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GROWING UP IN SUGAR HOUSE 1940-50 By Natalie Mollinet | natalie@mycityjournals.com
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t’s strange to picture Sugar House without I-80, Sugar House Park and Highland High School. But Carma (Fellows) Toronto remembers that time. She grew up in the Sugar House area through the 1950s and raised her kids here. “Sugar House was our entertainment center,” Toronto said. Every Saturday morning, her mother would give her and her 12-year-old sister a quarter to walk to the Marlo Theater, which is now Chipotle Mexican Grill on 2100 South and 1011 East. “This was during the Second World War…we’d see cereal stories and then they’d have a movie that was some sort of kid story or cartoon.” When the movie was over, they would buy a candy bar at the theater and head to Fairmont Park with a group of kids. Fairmont wasn’t the way it is today. There were two lakes and most of the area was wooded without a playground and skate park. “There were baseball diamonds and soccer fields just off of 900 East,” Toronto said, “but the back of the park was all wilderness and we’d play in the water…” She said that her mother never worried about her and her sister walking around Sugar House alone. She felt it was a safe area because of all the police officers in the area who worked at the prison just up the street. Both of Toronto’s parents were immigrants—her mother from Holland, her father from England. Since she was born during The Great Depression, she said she never knew different than living on her father’s meager wages. She said her father made $145 a month and that their house payment was $70 so they didn’t take out-of-state vacations. When they did take summer trips, it was either to Lagoon or Mirror Lake. Those trips to Mirror Lake took hours she recalled. Interstate 80 and I-15 were only two-way streets. The interstate wouldn’t system wouldn’t start being constructed until after World War II when President Eisenhower started the Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956. “In those days, we’d journey in our small 1935 Ford and my brother and I would be lying on top of all the stuff with about six inches between our noses and the car’s ceiling,” she said. When Toronto entered junior high, she at-
tended Irving School in Sugar House and doesn’t remember a girl wearing pants to school. Girls either wore dresses or skirts and for her, most of her clothes were handmade by her mother. “Clothing was much more expensive, that’s why my mom sewed,” Toronto said. “Cloth was cheaper, you could get a yard of cotton for 98 cents. It’s really strange to see my grandkids with piles of clothes and now they can buy a T-shirt on sale for two bucks.” She added that she only had two pairs of shoes at a time—one good pair and a pair of work shoes. If she or her siblings wanted a special piece of clothing or some ice cream, they had to earn the money for it. Her older sister had gotten a job at an ice cream parlor and made money that way, and her older brother did yard work. She took on the occasional babysitting job. At Christmas time, her family would drive to State Street and about 1300 South to select a tree from a woman who brought them in from Montana. The woman was kind of enough to let Toronto and her siblings have their only little trees to put in their bedrooms. “She didn’t even make us pay for the little ones,” Toronto recalled. “That tradition of having small trees in the children’s bedrooms has passed down to my grandchildren.” When it came to gifts during the holidays, she said that each of her siblings would get one big gift—the girls mainly got dolls and her brother got a toy train or a car. After or before presents—depending on when their father had to work—their dad would make them a breakfast called Finnan haddie, which is fish cooked in milk that you put on toast and pour the remaining milk over. “It was terrible,” Toronto laughed, “but my mom and dad thought it was a delicacy, so we all acted like it was wonderful because we had it only once a year.” After breakfast, neighborhood families visited each other to see what presents they got and hand out homemade cookies and candy. Everyone was in the same financial situation, so no one felt better than anyone else and there was no jealousy, she said. Toronto graduated from South High School because Highland hadn’t been built yet, but all
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her children attend Highland High School. After she got married in 1950, she and her husband moved to a home on Parley’s Canyon Boulevard across from The Country Club Golf Course. Her husband worked at the hospital and if he got home early, he’d watch the kids while she took a break to see a movie at the Southeast Theater by the library. “It gave me a chance to get away from the kids and see something else,” Toronto said. “We couldn’t afford to both go out at the same time and hire a sitter so if he ever got home by 9 p.m.,
that was my big outing.” She would also take her kids to Sprague Library every week to pick out books, which the girls loved to do more than the boys. Instead, her boys would run across the street to the golf course and get chased by the warden. She didn’t find this out until they were older. Despite their mischief, she always felt her children had a safe childhood in Sugar House. “I look back and I saw, the Lord has blessed me,” Toronto said about growing up and raising her kids in Sugar House.l
