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Gardens provide neighborhoods with food, community By Rachel Molenda | rmolenda@mycityjournals.com

Kay Robison, left, and Rhiannon Hickenlooper work together to repair a damaged irrigation line in Hickenlooper’s garden at the Vegetable Mining Operation in Hillsdale Park.—Rachel Molenda

ommunity gardens provide their neighborhoods with opportunities to get outside and grow food. But many residents find out its about more than just tomatoes once they get started, said Susan Finlayson. “One thing that I hear a lot is, ‘All I wanted to do is grow some tomatoes, and in the end I realized it was about so much more than that,’ ” said Finalyson, who is the community garden program director at Wasatch Community Gardens. “That kind of component of community gardening is what holds it together and makes it successful.” The Vegetable Mining Operation at Hillsdale Park in West Valley City is no different. The garden was started by residents in 2013 and is part of the Parks for Produce program, a Salt Lake County initiative that identified vacant property ideal for growing food. Gardener Kay Robison has been there since the beginning. “I heard about this one being started … and I thought it’d be a great way to meet neighbors, and I have. At least the gardening neighbors,” Robison said. Robison gardens with six other friends, growing potatoes, spinach and tomatoes, among other things, between themselves. They share the food and work together to preserve it. Gardening with friends also makes everyday tasks a little less lonely. “It’s easier to do all the chores with company that it is by yourself. You surely can. I’ve done it, believe me. But it’s nicer to have people do it with you,” Robison said. The garden had its start on the once dilapidated tennis court it sits beside. The first year was successfully, but growing in raised beds on an impermeable surface wasn’t ideal, Robison said. “It was kind of a challenge because watering is different and we could see water running out from underneath the beds. The soil that they gave us is quite sandy, which is nice in many respects, but it’s not nice for holding water,” Robison said. With demand for a new tennis court, the garden was moved to a plot of land next door

and has done well since, Robison said. There are 25 plots at the Hillsdale space. A few of them are accessible for those who use wheelchairs. They’ve been built higher for easy reaching and are surrounded by a concrete pad, to make getting around easier. While Wasatch Community Gardens provides infrastructure and resources to its gardens, gardeners who have rented plots oversee daily operations. “It’s like sort of the analogy I usually use is: you had some property and you dug up the soil and you threw some seeds and tools into it but it’s not going to turn into the garden. It’s the people that are gardening that make it a garden,” Finlayson said. Wasatch Community Gardens has more than 30 gardens in its network this year, most of which are overseen by the organization. Others are at schools throughout the Wasatch Front or receive resources in the form of leadership training and access to minigrants. The application process is rolling, so people can apply to start gardens at any time of the year. No new community gardens have been started in about two years, said Parks for Produce coordinator Giles Larsen, largely due to a lack of applications. Those the organization has received have not met the standards required to start one. “There’s only a certain demand capacity in an area, and that’s what my program really depends on. Because I need these gardens to be full, I need that pool of volunteers to be there, I can’t just go and start a garden anywhere,” Larsen said. The organization won’t start any gardens in neighborhoods where there’s not interest. Residents are charged with developing a plan for the garden and vetting neighbors to determine how many want the garden there. “For a community to get the support that we provide it’s a pretty robust application process. So people really have to demonstrate that there’s a serious demand that will fill up all those plots,” Larsen said. One of the challenges of having a community garden is ensuring gardeners get the food they grow. Growers at Hillsdale frequently experience theft from their gardens,

a sign that people in the neighborhood are struggling, Robison said. “Judging by the amount of theft we have, I can only imagine people are hurting for food,” Robison said. While the garden is on public property and passersby are able to visit, gardeners rent their plots and put their own funds into the food that’s grown there. “A community garden is not a place where anyone can just come in and help themselves,” Larsen said. “And this is part of a process. When we come into a community where a community garden has never existed, part of the process is that educational component that, ‘Hey, a community garden is a place where you rent an area. And when you come to this space, each of these plots is rented by an individual or a family and they’re putting in a ton of work so don’t take their food.’ It’s really dispiriting.” Some gardens, including the Hillsdale space, have “you pick it” fences to discourage theft at the gardens. Food grown along the fence is grown for anyone to take. “If it looked even vaguely ripe it was gone. So I think this is meeting a need. I mean, it’s kind of a nuisance for us who are paying for a plot but people are hungry,” Robison said. The better the garden looks, the more people are likely to take food from the plots, she added. “Our last year on the concrete it looked pretty scabby. People didn’t even bother to come in,” Robison said. “[Here] people go out with bags, huge bags full of everything they recognize as food.” Plots in the community gardens range in price from $15 to $40, and can be rented for the entire year. Wasatch Community Gardens also offers low-cost workshops with opportunities to receive scholarships. What a community garden’s purpose is boiled down to is pretty simple. “It’s just getting to work with people who love working in the dirt, building community and growing food,” Finalyson said. For more information on how to garden in your community, visit www.wasatchgardens. org. l

