’ Infiltrates the Community Center By Tori La Rue | tori@mycityjournals.com

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The Fifield family dressed up like “Star Wars” characters and posed for pictures with children at a South Jordan Youth Council event. – Tori La Rue

arth Vader, Kylo Ren, Rey and an imperial officer marched into the South Jordan Community Center on May 4, where several children were enjoying the unofficial “Star Wars” holiday, “May the fourth be with you,” by attending a themed mini carnival put on by the South Jordan Youth Council. Keda Harris, 4, finished making a Yoda hat out of construction paper before having her mother, Natalie Harris, take a picture of her with the “Star Wars” character clan. “She loves the people who are dressed up,” Natalie said. “I’m so glad we could come because she’s having a blast.” The city’s youth council puts on a service project each spring, and for the last few years, they’ve done themed children’s carnivals. This year the council chose the intergalactic movie series as a theme because of the popularity of seventh movie “Star Wars” movie that came out last December, Krystal Hansen, adult adviser for the youth council, said. About 10 children came to the event, which Teague Porter, a council member, said was much less than anticipated. But even with a small turnout, he said they made the best of the night. Teague, 16, manned the booth where children shot down toilet paper rolls that were decorated to look like storm troopers. A similar game involved rolling a bowling ball into pins that were decorated like storm troopers. Two more stations, both crafts, were part of the carnival. Children were instructed how to make “Star Wars” hats out of construction paper and puppets out of paper sacks. Tyra Tanner brought her 9- and 6-year-old daughters to the activity because they wanted to come after seeing a flier about the activity at the South Jordan’s Gale Center of History and Culture. Both girls sported “Star Wars” shirts as they participated in the festivities. “My younger daughter really wanted to come because she loves Darth Vader,” Tanner said. “’He’s not a bad guy he’s awesome.’ That’s her philosophy.” Raya Tanner, 9, created a Chewbacca puppet at the craft station. She said her favorite part about the carnival was getting to create

Chewbacca’s belt on the puppet. She used foam paper to create the character’s black side-strap belt with white stripes. Jacob Hawkins, mayor of the youth council, said he thinks the children who came had a really good time. “I love doing the service for these kids because a lot of them may be at those ages where they don’t think they have a lot of friends, but we can be their friends,” Jacob, 17, said. Cari Fifield, who dressed up as the imperial officer for the event, said the reason she came to the South Jordan event was because she loves to do charitable events to help children. Fifield said her son Kyle Fifield, who dressed up as Kylo Ren, came up with the idea of visiting children’s organizations in Star Wars costumes three years ago, and she said it wasn’t long before he dragged the rest of the family into it. “It’s just something we do,” Cari said. “I liked sewing and Kyle was into “Star Wars,” so it just all came together.” The Fifield family lives in Davis County but travels all over for charitable events. Cari’s husband, Denney, often plays Darth Vader and her daughter, Kyra, now plays Rey from the newest movie. The children who participated in the event and the youth council took pictures with the Fifield family in costume. After they’d visited with the children who were inside the community center, the Fifields, still dressed in their costumes, walked out of the building and started waving at cars driving by on Redwood Road. Keda interrupted their waving by giving them hugs before she left the carnival. “We really love this activity,” her mother said. “It was so cute and clever.” At the end of the night, everything was a success, according to Hansen. “Well, we’ve learned that we better do better at advertising than just putting our flier up on the city website, but still it went well,” Hansen said. “We would love to have a lot more kids next time because the council was ready for it, but the goal is to make kids happy, and we made at least one kid happy, and I think that makes it all worth it.” l

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South Jordan’s Equine Athletes Defend Their Title By Linnea Lundgren | linnea@mycityjournals.com

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f you see dust flying around South Jordan, it isn’t new construction. It’s Darin Palmer, kicking it up with his team of four magnificent Belgian draft horses. Harnessed to a sled weighted down with concrete barrels, he guides his team around the dusty pasture, training for horse pull season. Going around in circles gives Palmer time to think. He thinks about the horses’ veins, which become To get an idea of how large these more pronounced the more horses are, Justin Palmer holds his they train. He thinks about the hand against the hoof of a Belgian draft horse. Photo Linnea Lundgren– proper fit of their shoes. And Linnea Lundgren he thinks about Trouble. Trouble is his newest horse, and he’s not living up to his name. The one-ton gelding is friendly and a good worker. His name comes from the journey to purchase him— a cross-country trip plagued with truck troubles, not horse ones. The misnamed horse, more used to plowing Amish fields, is new to pulling concrete, and Palmer hasn’t determined whether he’ll compete this year, but the other three will. Starting in early spring, Palmer and his cousin Joe McKee, both longtime South Jordan residents, work their Belgians in the pasture their grandpa once farmed. The cousins attend some 20 pulls throughout the Intermountain West, May through October. This summer, they’ll be at the free Draper Days Horse Pull, Saturday, July 16 at 7 p.m. at the Andy Ballard Equestrian Center, 1600 East Highland Dr., defending their title. “We have a target on our backs,” jokes McKee about competing in upcoming pulls. In January, his middleweight veterans Dean and Red pulled 7 tons almost 10 feet, taking first place in their division at the nationally renowned Denver Stock Show. But, he’s not worried, since experience and good training go a long way to producing winning teams. Horse pulling has been in the family for generations. McKee started working horses at 10, training with his father, Jack, a longtime puller. “I worked right