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tudents are humming tunes about integers, giggling about phosphorus puns and reacting to a live Tesla Coil thanks to Sadie Bowman and Ricky Coates of Matheatre, which brings music and humor to the serious task of helping high school and college students understand and memorize math and science concepts. “We consider our job to be reinforcing and supporting the work that math and science teachers are doing, and to inspire conversations and explorations,” said Bowman. The company’s productions, “Calculus: The Musical,” “Tesla Ex Machina” and “Curie Me Away!” provide a context to appreciate calculus, electrical engineering, chemistry and physics and are accessible to both those who love math and science and those who don’t, said Bowman. “Curie Me Away” is Matheatre’s newest show, debuting this August. It is a musical that tells the story of Marie Curie, the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who overcomes obstacles to become an inspiring pioneer in the field of chemistry. Bowman and Coates both have degrees in theater, but Coates started out as an astrophysicist. “He grew up intending to be a scientist but fell in love with theater,” said Bowman. For “Curie Me Away,” the two also consulted with Coates’s sister, Dr. Becky Coates, who recently received a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Utah. “We had some fun conceptual brainstorming sessions with her and did a lot of reading and research on our own,” said Bowman. The show includes core chemistry concepts such as compounds, reactions, groupings on the periodic table, transmutation and radioactivity. “It is a specific story told in a theatrically engaging way that can be appreciated with no requisite background but woven with very intentional metaphor that will ring bells for those who know the science or are learning the science,” said Bowman. Some lyrics are best appreciated by those familiar with the chemical elements like in a love song when Marie claims her heart is “red as rubidium,” “soft as barium” and “glows like phosphorus with a capital P.” Chemistry students catch the jokes when they know, for example, that phosphorus is a luminescent element which glows and its chemical symbol is a capital letter P. (Advanced students might even catch the additional gag if they are familiar with Hennig Brand’s methods of discovery of the element.)
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Even without a background in chemistry, audiences may appreciate how Curie takes on housework like a science project (experiment and document) and defines her relationships chemically (her two daughters are two hydrogen atoms bonded to her oxygen). Bowman’s linguistic humor and variety of musical styles bring more than just science to the story of Madame Curie. The one-hour show also incorporates social and political history as well as women’s studies. “We wanted to dig deeper and bring more of her story to a broader audience. I found the idea of education as an act of resistance to be incredibly compelling,” said Bowman, who created a Hamilton-eque rap song for the oppressed and frustrated Curie, who was being denied educational opportunities. “Tesla Ex Machina” aims to entertain audiences with science, history and ethics in a oneman show. Coates, as Nikola Tesla, recreates some of his most renowned experiments, including the induction motor, the world’s first robot and a live Tesla Coil. “Our role is to inspire and provide new connections, contexts and portals to engagement, more than necessarily to, say, teach calculus,” Bowman said. Matheatre’s first production, “Calculus: The Musical!” was written in 2006 as a learning tool for Calculus students. “Watching the show will give you an overview of what calculus is, but it won’t teach you how to do calculus,” said Bowman. “But chewing on the lyrics will directly help you learn calculus. The jokes and references do require a baseline context of mathematical exposure, so it’s best consumed by someone who is at least interested in calculus.” The music sweeps through a range of genres-from Daft Punk and Eminem to Gilbert & Sullivan to Lady Gaga—expressing the concepts of limits, integration and differentiation. Matheatre is based in Utah but performs all around the country during the school year. Last year they performed at 40 different venues between September and May. “It gives me such hope and joy to see young people lose their minds with excitement about math,” said Bowman. “I think it’s a really cathartic experience for those students who aren’t really encouraged by the culture of high school to stand proud in their love of math.” Bowman sees this as her contribution to the
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Sadie Bowman was inspired to write “Curie Me Away” because of Madame Curie’s feminine courage in overcoming social and political obstacles. (Scott Pakudaitis)
STEM field. “I am employing the things I am good at (writing, music, comedy) to not just entertain but inspire, enable and empower other people (especially young people) to explore and deepen their own passions for math and science, and I find that immensely rewarding.” The company has plans to create more shows. It is currently considering the history of climate science and also an astronomy-themed show. The idea for the company started with math teacher Marc Gutman, who wrote parodies of familiar songs as mnemonic devices for his calculus students. When he realized how well the songs helped them retain and comprehend information, he wrote a song for every concept in his Calculus I class. Bowman worked with him to develop the songs into a theater production. Gutman’s original calculus-themed parodies, as well as other albums about conic sections, exponents and logarithms, are available at www. matheatre.com. “This music exists for the purpose of being teaching and learning tools, so I encourage math educators and students to check it all out,” said Bowman. High schools, colleges and universities and theaters can book a performance of any of the three shows by contacting bookings@matheatre. com. Further information is available at www. matheatre.com. l
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‘Lasing’ aircraft harmful and Punishable By Mariden Williams | mariden.w@mycityjournals.com