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Students Strut Dance Moves as Elementary School Turns 50

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Festivities will also include a talent showcase competition. – Kevin Conde

This year’s WestFest will include a demonstration by the West Valley City Police K-9 unit. – Kevin Conde

Thursday, June 16 – Sunday, June 19 The annual WestFest celebration Centennial Park in West Valley City

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or over four decades, WestFest has invaded the west side of the valley and 2016 is no different. From Thursday, June 16 through Sunday, June 19, the annual WestFest celebration comes to Centennial Park to commemorating the establishment of West Valley City and the recognition of its citizens’ various backgrounds. Started in the late 70’s before West Valley was even a city, WestFest has maintained longevity with this year’s celebration running for four days with dozens of events and activities. “Our key is the volunteers,” Kevin Conde, committee member, said. Conde has been around since the beginning when he was Co-Chair of the Valley West Area Chamber of Commerce with Dave Harvey and other chamber members. Conde said the first WestFest they held at Granger Park had a car show, pony rides, hilo rides and two or three food booths. “Our stage was my neighbor’s diesel

flatbed trailer,” Conde said. When the area turned into a city, it kept going under the Assistant City Manager as “the city’s birthday party.” “It’s turned out to stay awhile,” Conde said. Conde said volunteers are essential to putting it on year after year. He said he’s been adding up the years from short and long term volunteers and has currently reached 251. “This just for the love of it from the residents of West Valley City…it’s unheard of,” Conde said. The 2016 version has come a long way from a few food booths. This year will see over 80 vendors with food trucks and two separate stages for bands and other festivities. A carnival will run from Thursday to Sunday with events and activities including a talent showcase competition, a Zumba-fest, outdoor movie, a West Valley Symphony Concert, a concert extravaganza on Saturday and a fireworks show. l

Hundreds of people attended the 50th anniversary celebration of Carl Sandburg Elementary. The party included a dance festival as well as a raffle. – Travis Barton

arl Sandburg turned 50, but it was the kids who celebrated. Parents, kids, teachers, administrators and members of the community convened on Thursday, May 12 to commemorate Carl Sandburg Elementary School’s 50th anniversary. “We wanted to celebrate our 50th fun year and remind the community how awesome Sandburg is,” Chrissy Breeze, PTA coPresident, said. The birthday party for the school went all day which included raffle prizes, a book fair and culminated with a Sandburg Dance Festival behind the school where each grade demonstrated its moves through different dances. With the majority of hillside covered in people, first graders performed the famous chicken dance while the fifth graders showed off their hip hop moves with the more modern whip and nae nae. Sixth grade brought props into their performance as they danced on fake surfboards to “Surfing USA” by the Beach Boys. “That was the best just seeing everybody busting a move,” Breeze said. Ticket buyers for the raffle had the opportunity to win a roundtrip airplane ticket from Southwest Airlines as well as different raffle bags which included scholastic books, toys and ice cream certificates.

The celebration ended with the distribution of 1,000 cupcakes for everybody in attendance. With the longevity of 50 years in the area, PTA co-president Elisabeth Tiffany said the school crosses generations. “My father-in-law went to Carl Sandburg so a lot of generations have gone here,” Tiffany said. Breeze’s husband and her kids go to the school. “It’s fun to see the generations come back,” Breeze said. While the school has been around for decades, Tiffany said new programs have been added over the last few years to enhance the quality of the school. She said Principal Marilyn Laughlin deserves credit for that. “We have an art program thanks to [Laughlin] and the grants that she’s gotten,” Tiffany said. “So because of her we have an art program and a dance program.” Breeze said the school just offers so much now from clubs to programs to technology. Sandburg has a variety of before and after school programs which include Choir, French, Chess, Science, Math and Homework Clubs. Each classroom is now equipped with interactive smartboard, three to five computers and an I-Pad for teacher and student use. “We love it here,” Tiffany said. l

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n a school as diverse as Granger Elementary, the international language can often be spoken with feet. The Real Salt Lake Foundation, along with various partners, adopted Granger Elementary to turn the school’s tennis courts into futsal courts. The project is set to begin June 6 with the grand opening scheduled for July. “The kids were just over the moon,” Principal Amber Clayton said. On April 19, an assembly was held at the school where Mary VanMinde, Executive Director of the RSL Foundation, announced the new courts with Leo the Lion and other guests from RSL while players from the Real Monarchs, RSL’s affiliate team, made an appearance at lunch time. During the assembly VanMinde held up a board with a picture of the tennis courts before asking, “what if we turned them into soccer courts?” flipping the board around to reveal the design of the new courts in RSL colors. “The kids went crazy,” VanMinde said. “Honestly, it was just a magical day.” VanMinde said she chose Granger Elementary after doing an assembly there the year previous and seeing the condition of the tennis courts. The school was originally built on a former park so while the soccer field was removed, the tennis courts remained. “[The tennis courts] were so dilapidated… since it’s an elementary school, tennis courts are harder to utilize for the school,” VanMinde said. “And that school is larger than most junior highs.” Granger Elementary has 979 kids from kindergarten through sixth grade with 28 different languages spoken. Clayton said soccer is the right sport to be promoted amongst these kids. “Football isn’t really our game here, soccer is our game so for these kids, that really is the sport,” Clayton said. The diversity of the school matches the diversity of the RSL team, Clayton said, as RSL has team members from Central America, South America, Europe and even Africa. “It was wonderful for kids to see people living their dream who look just like them,” Clayton said. It’s a sport that Clayton said she hopes can incorporate the