alongside him,” says McKee. “I’ve been doing it ever since.” In keeping with the family tradition, the cousins lassoed Palmer’s 25-year-old son, Justin, to help train the teams. “I am pretty spoiled,” Justin says about having a job working outside with these beautiful creatures. “If people knew what went into training horses for a pull, they’d be astonished,” says Justin. The horses train for about two and a half hours per day, six days a week. Justin prefers a different training approach than others. “A lot of people think work, work, work makes a strong horse, and I believe that, but I prefer to jog them.” He said that builds up endurance and lung capacity. Every other day he’ll load a few thousand pounds on the sled to build pulling muscle. During training, the athletes chow down. Heavyweights consume a bale of hay a day, plus seven gallons of grain, which provides protein and vitamins. To sweeten things up, Justin pours a mixture of apple cider vinegar, Red Cell (a mineral supplement) and honey on their grain, which the horses love. The treat keeps their coats shiny and, when they sweat, repels flies. On their day off, the Belgians act like big pets, especially 2,500-pound Jess — a heavyweight who stands at 19.2 hands (6 feet, 4 inches)—who just wants to “love up to you.” But, come competition time, they’re all business. Adrenaline kicks in, nostrils flare and heads bow as the twohorse team approaches the sled. Joe and Darin then have the nerveracking task of hooking more than 4,000poundsof energized horse team onto a tiny latch on the sled, a move that quiets the audience. “Yeah, it can get scary,” McKee said. Most people, he said, can’t even begin to understand the power these athletes have until they see them up-close at a pull. All men agree that pulls are a family-friendly affair and one that fosters friendly competition. “Everyone helps one another,” McKee said. “In this sport, if someone’s harness breaks down, someone else is going to be willing to take their harness off and give it to you.” If it wasn’t for horse pulls and horse shows, draft horses would fade away, says McKee, since they are no longer used in farming, except by the Amish. But, luckily with McKee and the Palmers training these athletes, and those athletes loving to pull, draft horses will keep the dust flying. “This country was built on draft horses,” McKee said. “We’re keeping a heritage going.” l

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Mermaids Splash into South Jordan Pool By Tori La Rue | tori@mycityjournals.com

he South Jordan Fitness and Aquatic center sees thousands of visitors each year, but June 4 marks the first time that mermaids will enter the building. Members of Utah Mermaids, a local performing group, will do flips, splashes, tandem tricks, handstands and pinwheels through the aquatic center pool while wearing costumes and mono fins, a type of swim fin that links a swimmer’s feet together, as part of South Jordan’s Summerfest celebration. During the mermaid show, the performers will teach about marine biology and mythology. After the show, children are invited to get into the pool and swim with the mermaids. “The kids light up when they see us, and it is very magical for them,” Yazmine Tatiana, Utah Mermaids event coordinator and business manager, said. “It’s cool for us too, to see that there’s still imagination in our world because the kids really see the mermaids in a way that adults don’t.” South Jordan welcomed Utah Mermaids to Summerfest 2016 after a representative from Utah Mermaids described their program to city staff. “They are just so cute and novel for us,” Melinda Seager, South Jordan’s associate director of administrative services, said. “It’s such an intriguing little group, and so far I’ve already heard of a lot of local families who are interested in the event.” Utah Mermaids used to consist of four girls who occasionally attended the Utah Renaissance Festival dressed in mermaid costume. Now they are the largest mermaid performing group in the Western United States with 17 performers. “I never thought we’d actually be able to make a business out of this,” she said. “It’s been a really enlightening experience for me. It’s a really fun hobby and pastime, and I think the hardest part about it is learning when to put the tail away.” Tatiana explained that the performers love putting on the shows as much as the children enjoy watching them.

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“It’s kind of magical,” she said. “When you put your tail on, you are a fairy tale version of yourself. The way people react to you in your tail is life changing. You see how people perceive you, and that changes you. It’s been really confidence building for all of us.” The mermaid impersonators try to take the confidence they’ve gained from performing and pass it along to those in the audience at their shows, Tatiana said. They also invite more performers to join their shows yearly through auditions. They seriously consider people who are confident swimming, Tatiana said, but they’re also willing to teach and train mermaids if they fit in with the other performers and have other unique experience that would contribute to the group. Several of the mermaids are scuba divers, free divers and have taken advanced courses in gymnastics. The auditions bring out up to 20 potential performers, and it’s

a hard decision to select the new mermaids, Tatiana said. People interested in trying out for Utah Mermaids may check out their website at utahmermaids.com for more information. The South Jordan performance is free, open to the public and has two sessions—from 12 to 2 p.m. and then again from 3 to 5 p.m. on June 4. The mermaids will be swimming at 10866 Redwood Rd. The mermaid show and swim is just one addition to the South Jordan’s annual summer festival. This year the BMX demo and battle of the bands competition are also new, and the name of the original festival, “County Fest,” was changed to “Summerfest” this year. “It’s all part of trying to meet the needs of the community,” Seager said. “The community is ever changing, and the festival is, too.” l

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Volunteers Clean, Celebrate Jordan River

By Tori La Rue | tori@mycityjournals.com

undreds of volunteers participated in the third annual Get Into the River festival conservation day along the Jordan River Parkway trail May 12, and hundreds more came out to the conservation celebration May 14. “Fortunately, there are so many people working on helping the river right now, and as more people understand recreational possibilities we’ll have clean water and clean river,” Denise Winslow, who spearheaded the event, said. “We want to make people aware of the river and parkway because it is there and can be treasure to our community.” As the regional community affairs manager for Wells Fargo, Winslow, sets up community projects for the employees within her branches. While setting up Jordan River cleaning canoeing expeditions for Wells Fargo employees through an organization called SPLORE, she came up with the idea of gathering a large number of organizations to help in a giant conservation day. This idea led to the creation of the Get Into the River celebration. Wells Fargo and more than 20 other organizations, businesses and municipalities organized 17 conservation projects and eleven celebrations as part of this year’s Get Into the River. “I always love these kinds of projects,” Volunteer Karen Nelson said. “I bike this trail all of the time, so it’s nice to give back.” Nelson worked with 20 volunteers, most from Wells Fargo, and employees of the South Jordan Parks and Recreation department to remove two kinds of weeds from the area surrounding the trail and river to the East of Mulligans Golf and Games at 692 West 10600 South. These volunteers also put wire cages around the Cottonwood trees in the area to keep beavers from gnawing on them. Katie Lindquist, South Jordan’s event lead for the festival, said she’d love to spend every day maintaining the trails, because she believes they are a great asset to the community.

