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FREE DRAPER’S NOVEMBER ELECTION WILL BE RANKED CHOICE VOTING RUN BY UTAH COUNTY By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com
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raper’s election in November will be entirely different from past city elections. There will be no primary, voters will get to try Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), and the election will be conducted by Utah County. There’s also a possibility that people could vote via their phone. The Draper City Council was introduced to RCV in October by Stan Lockhart, former chairman of the Utah Republican Party and interim President/CEO of the Utah Valley Chamber. He told the council that republicans have used it for caucuses and that the towns of Payson and Vineyard have already run successful RCV elections. Lockhart said Amelia Powers Gardner, Utah County clerk, calls RCV “better, faster, cheaper” because the city can conduct just one election rather than a primary followed by a general election. RCV is just as it sounds. All the candidates who file by the deadline are listed on the ballot and
each voter ranks them in preference from first to last. Those statistics are analyzed resulting in the person or people with the highest percentage of votes deemed the winner(s). It’s said to reduce voter fatigue with a shorter campaign season and just one election, to be less expensive for the candidates, and to promote more collegial campaigning. “You may not be someone’s first choice, but you’d like to be their second choice, so much less negative campaigning occurs,” Draper Mayor Troy Walker said. “The council voted about two months ago to proceed with a Ranked Choice Voting election. That’s what they’ve directed the City Recorder to do.” According to Walker, he and City Manager David Dobbins met with Gardner. “We’re using Utah County primarily because the Salt Lake County Clerk isn’t adopting Ranked Choice Voting for us. Since Continued page 6
Left: Former Draper councilmember and District 51 State Rep. Jeff Stenquist sponsored H.B. 75 in the last legislative session with the goal of clarifying the terms of Ranked Choice Voting pilot projects. (Courtesy Utah House of Representatives) Right: Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen said her office wasn’t equipped to run Ranked Choice Voting elections, but the county is getting certified equipment capable of doing that form of election and will now offer it to cities. (Courtesy Salt Lake County Elections)
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Light and music shows resume at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium By Katherine Weinstein | k.weinstein@mycityjournals.com
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n April 24, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (LLPA) will resume their popular outdoor music program, “Nights Under Lights.” The Ecosystem Exploration Craft and Observatory (EECO) on the Aquarium’s plaza will come alive with brilliant and colorful lights synced to recorded music in a series of monthly themed shows. Last summer, “Nights Under Lights,” proved to be a crowd-pleasing showcase for EECO. “It was really exciting to see how people engage with it as an art sculpture,” said Layne Pitcher, director of marketing and communications. “It was very rewarding to see people enjoy EECO and the plaza.” Formerly known as “The Claw,” EECO was originally constructed over a decade ago as the stage for U2’s record-breaking 360° tour. Aquarium founder and CEO, Brent Anderson, attended a U2 concert in Europe and was awestruck by the structure. “I didn’t view it as merely a functional piece of stage architecture, to me it was a dynamic sculpture and a work of art,” said Anderson in 2018. He decided to purchase it for the Aquarium’s new plaza. EECO was installed at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in the fall of 2019. The 165- foot tall structure has marked the Salt Lake Valley skyline ever since. It functions as a gathering space for special events, concerts and exhibits and stands as a beacon to draw visitors. Nearly 200 LED fixtures have been installed on EECO to illuminate it in a variety of colors and patterns in varying intensities. The fact that LED lighting is used instead of incandescent bulbs greatly reduces EECO's energy footprint. Multiple designers were involved in
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“Nights Under Lights” audiences are treated to a spectacular light show on the Ecosystem Exploration Craft and Observatory set to music starting this month at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. (Photo courtesy Loveland Living Planet Aquarium)
It is exhilarating being able to run a show like that," Pitcher said. "It's like playing music at a club, only you're operating this gigantic structure and seeing the audience's reaction. Layne Pitcher
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parts of a song through the color and intensity of light. "A shift in color reflects a shift in mood," he said. "You get a vibe for the feeling, a balance between light and dark." "Even leaving the structure dark for a second creates a dynamic matching the emotion of the song," Pitcher said. The entire show is programmed and operated using a Strand NEO console. "It is exhilarating being able to run a show like that," Pitcher said. "It's like playing music at a club, only you're operating this gigantic structure and seeing the audience's reaction." Last summer, the music played at "Nights Under Lights" ranged from hits of the 80’s to current pop and country. LLPA is considering doing different musical themes each month. In a nod to EECO's origins, a U2 song or two is played to cap off each evening. At least one show per month is planned through September, but more could be added as a few shows sold out last year. "We're being safe by making sure everyone can social distance," said Pitcher, referring to audience capacity. "We'll see what we can safely do." "Nights Under Lights" is family-friendly and audiences are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. A variety of food trucks will be available but guests can also bring their own snacks and drinks. No alcohol is permitted. On show nights, the Plaza will open at 6:30 p.m. and the light show will begin at dusk. Loveland Living Planet Aquarium is located at 12033 Lone Peak Parkway in Draper. For more information and a link to purchase tickets, visit thelivingplanet. com/special-events/nights-under-lights/. l
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raper’s Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board, established in October, has hit the ground running despite the pandemic. Their board meetings have been virtual, but the volunteer group has managed to pull off several activities already. Tara Bradshaw serves as chair. Their first activity took place in December, just after the board was formed. The group collected hygiene items for refugees to aid them in the fight against COVID-19. They advertised the effort on Facebook and invited people to drop off donations at City Hall. “We put together around 50 kits of cleaning supplies to be donated to the Utah Refugee Connection,” Bradshaw said. January’s focus centered on Black History Month. They sponsored a poster contest for children kindergarten through fifth-grade. Three winners were selected and awarded gift cards in addition to having their posters presented on social media. The board’s March activities had two focuses. Through social media, they highlighted Draper businesses owned by women in honor of Women’s History Month. They also held another drive for donations, this one for Navajo Nation, to assist the organization known as Navajo Strong. “Navajo Nation has limited access to running water, so