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he Jordan River Rotary Park located off 123rd South in Draper offers a new recreation opportunity for residents that’s sure to create cool summer memories—a boat launch. With miles of hiking and biking trails within Draper, this is the city’s first “water trail” for non-motorized watercraft. Grab your canoes, kayaks or paddle boards and prepare to float a portion of the Jordan River! “It’s a way to get in or out of the river for people who want to canoe or kayak navigable segments,” said Draper Mayor Troy Walker. The new boat launch was one of several upgrades the city completed in the past year at the increasingly popular Rotary Park. Twenty-five new stalls were added to the main parking lot and an entirely new parking lot with 20 stalls was added near the boat launch. Eight of the stalls in that lot are designed for pull-through trailer parking. The park’s entrance was improved and a new section of trail from the street to the Jordan River Parkway Trail was added to give residents of the nearby neighborhoods better and safer access to the park. “The boat launch was the last step of the larger project,” said Rhett Ogden, director of Draper Parks Several upgrades have happened at Draper’s Rotary Park in the past year, including a boat launch for non-motorized watercraft such as canoes, kayaks and paddle boards. (Mimi Darley Dutton/City Journals)
and Recreation. “It was paid for by Salt Lake County in partnership with Draper City and the Jordan River Commission.” According to Ogden, the county has installed several new launch/exit points along the river in hopes of giving residents better access for using the river. “It is a beautiful water trail. The new concrete launch makes it very easy…a convenient place for river users to enter and exit the river. It is a beautiful new addition to Draper and hopefully can be a benefit to many to get out and explore the Jordan River,” Ogden said. A typical trip would launch at Jordan River Rotary Park and go upstream 4.2 miles to Shields Lane Park in South Jordan. Depending on the current, that trip is estimated to take approximately two hours. Ogden said it’s possible to paddle south against the current from the launch point in Draper, “but you’d have to work pretty hard,” he said. Lifejackets, though not mandatory, are recommended. “It’s not very deep but it’s best to be cautious and use a personal flotation device,” Ogden said. More information about navigating the Jordan River and planning a trip through the various boat launches and exit points can be found at jordanrivercommission.com. “It’s there for use and it (the Jordan River) is a great asset that is under-utilized, going through the heart of our valley,” Ogden said.l
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Salt Lake County leaders stand firm against construction of the canyon gondola By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com
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Popular middle school Book Blitz program teaches study skills, teamwork, builds community By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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hite Bird.” “The False Prince.” “Wink.” “Game Changer.” These and 16 other books are likely being read by middle-schoolers this summer as they prepare for Canyons School District’s Book Blitz this coming school year. Since 2018, Canyons has offered its own book competition, allowing middle school students a chance to read books and as a team, recall titles and authors for points in a district-wide book competition. The team with the most points —two for each correct answer plus another for the author— wins. The contest is similar to America’s Battle of the Books, which the district previously participated in, but then would substitute books to better fit their audience, said Eastmont librarian Sonia Miles. So now, under their own program, the titles are chosen by the middle school librarians and the district leader, Gretchen Zaitzeff. “We decide as middle school librarians which books to use each year and come up with our own questions,” said Miles, who said that they purposely pick a variety of genres. “We want students to become more familiar with books that they normally wouldn’t read, and we try to choose a fair amount that have female and male characters and are on different reading levels. Then, we encourage students to read, take notes, utilize the digital notebook and Google classroom.” The popularity of Book Blitz is evident as some of the eight middle schools have their own tournaments to identify the top teams to send to the district competition, and an individual contest was added. At Albion, for example, more than 150 students participated in Book Blitz at the school level and 25 went on to compete individually at district, said librarian Bridget Rees. In the coming year, there are discussions to start the program in elementary schools and also, possibly hold a staff and faculty contest as well, Miles said. Teams can be creative with a team name or team shirt. While this year Indian Hills’ Bananna Splits of and Union Middle School team 2 led the other teams, Albion’s BMMMS and Penguins were close behind. There were book sets or trilogies for winning teams as well as individual books and medals for every district participant. “In the very final round, it went into overtime and we had to have a final elimination round,” said Albion’s Rees. “I was super proud of not only my kids, but all of them. It’s a pretty big accomplishment to work on this all year long, reading books they may not have otherwise, taking practice quizzes,