“When we rounded up the volunteers at the beginning of the project, I asked how many of them used the trail, and not a lot of them raised their hands,” Lindquist said. “I think people just don’t realize that it is there for them to use, so they don’t seek it out. I think getting people out here to help and seeing the news coverage will help more people to utilize it.” Volunteer Jonathan Cantrell said he forgets about the trail from time to time and said the conservation day and festival are good reminders. “I’m used to just sitting indoors all day typing,” said Cantrell, who works for Wells Fargo’s email department. “It’s different and really, really fun to volunteer and to put forth an effort to try to keep this area clean.” In addition to cleaning the trail and grass area bordering the river, four volunteer groups kayaked through the river, picking up trash as they went. Signups were required for these projects, and two of them were full a week before the event. Two days after the conservation day, hundreds of residents came out to Get Into the River’s 11 celebrations that spanned from North Salt Lake City to Draper. Most activities began around 9 a.m. and ended around 1 p.m. West Jordan City’s celebration at 1100 West 7800 South included the Mayor’s Mile race, a free fun run for children under 14. Participants won if they outran West Jordan Mayor Kim Rolfe. At the same location, residents were invited to contribute to a chalk art mural. The Jordan Valley Water Conservancy offered garden walks, a composting class and a lawn care class at their celebration in West Jordan at 1300 West 8275 South. South Jordan City also participated in the festivities. Their celebration included information booths about the Jordan River and a fishing contest for children 11 and under at 11267 River Front Parkway.

Volunteers filled trash bags with garbage and broken branches to clear the Jordan River trail in locations across Salt Lake County –Tori La Rue

A final concert at Utah State Fair Park Amphitheatre, located at 155 North 1000 West, was the final celebration in the festival. From 7 to 9 p.m., Holy Water Buffalo and Hollering Pines performed and boat rides and food trucks were available. The final concert was new this year, and Winslow said she’s brainstorming ideas for Get Into the River’s 2017 festivities. “I think we’ll get more demonstrations of recreation like kayaking and canoeing out on the river,” she said. “That will make people aware of the river parkway that is accessible to them all the way from Davis County to Utah County.” l

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In a matter of months this open space will turn into a developed park connecting neighborhoods to Nielsen’s Frozen Custard.

ow does an evening stroll and frozen custard sound? For residents of the Rushton Meadows neighborhood, this relaxing image will be a reality before summer ends. A new park is coming along the east side of the Welby Jacob Canal, just south of the new Nielsen’s Frozen Custard. The city had already secured $707,410 toward the park through master development agreements from the developers of the single-

Following the city’s strong commitment to parks and recreation as integral to the quality of life in South Jordan, the Rushton Meadows park aims to bring consistent level of service to newly developed areas. The current city level of service standard requires 5.74 acres of park space per 1,000 residents. Parks are vital based on the city’s demographics. According to the South Jordan Master Plan, the city has a significantly young

Research has shown that parks improve the health and well-being of the city. family homes to the south of the proposed project area and the town homes already built by 1 Utah Homes. “Back in June 2013, the city approved a development agreement with 1 Utah Homes where the developer acquired previously city-owned property in exchange for park improvements,” City Planner Damir Drozdek said. But the lowest bid for the project came in excess of $1,042,116 by the same company that developed the park for Sunstone, S&L. “S&L did a good job at Sunstone, so we are happy with the lowest bidder,” Director of Development Services and City Engineer Brad Klavano said. On April 19, the South Jordan City Council approved a resolution to appropriate the additional $334,706.80 for the completion of the Rushton Meadows Park Improvement Project. To make up the remainder of the funds, city officials reallocated $150,000 from the budgeted Welby Park Interactive Playground project. “The Welby Park Playground has not been done due to lack of Zoo, Arts and Parks (ZAP) funds,” Klavano said. “So we propose to transfer $150,000 for the playground part of the project to the Rushton Meadows Park. Other funds were transferred from the secondary water project for Prospector Park, from the city’s available Water Fund, and park impact fees. City leaders are planning on advancing the project for Prospector Park next fiscal year.

population. Children and adolescents ages 5 to 14 make up 22 percent of the population, which is 5 and 8 percent points higher than the state and national averages respectively. Residents want their children to be able to play outside. South Jordan residents have indicated in survey results that they want accessible walking and biking trails, small neighborhood parks and playgrounds among their top choices for open space in the city. Residents have also expressed a desire to preserve and maintain natural areas, such as along the canal. City officials are working to further develop the trail system and establish needed links. The Rushton Meadows Park will have a trail system that connects to the park at the South Jordan High Pointe Subdivision. The 2-acre park is designed to be a landscaped passive park space with secondary water. “There will be a central plaza to the park, picnic tables and benches and playground equipment,” Drozdek said. But the park will bring more than just amenities to the residents. Research has shown that parks improve the health and well-being of the city. Parks boost physical activity, reduce crime rate and protect natural ecosystems. For developers and the city, parks also bring economic benefits. Proximity to a developed park improves property values, particularly those adjacent to or near the protected public land. Parks make cities more sustainable, livable and vibrant, according to the City Park Alliance. Construction is expected to begin soon and be completed by August this year. l