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n the night of July 11, a National Guard helicopter circled Herriman for about 15 minutes, much to the annoyance of city residents. Soon messages appeared in neighborhood Facebook groups: “What’s up with the hovering helicopter?” More concerning than these initial complaints were the replies that followed, some offering such sage advice as, “Next time, take your laser pen out and shine it at them. They stop circling when you do that.” “No. Don’t do that,” said Chief Warrant Officer Robert Williams in an interview. He was one of the pilots of the helicopter in question. “That would be breaking federal law, and breaking federal law is bad.” “Lasing” an aircraft, as the practice is known, is a felony punishable by fines of up to $25,000 and up to five years federal prison time. The FBI even offers a $10,000 bounty in exchange for reporting incidents. However, most people aren’t even aware that it’s a crime, which means that many end up facing harsh punishment for something that they perceived as a harmless prank. “This is actually a serious crime,” said Dave Teggins, the general aviation manager at the Salt Lake City Department of Airports. “I think people don’t realize that as the beam travels, it widens. So, what you’re seeing right here as a little pinprick could illuminate a whole window.” This can be very dangerous for the pilot. “If it’s dark, and your eyes are dark-adjusted, and all of a sudden, your window turns green and lights up, it causes disorientation, and the afterimages left behind can make it difficult to land safely,” Teggins said. Lasing is not only illegal and dangerous, but it is also terrible at making helicopters go away. In fact, Williams and his copilot wouldn’t have circled Herriman at all had somebody not lased them when they were returning home from a training exercise. “I was hoping that it was just an inadvertent thing and that we could just forget about it and go home,” said Williams. “But then a few seconds later they did it again. And again. And
they wouldn’t quit doing it. So, we said, ‘OK, we’re going to come find this guy.’” Williams and his copilot circled the area for around 15 minutes, remaining at least a mile away, and used the helicopter’s infrared camera to identify the source of the laser. “We were able to video the guy in his house, identify the shape of the yard,” he said. “Then we went to Google street maps, and there was their address, painted on the curb.” The perpetrator turned out to be a teenager. “We specifically requested that the cops not get the FBI involved,” Williams said. “I don’t want any kids going to jail or getting felony charges on their record. When the cop showed up at the door and explained to the dad what was going on, the dad broke the kid’s laser there on the spot.” In 2009, one of Williams’ coworkers did report a lasing incident to the FBI. The perpetrator, a 30-year-old Bluffdale man, had been outside shining a laser pointer for his cats when, on a whim, he decided to turn the laser toward a passing helicopter. He hadn’t realized that the laser was bright enough to hinder the pilot, but even so, he faced up to five years in prison. Tragically, he committed suicide shortly before he could be sentenced. Since that sobering incident, no Utah National Guard pilots have reported lasing incidents to the FBI—but not for lack of occurrences. “My unit alone has had two incidents in the past three months,” said Williams. “It’s way more prevalent than people think,” said Teggins. Over the past two years, Salt Lake International had 239 reports of aircraft illuminated on approach or takeoff, roughly one every three to four days according to Teggins. And that’s just from one airport. “The problem with it is, I don’t think any of them are really nefarious; they’re usually people of the younger persuasion out trying to have fun,” said Teggins. “Parents who buy these laser pointers for their kids have no idea how much trouble they can get in. There are kids on probation that are now felons because they’ve done this. It is serious business.” l
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The legends of Sugar House By Natalie Mollinet | natalie@mycityjournals.com
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ugar House is over 150 years old, giving ample time for ghosts to make mischief and spooky stories to start. One of the most notorious places for hauntings in Sugar House is Westminster College, established back in 1875. Students and staff who learn and teach in the older buildings have their stories to tell. One such building is Foster Hall, located on the north side of campus. According to Linda Dunning’s book, “Spectators in Doorways: History and Hauntings of Utah,” professors have had strange things happen in their offices in Foster Hall’s attic. Professors will leave for a moment only to return with something out of its place. These strange incidents have happened to different professors throughout the years. At the Gore Business School’s auditorium, the back elevators move on their own, down to the first floor. The doors will open and no one will be inside. Could be an elevator glitch, but the more you talk about the ghost in the auditorium, the more active the elevator becomes. The story goes back as far as the building itself. When the building was dedicated, the president was giving a speech and during the speech, the elevator doors opened behind him. One of Sugar House’s most beloved buildings has some eerie stories of its own. Even though the Sprague Library is empty due to flood damage, there might be one person hanging around. The legend goes that a transient