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At the Canyons School District’s Book Blitz competition, Eastmont students discuss and answer a question about a book. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
and working together.” While students enjoy the competition aspect, Miles said it’s more than that. For example, by using the digital notebook, students are able to take notes on characters, themes and major plot points to help them understand and remember the books they read as well as develop study skills and help in their English-Language Arts courses, she said. They also are learning how to interact and support one another while enjoying reading for pleasure, Miles said. “The thing that I love about it is our schools focus on small groups and with having four or five in the group, they keep each other accountable,” she said. “They work together; it builds unity. It builds a love for reading and a reading community. They tell their friends about these books they read.” The Midvale Middle Narwhals said they read books that they may not have checked out otherwise. Seventh-grader Ella Wood liked “Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus” and sixth-grader Quinn Profsky liked “The Last Day of Mars.” “The characters were realistic, and it was action-packed, so the plot kept going. I got into it.”
While seventh-grader Makoto Robinson said he already was friends with everyone on the team, others met one another and bonded as a team, seventh-grader Makenzie Dwyer said. Some teams split up the reading, so each team member read four or five books. Other teams accelerated, each member reading all or almost all the titles. Eastmont’s Chimeckos split up the reading, said sixth-grader Keegan Hutchinson. Sixth-grader Sophia Livinston read all the books and said some others on the team also read a few more than they were assigned and reviewed book summaries. Eighth-grader Michael liked “A Night Divided.” “It was interesting to learn about the Berlin Wall and how it divided families and about a girl trying to escape.” Seventh-grader Annika Goaslind learned more about events in New York and Afghanistan with “Ground Zero.” “It really interested me to learn more recent history and ask more about it,” she said. Mt. Jordan’s Fantasy Figures seventh-grade teammates Priya Davies and Rosemary Diamond read all the books, while seventh-grader Kaylie Call read all, but a couple. The three girls began their reading
for the last competition a few months prior and then would sit together at lunch to quiz one another on the books. “I’m a really big bookworm, so I’ll probably start next year’s reading this summer,” Rosemary said at this past spring’s competition. Penguins member Abby Eliason was excited to be on her team. “I like to read and really liked the ‘The War That Saved My Life,’” the sixth-grader said. “It was a well-written story. Book blitz is a fun challenge.” Her librarian said that the best part is that kids are excited about reading and participating about Book Blitz. “It’s not always easy to get kids excited about reading, so when I see kids whooping and hollering, like they’re at a basketball game, and having so much fun over books, it’s wonderful,” Rees said. “The kids are having a blast reading.” Albion sixth-grader Amelia Black, bonded not only with her best friend over Book Blitz, but also with reading. “When I joined, I didn’t really like to read and now I love it,” she said. “There are so many exciting books to read.”l
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Home visitation program helps parents and families with young children
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ne day in June, Lisia Satini was working with a young client. She asked the 3-yearold boy to name the plastic animals she held up, and was delighted when he named them all. “This was a child who could not speak before. His verbal skills were like ‘uh, uh,’” Satini said. “Now he’s able to say ‘zebra!’” Satini is the home visitation program supervisor for Children’s Service Society of Utah (CSS). The home visitation program offers parent education to families throughout pregnancy and until the child enters kindergarten. Satini had originally been working with the child’s older sibling. “The parent was able to pick up on the cues. She knew something was up,” Satini said. “We were able to detect at a young age that he was on the autism spectrum. So we screened him and saw a child development (specialist). We were able to consult with the parent about seeing a pediatrician and now we have him in an IEP (Individualized Education Program).” Satini continued working with the family and recalls another