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City Council Maxes out Funds to Protect Women and Children By Sandra Osborn / s.osborn@mycityjournals.com

n April 19, the city council approved allocating $32,137 toward public services for the 2016–17 fiscal year. The funds come from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), a program administered by HUD. “The primary purpose of CDBG funds is to develop viable urban development, creating a suitable living environment that includes extending opportunities for low and moderate income persons,” South Jordan City Planner Jake Warner said. Every year, the city council can allocate up to 15 percent of CDBG funds toward public services such as The Road Home and the Utah Food Bank. “In the fiscal year 2015–16, 75 households are expected to benefit from the food bank, and 180 South Jordan residents will be served at the Health Clinic,” Warner said. “The numbers are lower for the shelters but still we estimate 25 people from our city will each use The Road Home for a week’s worth of food and accommodations. The city tries to run a simple but effective program to maximize the benefit to the resident.” South Jordan also tends to fund familycentered services. The Family Support Center (FSC) works to protect children by strengthening families and preventing child abuse. Among its many services, it operates three 24/7 Crisis Nurseries that provide

a safe place for children when parents are in need. “Whether mom just needs time to do the grocery shopping or going to counseling, or whether the police brings kids here because mom is not emotionally able to take care of them and dad’s out to jail, we are here to keep the children safe,” FSC Development Director Barbara Stallone said. Just last month, 28 year-old Codey Jolley was charged with the child abuse and murder of his 17-month-old stepson. The child had suffered burns to his face two weeks before his death, reportedly while his mother went to a job interview. “I wonder if the mother knew she could bring him to a Crisis Nursery instead, whether this little boy would be alive today,” Stallone said. In the 2014–15 fiscal year, the FSC served 1,849 children with over 11,762 visits. The Crisis Nurseries are homes repurposed to host 8–12 children at any given time, with a few staying up to 72 hours. “CDGB funds are critical,” Stallone said. “The FSC is only 46 percent government funded and gets the remainder of funds through slidingscale client fees and active solicitation. But the CDGB funds help us pay our highly trained staff.” The FSC served 20 South Jordan families last year. South Jordan also allocated funds for South Valley Services (SVS), which offers supportive services to men, women and children victims of

domestic abuse. “One in 4 women and 1 in 7 men are victims of criminally reported violence in the home,” SVS Executive Director Jennifer Campbell said. “But Utah trends a little higher. Domestic violence affects anyone regardless of socioeconomics and demographics,” Campbell said. According to the Utah Department of Health, 43 percent of homicides committed in the state between 2000 and 2013 were related to domestic violence. In 2014, 1 in 4 homicides in Utah involved victims who were 18 years or younger; many involved family members killing family members. “SVS is working to train police departments on the Lethality Assessment Protocol,” Campbell said. “We just trained South Jordan PD and are currently working on a plan for implementation in the next few months.” The Lethality Assessment Protocol involves an assessment by law enforcement to determine risks for violence when answering a domestic disturbance call. Often times, victims are unaware of the degree of danger they might be in, and the assessment opens a door for law enforcement to connect them with community-based victim service providers such as SVS, according to the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition. “CDBG funding at SVS pays for resource advocates and case managers, and make it

The Crisis Nuseries take children 0 to 11 years old. —The Family Support Center

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Information on Vision and Eye Health by Dale F. Hardy, O.D. During summer vacation, I spent some time reading several studies related to children and vision and thought I would share some of the high points from them with parents as they prepare their child to go back to school. One of the studies, which is not really very new, and is a repeat of a prior study done by Columbia University, looked at the various tasks performed in a classroom and how much of what is done requires vision. The number was over 85% of classroom tasks required vision, not just vision was nice to have, but was required to do the task. It follows in my mind, then, that not having good vision would handicap a child’s school experience. Hard to get things right when you are not sure if the teacher just wrote a 3 or an 8 on the board. Another study that I found interesting indicated that up to 40% of children with a tentative diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder actually had uncorrected vision and/or hearing problems that made it difficult for them to attend to tasks. It appears that a tentative diagnosis means that it was not confirmed by a positive response to medication. The authors of this study were recommending that a multi-disciplinary approach to these cases would be the best method of assuring proper treatment. The last study I am going to review related to school vision screenings and why they are not adequate as an eye examination. This study was done in Kentucky and all children in the study were given both a standard school screening and then a comprehensive eye examination. 1 out of 4 children who passed the screenings were diagnosed with an eye or vision problem that needed correction in the full examination. The worst part of this report was that only 1 out of every 10 notifications sent home to the parents advising them that they needed to take their child in for a complete examination were ever returned to the school. When they followed up to see how many had been taken to the eye doctor, only 1 out of 8 parents had done that. Many reported never seeing the note so maybe it never got home, but it did show problems in school to parent communication. If you have children in your home, whether you use my office or someone else, please make good vision a part of your back-to-school preparation. You can contact my office at 801253-1374. Dr. Hardy’s office is located at 10372 South Redwood Road, South Jordan.

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iving up on the boring dinner-and-a-movie idea, South Jordan residents and visitors can now enjoy an exciting alternative. After the tremendous success of the Mobile Food Vendor Pilot Program held last year, on April 5 the South Jordan City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to officially allow food vendors to operate within the city limits. Food trucks within the city are now allowed on city-owned property such as schools, parks and open spaces as well as on rights-of-ways (public roads) as long as the neighboring community is aware and approves of the food trucks’ setup. “The mobile food vendors operating in South Jordan will be required to be licensed and have a Salt Lake Health Department approval,” South Jordan Director of City Commerce Brian Preece said. Some favorites include the Thursday

Y2 Analytics results showed that South Jordan residents wanted to keep Mulligans but wanted the city to invest in its facilities and services. Bringing food alternatives to Mulligans was at top of the list. City officials investigated the possibility of having food trucks and realized it was against city code. The city council, however, welcomed the idea of boosting traffic to Mulligans and so approved the yearlong pilot program. Enthusiasm for the food trucks became evident; full parking lots and cars extending out to 10600 South created a bit of a nightmare for organizers, but the food trucks had the intended effect. “We ended up making an average of $700 more every food truck night,” Brown said. Following tremendous success, the food trucks are here to stay, albeit with some changes. This year, the Food Truck Roundups are smaller, with only three to six trucks