broke into the library trying to escape the cold Utah winter. He shattered a window but instead of finding a place to stay warm, he bled to death from the cut he received from breaking the window. There have been reports of mysterious footsteps and electronics turning off and on by themselves. Highland High School has its own stories as well. Even though the school wasn’t built on top of the old Sugar House Prison itself, there are rumors of weird things at the school. One rumor that floated around was that there was an electric chair under the stage. This has since been disproven by one of the former stage tech teachers who said was not real. Another rumor is that there are tunnels under the school that were once used to transport dead bodies from the prison. That also was debunked. Last but not least, Dilworth Elementary has a namesake ghost story. The school has a history of providing students with a good education thanks, in part, to a dedicated teacher who the school was named after—Jane Dilworth. She was asked by Brigham Young to start a school for children and did so. The school was named after her because of her being honored as the first teacher in Utah. She died in Huntsville, Utah in 1877 at the age of 45. It has been said that her spirit walks the hallways at night to make sure the education system she started here in Utah is continuing. l
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laygrounds are for all children. That’s why Hillside Middle School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to introduce their new all-inclusive playground, designed with special needs kids in mind. “We are thrilled to have the inclusive playground at Hillside. This playground will provide our students with a space that is specifically tailored to their needs and abilities,” Hillside’s Principal Jane Berntson said. “We are grateful to the Salt Lake City School District Board of Education for approving the funds for this playground.” Hillside is the only middle school in the Salt Lake City School District that offers both academic skills and life skills instruction for special needs students. They have a total of 30 special need students and this playground offers not only a fun place to play, but an environment that will help them with physical strength and motor skills. “While this might just look like fun—which it is—there’s a lot of different challenges that can be met and built with the different stations,” Jared Edwards, one of the special education teachers, said. Edwards explained that some students have low muscle tone and struggle with balance and grasp. The different playground equipment could help them grow and learn. “We came up with this idea last year,” Berntson said, “and as we thought about how we wanted to include them in our PE and our other classes such as music and art, and one of the things would be awesome is that they needed place for themselves.” The district called on the help of Sonntag
By Natalie Mollinet | natalie@mycityjournals.com Recreation who helped build the all-inclusive playground. Chris Sonntag mentioned that the Salt Lake City School District did a great job at approaching the project and because of the company’s experience with playground equipment, they were ready for the job. “At landscape structures, feel play is universal, it should be something that every child should have the ability to participate in,” Sonntag said. “That’s why these types of project are so exciting to us because we see direct benefits to kids who come to school and feel frustrations because of roadblocks for the other types of activities they’d like to do besides intense learning.” As soon as the green ribbon was cut, the kids went at it, using the light and sensory equipment called Pulse that uses stimulating LED light patterns and sounds to help kids develop hand-eye coordination, action/reaction skills and their muscles. Another piece of equipment was a Sway Fun that helps students with their balance and grip. It’s also wheelchair accessible. “This was a huge need, and we are so thrilled to have this playground,” Berntson said. “It just really warms my heart.” There are only a handful of all-inclusive playgrounds in Utah and more are set to be made this year. “Every day, our special needs students start out as underdogs,” Edwards said, “but they end each school day proving the impossible. I’m grateful that we have this unique opportunity to help our students achieve that.” l
Students on the Sway Fun work on balance and coordination. (Natalie Mollinet\City Journals)
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Food festival features international tastes By Keyra Kristoffersen | keyrak@mycityjournals.com
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or those interested in foreign fare or trying something new, the 2nd annual Wasatch International Food Festival hit just the right spot. “It really encapsulates the mission of the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, in bringing people together in diverse cultures and backgrounds,” said Taylor Timmerman, one of the program managers from the UCCC. “One of the best ways to do that is through food and so that’s where we found success with the festival and where we hope to grow as well.” The festival was held on the lawn of the Utah Cultural Celebration Center on August 19 and featured vendors from West Valley and all over Salt Lake. Jessica Iweriebo from Mama Africa Grill on Redwood Road, was pleased with the turnout for the beignets, made from “flour, sugar and love,” as well as the samosas filled with veggies and beef, jambalaya, and smoked chicken. Iweriebo, who originally is from Nigeria, came to the United States five years ago to visit her cousin, Cathy Tshilumbo—Mama Africa herself—who is originally from the Republic of Congo. Iweriebo decided to stay and now helps out in the restaurant. “You’ve got to try the hot sauce. It has the spices that makes everybody go ‘Wow!’,” said Iweriebo. “We have a ginger punch that’s made by Mama Africa herself here in Utah. It’s really spicy.” Art projects from the Wasatch Gardens were available for kids to play in, a Thai fruit carver put up intricate works of fruit and vegetable art, and cooking classes were taught by some of the vendors like Papito Moe’s Puerto Rican Grub and Spudnik. Karine Mnatsakanyan, who is
