$1.50 Sept. 20, 2024 | Vol. 3 Iss. 33
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Morgan High School celebrates Homecoming
JPEC evaluates judges
Festivities included a parade, Color Run and fireworks. Page 16
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Point of Light Award for service
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Teen Living Center opens its doors to most vulnerable kids LAYTON—The Davis Education Foundation held a ribbon cutting last week to officially open the new Teen Living Center (TLC) in Layton. The 16-bed facility will be operated by third-party nonprofit, Switchpoint Community Resource Center.
Second apparent assassination attempt on Trump
The US Secret Service has been credited with preventing another attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump. This time, the apparent attempt came while Trump was playing golf in Florida. The Secret Service, as is standard practice, had gone ahead to secure the next hole, and one agent saw the barrel of a rifle extending from the tree line. Agents opened fire on the location, causing Ryan Routh, who had been camped out for at least 12 hours, to flee. Routh was later apprehended and immediately taken in. No one was injured in the event, and details are still forthcoming at the time of going to press.
By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com
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hen Jill Bergman walked into Davis Education Foundation Director Jodi Lunt’s office almost three years ago, she knew about Teen Centers in the high schools that provided resources for kids experiencing homelessness, but she asked, “where will they sleep?” That’s when the idea for a Teen Living Center (TLC) was born. That idea came to fruition last week as the Center opened its doors to teens who need a place to stay while providing resources to keep them on track for graduation. Jill and her husband Rod Bergman donated the money to buy the property for the 10,000 square foot 16-bed facility located at 75 N. Fort
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DAVIS EDUCATION FOUNDATION DIRECTOR JODI LUNT and other dignitaries cut the ribbon on the new Teen Living Center. The 10,000 square foot 16-bed facility will assist teens experiencing homelessness with overnight housing.
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Lane just east of Layton High School. “Look what we can do together collectively, the impact this community will have on lives and generations to come for our young people to have
a future that has hope,” said Lunt. “I’m so excited to open these doors and provide futures and hope and light Please see TLC pg. 2
Utah Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on lower court’s ruling of Amendment D SALT LAKE CITY—A Third District Court ruling last week nullified a proposed amendment that would allow lawmakers to overrule citizen initiatives that would have gone on the November ballot. The Legislature filed an appeal to the Utah Supreme Court on Friday.
In one of the earliest snowfalls in years, the recent storm that brought heavy rainfall to the valleys also dusted the mountains with the first snow of the season. Pictures from several ski resorts showed the Greatest Snow on Earth starting to color the ground white in the higher elevations on Sept. 17, the same date when, in 1965, the Salt Lake Valley itself got a dusting of snow. Snow in higher elevations at this time of year is not unprecedented, but it is rare and bodes well for the upcoming ski season. Many resorts released their tentative opening dates as well, starting in mid to late November.
Image of ill-fated submarine released
By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com
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controversial ruling last week by Third District Judge Dianna M. Gibson that nullified the Legislature’s proposed Amendment D, allowing lawmakers to overrule citizen initiatives, was appealed by the Legislature last Friday. The Utah Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case on Sept. 25. The Legislature approved the constitutional amendment in a special session Aug. 21 that would allow it to go on the November ballot. Those against the proposal sued saying the ballot question was “misleading.” Gibson ruled that the ballot question “entirely eliminates the voter’s fundamental constitutional right.” “We are extremely disappointed by the lower court’s policy making action from the bench,” said Senate President J. Stuart Adams and Speaker Mike Schultz in a statement after the ruling. “It’s disheartening that the courts – not the 1.9 million Utah
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SCOTT M. MATHESON COURTHOUSE. The Utah Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Sept. 25 in the case of the Legislature’s proposed Amendment D.
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voters – will determine the future policies of our state. This underscores our concerns about governance by initiative as an out-of-state interest group from Washington, D.C., with seemingly unlimited funds, blocked Utah voters from voicing their opinions at the ballot box. The people who claim to advocate Please see AMENDMENT D:W pg. 4
The OceanGate Titan submarine caused a huge stir in world society last year when contact was lost on its way to visit the wreck of the Titanic. Family and friends held out hope that the submersible, carrying the CEO of the company, and several guests, would be found and recovered. However, it was later discovered that the submarine suffered a catastrophic failure, resulting in the deaths of all those on board. Recently, the US Coast Guard released an image of the submarine as it lay, several hundred yards away from the Titanic wreck, on the ocean floor. Not much is discernible from the image, however, the bright white tail section is seen sticking up from the silt on the ocean floor, with another white fragment of the hull resting nearby.