Riverton Turns 150 By Shawna Meyer
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iverton City has big plans for the new year, and its employees will set these plans into motion this month, kicking off the city’s 150th birthday celebration. The city will host 150 activities to commemorate the sesquicentennial, which are scheduled intermittently throughout 2015. Mayor Bill Applegarth views 2014 as a success for Riverton. However, he has even higher hopes for the upcoming year. With these birthday-themed events, Applegarth hopes to pay homage to Riverton’s rich history and build excitement for the years to come. “It was a great year . . . It’s been good in every aspect, in my opinion,” Applegarth said. “For the new year, we have a lot of things going on . . . It’s just going to be a wonderful year. We’ll have 150 days of activities.” The birthday celebration kicked off on Jan. 6 with a proclamation delivered by the mayor at the city council meeting in Riverton City Hall’s Council Chambers. Then, on Jan. 8, there was a birthday celebration opening ceremony at Riverton High School’s football stadium. “It’s a milestone, a very important milestone. It’s worth remembering those who came before us because we’re building on foundations that were laid previously. These birthday events give us time to reflect on our heritage,” Applegarth said.
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Riverton is celebrating its 150th birthday throughout 2015. Erik Rutledge built a special birthday cake out of plywood to help celebrate the sesquicentennial and earn his Eagle Scout.
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Bluffdale Cops Ahead of Curve By Lindsay B. Wolsey
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lot of noise has been made in the media about the importance of body cameras for law enforcement. Many agencies are working on ways to incorporate cameras, and others are trying to come up with funding. Legislation is even being considered to make it mandatory for officers to have body cameras. While other towns are trying to figure out a way to get body cameras for their officers, Bluffdale police have been using cameras as part of their daily routine since November. Bluffdale City contracts with Saratoga Springs for its police services. In August 2014, prior to the Sept. 12 officer-involved shooting of Darrien Hunt in Saratoga Springs, Bluffdale’s police department applied for a grant for the body cameras from The Department of Homeland Security. At the November Bluffdale City Council meeting, Corporal Shane Taylor reported that testing had been completed and a model had been chosen. The police department received a grant of $3,300 from The Department of Homeland Security. Then when city council members found out that all that stood in the way of the police department getting body cameras was an additional
Bluffdale Police Officer Nate Harward now wears a body camera on the job.
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“I just want to say to all the married women that they should just dream.
Don’t think that marriage can stop anything; it’s not going to as long as you have a wonderful partner and a great family.” page 6
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