washing their hands is harder. Thirty to 40% don’t have access to running water so that’s why it (the coronavirus) spread so fast in their community, because they didn’t have the ability to wash their hands as often. We had an incredible show of donations from the community, so many we had to move most of it out of the lobby of City Hall and put it in a back room because there’s so much,” Bradshaw said. Going forward, the board plans to highlight a different cultural group each month. They also plan quarterly (at minimum) donation drives. “We’re going to start having speaking engagements, so if anyone wants to have members speak to their organization, please reach out to us,” Bradshaw said. What has traditionally been the city’s Arts & Crafts Festival during Mother’s Day weekend has been changed to an International Arts & Crafts Festival slated for Sept. 18, postponed because of the pandemic. “We’ve got a lot planned for the International Arts & Crafts Festival including an educational tent with books for children and activities to learn about diverse cultures. We’re also going to have entertainment. We’re looking for multicultural performers as well as crafts designed by people of different races…it has to be something they’ve handcrafted themselves. We’re also taking applications for food booths or food trucks at the event,” Bradshaw said. More information can be found at www.draperutah.gov/932/
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Pictured L-R are Melarie Wheat, Tara Bradshaw and Melany Moras of Draper’s Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board. The group hosted their second donation drive, this one for the Navajo Nation. They collected nonperishable food and women’s hygiene products at City Hall during the month of March. (Photo courtesy Tara Bradshaw)
Arts-Crafts-Festival. The 12-member advisory board was chosen by Mayor Troy Walker after he and his assistant, Kellie Challburg, interviewed many candidates for this first of its kind board for the city. “We’re plowing a new field for Draper City. I’m going to start reaching out to other cities to see what’s working for them so we’re not re-inventing the wheel. It’s in its baby stages, but we’re starting to get stuff done,” Bradshaw said. “There’s one thing that is a common thread. We’re all concerned about how inclusion affects our mental health. We want to make sure our youth, including those who feel like they’re different…know where they can go to get help with their mental health.” The board will connect with the Mayor’s Youth Council in April to increase awareness about their mission. Bradshaw is assisted by Ron Williams as vice-chair and Erin Seibel as secretary. Challburg serves as a liaison to the city. Three sub-committees have been formed within the board. They focus on business and community relations, education outreach, and events. Han Kim, Seibel and Shivam Shah are leading those committees. “I see that Draper City really comes together and wants to help out and be inclusive. The majority of people want to reach out to their neighbor and get to know them, they want to volunteer or get involved. There’s a lot of enthusiasm, people who really care about their neighbor,” Bradshaw said. The board’s meetings are open to the public and can be listened to through a link on the city’s website, both while they’re in progress and after the meetings have occurred. l
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part of Draper is in Utah County, we have access to doing that.” Meanwhile, Rep. Jeff Stenquist introduced H.B. 75 during the last legislative session. “I was asked to run the bill because there’s a pilot project for Ranked Choice Voting that allows cities to try it out. H.B. 75 was to make a couple changes. It wasn’t clear whose decision it was for a city to do Ranked Choice Voting, the council or the mayor. The bill declares it’s the city council’s decision to join this pilot project…the big controversy was the fact that we have county clerks in the state of Utah that refused to participate and conduct these elections. There’s one county that will do these elections and that is Utah County. The cities don’t have the equipment and personnel to run these elections on their own, so if a county clerk refuses, then the city can’t participate, even if they want to. That’s a problem that needed to be solved. I met with county clerks to understand what their hesitation is. I wanted to know if there are technical problems or logistical ones. They told me straight out they can do it but they have concerns about Ranked Choice Voting and they don’t want to do it. And I felt like that was not the role of the county clerk to decide that policy. So, I ran the bill that would require the county clerk to run the election if a city council voted to participate in a pilot project.” Stenquist said the bill passed the house floor but got bogged down in the senate. “As a compromise, the bill was changed so that it allows a city to contract with any county in the state they want to run their election. Even though it’s not ideal, it does allow a city the flexibility to participate while at the same time it doesn’t force a county clerk to do something they don’t want to do. It’s going to be really interesting to see what cities contract outside their county to do it. Draper is in a unique position because it spans into Utah County, so they could have done that without the bill to participate.” The bill passed and was signed by the Governor. “It opens up a Pandora’s box of trading, a market where counties are competing with each other to conduct elections for cities. You might have a city contract with a different county based on cost as well. I didn’t run the bill because I’m convinced it’s a better way (of voting). I just want the ability for cities that want to do it to give it a try,” Stenquist said. Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen shared her perspective. “To clarify, our former system didn’t allow us to offer Ranked Choice Voting. We’re just in the process of getting new equipment. The new system does accommodate it. We feel confident as far as the equipment vendor we’ve chosen, Dominion. They are Election Assistance Commission certi-
fied. Their software is certified for Ranked Choice Voting which is very important. To get a certification they have to go through rigorous testing. So, we are able to offer it to the cities who have enough candidates that file…there have to be more candidates who file than the number of positions on the ballot.” According to Swensen, H.B. 75 started out to be a requirement for county clerks to be forced to contract with cities for elections, but the version that was passed does not do that. She said municipal elections are a statutory requirement of the city recorders, not the county clerks. That requirement for county clerks to conduct elections for cities was in contrast to what’s been the case in the past, a mutual agreement between a city and a county for the county to conduct the city’s elections. Swensen said the bill for the pilot project of Ranked Choice Voting originally passed in 2018. “The first election after that was 2019, that’s when Payson and Vineyard did it. They were already getting new equipment.” Swensen said the version of Ranked Choice Voting that was used in Payson and Vineyard is called Blocked Preferential Voting. “It was only used… in Payson and Vineyard in 2019, not anywhere else in the world is this version of Ranked Choice Voting used,” she said. Swensen explained that Salt Lake County had spent money to upgrade their systems in 2013 when vote-by-mail was first tested by some cities and later adopted by all the cities in the county. “We weren’t in the urgency that other counties were to get new equipment in 2019 because Salt Lake County had updated ours in 2013 and spent money, but other counties…hadn’t done the other updates that we had. We didn’t have to move forward with a new system in 2019…because we’d done upgrades to our existing system to extend the lifetime of that equipment.” At press time, Swensen said, “We’re offering Ranked Choice Voting and it will be up to the city councils to determine if that’s what they want to offer their voters. I didn’t refuse to offer Ranked Choice Voting, but at the time, Salt Lake County didn’t have equipment that would accommodate it. With the new system, we can now accomplish that where we couldn’t previously.” Draper residents will be voting on two city council positions as well as mayor this November. “I’m going to run for one more term, so I’ll be part of this experiment,” Walker said. “The other thing interesting about the Utah county clerk is she’s very innovative. We may be part of a pilot program and vote from a registered electronic device (phone) secured by knowing what the electronic identifier is. She wants to pilot it this next election and I told her our council would be willing.” l