surrounding community even more. “One of my hopes is that it’ll promote soccer in the community and that we may get some more rec leagues,” Clayton said. “I would love to leave school at the end of the day and see people playing on [the courts].” RSL brought various members of its organization to the assembly from grounds workers to the sales team. Clayton said it was great for the kids to see opportunities to be involved with professional sports teams outside of being a player. “Not everybody is going to be a professional soccer player, but there are all these other careers where you get to be intimately involved in that sport,” Clayton said. Granger Elementary is a community school, and the only one on the west side, which means due to its high economic or social needs, the school looks for non-profit and corporate sponsors with mutual interests to solve those needs. “It means we’re always looking for opportunities to do better things for kids and families, I’ll take the soccer pitches,” Clayton said. VanMinde, who comes from an education background, said an innovative principal like Clayton is necessary with a school that size. “You have to be really creative with your space and soccer is so powerful there,” VanMinde said. “So it’s important to have a principal like Amber who really understands the whole child and the passion that soccer has and the power of the game for good.” VanMinde said it worked out really well since the property already had courts of similar size and the fencing to set up the mini-pitches. “The stars aligned on [this] one,” VanMinde said. RSL’s partners on this project include MLS WORKS, Adidas, the US Soccer Foundation who partner with the Utah Development Academy, Southern New Hampshire University and Granite School District. MLS WORKS, Adidas, Southern New Hampshire University and the U.S. Soccer Foundation have partnered to build 20 mini-pitches in conjunction with the league’s 20 clubs. The location for RSL’s first mini-pitch: West Valley City. l

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Ensemble Proves Vital as ‘Into the Woods’ Caps Drama Department Year By Travis Barton | travis@mycityjournals.com

he woods can be a scary place, except at Hunter High. The Hunter High School drama department put on a production of “Into the Woods” on May 5, 6 and 9 in the Little Theatre to finish off the school year. “’Into the Woods’ was the perfect capstone, the perfect ending of the year,” Kjersti Parkes, drama teacher, said. That the production was able to go off as planned proved to be a minor miracle. Typically, Parkes and her students have closer to three months to prepare for a play with set design, costumes and rehearsals a few of the many tasks to be completed. They had five weeks. Parkes and the students held rehearsals at 6 a.m., during class and then after school until 5:30 p.m. Part of the preparation also included coming in on a Saturday to paint the set with the help of an artist who is friends with Parkes. “It was a pretty intense process,” Parkes said. “But it was really the group of kids. They were dedicated and professional so really kudos to them.” Blake Hedges, a senior who played Rapunzel’s prince, said the students learned a lot about work ethic in those five weeks. “If we really do stay focused and put all of our effort forward we can accomplish something as great as putting on a show like that,” Hedges said. Parkes, who is currently in graduate school for art administration, said she almost didn’t do the production due to the compressed timeframe and her schedule but the kids reaction changed her mind. “When I told them that we might not do it, I thought they would react like, ‘we’re so mad,’ but instead they said, ‘it’s okay, we understand life is tough,’” Parkes said. “They were so gracious and lovely, I just thought ‘how can I make this happen.’”

The cast and director were able to put the show together in five weeks. – Kjersti Parkes

As the final production of the year came to a close, Parkes, who directed, said it was touching to see the emotions of the cast especially the seniors who’ve been performing together for three years. “Just to see them have that moment where they’re getting all these accolades and crying and hugging each other, it’s those moments where you step back and go, ‘this is really cool work that we do here,’” Parkes said. Megahn Rees, senior, said the final production was difficult,

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n lieu of earthquakes hitting both Japan and Ecuador this year, the importance of being prepared for natural disaster emergencies took on more importance. Preparation and information were the key words at the Valley Fair Mall on April 1516 during West Valley City Fire Department Family Preparedness Fair where free family fun was provided as well as information for fire safety, home safety, neighborhood watch and emergency preparedness. “In an emergency disaster, no agency will be able to respond to everyone’s needs,” Joe While, a West Valley City Fire Department Battalion Chief, said. The fair was sponsored by WVCFD and put on by West Valley City’s Neighborhood Services for the second consecutive year. West Valley City Fire Chief John Evans approached Neighborhood Services last year about wanting to start a fire safety fair and the idea grew from there. Craig Thomas, Neighborhood Services Director, said these fairs are great because it gives them a chance to affect immeasurable numbers of families. “If one family comes out or if one family learns how to be safer in their home, it’s a success,” Thomas said. Among the fair’s participants included the Utah Safety Council, Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA), Jordan Valley Medical Center, American Red Cross, Costco, West Valley City Amateur Radio Communications and Intermountain Donor Services. “Luckily it’s not that hard to get community partners to come out to these events, the city has a lot of great groups that work with us,” Thomas said. Resources were provided to people passing by like how to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. “Especially with the earthquakes in Japan, it kind of re-alerts us to the fact that this could happen here,” White said. With the Wasatch Fault running down the middle of the state, White said the state’s coined the phrase “not if, but when.” “We don’t know when those things are going to happen, so we need to be prepared always,” While said. Educating adults and kids assists in the