recent visit with that child. “He had the potty training seat on his head,” Satini said with a laugh. “You know, I’m sure it was clean, his mom was letting him. He’s working on potty training and this is how he’s connecting with it. He has the seat and he’s saying ‘circle’ because he loves shapes. I love it, going from where he was at couldn’t say words to now he knows shapes. Just the way he was connecting through the screen was awesome.” The home visitation program uses the Parents as Teachers curriculum, a method used throughout the United States and six other countries. Caregivers learn how to overcome challenges involved with parenting to help children ages 0 to 5 reach their full potential. Certified parent educators like Satini are trained on how to apply scientific information on early brain development into specific, practical advice for parents. For example, parents learn how to find teachable moments in everyday life to help improve their child’s language, social, intellectual and language skills. “This program, now that I know what it is, I recommend it to everyone,” Satini said. “You’re able to learn about the family and how it functions. Whether you’re a single parent home, two parent home, just a parent. It’s not easy. Children are not easy. We’re all still learning.” The parent educators usually visit twice a month, or once a week in the case of single parent households. “I didn’t know, besides just going to the doctor, that these are the milestones my children need to be at,” Satini said. “And knowing the statistics of what it does when you read to your child. It sets them up at an early age to be able to perform in the school system.” Along with lessons and advice, the educators offer screenings to assess the child’s
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The home visitation program offers parent education and support to families with children ages 0 to 5. (Photo courtesy Children’s Service Society of Utah)
development as well as connections to other resources that are available. “Right now we serve refugee families, Pacific Islanders, Spanish-speaking families, and also teen parents,” Satini said. “We have paraeducators trained to provide that culturally-sound connection where families can feel comfortable.” Of course, challenges arose at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “In our curriculum we strongly push parent engagement. We talk a lot about limiting screen time,” Satini said. “But with the pandemic we had to start offering virtual visits, so then of course we’re going back to the screen. We went through a transition in the beginning with families not having the right technology. It was not easy doing visits through the phone.” In 2020, CSS organized fundraising campaigns and provided Chromebooks for all of the families in the home visitation program. But even with the new technology there were hiccups. “Visits are an hour long and we’d use most of that training them on how to get set up,” Satini said. “But now we have parents who have that skill. We can say that’s a plus. We have kids interacting on the screen and attention spans are a little longer. These are the little milestones that make it worth it.” Home visitation paraeducators are just beginning to make arrangements to visit families in person again, as long as everyone involved feels comfortable with meeting. Virtual visits will continue to be an option. Representatives from CSS are back to attending community events to let parents know about the home visitation program, and social media and word of mouth also drive participation. Interested parents can visit www.cssutah.
The home visitation program offers parent education and support to families with children ages 0 to 5. (Photo courtesy Children’s Service Society of Utah)
org/services/home-visitation/ to fill out a referral form. “When we visit with these families, we learn how their family functions,” Satini said. “If they need resources we’re able to help them tap into all of these connections, from mortgage relief, rent relief, to free lunches in the summers.” Most families working with the home visitation program live in Salt Lake County, but educators have begun working in Davis County as well. “To me, home visitation is the true prevention program that exists in our community,” said Encarni Gallardo, the executive director of CSS. “The program puts educators and community health workers in their homes. They see where the struggles are, and offer the resources the families need. It tailors support to the family to ensure the children are safe and receiving the support they need to be ready for school.” “We always say CSS is the oldest child welfare agency in Utah,” Gallardo continued. “We’ve been around since 1884 and we’ve adapted services to meet the needs of the community as things change.” Today, CCS offers several programs in addition to home visitation: adoption services, Grandfamilies Kinship Care, and Care about