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HOPE week brings fun interaction to build connections at Summit Academy By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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o you ever look at someone and wonder, ‘What is going on inside their head?’” In Pixar’s “Inside Out,” Joy said that, then stated she is able to tell what is going on inside the head of the main character, a girl named Riley. While in real life that may not be a possibility, Summit Academy’s HOPE Squad wants students to be able to reach out and get the help and direction they need. HOPE (which stands for Hold On Persuade Empower) Squad is a school-based peer-to-peer suicide prevention program that began in Provo and now is in more than 950 schools across the United States and Canada. During their HOPE week celebration in late January, students designed activities to associate with many of the “Inside Out” characters, all carrying out a message of friendship and connection, said Alan Larson, HOPE Squad adviser. “We wanted students to be able to connect with these five characters and do something together to build school unity,” he said. On the first day of HOPE week, students could wear a pink top to represent the character, Bing Bong, and pink cotton candy was made and distributed to students. The next day, students wore purple to tie into the character, Fear, and they wrote their fears on slips of paper. They then insert-
Yellow masks, representing the character Joy in the movie, “Inside Out” and the color of suicide awareness, were given out during Summit Academy’s HOPE week. (Lindy Hatch/Summit Academy)
ed the paper into balloons, then blew them up. In the school’s lobby, students jumped to “stomp out their fears.” “Whether it was anxiety of a test or afraid to sing in front of everyone else, they were able to stomp them out together,” Larson said. On Wednesday that week, students rep-
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resented Riley by wearing their shirts inside out and ate cereal together for breakfast before school, something the girl did in the movie. But it symbolized more than that, he said. “Riley felt alone when she was new at the school and didn’t have anyone to sit next to. We’re wanting our students to get to know one another, sit with different people so HOPE Squad asked students to reach out and take that initiative to do something nice, sit with someone new or be kind to one another,” Larson said. The next day, before school, students wore blue to represent the character Sadness and walked together as their HOPE walk. “It was to symbolize walking out of darkness and into the light with the sunrise,” he said. “We had about 100 walkers and greeted them with hot chocolate and doughnuts.” The last day of the week, students were given yellow masks to wear to represent the character, Joy. It also is the suicide awareness color. “We wanted students to do an act of kindness—pick up trash, compliment a teacher or do something just to make someone’s day,” Larson said. Throughout the week, students had a card which kept track of their activities and by week’s end, they could trade it in for a silicon bracelet that had the word “Hope” on it and also receive a homework pass on an assignment. Through these fun activities, Larson and the 20-member HOPE Squad hoped to convey the sense of community and the ability to open up with trusted adults in their community. “Our HOPE Squad are our eyes and ears. They’re not counselors; we want them to assist their classmates in getting help
Students commemorate Summit Academy’s HOPE week with cotton candy before school one morning. (Lindy Hatch/Summit Academy)
if they are suicidal, showing signs of selfharm, stressed, depressed, showing anxiety, or just needing someone to talk to,” he said. “The first lesson covers QPR— question, persuade, refer.” The team of seventh- and eighth-graders are enrolled in a HOPE Squad class where they have lessons to learn such as identifying signs of suicide or self-harm, how to approach peers, good listening traits and self-care, Larson said. It’s a program that has now been at Summit Academy two years and is designed to reduce youth suicide through education, training and peer intervention. The team also introduces positive monthly activities on the campus. In the fall when school started up after the abrupt closure last spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic, students walked down a red carpet and HOPE Squad cheered their return, even opening the school doors to welcome their classmates back. The Squad also held a pumpkin carving contest for both in-person and online students. In February, they created a HOPE wall, with uplifting messages or positive quotes on sticky notes for the school, and a miniHOPE wall for fifth- and sixth-graders who filled in the end of the sentence, “I’m amazing because…” This spring, the HOPE Squad planned to make videos to share with elementary students about kindness to others and themselves and plant a HOPE tree before sending off the eighth-graders in May. “We want to create a positive culture, a sense of belonging and connections at our school,” Larson said. “We’re building community.” l
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High school science teacher to be amongst stars on NASA trip By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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Corner Canyon High science teacher Milo Maughan, second from right, who is helping his physics students investigate the acceleration of gravity as in an experiment, will board NASA’s SOFIA this fall to observe and interact with scientists and mission crew members. (Photo courtesy of Milo Maughan/Corner Canyon High School)
hrough a NASA outreach program, Corner Canyon High science teacher Milo Maughan will be amongst the stars rather than just looking at them through his telescope. Maughan was selected as an Airborne Astronomy Ambassador, which will allow him to board a flight into the stratosphere on NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a 106-inch diameter telescope. Once aboard the world’s largest flying observatory, he will be able to observe and interact with scientists and mission crew members. The 10-hour flight is dependent upon COVID-19 restrictions, but it is tentatively scheduled for fall 2021. “I knew it was pretty competitive, so I thought I’d just throw my hat in,” he said about his early January application. Later that month, Maughan had an email saying he was accepted and that an announcement would follow, which it did on Feb. 25. “I just thought ‘wow, this is exciting,’ when I read the email,” he said, but knew outside of his family, he wasn’t able to discuss the opportunity.