fire departments efforts to rescue people like when someone is trapped on the second floor to throw clothes and bed sheets out the window to signal where firefighters need to go. WVCFD brought an inflatable house with a kitchen area, living room area and bedroom. Children could walk through as fire crews taught them about exit drills in the home (EDITH) which included an area where they could dive through a window. “If kids can gain knowledge through fun things, it seems to stick a bit more,” White said. It’s important, White said, for families to prepare and practice escape plans within the home and designating places for the family to meet outside or, in short, to develop their EDITH. “The most important thing though, is to make sure the smoke detectors are working because smoking detectors do save lives,” White said. “That’s your early warning sign that there’s something wrong and to get out of the house.” “It’s really important for families to learn these things, we get so busy in our daily lives that we start forgetting about those things,” Thomas said. How to prepare for fires and natural disasters weren’t the only emergencies being discussed. Jordan Valley Medical Center had representatives talking with people about health and nutrition providing facts on fast food consumption. With April as Child Abuse Prevention month, BACA was there to spread awareness about what they offer. “The whole purpose is go out and empower kids who have been abused, we want them to not feel afraid of the world they live in anymore so little events like this are the best way to come spread the word,” Patrick Staker, BACA member, said. Members present from the BACA association were on hand to extend awareness and friendships to families and their children offering the kids fake tattoos and candy. “What better payment can you get for doing anything than to spend your Saturday seeing a kid smile at you,” Staker said. l

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June Events

City Council Members: • Ron Bigelow, Mayor • Don Christensen, At-Large • Lars Nordfelt, At-Large • Tom Huynh, District 1 • Steve Buhler, District 2 • Karen Lang, District 3 • Steve Vincent, District 4

Utah Travels Exhibit (thru June 22) Cultural Celebration Center

Meet with Mayor Ron Bigelow City Hall, 4:30 - 6 PM

#ThursdayLeague Food Trucks Fairbourne Station, 5 - 8 PM

Public Meetings: City Council meetings are held the first four Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Study meetings are held at 4:30 p.m. prior to the regular meeting.

Free Movie in the Park: The Bee Movie Centennial Park, 9 PM

WVCPD Bike Safety Rodeo Registration required; visit wvc-ut.gov/bikerodeo for info. Hunter Library, 10 AM - 12 Noon

#ThursdayLeague Food Trucks Fairbourne Station, 5 - 9 PM

Summer at the Station Featuring The CountDown Band Fairbourne Station, 6:30 PM

Planning Commission meetings are held the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. City Phone Numbers: Main Number.................801-966-3600 Police Dispatch..............801-840-4000 Fire Department............801-963-3336 Emergency.....................................911 Fitness Center.................801-955-4000 Garbage.........................801-963-3334 Storm Water Utility...........801-963-3334 Code Enforcement.........801-963-3289 City Hall Address: West Valley City Hall 3600 S. Constitution Blvd. WVC, UT 84119 City Hall Hours: Monday – Thursday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. www.wvc-ut.gov

16 WestFest (thru June 19) www.westfest.org Centennial Park 16 #ThursdayLeague Food Trucks Fairbourne Station, 5 - 8 PM

WestFest 2016 June 16 - 19 Centennial Park 5405 W. 3100 S. www.westfest.org

18 WestFest 5K & 10K Call 801-955-4000 for info. Centennial Park, 7:10 AM 23 Summer at the Station Featuring Chulula Fairbourne Station, 6:30 PM New events are added daily. For a complete list, visit www.wvc-ut.gov/events

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Police Department Upgrades Tasers, Body Cam Storage

“To Strengthen and Promote the Shared Interests of the Business Community”

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June 14 – Women in Business Luncheon

Speaker: Senator Ann Millner (Past President of Weber State University) Location: TownePlace Marriott, 5473 W. High Market Drive, WVC Time: 11:30 a.m.

June 23 – Chambers of the West Golf Classic Location: Stonebridge Golf Club, 4415 Links Drive, WVC Time: 7:00 a.m.

July 20 – Monthly Chamber Luncheon

Speaker: Maj. Gen. Jeff Burton, Adjutant General of the Utah National Guard Location: Highland Cove Retirement Community, 3750 S. Highland Drive, Millcreek Time: 11:30 a.m.

