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LAYTON NATIVE AND DAVIS HIGH GRADUATE COURTNEY WAYMENT will compete in the women’s steeplechase for Team USA at the Paris Olympic Summer Games.
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COLETTE RAMPTON is Bountiful City’s Victim Advocate. Rampton’s goal is to make victims feel safe and walk them through the justice system.
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she said. “Most victims don’t want to come. They’re not required to unless it goes to trial. There’s no pressure. I just let them know the options and let their voice be heard when they’re ready and willing to let that happen.” Sometimes after a protective order hearing the victim will see the respondent in the (court) hallway, said Rampton. “A bailiff will escort them out to the parking lot so that they feel safe.” It’s not just women who are domestic violence victims, Rampton said. “Men are assaulted by their part-
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BOUNTIFUL—As a victim of a crime it can be overwhelming not knowing where to turn for help. That’s Colette Rampton’s job as Bountiful City’s Victim Advocate – helping them through the process and offering a listening ear. “It’s mostly domestic violence, assault, threat of violence,” she said. “It’s not things like ID theft, hit and runs, etc.” Rampton went back to school and graduated last year from Weber State University with a bachelor’s in Criminal Justice and also received a certificate as a Victim Advocate. “I didn’t know about the Victim Advocate program until my junior year,” said Rampton. “I felt like with my own life history I would be well suited for it. I got the certificate and continue to go to training. There are a lot of resources there too.” The position is 100% grant funded, she said. “It’s under the VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) from 1984. We have to apply every two years for the grant.” The criminal justice system can be an intense, long process, said Rampton. “I’m here to answer questions. They’re already feeling anxiety so they can be by my side. My goal is to help them feel calm and help them through that.” Rampton also helps them with protective orders and goes to court. “I sit by them in court and I read the victim impact statement to the judge,”
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ners. With the grant we focus on the victims of domestic violence whether they’re male or female. It goes both ways.” Most of the time men say “I’ll be OK. She needs some help,” said Rampton. “You can tell there have been multiple cases ongoing. Then they’re more willing to have the help they need.” Some relationships just breakup, she said. “They say ‘I’m done.’ We treat the victim the same no matter if Please see ADVOCATE: pg. 3
Changes coming to the Davis Journal
s a Davis County resident, living in Bountiful, I was saddened in the Fall of 2020 when the Davis Clipper announced that their newspaper would cease publication after 129 years of publishing local news for Davis County. At the time I was the publisher of the City Journals, 14 monthly newspapers 13 new songs released in in Salt Lake County. Each of the newspapers served a different city, providing preparation for full global hymnbook its residents with hyperlocal news that impacts their life. I learned of the Clipper announcement not by reading it in the newspaper as many of you did but a few days before. I was in a conference room in San“T dy and my cell phone started ringing, I ignored the call. Then another came. Then another. Finally I stepped outside and took a call from Tom Haraldsen, who at the time was the editor of the Davis Clipper. Tom had worked with me at the City Journals back in 2014 and he knew RS! E CARE FOR OVER 50 YEA UTAH’S EXPERTS IN TRE I was a resident of Davis County. He understood my desire to preserve local news, particularly local newspapers. I personally consider local newspapers 10% OFF 10% OFF the heart of the 4th Estate. We’re the boots on the ground, finding and writing local stories (that can sometimes become national or international news). Within a few hours of Tom’s phone call, our company had put together a plan to save
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togetheaders in the county came a discuser recently to take part in Journal sion sponsored by the Davisthe chalto exchange ideas about available and lenges of homelessness resources. the ones “That number of teens is Toone Kara we know about,” said Foundation. with Davis Education ation. “That’s probably an underestim at the beWe have kids fill out forms they lack if ginning of school that ask residence.” fixed adequate nighttime By Becky Ginos parents Kids drift because their becky.g@davisjournal.com the State Capitol. Although “Typically it near Victory Road near are in jail, etc., she said. SomeA TENT TUCKED AWAY a problem with homelessness in Davis County is the homeless youth are masked. couch many don’t believe there their LAYTON—This will be one will let you sleep on Photo by Roger V. Tuttle does happen here. get tired of dateline and summary. Please for a few weeks until they with that out who are exyou or you have a falling There are plenty of folks make it short and concise. l Behaviora with Davis staying d, were ess.” you Ryan Westergar friend. Maybe periencing homelessn Cross mayor. you broke Church, a to learn what their worldwide Health CFO and Woods surprising a is It’s your girlfriend and then his basic needs “Some are “If you don’t have your up.” Church 17 million strong,” barriers are, said Kamalu. and resaid take care of you can't focus on treatment These kids are in dire straits, to Isaak K. Morrison, a native things that we could just involved.” a place table bar- said Elder “This is one of the ways to covery, that’s why we’re Toone. “They just want but it’s a huge insurmoun of Ghana. who to be in the having the same It’s not just teens but adults said sleep tonight. They’d love rier.” ess, ess bring us all together, today.” are experiencing homelessn Another aspect of homelessnev- hymn book with the same page numsame place tomorrow as would love she said. a “Hunger affects Westergard. “Everyone Early intervention is key, insecurity. the same songs. It is just food is with bers and County in secondary gloyou do,” said to think we live in Davis “If you can catch a kid that we sing together to erybody and everything don’t want director blessing 16, there’s a to the there are no homeless, they in Davis school, ages 13, 14, 15, Rebekah Anderson, executive “Com- rify God and to draw us closer graduation to believe it could happen growing Christ.” Bountiful Food Pantry. direct correlation between the silver the Jesus of Savior a new of the easiCounty – but it does. It’s of us.” and not graduating. That’s ing in to get food is one “Our hope is that these our all they’re 27, show up affecting until is People wait that enhance] do. can’t can [will You you problem bullet. est things hymns and songs oner Lomental illinto Davis County Commissi addicted and dealing with and we’ll give them food.” has had ability to receive [Christ’s] law the Point-inchanger.” General rene Kamalu took part in Anderson said the pantry ness. Graduation is a game lives,” said Primary go out in like than they’ve our Time effort where volunteers homeExtracurricular activities Susan H. Porter. more people come in are gives them a we had 137 President January to find those who were 45 choir, sports, chess club ever had. “In April 2023 K: pg. 2 Toone. “It Please see HYMNBOO less and take count. “Therethat’s just sense of community, said SNESS: pg. 2 and Please see HOMELES people in Davis County makes a difference.” to find. to say someone who they happened “If you’re hungry it’s hard said sports,’” ‘I’m going to choir or
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