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classes the year they are ambassadors. The two learned about the opportunity from Canyons School District’s Instructional Supports Teacher Specialist Leslie Allen, who let all middle and high school science teachers know about this program through their AAA partnership with the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute. SETI houses the NASA-funded ambassador program, which was created to bolster U.S. student interest and achievement in STEM. SETI is located in Silicon Valley close to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Hangar 703 in Palmdale, California, where ambassadors will go through their intense week-long on-site training before their trip on SOFIA. SOFIA, a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center, is maintained and operated from NASA’s fight center in California. NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley manages the program, science and mission operations in cooperation with the Universities Space Research Association in Columbia, Maryland. Maughan said he has had a passion for astronomy since he was young. Even though he loved “Star Trek” as well as science fiction and space movies and documentaries, it was on a space simulator field trip where he and his classmates were immersed on a mission when he was a Draper Elementary sixth-grader that cemented his passion. “We went to Christa McAuliffe Space
Center (in Utah County) and it sealed the deal for me,” Maughan said. “I’ve always had the passion to learn more, to understand more—and to space travel.” His passion of astronomy and love of teaching intertwined when he was a Boy Scout camp counselor, teaching merit badges. Astronomy was the third badge he taught, behind oceanography and geography. “In some way, shape or form, I’ve always been teaching,” Maughan said. Maughan has held star parties for his astronomy students, even during the pandemic, following safety and health guidelines. For some students, it might be the first time they’ve looked through the telescope. “They say, ‘That’s the moon? Wow, look at those craters!’ It’s just so much fun to watch kids see what’s up there and just be in awe,” he said. Maughan has traveled out of the city lights with his 8-inch reflector telescope out to photograph Jupiter and Saturn when they were close together in early winter or last summer to see the Comet NEOWISE. Now, once aboard SOFIA, he will be able to see images from the massive reflecting telescope used to detect light sources from the depths of space. “I’m excited to see the images that the infrared telescope gets so we can look on the screen to understand and analyze those,” he said. “I’ve always wanted to travel among the stars.” l
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anyons School District, along with other area school districts, rolled out COVID-19 vaccinations the week of Jan. 11. On March 11, one year from Utah’s initial outbreak, the last 297 employees received their second doses of the Moderna vaccine. Beginning with the oldest age group, 1,280 Canyons teachers and employees were invited to roll up their sleeves to receive the first dose on Jan. 14. Among them, was Curriculum-Based Measurement tester Beverly Bartel, pictured here. “I’m so grateful for being able to get the vaccine,” Bartel said. “It was great to see a good turnout of teachers and employees being vaccinated in such an efficient manner.” During the weekly vaccination, 73% of Canyons employees volunteered to be vaccinated by Community Nursing Services. (Julie Slama/City Journals) l
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Draper Elementary teachers take part in March Madness—technically By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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were awarded a certain number of points. If the coach taught a lesson, or if they refined their skill, they received a different number of points. If a coach or administrator observed a lesson, they could get bonus points. “Essentially, teachers are self-reporting on the skills we highlight that week,” Portzline said. Weekly, five teachers were rewarded who earned the top amounts of points with prizes. At the end of the month, the two top winners—one from kindergarten through second-grade and another from third- through fifth-grade—who tried the most tools in their classrooms and gathered the most points were to be chosen for grand prizes. “By doing this, we’re pushing technology and better teaching,” Prince said, who also noted that in teachers’ evaluations it’s noted if technology is used effectively. Some of the month’s teaching included online Savvas Realize, PowerPoints, Google Slides, Sentence Frames, and other formats. Teachers also could teach a digital citizen lesson. “Some of them may have been familiar with the name, or have seen it, but haven’t ever used it or taught with it. We’re hoping to help them open up some new teaching
A bulletin board at Draper Elementary displays a March Madness technology challenge for teachers to incorporate more technology into their teaching. (Kesha Prince/Draper Elementary)
methods to gain more student engagement,” Portzline said, adding that students were aware of the challenge so they could root for their teacher. “Draper is a tech-savvy school and they’re not opposed to learning it, but
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JDCHS boys basketball team falls in state semis, girls in quarterfinals
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or the second year in a row, the Juan Diego Catholic High boys basketball team was in the 4A semifinals and for the second consecutive season, a team from Southern Utah beat the Soaring Eagle squad by the same score 52-50 to end their season. This year, it was Desert Hills who came out on top March 2 at the Sevier Valley Center. “I’m really proud of this group,” head coach Drew Trost said. “It was extra frustrating to lose because I really love this team and it still stings. Coaches never want to admit who their favorite teams are, but this is sure a special group.” “It wasn’t how we wanted it to end, but we had a great year,” senior David Kinneberg said. Juan Diego won its seventh straight region championship, going undefeated through 12 games, and grabbed the No. 1 seed heading into the state tournament. After a bye in the first round, the Soaring Eagle squad defeated Pineview 72-39 behind 21 points from Talon Valdes and 12 and 11 from Kinneberg and Malick Diallo respectively. In the quarterfinals, Juan Diego beat Snow Canyon 64-39 with Diallo’s 25 points leading the way and Valdes adding 15 to set up the semifinal matchup with Desert Hills. In the team’s final game, Diallo again was the leading scorer with 16 points while Kinneberg had 14 and Valdes 11. Trost credited his five seniors—Kinneberg, Valdes, Matty Rodriguez, Matt Rohden and Jag Gill-Martin—who he has watched literally grow up through the Juan Diego youth program for their contributions to the program. “I’m going to miss coaching them,” Trost said. “They have worked so hard to continue our culture here and provide great leadership in being the first to practice and the last to leave. They’ll be tough to replace as they built on a great basketball tradition and are leaving their own legacy.” Valdes, who was named the Region 10 Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year, scored over 1,200 points in his high school career and was the team’s leading scorer this season. Kinneberg was named to the region’s 2021 First Team, just two seasons into playing varsity basketball for the first time after he switched sports from the baseball diamond to the hardwood. Kinneberg, the son of Bill and Janet Kinneberg, went against the sport his dad coaches at the University of Utah, to give more time to basketball. As he grew in height, he also improved tremendously on the court to become the second-leading scorer for the Soaring Eagle team this year with nearly 10 points a game. “David is the poster child for hard work,” Trost said. “He has put in a lot of work to get where he’s at and now he’s mov-
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ing on to play at the next level.” “I’ve learned so much from basketball especially about teamwork in working and communicating towards the same goal,” Kinneberg said. Also on the JDCHS squad this season, that finished 22-3, were Colby Bryant, Nick Ceballos, Hauragi Charles, Weston Eder, Caden Fenger, Gage Gardner, Danny Gutierrez, Vaa Haitiio, Malik Harris, Julian Hernandez, Cole Jackson, Kai Kelly Jones, Dalan Kennedy, Nick Kimball, Andrew King, Kayson Larson, Angelo Lewis, Andrew Lombana, Makuei Lueth, Boko Nannemann, JJ Pardo, Camilo Ramirez, Jake Raup, Maui Roopinia, Aidan Wigton, Evan Wigton and Drew Wyatt. Trost was assisted on the coaching staff by Joe Colosimo, Esllliey Tan, Jonathan Schrieber and Brady Greene along with team manager Jordan Andersen.