August 9 – Women in Business Luncheon

Speaker: JoEllen Kunz, Owner of Great Harvest Bread Location: Arbor Manor Reception Center, 2888 West 4700 South, Taylorsville Time: 11:30 a.m.

August 10 – Business Matters Luncheon Speaker: Vicki Varela, Utah Office of Tourism Location: Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 West 3100 South, WVC Time: 11:00 a.m. For more information or to register for an event go to www.ChamberWest.org.

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The West Valley City Police Department will now have unlimited storage capacity for all images received from officers’ body cameras. – West Valley City Police Department

quipment upgrades are coming to the West Valley City Police Department. The West Valley City Council passed a resolution during their regular meeting on Tuesday, May 3 to amend their current contract with Taser International to participate in the company’s Officer Safety Plan. Under the new plan the police department would gain unlimited storage capacity for all digital data received from body cameras used by officers. The department will also purchase 190 new Tasers as a part of the plan since the Tasers currently being used are no longer made. “The current product [Taser] that we carry is no longer supported, and when they go out of service we cannot get any kind of replacement parts,” Police Chief Lee Russo told the City Council during a study meeting on April 26. The funding over the next four years of this program comes mostly from the rebate on beer taxes the department receives from the state each year which will leave $321,336.32 to be funded from the City budget. The 190 Tasers will equip all members of the Police Department bar administrative personnel. As a way to discount the price, Taser International will buy back all of the department’s current Tasers. Taser International is the sole source provider of conducted energy weapons, more commonly known as Tasers. Russo said the threat of the Tasers is used much more frequently than actual deployment. “The actual utilization of the device has actually started to decline as people have recognized when they see the device come out,” Russo said. Sergeant Steve Katz of the West Valley Police Department said he can understand why people grow weary of the Taser. “It very often is a deterrent,” Katz said. “I’ve been through the training and been tased and I can understand why it’s a deterrent.”

An officer demonstrates how the body cameras can be worn. The police department will purchase 190 new Tasers as part of the Officer Safety Plan from Taser International. – West Valley City Police Department

Russo said he thinks the Tasers, in conjunction with the body cameras, is increasing cooperation between police and civilians. “The combination between the body camera being present and the visual signal of the Taser coming out of the holster is gaining rapid compliance,” Russo said. “We’ve seen the assaults against officers – when we’ve utilized these devices – go down and the injuries to suspects go down.” The police department just completed its first year of the body worn camera program and Katz said it’s been very useful for its protection of officers. “It’s a protection, it allows us to do our job and it allows the public to have a front row seat to what we’re actually doing so rather than speculate at what occurred, we can look at it,” Katz said. “I think when more of those videos start coming out, people will start seeing that oh maybe the guy or girl was fighting or maybe they did have a gun,” Detective Mike Lynes said. Throughout this first year of the program, police discovered the storage space for videos and images captured from the body cameras was not sufficient enough. That problem will be fixed under the new plan. The program will also include the purchase of 90 Axon Signal Units to be used by uniformed officers and installed in the officers’ vehicle. Via a blue tooth signal, the unit will automatically activate the body camera when the police car’s red and blue lights turn on or when the officer’s Taser is activated. “That way in the excitement of the moment the officer won’t forget to activate their system,” Russo said. “It’s a triple redundant means for us to be sure the body cameras, in the heat of the moment, are on.” l

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‘Game Changing’ New Study Revolutionizing Sexual Assault Investigations By Travis Barton | travis@mycityjournals.com

est Valley prosecution rates in sexual assault cases are increasing and trust between the victims and the police are increasing as well. A new study released by Julie Valentine, a BYU researcher and forensic nurse, showed that sexual assault cases investigated by the West Valley Police Department were almost four times more likely to be prosecuted. Valentine was granted unprecedented access to analyze the Trauma Informed Victim Interview (TIVI) implemented in 2014 by the West Valley City Police along with the Utah Prosecution Council. “It really is amazing for a law enforcement agency to give us this degree of transparency,” Valentine said in a news conference on April 14. West Valley Police Chief Lee Russo, hired to the position in 2013, said they now process all rape kits rather than leaving it to investigators’ discretion as was done before. “It’s exciting to come forward and say ‘we’ve been watching, we’ve been listening and actually, we’ve been doing something about it,’” Russo said during the news conference. The study compared results from toolkits used between 2003-2011 in Salt Lake County to results of the TIVI protocol taken between 2014-2015. The new protocol involves special training for sexual assault investigators. It found that cases successfully prosecuted increased from 6% to 22% under the new program. When Russo first started, the department had 126 cases in back logs. Now they have zero. As part of the TIVI protocol, detectives have changed the way they handle the sexual assault cases. “We have learned that if we slow things down for a victim, if