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part-Armenian and part-Russian, started her business, Spudnik, in 2016 and has been having a great time wandering farmer’s markets, doing catering, and selling filled baked potatoes and lavash wraps as a Spice Kitchen Incubator. Spice Kitchen Incubator is one of the projects set up by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) which brings together refugees and disadvantaged community members to teach and cultivate the skills necessary for creating a food-based business. One of Mnatsakanyan’s dreams is to open a kiosk or food court space in a university setting. “I had very good recipes in my mind I decided to use here. My main dish that I serve is baked potatoes with butter and mozzarella. I have five toppings that are most popular,” said Mnatsakanyan. She came to the U.S. seven years ago and said she had a lot of friends but said it wasn’t easy to change cultures, though she did appreciate that Utah’s climate is similar to Armenia’s. “I found my home,” said Mnatsakanyan. Timmerman said she’s pleased with the turnout of people from all ages, especially since there are so many people who don’t even know about the UCCC. “I’m really happy with the variety of vendors especially having some West Valley staples,” said Timmerman. “This is our second year with the event and it is quickly becoming one of our capstone events. It’s been really well received by the community.” A lineup of local bands like LoFi Riot and Steel Badgers were scheduled throughout the two- day event, giving a mix of music for every taste and age. John Sanders and Willow Alexander live right around the corner from the UCCC and after coming to last year’s
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McNair Scholars from Sugar House Diversify Higher Education Nationwide By Mary Jo Hinsdale Director of the McNair Scholars Program at Westminster Westminster College has hosted the first Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program in Utah since the fall of 2003. It’s one of approximately 150 nationwide. McNair programs aim to increase faculty diversity in U.S. colleges and universities by preparing low-income and first-generation college students and/or underrepresented students for doctoral study. All participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The McNair Scholars program is one of the “TRIO” family of eight programs (the original three programs received this nickname in the 1960s). Congress first authorized the program in 1986; they named it in honor of Dr. McNair, a physicist who lost his life in the space shuttle Challenger explosion. McNair is not a scholarship, but a demanding preparation program. In addition to research projects conducted with faculty mentors, students attend a series of workshops designed to teach all aspects of the application process as well as the knowledge they need to navigate the rigors of doctoral education. McNair offers counseling and support through the daunting admission process, and provides the information they need to succeed once they begin the Ph.D. “Before McNair, I had no idea what I needed to do to apply to grad school,”
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his article is part of a series of that highlights former high school athletes, where they are now and how participating in high school athletics helped them achieve their goals. This edition is highlighting Max Wood. At Highland High School If you were a student at Highland High any time between 2004 and 2008, chances are you know who Max Wood is. Wood was an active participant in a plethora of sports at Highland including: football (Coach Benson), basketball (Coach West), baseball (Coach Schwam), as well as track and field (Coach Barnes). When asked how he decided which sports to play, Wood replied, “I played football, baseball and basketball growing up so naturally that is what I did in high school... I was thinking of not playing basketball because I love to ski. My dad played basketball at Highland and he always would say the coach wouldn’t let them ski. I remember it exactly, my mom and I were talking to Coach West about how I didn’t think I was going to play because of the desire to ski. He said to my mom and me, “If you come play, I’ll let you ski” so…I did. I would go up half day skiing a lot after Saturday practices and may or may not have sluffed out of class here and there for some good powder days.” After his junior year, he decided to stop playing baseball and run track to try and get faster for football, which was his best sport. “I started to go to the practices just to train, but then Coach Barnes asked me if I wanted to compete in the hurdles races (110 m and 300 m). I told him I’d try it out. At first I had no idea what I was doing but started to kind of figure it out. Long story short, I ended up being region champion in the 300 m hurdles and took ninth in state. (I) Didn’t have the best form but was able to make up for that I guess with being tall and somewhat fast,” Wood said. It would be safe to assume that sports dominated a large portion of Wood’s life during his four years as a Ram, but Wood was also strong with his academics earning a 4.0 throughout his time at Highland. In addition to that, Wood was the senior class president from 2007-2008. Beau Hicken, who was the student body president from 20072008, had this to say about Max: “In high school Max was always involved in just about everything and always seemed to be one of the best at everything he did. He was a really fun guy and also really motivated. I’ve never seen someone