take a four-point lead going into final quarter, which proved to be the winning margin. Rhay led the team with 14 points, including three 3-pointers, to set up the game with Desert Hills. In that matchup, Rhay poured in 22 points while junior Mahinetea Tavenae scored 15 points and sophomore Melissa Osmundson added 10. “We really came together as a team in our final game, both on and off the court,” Rhay said. “The energy and support of each other was the most present it’s been all year.” Also on the Region 10 champion squad
this season were leading scorer Tavenae, who averaged 13 points a game, along with Jenna Butkovich, Hailey Carlson, Alynn Crooms, Destinee Flores, Kyra Hoffman, Sophia Lopez, Nicole Mamuzic, Malia McConnell, Eliana Moreno, Maia Rhay and Cierra Turner. “I was really proud of all the girls for stepping up and believing in ourselves,” Rhay said. “I’ve seen us come together more as a team these past few weeks more than the months before and I’m really excited to see what we can do if we continue to work hard and play the best players.” l
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The Juan Diego girls team also lost to the Desert Hills program in the 4A state tournament going down 62-57 in the quarterfinals March 1 at the Sevier Valley Center after a strong start in the game before fading a bit. “I think we shocked Desert Hills in the first few minutes and that was when everyone was like, ‘OK, we can do this,’” said junior Kira Rhay, who was the second-leading scorer on the squad with 11 points a game. “It didn’t end the way we wanted it to and it was really a disappointing loss, but I’m proud of the girls. I feel like we could have gotten the win if we were better prepared for such a close game.” The Soaring Eagle team beat Hurricane 37-33 in the second round. They battled back from a scoreless second quarter to
The Juan Diego Catholic High School boys basketball, led by seniors Matty Rodriguez, David Kinneberg, Jag Gill-Martin, Talon Valdes and Matt Rohden, lost in the 4A state semifinals 52-50 to Desert Hills March 2 at the Sevier Valley Center. (Photo courtesy Drew Trost)
Juan Diego’s David Kinneberg, a First Team All-Region player, helped the Soaring Eagle quad to a 4A semifinal appearance this season. (Photo courtesy Drew Trost)
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eed a ride to a doctor appointment, the grocery store, FrontRunner or TRAX, but don’t want to pay for Uber or Lyft? That’s what those silver and blue vans you’ve seen driving around town can do—take you on an errand or connect you to mass transit for a small fee. Better yet, UTA has just announced they’ll offer free rides to and from Covid-19 vaccine appointments on all their forms of transit, including these “micro-transit” vans. “In our service area, we have five TRAX stations and two FrontRunner stations. This dynamic On-Demand service is for people to use within the service area to connect into and out of UTA’s rail network. That’s the idea of ‘first and last mile,’ so you can make a complete trip using public transit. I would also like to be clear there’s not a requirement to connect into the rail system. You can use it to go anywhere you want to go within the service area,” said Jaron Robertson, director of Innovative Mobility Solutions for UTA. It’s a public-private partnership with a company called Via that pro-
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door opening and closing, and we limit the number to a maximum of three passengers in addition to the driver,” Robertson said. The fare is the same as it is for UTA’s TRAX and bus services, $2.50/ride for a one-way trip. “You can use your fare payments to transfer to other modes or vice versa (such as Via to TRAX or vice versa) with no additional fee. We accept all UTA pass products and we also have the Fare-pay card, a reloadable card that you can put money on using the Via app. We accept credit and debit cards within the Via app. You can call into customer service and have the trip booked if you don’t have a smart phone and you can pay for that trip as part of the process with a credit, debit or Fare-pay card, or even an Electronic Fare Card (EFC). The service is designed to use a smart phone application, but we made it available to people who might not have a smart phone,” Robertson said. Customers who want to take advantage of four free trips (two trips to and two trips from two-dose vaccinations) will be provided with a promotion code. More information can be found through the following: • UTA on Demand by Via web pages: www.rideuta.com/via • Book a ride by telephone: 385217-8191l
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Familiar musical to be presented as stage reading in DPMS auditorium By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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In an effort to make it COVID-safe, Draper Park Middle students will present “High School Musical, Jr.” as a stage reading in late April. (Photo courtesy Erica Heiner)
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Draper Park Middle School students inspired by “High School Musical,” originally filmed at East and Murray high schools (and memorabilia shown on display here photographed at East High), will perform “High School Musical, Jr.” at their school in late April. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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Tails will wag with plenty of active play and exercise By Greg James | g.james@mycityjournals.com
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uring the month of April, National Canine Fitness Month focuses on keeping our loyal companions happy and healthy. “Dogs definitely need a lot of exercise and activity,” said Cindy Christensen, an experienced dog trainer and owner of Let’s Train Your Dog. “Activity is where a dog gets its mental health. Any dog can become depressed and destructive, and I think it is one of the biggest things that dogs do not get enough exercise.” Directing your dog through a timed obstacle course may not be the type of exercise your companion needs. The size and breed of the dog will dictate the type of training it needs. “Walking your dog is a relatively new thing. In my day we opened the back door and let them run around. Working dogs like a German shepherd or labradoodle are high-energy breeds and they need a lot of exercise. A Newfoundland is a giant dog but will sleep all day. The breed of the dog is a big factor,” Christensen said. Active play is one way to incorporate more exercise for your dog. Throw a ball or stick in a safe environment or better yet run or jog alongside it. Others may use their own yoga routine, asking the dog to lay down when you’re in a cobra pose or sit when you’re in a downward-facing dog pose. The company FitPaws spearheads the month-long awareness to help prevent canine obesity and keep dogs active. Just like their human counterparts too much sitting around and large amounts of treats can cause weight gain,
Silly, Jonesi, and Call sit patiently waiting for their owner to take them for a walk. (Photo courtesy of Kortney Wilcock)
sore joints, difficulty breathing, and a higher risk of other diseases. Sedentarism, the lack of movement, has become a normal lifestyle for many canines and their humans. The opposite of a sedentary lifestyle is movement. Canine Fitness Month encourages dog owners to take a step toward a healthier lifestyle with their four-legged friends.