West Valley City Police Department brought in Julie Valentine, a BYU researcher and forensic nurse, to analyze the TIVI protocol being utilized by the department since 2014. – Travis Barton

we recognize the trauma and the process that the victims are going through in their recollections, we more often can be successful in obtaining better information, support and cooperation,” Russo said. “Which leads us to more successful outcomes, not just for the prosecution of cases, but for the healing of victims.” Investigators now give victims a day or two to properly piece their memories together where as before it was protocol to discover the timeline of events immediately afterwards. Russo said officers are now aware that memories aren’t a “streaming video” but more a “collection of snapshots.” “We know that trauma has a significant and debilitating effect upon human behavior and memory,” Russo said. Donna Kelley, Utah Prosection Council and an original developer of the TIVI protocol, said victims tell their story in a unique way that officers, juries and prosecutors don’t often

understand. With this new training, however, prosecutors will be able to not only understand, but articulate cases better. “This interviewing process is a game changer, it changes what we see, it changes how we handle cases,” Kelley said. Kelley said with everyone now trained from first responders and dispatchers to judges and juries, everyone understands trauma and the science behind it to make it investigations more accurate. It’s a unique collaboration that is almost unheard of. “I’ve never seen this in 25 years,” Kelley said. Rachelle Hill, Victim Services Coordinator with West Valley City, said it’s a collaboration that didn’t exist when she started 10 years ago. Before, they were perceived as nosy, now they’re regularly invited to sit in on interviews. Victim Services has even created a Victim Impact trauma room where the police can hold their interviews in a living room setting with a couch, lamp and a chair. “[The room] is across from our office so it’s made its just more accessible so that’s helped that partnership a lot,” Hill said. The whole process has increased a trust between a victims and police that wasn’t always there before. Of the victims who completed surveys during the study, almost 90% gave perfect scores to the officers’ treatment of the victims. “It’s allowed victims to have a voice and feel supported,” Hill said. Interviews now act as therapy sessions of a few hours rather than the 20-30 minute interviews that were done before. “Everyone at the end gets done with this big, deep breath – it’s definitely the best way to interview victims,” Hill said. “Coming from a victim-centered approach, is a game changer.” l

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July 12 . . . Cecelia Otto, 21st-Century Vaudevillan July 19 . . . Chaskis, Music of the Andes July 26 . . . Promontory Trio, Appalachian August 2 . . String Chix Trio

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Bring the Whole Family, Young and Old! June 16 . . . Drum Bus Utah The 2nd Monday of every month at 7 pm, FREE June 23 . . . Eastern Arts Murray Heritage Senior Center (#10 East 6150 South – 1/2 block west of State) June 30 . . . Tikki Tikki Tembo, Theater Improv, Sheryl McGlochlin June 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shanahy, Celtic July 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flint & Steel, Bluegrass August 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Salsa Espresso, Latin Jazz Sept 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tad Calcara Sextet, Big Band Era Swing

July 7 . . . . . Imagine That! Popcorn Media July 14 . . . . Two Shields, Native American Music and Dance July 21 . . . . Roots of American Music, Gary Stoddard July 28 . . . Paul Brewer, Magician August 4 . . Princess & the Pea, Puppet Players, Life Sized Puppets

This program has received funding support from residents of Salt Lake County, SL County Zoo, Arts and Parks (ZAP) and Utah Division of Arts and Museums and National Endowment for the Arts.

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Police Find Another Way to ‘Serve’ Community By Travis Barton | travis@mycityjournals.com

s Child Abuse Awareness month came to a close in April, West Valley City police officers served the awareness in a manner they weren’t used to. On April 21, 10 police officers in West Valley City convened at the Sizzler restaurant on Redwood Road to serve food as waiters from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. All tips received during the fourhour event were donated to the Children’s Justice Center (CJC). Sergeant Steve Katz of the West Valley City Police Department was supervising and serving during the event. He said the CJC is indispensable in what they do and any time helping them is a great opportunity. “To be able to support them in that type of a fundraiser and also being able to positively interact with the community is a very refreshing experience, very rewarding,” Katz said. Started in 2004 at the Sizzler in West Jordan, the combined effort was performed at seven different Sizzlers from Provo to Salt Lake City. About $22,000 was raised with all participating locations. The West Valley City servers earned $3,782.44. The money will be used to support child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical and victim advocacy professionals all working together to investigate abuse, help children heal from abuse and hold offenders accountable as well as the partnership with law enforcement. “It’s great knowing that money is going to a great cause and also the community coming out to support us in the cause for Cops for Kids fundraiser is fantastic,” Detective Jaron Averett said. “I think we should do it more often.” Susanne Mitchell of the CJC said the officers act as ambassadors for the program and are instrumental in this fund raiser.