“We want to use the Food Truck Roundup to rebuild our relationship to the community and bring people back, Daybreak Roundup along Lake Avenue and Food Truck Friday at the grounds of Petersen Family Farm, but Mulligans Food Truck Roundup on Tuesday nights offers the best combo for great food and family fun. “We have a new and improved familyoriented picnic area,” Mulligans administrator Doug Brown said. “We want to have people come out and have a great time.” A year after city officials paid off the $4.6 million loan balance, Mulligans aims to become the asset to the city that residents expect. While the Mulligans Master Plan from its partnership with Staples Golf is still on the works, smallerscale improvements are happening. Already, city leaders have invested in additional picnic tables and equipment on the golf course. Some of the overdue maintenance has been done as well as improvements on the mini golf courses, including carpet replacement and paint. “It’s been a lot of little things,” Brown said. “Collectively they are noticeable, but I’m proud of all the little things that have been done at Mulligans.”

coming every week. The smaller roundup better accommodates limitations on parking, according to Brown. The lineup varies every week and can be found in advance on the Mulligans Golf and Games Facebook page. Some trucks already present this year have been Rita’s, Tushar Brazilian Experience and The Ramen Truck. “The goal this year is for people to stay and play,” Brown said. Patrons who eat on premises from a food truck vendor can expect to get a coupon to play at Mulligans. The specials change every month. June offers a Buy One, Get One Free green fee, and in July patrons can get a large bucket of balls for only $6. Other specials include $5 off Foot Golf and free tokens for mini golf or the batting cages. The coupons are valid for any night of the week. “We want to use the Food Truck Roundup to rebuild our relationship to the community and bring people back,” Brown said. Food Truck Roundups at Mulligans happen every Tuesday night from 5 to 9 p.m. l

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Dallin Bentley, varsity lacrosse captain at Bingham High School, poses for a picture with a big fake check, his parents and a Footlocker representative after being awarded a $20,000 scholarship. – Tori La Rue

allin Bentley got a surprise birthday present when representatives from Foot Locker showed up at Bingham High School and presented him with a $20,000 scholarship check during lunch on April 18. “I’m shaking because I’m so excited,” Dallin said looking at the giant check. “I am honestly kind of overwhelmed a little bit. I am very excited. I feel very lucky. I feel very blessed. I feel very grateful.” Out of more than 37,000 applicants, Foot Locker representatives selected Dallin, 18, as one of their 20 Scholar Athlete recipients for his strong academics and involvement in sports and community. He is the first student in Utah to be awarded the scholarship. The 18-year-old is captain of the Bingham varsity lacrosse team—the highest ranked team in the state—has played for eight eight years, was voted MVP of the season and was given an honorable mention at All-State. He also wrestled at Bingham until his junior year, but said he quit the team his senior year to allow more time to serve the school as Bingham student body vice president of assemblies. With the $20,000 scholarship, Dallin plans to continue his education at Brigham Young University in the fall and spring where he’ll also play on the lacrosse team before serving an LDS mission. He plans to return to BYU after his mission and resume his studies and lacrosse, he said. “He plays a lot of lacrosse, keeps up his grades and doesn’t procrastinate,” Liz Smith, Bingham’s student government adviser, said. “He is such a hard worker who never backs down from a challenge and always stays positive. I’m just proud of him.” Dallin said it wasn’t always easy for him to stay positive during his high school years. His sophomore year he was diagnosed with severe clinical depression. “That’s something that I kind of overcame,”

Dallin said. “I have really good friends and parents who have kept me doing things. I could have easily drifted away and just kind of turned into a little bit of a hermit, but they kept me involved.” Staying busy with lacrosse and student government helped Dallin keep his mind active, he said. He said he invites people who are struggling with depression to get involved in their schools and communities to help them have more fulfillment in their lives. “Sports taught me to finish everything, and that makes a difference,” he said. “You can’t just be on the field and decide to quit.” Dallin applied for the Foot Locker scholarship and knew that he was one of the 50 finalists, but he didn’t know that he actually got the scholarship until the foot Locker representatives called him up to the cafeteria stage in front of his peers, coincidentally on his birthday. “I knew something was a little off this morning because my mom kept saying to me as I was walking out of the house, ‘It’s going to be the best birthday ever,’ but I definitely didn’t expect this to happen,” Dallin said. “I am very lucky—$20,000 on my 18th birthday.” Matt Bentley, Dallin’s father, said he and his wife were not 100 percent sure that Dallin would be awarded the scholarship, but said they had a haunch because Dallin was waiting back to hear from Foot Locker, and Bingham had invited them to come to the school for a “special presentation” and told them not to tell their son. When they walked into the door at Bingham and saw the Foot Locker representatives, their suspicions were confirmed. “We’re really happy for him, because this will really help him pay for school,” Matt said. “He’s worked hard and he earned this scholarship. It really turned out to be the best birthday he could ever have asked for.” l

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Coach Leads Bingham to Victory By Tori La Rue | tori@mycityjournals.com

lthough he’d played professional soccer in Morocco and Guatemala, trained in Brazil and Costa Rica and coached competitive league soccer in Guatemala and across the United States, Ahmed Bakrim hadn’t coached a high school soccer team until this season. Bakrim is constantly looking to diversify his soccer experience to get out of his comfort zone, which is why Ahmed Bakrim, Bingham soccer he travels to different countries coach, calls out to his players as a player and coach, and during a game. – Tori La Rue why he said he began his latest adventure as a coach at Bingham High School. “It’s very, very interesting,” he said. “In high school you have players from all kinds of private soccer clubs who play a different style of soccer, and you have a very short time to get the group together to get them to use a style that can work. I like the challenge, and the boys adjust here really well.” Bakrim lead Bingham’s varsity team undefeated for nine games during the regular season. The team lost its second- and third-to-last games, and tied its last game, which Bakrim attributes partially to five players being out with cold and flu. Bingham won the region title and made it to the state tournament. Easton Hopkins, outside back on the varsity team, said his team believed it could win the region or even the state championship because Bakrim consistently told them they would make it.