Childcare, which offers services to parents and providers. The organization’s newest venture is the Building Blocks Childcare Center in Taylorsville, which offers free and reduced cost childcare and preschool to low-income families in partnership with the United Way of Salt Lake. “I’ve worked with families of all kinds and all different incomes,” Gallardo said. “Children have a universal language. All children want to succeed in life. To me what CSS does is put a voice to those children. CSS is here to assure that caregivers have the support they need for children to grow up and succeed. These kids will be taking care of our future. Let’s give them the opportunity they need to stay healthy and safe.” Satini’s own children are nearly grown. When they were young she was a stay-at-home mom. She later worked in community health. In 2016, she joined CSS as a specialist for working with Pacific Islander families. “It’s the same work, except I’m now going into homes,” Satini said. “My baby is now 13, so I didn’t get to take advantage of it. However, I do love this curriculum because I still apply a lot of things with my teenage kids. I believe connection never stops with your children.” l
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Juan Diego students learn how experts understand, fight rise in wildfires By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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eadlines were bleak: “Smoke blankets the West” and “Wildfire smoke from out-of-state fires darken Utah skies.” With weather patterns, smoke was picked up in fires from California and Oregon, producing air quality so poor that the World Air Quality index, which tracks air quality across dozens of cities globally, ranked Salt Lake City amongst the worst in the world. The Utah Division of Air Quality recommended everyone avoid outdoor activity as much as possible and several schools canceled their outdoor activities and sporting events. That was summer 2021. Recently, Utah fire experts were cautious releasing the number of wildfires as of late spring had dropped in comparison to this time last year. As of early June 2022, there have been 177 wildfires that have burned 564 acres compared to 326 fires during the same time period last year. Both years, human-caused fires accounted for percentages in the 80s. In 2020, a record number of 350 fires were set with 81% by humans, fire experts attribute this to the push for outdoor recreating during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with dry and changing conditions, experts caution this year’s summer could lead to a long fire season. Recalling last summer’s gloomy and unhealthy air, Juan Diego Catholic High School recently held the “Fire & Water in the West” symposium addressing the challenges around wildfire suppression and the urban interface with climate change. U.S. Forest Service chemical engineer Daniel Jimenez and Camp Williams Military Base fire management captain Jon Slatore spoke to students and community members about the past and future of wildfires. “Each decade there is a rise in the temperature during the fire season and our fire seasons are longer and a higher severity,” said Jimenez, who grew up in the Salt Lake Valley and now works with the fire science lab in Missoula, Montana. “It results in the change of the landscape.” He uses several models to see how conditions change annually, mostly which identify the climate becoming drier and hotter, combined with a deficit in the vapor pressure of the atmosphere drying up the vegetation. “We are seeing more and more fires in the landscape and a larger fire area,” he said, adding that in the future, by 2030, “We may see a drastic increase in the probability of fire.” Jimenez said with every fire that starts, the U.S. Forest Service is “97% effective putting out within a 12-to 24-hour period,” however, it is getting more difficult as more trees in the forest compete for the same or less moisture and nutrients, leading to the environment being more suspectable to beetle attacks and ripe for fires. While people tend to identify with the devastation of fires, there is a positive impact of forest fires. “It’s a very positive mechanism for wildlife and the ecosystem; it’s like a cleansing and rejuvenation,” he said. “After a fire, you see immediately within a second or first spring, a flush of grasses.” Jimenez pointed out the 1988 Yellowstone National Park fire was catastrophic with numerous dead lodgepole pines. Yet, now years later, those mature trees died and with the heat, it opened up new seeds that are abundant. However, the increase of fires is escalating. “We aren’t alone; it’s a worldwide issue,” he said. “Fires around the world have grown wild. We’re seeing
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U.S. Forest Service chemical engineer Daniel Jimenez speaks to students and the community about the challenges facing wildfire suppression at Juan Diego Catholic High’s “Fire & Water in the West” symposium. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