with as much drive as he has.” Apart from his 4.0, and presidential status, Wood was awarded the following in recognition for his achievements. • Academic All-State - Football • Academic All-State - Basketball • Academic All-State - Track • 2007 Football Region Champions • Tony Caputo Award Winner • Valedictorian • Sterling Scholar - Mathematics Reflecting on his time at Highland, Wood offered this advice: “Life has its challenges. Every day, every week there are things that we need to overcome. I think the thing Highland athletics taught me is that you just have to be tough. In football, I wasn’t the fastest, nor the strongest, but I can proudly say I was tough and worked my butt off. In basketball, I definitely wasn’t the best shot, nor the best ball handler, but I hustled and always tried to do my best. Track…I just went out and had fun. Again, in order to get though life’s challenges, or accomplish goals, toughness is required.” Post Highland Following his four years at Highland, Wood served a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Taiwan Taichung Mission where he learned to speak Mandarin. Upon his return, Wood resumed his studies at the University of Utah. It was during this time that Wood began dating his future wife, Laura. Laura was a roommate to Wood’s sister Tara in 2008 and was quickly endeared to the Wood family as a close friend. Fast forward to 2013 when they started trail running together and inevitably became enamored. Max and Laura were married on August 7, 2014. They now have a 15-month-old daughter named Hannah. Laura had this to say about her husband:
Max Wood wearing his student officer sweater in 2008. (Photo/Wood Family)
“I could say so many things to describe Max, but what sticks out is Max is one of the most motivated people I know. He got into running during his mission and trail running once he got home. Trail running brought us together and is something we still enjoy today. I was training for a 50-miler when we got engaged. He paced me for 25 miles of the actual race no problem and helped me finish. The funny thing is, that he had never really competed in a trail race until one day he told me he wanted to do a 100-miler and wanted to do it together... And it was one of the best experiences of my life…” Wood has since graduated with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in architecture, with a minor in Chinese. He decided to forego playing any collegiate sports, however this does not mean Wood’s active days are over. Far from it. The Wood family spends several days a week alternating between road biking, mountain biking, running, tennis, basketball, and skiing. l
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n Oct. 28, the Libby Gardner Concert Hall at the University of Utah will host a score of Utah’s musical talent in the hopes of drawing attention to the need for clean water access all around the world.
“There are over a billion people in the world that don’t have access to clean water, and there are about 3.4 million people every year that die because they don’t have that clean water, and that has kind of a ripple effect of other negative impacts, waterborne illnesses, sanitation, lack of water in dry season to keep things growing,” said Jennifer Roberts of WHOLives, a South Jordan based, nonprofit that is looking to help get clean, sustainable water to every corner of the earth using a human-powered, self-propelled drill that can be easily transported by truck or canoe to different areas not usually accessible. WHO stands for Water, Health and Opportunity, and the organization has been recognized and awarded internationally for its work to bring sustainability, rather than dependence to people around the world in need of access to clean water. John Renouard, the founder and president, was presented with the Red Cross Hero Award for the work that’s being done. In the last three years, WHOLives has more than 1,200 water points in more than 25 different countries, bringing water to more than 1.2 million people. “It really can fix the world water crisis,” said Roberts. “We often say that WhoLives is the leading technology in the fight against poverty
By Keyra Kristofferen | keyrak@mycityjournals.com because it really does all begin with clean water. It allows economic opportunities to people. Prosperity can begin to take hold in the lives of people.” Roberts notes that part of that prosperity is the opportunity to bypass the often seven-hour constant journey back and forth that young girls are charged with to bring mostly dirty water to their families throughout the day. With the drill, that process is cut to a fraction, allowing them the chance to spend that time in school learning, gaining social development skills and reclaiming their childhood. In 2016, an average of one well a day was dug by a village drill in more than 25 countries such as India, Vanuatu and others in Africa and South America. This year, WHOLives is hoping to double that number and go beyond it. The drills that go out are owned and operated by an active drilling team, local team of entrepreneurs, hospital or school which, Roberts said, isn’t traditionally how it has been done with clean water. Normally, water is brought in through funding or a gift but, when the system breaks, it tends to stay broken and the source of water is cut off because there just isn’t the funding or expertise to fix it. The WHOLives sustainability model insists that certain economic opportunities must be in place before the drill is put in to ensure that the water will continue being accessible to the community. Not enough water isn’t the problem, said Roberts; it’s not having reasonable access to clean water
A night of music to benefit clean water sustainability throughout the world with local Utah artists. (Jennifer Roberts)