“There was a different kind of intensity this year,” Hopkins said. “There’s a different kind of desire to win.” Bakrim’s home country, Morocco, is full of a population that “eats, breathes and lives soccer,” which is where his passion comes from. “While you’re there, you’re playing soccer as a kid ever since you first find a soccer ball,” Bakrim said. “You’re playing all the time.” While playing professional soccer in Guatemala, Bakrim said he decided to share his love of the sport with children by coaching. He’s coached ever since that time. The secret to getting players to respond to coaching is to trust them completely, according to Bakrim, because if you support them, they’ll have a better view of themselves and play more effectively. “When he coaches, he corrects mistakes and helps guide the players so they understand what will make them successful, and he is very positive in the way he coaches, so the players respond well to his methods,” Michael Christensen, Bingham vice principal over sports, said. “He has great energy and loves working with the student-athletes and has a great passion for helping players develop their skill set within the sport.” Bakrim’s goal for the season, was to get Bingham’s teams to learn to play from the defensive lineup—dribbling, moving and passing the ball to their teammates—instead of focusing on long plays like many high schools do, he said. “My philosophy is to build the lead on your feet, instead of using a long, long pass,” Bakrim said. “It teaches players how to get nervous, but not pressured. They learn how to not panic under pressure and connect the pass instead of kicking the ball away. It’s what you learn how to do at the pro level. It is the perfect way.” More than just a coach, Zach Nielsen, holding midfield on the varsity team, said Bakrim is a fun person to be around.

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“He talks with us and is making jokes all of the time,” Nielsen

Out of all the teams he’s coached, Bakrim said Bingham’s teams have been the most optimistic and friendly to each other. The team is also supportive, which is what makes the team successful, he said. “There is not any bad attitude,” he said. “Every day is a challenge, but we work on what we want we want to do and who we want to be, and that’s what soccer is all about.” l

Bingham and Taylorsville rival over the soccer ball at their April 19 game. – Tori La Rue

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South Jordan Organizes Race Series By Tori La Rue | tori@mycityjournals.com

Participants set off to conquer the SoJo Earth Day 10K. – South Jordan City

Runners dressed up in Saint Patrick’s Day attire for the Gold Rush 5K in March. – South Jordan City

Runners leap during one of South Jordan’s annual Marathons. – South Jordan City

onprofits and other organizations put on the majority of races in some municipalities, but that’s not the case with South Jordan City. This year the city’s hosting eight themed races that range in distance from a 2.5K to a marathon, giving community members access to races of varying levels of difficulty. “The program has evolved,” Wendy Thomas, associate director of the South Jordan Fitness and Aquatic Center, said. “We started doing a few small races, and it’s snowballed and grown with the popularity of running. It’s become part of our recreation programing that we discuss on a regular basis.” Steve Goodrich, who’s participated in races within the series for four years, said the races are convenient and well put together. “I’m really happy they do the race series. Often, the races start about a mile from my house, and they keep their prices down,” he said. “The SoJo half- and full marathon are as well put on as any that I’ve participated in, and I’ve run in Snow Canyon, American Fork, Provo City, Provo Canyon and a lot of other half-marathons.” South Jordan’s marathon is a Boston Marathon qualifier and what Tina Brown, South Jordan spokeswoman, calls “a seriously significant race.” Although South Jordan City is “limited geographically” and doesn’t have the beautiful mountain scenery that some cities in the state do, Thomas said they’ve built a popular

and committed race program through seeking feedback and creating themes for each race. This year’s series began with the Date Dash 5K, where participants were encouraged to run as couples, and the Gold Rush 5K, where runners with the best St. Patty’s Day attire were given awards. The most recent race, the Earth Day 10K, was not as well attended as other races in the series, but was well supported by city staff, Goodrich said. “The course was good, and police were there to help you cross the street,” Goodrich said. “It’s a good time of the year for a race because it’s early on in the season, so you can figure out where you are at and what you want to do to train for other races.” Participants had the opportunity to bring recyclables to the Earth Day race for a chance to win prizes. The next race is the Summerfest 5K and Kids Run on June 4. To sign up visit: https://www.raceentry.com/races/ sojo-summerfest-5kkids-run/2016/register. The race season will continue with the nighttime 5K and 10K Glow Run in July, 2.5K SuperHero Fun Run in August and half marathon and 5K College Rivalry Run in September, all leading up to the SoJo Marathon in October. Although the race series had become a city tradition, there are new additions this year. The marathon includes a relay, so groups of two to five people can run the 26.2 miles as a team. It

also includes a bike tour, so bikers can enjoy the same course as the runners. “We like taking people’s positive feedback and taking the criticism, so that we can improve,” Thomas said. This year the registry is entirely online; the city’s used more social media platforms to reach out to runners and they’ve created new events called “SoJo Runner’ Socials,” which are hosted every other month. The socials are hosted in collaboration with and at the South Jordan Health Center in Daybreak and are opportunities for runners to network, learn from dieticians and personal trainers and go on a group run. “During our first one, everything went well, but the weather was terrible, so we had to cancel the group run,” Thomas said. “We just want people to have the most opportunities they can to get motivated to run because it is an affordable way to be fit and a great way to enjoy the fresh air.” The next social will be on June 9. For more information about Runner’s socials, like the South Jordan Marathon/Half Marathon/5K page on Facebook. For more information about upcoming races, visit www.sojomarathon.com/. “All in all, we love the races because they bring the community together,” Brown said. “It brings residents out away from their screens and off of the couch and gets them involved in nature by running through a beautiful city.” l