“Sometimes we wonder why dogs go crazy. I had a depressed pit bull in Magna that jumped through a plate glass window. It had so much energy and needed to expend that energy. I really believe that people don’t exercise their dogs enough,” Christensen said. The amount of exercise a dog needs should be a deciding factor in the type of dog you bring into your life and home. “Do research before you pick a dog. Learn about the mom and dad of the puppies. Are they high energy or do they have other health issues? I believe many of the backyard breeders do not know what they are doing. Do your homework. Don’t pay a fortune for a dog that you don’t know much about,” Christensen said. Obedience training can begin when a puppy reaches four weeks, but it is never too old to learn. “I think anyone can teach sit, come, heal, stay. It takes more than that to help the dog become well behaved,” Christensen said. Types of training methods vary. Christensen recommends teaching the dog respect, others use e-collars or treat recognition. “A dog really needs a couple of hours a day. A dog needs activity and if you are not willing then you probably should not buy one,” Christensen said. FitPaws is encouraging dog owners to share successes and tips using #caninefitnessmonth on social media. l
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Chargers end season in state semis; girls lost in second round By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
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he Corner Canyon boys basketball team lost to eventual state champion Davis 63-54 in the 6A state semifinals March 4 at Salt Lake Community College, marking the fourth final four appearance in head coach Dan Lunt’s five years heading up the program. “Every year the goal is to win state and so when you come up short, you feel you short-changed yourselves,” Lunt said. “But when you have some time to step back, you realize what a great year you did have.” “It’s not exactly how we wanted the season to end, but not many teams get to say they made it to a final four,” senior Trace Ross said. The 18-7 squad went in to the state tournament as the third seed earning a first-round bye. In the second round, the Chargers defeated Herriman 72-58, stretching a threepoint halftime advantage to a 14-point win. Corner Canyon was led by Ross with 24 points, Carter Welling with a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds and Peyton Call scoring 12 points with Max Toombs adding 11. In the quarterfinals against Skyridge, the Chargers came back from being down five at halftime—holding the Falcons to 17
second-half points—to win 56-53. Ross was again the leading scorer with 14 points with Call adding 13, Welling 12 and Tate Staley 11. In the semifinal matchup with Davis, Corner Canyon turned an early deficit into a four point lead at the break. The game was tight throughout the second half and went to overtime where the Darts outscored CCHS 14 to five to win by nine. Toombs and Call combined for 37 points to lead offensively. “This year certainly felt different especially with the amount of fans, but the region games got more intense as the crowds got bigger and at SLCC we had a really good student section cheering for us,” Ross said. Corner Canyon was led in scoring this season by Ross with 21 points a game and Welling —who signed with University of California Irvine where his brother Hayden is playing—averaged 17 points and nine boards. “The kids did a great job overall with attitudes of being able to come and do what we asked them to do in rallying around the common goal,” Lunt said. “The journey is the fun part and allows you to see where you started and where you got to.” Also on the CCHS squad this season were Tyler Burraston, Phil Harris, Taylor
Harris, Sam Jex, Brody Kozlowski, Kallen Lewis, Ty Neibaur, Jaxon Roberts and Everest Romney. Girls The girls squad went into the state tournament as the 12th seed and defeated Cyprus 55-28 in the first round. Corner Canyon went up 26-10 in the first half and poured on 29 more points in the second led by Elina Mortensen with 12 points and eight rebounds and Baylee Bodily with 11. In the second round, the Chargers lost to Syracuse 61-50, staying with the Titans for three quarters until they gave up 25 points in the final eight minutes. Natalie Newton put in four 3-pointers and led with 16 points in the season-ending loss. “The freshman and sophomore varsity group were amazing,” head coach Gianni Ellefson said, noting that they have a chance to be state title contenders in the next couple of years. Mortensen averaged 12 points a game to lead Corner Canyon in scoring while Newton added 11. Also playing for CCHS this season were Brielle Bodily, Isabel Crofts, Lily Crofts, Lizzie Gordon, Clara Hazar, Summer Larson, Caitlin Madsen, Cara Pinkston, Maize Purser, Hannah Shinall, Maddie White and
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Corner Canyon High senior Trace Ross averaged 21 points a game for the Chargers who reached the 6A state semifinals, losing to Davis 63-54 March 4. (Photos courtesy Shane Augason, AllStar Photography)
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State champ leads CCHS swim to highest finish ever By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