that is the problem. “The goal for this concert is to continue that mission,” said Roberts. With the sponsorship from Gary Young of Young Living, all the proceeds from the concert, donations and ticket sales will go directly toward funding global water projects as well as helping local refugees who have resettled in Utah with a scholarship gift. Raffle and auction prizes are also
part of the program. “We’re going to put on an amazing show and inspire the audience to help,” said Roberts, “It’s going to be a special, unforgettable evening.” Artists include Dallyn Vail Bayles, the One Voice Children’s Choir, Stephen Beus and more. Seats are limited. To purchase tickets, go to www. wholivesevent.org. l
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Westminster president set to retire at end of school year By Natalie Mollinet | natalie@mycityjournals.com
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Westminster’s President Stephen R. Morgan will retire after 37 years working closely with the school. (Steven R. Morgan/Westminster College)
n Sept. 8, the President of Westminster, Stephen R. Morgan, announced he will retire at the end of the academic school year, which is June 2018. After 37 years at Westminster, Morgan, who served in various positions during his career, will put away the books and enjoy retirement. Even though he’s moving onto a new phase in life, he will be missed by his colleagues and he will miss the school that has helped him grow. “It has been a special honor to have served the better half of my life at Westminster,” Morgan said. “I am truly grateful to have had the opportunity to serve as president of this great institution.” In 2015, at the age 63, Morgan became Westminster’s 18th president, and during his presidency hired the school’s first chief of diversity officer, advanced into the final provisional year of NCAA division II and created a new honors college. “During his tenure, he has found ways to bring out the best of everything that Westminster has to offer,” Jeanne Ambruster, chair of Westminster’s Board of Trustees said. “We are very appreciative of his longtime commitment to the college and wish him the best in his retirement years.” The leadership that Morgan showed at Westminster was a game changer. He has been part of the campus since 1981, and through those years he was an adviser to six presidents before becoming one himself. During those
years, he helped grow the college’s endowment to more than $75 million and directed fundraising for major construction projects, including the Giovale Library, the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business, the Manford A. Shaw Student Center, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory, the Dolores Dore Eccles Health, Wellness and Athletic Center and the Meldrum Science Center. “Working together as a community, we have made Westminster a better place of higher learning and a place where all students can find their passion and lead meaningful lives,” Morgan said. “Westminster and its community will always hold a special place in my heart.” l
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Utah Jazz Sugar House court gets an update By Lucky Mather | l.mather@mycityjournals.com
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n a Friday afternoon Sept. 15, with remnants of the morning rain still visible, Utah Jazz representatives, along with the Salt Lake City Stars, The Boys & Girls Club, the Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation department, as well as a local Subway owner gathered to rededicate the basketball court in Sugar House Park. The basketball court—originally donated in 2001 by LHM Charities—was the first court that the Utah Jazz donated to a community. Since then, the state has been peppered with public basketball courts bearing the team moniker. These spaces provide locals a place to gather and play basketball. The Sugar House court was refurbished with new basketball standards, which are adorned with custom glass backboards. The logo at half court, which when first dedicated donned the 90’s mountain logo, has been updated with the current Jazz logo, and the lines have been repainted. Steve Brown, who represented the Utah Jazz and Jazz Broadcasting, and who acted as the master of ceremonies stated: “Obviously, we want to thank the Utah Jazz for the contributions, as an organization we believe that it’s extremely important to give back to our community, and this is one way we can get direct hands-on with the kids. And we believe, obviously, that kids are the future... and
this gives them a place to enjoy recreation, to have a safe place to be, and to come out and stay physically fit….” After Brown finished, he introduced Ted Roberts as the next speaker. Roberts is the vice president of corporate partnerships. Upon reaching the podium, the Jazz Bear gave him a toupee made of silly string. “Community is at the core of what we do,” said Roberts, “and this is just another example of what we’re trying to do as a partnership with the community…to be here at our original court, and to come back, and to refurbish it, update it a little bit, is really wonderful….” Brown then introduced Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams. “Salt Lake County has been working with the Utah Jazz and we’re so grateful for their partnership, we’re doing basketball courts like this all around the county. We want more courts, so more kids can get out and play basketball, get outside, and be active,” said McAdams. “I just want to say thank you to the Utah Jazz, Salt Lake County is so grateful for what they do, and LHM Charities for what they do to help provide kids, and even grown-ups, in our community, places to get outside, to have fun, exercise, enjoy the outdoors, and practice their basketball.” Mascots from Subway, the Salt Lake City Stars, and the Jazz were in attendance, as well
A ribbon cutting was part of the ceremony. (Lucky Mather/City Journals)