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e were honored to award teachers from 22 schools in Bluffdale, Herriman and Riverton at our annual Teacher Appreciation lunch. Thank you Security Service Federal Credit Union and Riverton Hospital for sponsoring this event. The following teachers were honored: Gina Walker, Herriman High; Jim Groethe, Riverton High; Jill Putnam, Copper Mtn. Middle; Claudia Bowles, Ft. Herriman Middle; Steve Upwall, South Hills Middle; Sandra Doehler, Oquirrh Hills Middle; Brittany Larsen, Blackridge Elementary; Kate Walters, Bluffdale Elementary; Becky Dall, Butterfield Canyon Elementary;, Katie Thomas, Foothills Elementary; Marika Dains, Herriman Elementary; Janae Barron, Midas Creek Elementary; Darlene Becknell, Riverton Elementary; Jennifer Egan, Rosamond Elementary; Laraine Elder, Rose Creek Elementary; Karen Walter, Silver Crest Elementary; Angela Mineer, Southland Elementary; Maddie Nelson, Kaurie Sue Hamilton; Janica Jackson, Providence High; Annaka Nay, North Star Academy; Elizabeth Gallagher, St. Andrews; Brenda Straley, JATC South. We welcomed two new businesses to Riverton. First Sonic Drive-In opened on 13400 South. This is an unique Sonic as there is a sit down restaurant inside. It is not your typical drive-in! They are also offering new menu items. Come and check them out at 5100 West 13400 South. Second, we welcomed Bank of the West to Riverton. They are a full service bank that can help with all your financial needs. They are located on 12600 South and 3700 West, in the Lowe’s parking lot.

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ordan Ridge students leaned other cubs.” Davis’ grandfather forward when they heard then hit his pocketknife against well-known national storyteller a bucket to scare off the bears Donald Davis recount when he so they could finish picking the decided to draw Aunt Esther berries. a picture with the crayons she Back at the house, his gave him for his sixth birthday. grandmother made blackberry Then, they were shocked, or pies, which they ate as their some knowingly nodded, as appetizer, vegetables, main he said he drew it on the living course, bread and dessert that wall after using all 10 pieces of night. paper in less than four minutes. “I ate five pieces of “I even drew a frame blackberry pie and my grandaround the picture of the flower mother said, ‘maybe you garden,” he said. “Why a shouldn’t tell your mother flower garden? I wanted to use everything you did here,’” he all 64 colors.” said. With that, students as well When Davis tells the as faculty burst into laughter. Jordan Ridge Elementary hosted national stories, he hopes students will “I bet you all have as storyteller Donald Davis who inspired be “drawing pictures in their many stories as I do, starting students to tell their own stories. — Julie heads.” Then, he knows they Slama with, how many of you wrote can relate to his story. Davis, or drew somewhere where you who has been telling stories for weren’t supposed to?” he asked Jordan Ridge more than 45 years, encouraged students to talk students at the April 25 assembly. about their experience before they write about it. Davis, who is considered one of the foremost “Storytelling isn’t really lost; just listen in storytellers in the country, has performed at the the lunchroom as students tell each other stories. Smithsonian, National Storytelling Festival and Telling stories is our natural language. Sometimes, Timpanogos Storytelling Festival as well as has we get so worried about using the right words that recorded 30 albums and has written 18 books. the story can get lost. This way, they can tell the He told stories to students to help inspire them to story simply and as questions are asked, they can create and share their own tales. add color,” he said. “Storytelling carries our identity,” Davis said. In addition to the assembly, Davis talked “It tells us who we are, and if we don’t know who with some third- and fifth-grade classes about our families are, then we’re lost. So many kids storytelling. Fifth-grader Andrew Shakleford took nowadays never hear stories from their families, first place in his division at a recent West Jordan and they’re missing a whole museum about who storytelling event and was looking forward to they are.” learning from Davis, Principal Cathy Anderson He said students can start simply by asking said. questions that could end up in stories, such as Davis’ presentation was funded by the “Have you ever gotten lost?” And “Did you go Utah State Legislature and the Utah State Office somewhere where you weren’t supposed to?” of Education Professional Outreach Program Another one students admitted to, was “Did you to Schools. The event was coordinated by open a present when you weren’t supposed to?” Timpanogos Storytelling. And the last question he posed, drew laughter from “Oral storytelling crosses into other forms of both faculty and students, “Did you do something language arts skills, both oral and written, and into you didn’t want your mother to find out about?” performance,” Timpanogos Storytelling Executive Then, Davis recounted the tale that he wasn’t Director Eliot Wilcox said. “It has a personal supposed to share with his mother of his visit to level as it ties into our relationships: students to his grandparents’ log house on a dirt road outside students, students to teachers, children to parents.” town. Davis said that the Timpanogos Storytelling While visiting, he was picking blackberries Festival, which has celebrated more than 25 years, when he heard a noise. Turning, he saw a baby bear is amongst his favorite festivals. It is held annually cub eating the “big, juicy berries that I was going Labor Day weekend. l to pick.” Then, he saw the “Momma bear and two