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orner Canyon sophomore Karson Spencer won the 100 butterfly at the 6A state swimming championships Feb. 20 at Brigham Young University in a school-record time of 51.11 seconds. His finish helped the boys squad to third place, the highest finish in school history. “I was super happy about winning,” Spencer said. “It was like a very surreal moment I didn’t think I’d have the pleasure of experiencing. It was the fastest I’ve ever swam.” Freshman Stephanie Guzman-De La Hoz finished third in the 200 individual medley and fourth in the 100 breaststroke to help the girls team match their best finish of third place from a year ago. “I knew going in that I was seeded high, but I didn’t have any idea how it would turn out or where I would place,” Guzman-De La Hoz said. “It felt good to go out and push through with how tired I was and finish so high.” Also earning All-State recognition at the state meet—while setting school records— were the 200 medley relay team of Spencer, Steele Smith, McKay Larsen and Ryan McNeill, which placed third along with McKay Larsen (fourth, 200 IM), Ethan Bangerter (eighth, 200 free) and Spencer (eighth, 100 backstroke). Lily Afualo’s sixth-place finishes in the 200 free and 500 free events as well as Larsen’s seventh-place showing in the 100 breast and Britta Catmull’s seventh place in the 100 breast were also All-State performances for Corner Canyon. Additionally, McNeill (50 free), Bangerter (500 free) and McNeill, Larsen, Smith and Jaxon Barlow (200 free relay) set school records at the state meet. “The kids did a fabulous job,” CCHS swimming coach Patrick Thurman said. “Both the boys and girls killed it,” Spencer said. Guzman-De La Hoz said she was proud
of the team’s effort despite a hard year with all the challenges COVID-19 brought. “There were times we couldn’t even get into the pool and it was really hard, but we made it through and everyone did amazing,” she said. “I’m pretty proud of everyone.” Spencer, son of Kameron and Aarin Spencer of Draper, battled back from knee surgery last year where he was simply a spectator at the state championships. But, it was while watching the 100 fly event in 2020 that coach Thurman leaned over to Spencer and said, “Next year, that’s gonna be you, Karson.” That statement fueled Spencer who “trained super hard” to return to the pool faster and stronger. The sophomore has been swimming since he was 10 and then moved up to the competitive ranks a couple years later. “I really liked swimming and I wasn’t half bad either, which always helps, so I stuck with it,” Spencer, who hopes to swim in college, said. He said swimming every day has taught him persistence, among other valuable life lessons. “You have to gain a level of grit and be persistent to come to practices and be persistent to want to better yourself because, in the end, your performance is based off of what you do, not your team,” he said. Guzman-De La Hoz, the daughter of Ana Maria De La Hoz of Sandy, was signed up by her mother for a summer swim team five years ago and fell in love with the sport, the coaches and socializing with her team. “I wasn’t the best at all and had no clue what I was doing, but I loved it,” Guzman-De La Hoz said. By the fall, she was a state qualifier and continued to improve and win races. A couple of years in, she felt she was stalling a bit in her progress. “I swam every day, trained hard and was putting in extra work, but I couldn’t figure out why my times weren’t dropping and I wasn’t improving,” she said. ‘But, I just pushed through
Corner Canyon High sophomore Karson Spencer won the 100 butterfly at the 6A state championships Feb. 20 at Brigham Young University in leading the Chargers boys team to a best-ever third place finish. (Photo credit Keith Bangerter)
that. I’m not gonna lie—swimming is really hard and it works your whole body, but I have learned so much about competition, determination and motivation that has helped me to grow in and out of the pool.” Guzman-De La Hoz has her sights set
on the 2022 state title in the 200 IM as the two placers above her in the event this year were seniors. Beyond that, she would like to compete in college in the sport that she said is known for being “90% mental and 10% skill.”l
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JDCHS wrestler best in state By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
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ust a couple of weeks prior to the 4A state wrestling championships, Juan Diego Catholic High School senior Isabella “Belle” Vargas sprained her ankle at a school dance and suffered another sprain on her other ankle during a practice. Yet, “there was no doubt that she was going to tape it up and get out there,” according to JDCHS wrestling head coach Andrew Sedillo, so she took advantage of the time prior to the state meet to rehabilitate to get back on the mat. On Feb. 20 at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield, she solidified her No. 1 ranking in the 108-pound division by defeating Mountain Crest’s Gabriel Norton in the championship match. “My team was so supportive in helping me feel confident and encouraged in realizing it was ‘my time,’” she said. “It feels pretty good and when my hand was raised, it really hit me that I was the champion. It felt amazing.” Sedillo said it was rewarding to see Vargas win the title as he’s also had a front-row seat to her journey to get there. “Her first two or three years, she was practicing against the boys and then competing against boys,” he said. “It was difficult, but that work that she did helped her tremendously in winning.” Vargas also beat Mountain Crest’s Brinley Cowley, Crimson Cliffs’ Katelyn Wall and Ogden’s Kennedy Cadiz at the state tournament. Samantha Harker, competing at 140 pounds, also represented Juan Diego girls wrestling at state, losing both matches to Logan’s Sydney Crowley and Mountain Crest’s Sophie Longson.