as some Jazz Dancers. The Jazz Bear entered in typical fashion with exploding confetti and silly string, and, as always, was a huge hit with the kids. A dedicatory ribbon, held by the Jazz Dancers, was cut, and then the children from the local Boys & Girls Club were invited to have a free Subway sandwich, after which they
did what they loved—play basketball on the refurbished court. The basketball court is located in Sugar House Park between the Hidden Grove and Sugar Beet Pavilions. The court is open to the public and can be reserved by visiting www. sugarhousepark.org l
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School year starts off with dark sky but bright year By Natalie Mollinet | natalie@mycityjournals.com
On her first day of school, Violet got to see a solar eclipse. (Jenny Kearl/Parent)
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tudents in the Sugar House area spent the first day of school not with their heads buried in books, but instead looking up into the sky with special glasses on. “I wanted to make sure that all my students had the opportunity to view the eclipse in a safe way,” Debora Cluff, Highland Park’s principal said. “Teachers were able to instruct the students prior to the start of the eclipse.” Utah didn’t experience the full eclipse but they did get to see a 91 percent black out. Students stood outside with their certified eclipse glasses on—provided by the school administration— and stared at the sun as the moon slowly moved across it. The whole event lasted over an hour but the coverage was just a few minutes. The event wasn’t just for viewing pleasure but it also helped with the sixth-grade curriculum. Mary Taylor, a sixth-grade teacher at Highland Park, said that the orbit of the moon is part of the curriculum. Usually, students would see a re-enactment with light and two tennis balls on sticks that replicated a solar eclipse, but these students got to see the real deal.
“To be able to experience such a vivid representation of motion in the solar system was priceless,” Taylor said. “The students are then able to take this experience and relate it to what is taught in the classroom.” A total solar eclipse only happens every 18 months but hasn’t occurred in the United States since 1991. The next place a total eclipse will be visible is in South America on July 2, 2019, and the next North American one will be in 2024. “We teach phenomena in science,” Paula Marquez, a fifth-grade teacher, said. “Having a solar eclipse is a phenomenon that we don’t see every day. For some people, it will be once-in-alifetime opportunity they will see and remember.” High schoolers also got a lesson on the eclipse. Highland High School planned schoolwide activities with lessons planned around the eclipse and their astronomy teacher brought a large telescope that was equipped with NASA-certified filtration. “This is a great way to begin a year,” Marquez said, “and to start off our science core with such an intriguing experience.” l
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Star-led A Day of Champions looks to support student athletes and hurricane victims with upcoming event By Jesse Sindelar | jesse.s@mycityjournals.com
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ormer American bobsled athlete Jeremy Holm has put a lot of effort into educating student athletes in Utah. His organization, A Day of Champions, hosts events that are meant to educate student athletes and their parents and coaches on the art of competition. “It’s pretty much a TED talk for student athletes,” Holm said. “We want to take our previous experiences and successes and teach the current generation of athletes how we achieved our goals,” Holm said. The event involves a couple speakers that are helping Holm preach this champion attitude. Gretchen Jensen is a former Miss USA and ESPN commentator who lives in the Salt Lake Valley. Dr. Nicole Detling is a sports psychologist who has worked with the NBA, NFL, MLB and Olympic teams. Alan Tran is a high-performance chef who has worked with Olympic teams and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. The list also includes a Paralympic snowboarder and cancer survivor Nicol Roundy and three other Olympian athletes. “Each of them will discuss their area of expertise and how it relates to being a champion. Tran will talk about how to eat well, especially as an athlete on a budget. Detling will talk about how to think like a champion, and the champion psyche. Roundy will talk about overcoming adversity, as she
has overcome one of the hardest challenges life can throw at you,” Holm said. However, due to recent hurricanes plaguing the coasts, the event will have a humanitarian aspect as well. “At first we wanted to donate the ticket proceeds to local high schools to help pay for sports teams and equipment. But with Hurricane Harvey and now Irma, it seems that those people need all the help they can get right now,” Holm said. The event will donate 50 percent of initial ticket sales, and then after the event expenses are covered, they will donate the rest. “We haven’t decided on the organization yet, maybe the Red Cross or the LDS Humanitarian Center. We just want to give back and make a difference,” Holm said. “People like these informative talk events. We can use our influence as world-class athletes to serve the Utah community and others. We decided that we need to get these funds to those who really need it. Everyone can be a champion,” Holm said. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at Cottonwood High School. If you would like to assist victims of Hurricane Harvey or Irma, you can donate to local organizations like the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, the United Way of Greater Houston or to national organizations like the All Hands Volunteers or Americares. l
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