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County Council Discusses Future of Equestrian Park

he Salt Lake County Equestrian Park may soon see some changes, thanks to the hard work of equestrian park users and the county’s parks department. During the county budget process last fall, I learned that the equestrian park operates with a roughly $1 million dollar subsidy from county taxpayers. I also learned of a litany of deferred maintenance items that hadn’t been funded and were causing problems for park users, including lack of adequate restrooms, and drainage problems near horse stalls. I started asking questions about whether this was the best use of taxpayer dollars and offered optimal value to our community. County voters have demonstrated that they value open space in our communities—a sentiment I share. Preserving places for our residents to enjoy outdoor activities is good for the physical and emotional health of those who call Salt Lake County home. The county subsidizes parks, on average, $5,000 per acre. The equestrian center on the other hand, is subsidized at about $7,500 per acre. Though the equestrian center generates some revenue (the operating budget is roughly $2 million, with about $1 million in revenue), it still is a significant cost to taxpayers each year to maintain. As I’ve worked to learn more in recent months, I’ve been extremely impressed with the users of the equestrian park who

have been helpful in outlining the value the park provides to the community, as well as working to identify ways we can improve the park and ultimately reduce the subsidy. We’ve been working through our public process to address the questions I raised, as well as the future of the park. The first part of that process is for the county parks department to finalize four different proposals for the future of the park. They include: status quo with maintenance improvements, an equestrian regional blend that removes the race track and adds soccer fields, an “enhanced” equestrian park that expands the functionality of the facility, and converting all of the land into a regional park with various sports fields. The council will review each of these scenarios and their corresponding costs, as well as ongoing operational costs under each scenario. This, coupled with a better understanding of the value the park provides, will equip the council to make the best decision regarding which scenario is best for the park’s future. We’ve been collecting a tremendous amount of public input thus far. I want to specifically thank each resident who has offered their perspective through the online survey as well as the town hall event we held at the park. Moving forward, I am committed to a few key principles. First, I remain absolutely committed to efficient and effective use of taxpayer dollars. With every project that this council

funds, we should ask whether the benefit to the community justifies the cost to the taxpayer. This principle was the primary motivator for my initial questions about the park, and remains a key focus. Second, we must maintain our practice of bringing key stakeholders to the table to work together to find a solution both the park users and county taxpayers find acceptable. The Equestrian Park Coalition has already shown tremendous initiative educating county officials—myself in particular— and offering possible solutions.The Mayor’s office has created an Equestrian Park Advisory board, comprised of county parks staff and equestrian park users. This board is instrumental in identifying viable options for the park’s ongoing future. Lastly, If this park is going to stay, then we as a county need to commit to investing in the park’s future. We will find areas to use taxpayer funds more efficiently, freeing up dollars for other needs, and ultimately reducing our ongoing subsidy of the park. Smart spending coupled with improved management will make a valuable difference. This is a great example of how Salt Lake County residents, advocates, and elected officials can work together to find the best solution. I’m encouraged by the productive conversations we’ve had so far, and eager to see this important issue soon resolved. l

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Creative Wigs

igs are fun. Halloween and Comic Con are the obvious events for such style choices, but have you ever contemplated how a new look—in the form of a wig—can brighten your normal life, too? A man with a nice suit and healthy head of hair gets promoted faster—and has better success in dating. Permanent hair attachments are available for men; they can exercise and even go swimming without anyone knowing the difference. Wigs are time savers. Professional women, who don’t want to spend that hour in the morning getting ready for work, can quickly apply a

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shop on 33rd South and 10th East in Salt Lake with a larger inventory and additional services. Ever the busy lady, Jan next acquired a shop in St. George on Bluff Street. This April, there was a grand opening of the South Jordan store at 10318 South Redwood Road with twice the space, twice the inventory, twice the services— and twice the fun. As her business expanded, Jan enlisted her daughters and a sister as managers and hired professional cosmetologists and estheticians to provide services that her clients needed, such as permanent makeup, lashes, and manicures. Jan’s moto of “Look Better and Feel Younger” addresses the desire of all women to improve their appearance, but the real core of her

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erry Erwin’s dedication to seniors and those with memory loss started when his own mother, Margaret, developed Alzheimer’s disease. She lived with the disease for over 7 years. Following her passing, Jerry soon realized there was a tremendous need for specialized dementia care within highquality facilities. It was that personal experience that led Jerry to think of a better solution for those in the same position as his mother—a place that catered to them and their very unique needs. In 1993, after months of drawing and redrawing plans, and looking at every aspect that he could, Jerry and his extended family built his first dedicated memory care community in Tumwater, Washington. This was the first of a long line of successful developments built with the love and understanding of the dementia care model that still exists today. Even to this day, JEA continually looks at ways to better their design to fit the needs of those suffering from Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Today JEA is continuing its passion and love for those who suffer from this devastating disease. It is JEA's mission to offer as many families the care that they and their loved ones deserve.

As JEA continues its growth, the one philosophy stays the same, and that is to care for each resident with the love and attention that Jerry expected for his mother. JEA is now in its second generation of leadership and the philosophy is still the same. JEA has a simple mission: Committed to being the leader in providing quality personal services for residents while honoring the experience of aging. JEA will have two locations opening this summer to serve the needs of those suffering from memory impairment in the Salt Lake City area. One will be Pheasant Run in South Jordan, and the other will be Barrington Place in Clinton. Both locations will be a part of the exclusive Meaningful Moments® program developed by JEA. This program is specifically designed to help meet the needs of those residents with memory loss. The caring staff of Pheasant Run and Barrington Place will learn about your loved one’s life story—likes, dislikes, and cherished memories—and will develop a unique care plan to meet physical and cognitive needs. The individualized care plan will also address social, emotional, mental and spiritual needs to ensure holistic care. By adding details and preferences from each resident’s life story into their day, the staff at each location

10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Hold the date for the Gale Center of History and Culture 10 Year Anniversary Party: Saturday, July 30 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 10300 S. Beckstead Lane (1600 West). Pioneer games, stories and songs; petting zoo; tours; and treats.

can build comfort and a sense of meaning for each individual resident. The result is a familiar, comfortable atmosphere for your loved one. To find out more about JEA you can attend their free educational series on Dementia. The first class will be held June 9th at the South Jordan Senior Center at 12:30 p.m. The topic of the meeting is Understanding Different Dementia and Stages of the Disease. RSVP to Bart McFall at 801-231-3793 or visit their website at www.jeaseniorliving. com. l

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There’s an app for that

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