On the boys side, senior Brock Gutierrez defeated Desert Hills’ Tanner Esplin before losing to Uintah’s Christia Hartie in the 145-pound division at the 4A state tournament. Senior Sione Vea, competing in the 220-pound category, lost to Mountain Crest’s Andrew Belles and Cedar City’s Ben Ellis. Senior Konnor Kegel (138 pounds) and junior Kolton Maser (152 pounds) were also part of the JDCHS wrestling team this season. Vargas, the daughter of Vince Vargas of Herriman, comes from a “fighting family.” Her grandfather was a professional cut man in boxing while her uncle fought professionally and her dad grew up fighting and then was a teacher for combat in Juan Diego’s Isabella “Belle” Vargas came out on top at the 4A state the military. wrestling tournament in the 108-pound division. (Photo courtesy Belle In seventh grade, Vargas decided to join her young- Vargas) er brothers in the sport and began wrestling on a club in her school in Texas. Within a year, she transitioned from a “pretty fun and not super serious” take on the mat to joining her and work hard to beat each other.” This year, Vargas was named the outstanding wrestler in brothers’ club team and traveling all over to compete in tourthe lower weights at The Best of the West wrestling tournanaments. ment Jan. 12, among other highlights this season, as she set “It’s a really tough sport and anything you do is based off her sights on the state title. of your own hard work and experience,” she said. “The pull She credits her dad for being her “biggest supporter,” in of that really attracted me and I wanted to be a part of that.” Between injuries and a move to Utah, Vargas has battled a sport that has tested her physically and mentally. “Going to her way in the sport throughout high school and watched her practice is so hard and I would say to myself every day, ‘If I older sister Yvette win girls state at 100 pounds in 2020 while can make it through one, I’ll be OK,’” she said. “It is 100% she placed second to Sage Mortimer in the 105-pound divi- you on the mat and it really made me conscious of myself. I’ve also seen that when you lose, you learn and you take that loss sion. “That fueled me to work hard and see if I could win,” she and learn from it. Those are life lessons.” Such lessons that Vargas would love to pass on as a coach said. “Yvette and I would practice together, push each other to continue to grow girls wrestling. l
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The Off Broadway Theatre presents a parody of ‘Phantom’ with local twist By Katherine Weinstein | k.weinstein@mycityjournals.com
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t a recent rehearsal, cast members of “The Phantom of the Off Broadway Theatre” were coy about giving away details about the jokes in the show. But their smiling eyes and laughter indicated that audiences are in for a good time. The Off Broadway Theatre will present their spoof of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” with a Utah twist on the stage of Draper Historic Theatre April 2 through May 1. “This is like the Weird Al (Yankovic) version of ‘Phantom of the Opera,’ the fun version,” said Josh Astle, likening the production to music by the song parody maestro. Astle, who plays the Phantom added, “This is definitely one of the most fun shows I’ve been in.” With its melodramatic plot, operatic melodies and over-the-top stage effects, Webber’s “Phantom” is ripe for a comic parody. “We puncture the grandiosity,” explained director Jake Anderson. “It’s the same, basic story,” added Kyra Furman, who plays Christine. “But we’re making it fresh, light and fun.” In this production, for example, “Christine doesn’t take herself as seriously as in the original show,” explained Furman. “She has big dreams, but she’s a little bit of a ditz.” The Off Broadway Theatre productions always incorporate a bit of Utah culture. In “The Phantom of the Off Broadway Theatre,” written by OBT Artistic Director Eric Jensen, the setting of the story has been moved from the Paris Opera House to a vaudeville theater in Salt Lake City at the turn of the last century. The Phantom lives in the tunnels underneath the city. The plot of the original musical, a love triangle between ingénue singer Christine, the handsome Raoul, and the mysterious Phantom who seeks to make Christine a star and win her love is still at the heart of “The Phantom of the Off Broadway Theatre.” Unlike the original, however, the script is full of light banter and sight gags. A troupe of vaudeville performers, with larger than life personalities, rounds out the cast. Among them is the opera diva Carlotta whose grandiose ego is skewered by her fellow performers. “The thing that has been the most fun is learning to improvise,” said Chareese Carter, who has taken on the role of Carlotta. The actors are encouraged to ad-lib their own comic takes on the material and play off of the audience reaction. As a result, every performance is slightly different. “We have the freedom to adapt to the show to the audience,” Astle said. Jeff North, who plays, “the handsome hero, Raoul,” added, “The Off Broadway Theatre does such a good job of pulling the audience into the show.” The artistic team is attuned to build-
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April 2021 | Vol. 15 Iss. 04
FREE DRAPER’S NOVEMBER ELECTION WILL BE RANKED CHOICE VOTING RUN BY UTAH COUNTY By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com
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raper’s election in November will be entirely different from past city elections. There will be no primary, voters will get to try Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), and the election will be conducted by Utah County. There’s also a possibility that people could vote via their phone. The Draper City Council was introduced to RCV in October by Stan Lockhart, former chairman of the Utah Republican Party and interim President/CEO of the Utah Valley Chamber. He told the council that republicans have used it for caucuses and that the towns of Payson and Vineyard have already run successful RCV elections. Lockhart said Amelia Powers Gardner, Utah County clerk, calls RCV “better, faster, cheaper” because the city can conduct just one election rather than a primary followed by a general election. RCV is just as it sounds. All the candidates who file by the deadline are listed on the ballot and
each voter ranks them in preference from first to last. Those statistics are analyzed resulting in the person or people with the highest percentage of votes deemed the winner(s). It’s said to reduce voter fatigue with a shorter campaign season and just one election, to be less expensive for the candidates, and to promote more collegial campaigning. “You may not be someone’s first choice, but you’d like to be their second choice, so much less negative campaigning occurs,” Draper Mayor Troy Walker said. “The council voted about two months ago to proceed with a Ranked Choice Voting election. That’s what they’ve directed the City Recorder to do.” According to Walker, he and City Manager David Dobbins met with Gardner. “We’re using Utah County primarily because the Salt Lake County Clerk isn’t adopting Ranked Choice Voting for us. Since Continued page 6
Left: Former Draper councilmember and District 51 State Rep. Jeff Stenquist sponsored H.B. 75 in the last legislative session with the goal of clarifying the terms of Ranked Choice Voting pilot projects. (Courtesy Utah House of Representatives) Right: Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen said her office wasn’t equipped to run Ranked Choice Voting elections, but the county is getting certified equipment capable of doing that form of election and will now offer it to cities. (Courtesy Salt Lake County Elections)
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