The West Valley City Police Department helped raise $3,782.44 during the Cops for Kids event. All proceeds go to the Children’s Justice Center. – West Valley City

“The true magic is the officers who volunteer their time and serve meals to the public to show how much they care from their hearts that children are protected in our community,” Mitchell said. “And that we all know that the Children’s Justice Center is a great place to receive help.” The Children’s Justice Center is a nonprofit charity established in 1993 to benefit child victims of crime. Two of the CJC’s purposes are to educate the community about the services they offer so child abuse victims can receive proper assistance. The other is to do what the Cops for Kids fundraiser did: raise funds. “We rely on donations from the community…[through those donations] we’ve been able to solve some real dire circumstances

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for people who come forward and reveal abuse because it might not be safe for them to go home,” Mitchell said. Averett helped coordinate the event by seeking out officers in the department to volunteer, gathering donations and getting as many flyers as possible out into the public. Averett, involved in the fundraiser for the past three years, said it’s always good to have bonding events like this with the community. “The program, Cops for Kids, is great in the relationship building between us and our community,” Averett said. Katz said it was great to see the support of the community for the cause and the police. “We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without their support…it’s good to get the proper perspective out there again and see the good in the world since we see so much of the bad,” Katz said. Besides just serving the patrons, the police also held a raffle where people could by tickets for a chance to win model police cars with working lights and West Valley Police stickers on them. “The cars were pretty nice, I think they were valued at about $150 each,” Katz said The event also gave officers a chance to show off serving skills of a different kind. “My serving skills need some work,” Katz said. “I’m pretty sure Sizzler’s not gonna hire any of us anytime soon.” Katz said his respect increased even more for what servers are able to do at restaurants with how much they have to keep track of. “You don’t have an appreciation for how difficult that job is until you try to do it,” Katz said. l

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After School Kamp - Kids Ages 5 - 12 Years

Monday - Friday, 3:30 - 6 PM Fees: $35 per week per child or $8 per day per child *Transportation provided to the Family Fitness Center from Entheos Academy (Magna), Monticello Academy, Valley Crest, Neil Armstrong, West Valley, and Wright Elementary Schools. Before & After School Kamp activities include Super Sports, Rock Climbing, Arts, Super Science, Swimming, Kidz ZUMBA, snacks, and much more!

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Granger Takes Two From Wolverines In Season Finale By Greg James | gregj@mycityjournals.com

Hunter head coach Aaron Perkins gathers his team on the mound to discuss their strategy. —Kolbie James

he sweep was imminent, two straight wins over their rival and the Granger Lancer baseball team had hopes of pocketing a third to claim bragging rights over it’s west side opponent the Hunter Wolverines. “There were smiles all around. We feel good about those wins, but we have really tried to focus on staying in the moment. We want to even out the highs and lows and focus on the task at hand. I have really liked the three game series we play now. They are exciting,” Granger head baseball coach Geno Jaramillo said. The Lancers faced the Wolverines in their yearly three game series May 10-12. They played two games at Granger and one at Hunter. The state tournament hopes of both teams had long since passed, but the importance of these games still illuminated from the players faces. In game one the score was tied at one headed into the Lancer half of the fourth inning. They scored three runs to break it open and went on the win the game 8-1. Senior Kobe Chase notched his second victory of the season and lowered his earned run average to 2.16, second best in Region 3. “Kobe has done a phenomenal job at focusing in on the ideas and training points we have been working on with our pitchers this season. If we had scored more runs for him, his numbers would be different. He has been lights out for us on the bump,” Jaramillo said. Game number two had a slightly different feel to it. Lancer juniors Mitch Lindsay and Caden Cousins allowed 10 hits, the Lancers trailed 7-4 headed into their final at bat. They rallied for six runs and held off the Wolverines final inning rally for the 10-9 victory. Lancer senior Trey Crowther had three

The Lancers graduate only two positon players this season, they expect the team to improve on its fifth place finish. —Kolbie James

hits and scored two runs in the game. “Our hitting has been sporadic this season. Sophomore Garrett Curtis has stood out as one of our top producers. Trey has gotten hot towards the end of the year too,” Jaramillo said. Curtis had a .276 batting average with six doubles, two triples and led the team with 18 runs batted in. Junior Matt Clawson slapped three triples and had 12 RBIs this season. In the final game of the three game series Hunter’s Quade Dunyon and Jake Haram held the Lancers to seven hits. The Wolverines were able to scratch out the game winning run in the top of the seventh for the 6-5 victory. “We had lots of smiles all around for our kids. Our biggest focus has been on knowing and sticking with the process. We are trying to work the specific steps to achieve success. We really want the kids to focus on the mental improvement, whether it be confidence or knowledge of the game,” Jaramillo said. Jaramillo completed his first year as the Lancers head coach. He had been an assistant in the program for four seasons and before that an assistant at Cyprus. “We have a positive outlook for our team moving forward. Our starting lineup is going to stay pretty much in tack and return next year. I really feel good about the future of Granger baseball. Our mission statement points out the success in the classroom must precede any success on the field. These kids have done really well. We have a team grade point average of 3.7. They are great kids and great student athletes,” Jarmillo said. The Lancers finished in fifth place in Region 2 with a 6-12 record. The Wolverines finished in seventh at 3-15. Both teams did not qualify for the state playoffs. l

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Pirates Softball Attains Goals As A Team By Greg James | gregj@mycityjournals.com

he Cyprus Pirates girls softball team is in uncharted waters. They have qualified for the state playoffs for the first time in six years. “I think our season has been pretty amazing. We have certainly had some ups and downs, but the girls have responded very well to the challenges we have faced this year,” first year head coach Vanessa James said. The season began with a disaster. The Pirates faced 5A powerhouse Taylorsville and lost 17-0. Four different players hit homeruns as the Warriors scored seven runs in the second inning, four in the third and six in the fourth. The rout was on and the season looked to be off to a dismal start. Despite the poor start the Pirates turned things around and won six of their next eight games. That included shut outs over Skyline and Judge Memorial and a 25-2 victory over Hillcrest. In their region contests the Pirates have averaged 10.7runs per game and only allowed 2.5. “I feel like a big difference is that the girls are very dedicated this year to what goals we have set. Every time they step on the field it is about giving 120 percent on every pitch of every game. We do not want to regret a game or play we make,” James said. Their 8-4 won-loss record qualified them for the state playoffs. They finished in third

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The Cyprus Pirates had several games affected by mother nature this season. They did not let poor conditions affect their attitude. Photo courtesy of Cyprus softball

place in class 4A’s Region 6, behind Murray and Kearns. They are scheduled to face Springville in the first round of the playoffs May 17 (after press deadline).

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Their state tournament appearance marks the first time since 2012 the Pirates have qualified for the playoffs. In their last appearance they were eliminated with two

straight losses, Maple Mountain 15-1 and Westlake 10-2. “We have had several players that have had great seasons. There is not one single player that leads us because we are a team. I feel like our success has come from the girls buying into what we have been doing from the beginning of the season,” James said. Two sophomores have contributed on the Pirates pitching staff, Danielle Sanchez and Alexis Poulsen. Poulsen recorded 12 strikeouts in the Pirtates first win of the season, a 9-5 victory over West Jordan March 8. She also belted a home run in the game. “Both of our pitchers bring something different to the mound. They have both done a phenomenal job,” James said. The Pirates opponents have called Poulsen one of the best pitchers in the state. The 5-foot-6 hard throwing lefty counters her strikeout speed with a devastating changeup. Her variety in pitches keeps opposing hitters off balance. The Pirates roster includes only one senior. Sydney Empey. She hit .361 as a junior and compiled one victory as a bullpen pitcher. The experience of the Cyprus underclassman this season may make them a team to watch in the coming years. l

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he soccer cupboard is full of the right ingredients for Hunter High School. Its 2016 team has the potential to make a long run into the state playoffs. The 2016 season has been a rocky one for the Wolverines. The mixture of a team with several talented players learning to play together and a new region affected how the season started for the Wolverines. “We started off rough, but over the last few weeks of the season we started to find a rhythm. The boys on this team are very talented. I dare to say this is the best group Hunter has ever seen. When we play our game we play very well. If we get caught up in the outside things like the referees we do not do so well,” Hunter head coach Brett Solberg said. They began the regular season with a 2-0 victory over West, but lost five of their next seven matches. Their only win in that stretch was a 3-0 victory over Syracuse. They also managed a 0-0 tie against Granger. “In the new region the teams are a lot more competitive than we are used to. We did really well competing against the teams. We had a hard time closing out the early season games. It is one of those things, but we have turned things around at the end of the year,”

“The boys on this team are very talented. I dare to say this is the best group Hunter has ever seen. ”

The 2016 Wolverine soccer team won its final four games to qualify for the state tournament. —Hunter High School.

Solberg said. Three straight wins helped the Wolverines keep their playoff hopes alive. The turnaround started April 28 in a 2-1 victory over Layton. Alberto Maldonado and Fahot Yogol each scored in the victory. In the

two following games their defense tightened up and they scored five goals; Syracuse 2-0 and Granger 3-0. In the game against Granger, the Lancers did not get a shot on goal. Goal Keeper Justin Motzkus has notched

six shut-outs, third most in the state behind Maple Mountain’s Spencer Young who has 10. “Justin has made some big plays when we needed him to. We have loved having him back there. Our defense has also been good at helping him out. There have been times we have not really needed him because our defense has played so well,” Solberg said. Offensively the team has had a very balanced attack, 11 players have scored. Yogol leads the team with seven goals, Markus Lovato has had six. The Wolverines finished the season in third place, with a 6-5-1 record. Solberg finished his third year as the team’s head coach. Their final game was a thrilling 2-0 victory over Region 2 champion Davis. In 2015 the Wolverines beat Bingham in the first round of the state playoffs 1-0 for the second straight season. They lost in the quarterfinals 1-0 to Lehi. They have qualified for the playoffs three straight years and have won at least one game in the state tournament every year. The state soccer playoffs were scheduled to begin May 17 (after press deadline.) l

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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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