more extreme fires. In 2016, Canada had one of its worst fire seasons ever. In 2021, Greece had massive fires. In 2020, Australia had record-breaking fires. In the last two years, California has had nine of the largest fires they’ve ever had.” Jimenez said that at a South Carolina testing facility, fire scientists are learning how to address the issues facing “our new normal. We are studying where our highest area of risks is and where we focus the money and manpower to reduce that risk so when the fires come out of this landscape, we’re prepared for it. That is happening across the West, but it may or may not be happening fast enough in a town near you.” While that may sound bleak, Jimenez said that may be some of the reality of it. However, there is a paradigm shift with the fire management. “There used to be the mentality, this machismo tough guy on the ground, ‘we’re going to get it on that ridge, the fire is not going to get past this.’ Now the mentality is we’re going to pick the right ridge and we’re going to use our minds and our science and be smart about this. We have to recognize the fact that fire is a very present part of our landscape. We can be aggressive and smart about using resources and dollars, but there are also times where we just put up the white flag and let this thing rip until we get a change in weather, or it hits the right ridge. Then we can use the resources, technology and ability to engage
and do it safely.” Slatore, who used to work for Salt Lake and Logan fire departments, said that they can’t do it alone. “The role of the public cannot be diminished,” he said. “We like to have 30 feet from the structure clear of any kind of vegetation that can burn, and we’d like 100 feet of nice open country so the likelihood of a fire carrying to a house will be lessened. If we have entire communities adopt this sort of policy, we can keep a lot of these fires from taking down the whole communities at one time.” Meanwhile, urban crews are creating and maintaining fire breaks where communities meet the wild land. Near Camp Williams, a running path is being added to serve as a fire break. That may help overcome the issue in 2010 when there was a machine gun fire that spread outside the base and destroyed three structures. “Now look at that landscape. There are 200 homes that have been constructed within that fire area that was just 12 years ago; this is where our Wasatch Front looks like with so much growth. Draper has pretty much doubled in size since 1980 and the majority of it falls into the wildland urban interface,” Slatore said. While there are other fire breaks, such as the Shoreline trail along the Wasatch, which serves for hiking and mountain biking, crews are needed to maintain those. These wildland 20-member firefighting crews, who
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work 16-hour shifts with 50-pound packs on their backs, are those on the front lines “taking that fuel away from the fire to try and stop it; we rely on these guys a lot,” he said, adding that the mobile crews can get into places where mechanized equipment cannot. By mechanized equipment, Slatore is referring to fire engines that can carry 200800 gallons of water, but face the steep incline of the Wasatch Front. They also use bulldozers and graders as well as helicopters that can dump 50 gallons of water. Aircraft carrying 11,000 gallons of retardant also are used to fight fires and “work ahead of crews putting in the line that’s going to make it difficult for the fire to pass them,” he said. What’s difficult is winds limit the effectiveness as well as the ability to use aircraft. Slatore said they also work on a limited budget that is stretched thin when use of a plane costs “$22,000 per hour plus $60,000 for every drop of retardant” as well as the need to pay crews who work fighting fires 78 days longer than in the 1980s. However, location of infrastructure is something to consider when people build cabins in the forest or even when subdivisions continue to approach the forests. “What we saw with the Boulder fire in December, and that county is very similar to us in elevation and snow, is some-
thing we’re seeing more and more common where it used to just be in California fires. We have subdivisions tucked away in the mountains with light flashing fuels all around and it’s becoming more of a common thing in the West. We’ve been seeing in Oregon the last few years and now Colorado fire, which affect roughly the same size as Cottonwood Heights. We’re talking about 1,000 homes in 100 mph winds.” In 2020, there was an 80-acre Neff Canyon fire. “We evacuated about 6,000 homes on that—that cost $1.9 million,” he said. “Parleys Canyon fire was 541 acres and 10,000 people were evacuated. We’re looking at a cost of $3.1 million and that was even without a loss of structure.” Slatore said with strong winds, older power grids have started fires in Utah and Wyoming, much like California. “Two years ago, winds came off the Wasatch at a downhill slope at 70 miles per hour knocking down trees, pretty much shut down our cities for a few days with power outages,” he said. “When that happened, the downslope wind accelerated faster and reached destructive speeds when it impacted our communities at lower elevations making it more concerning for dangerous conditions.” To combat those instances and others, crews are moving forward with prescribed fires, choosing an area and time to start fire
on the ground. Slatore said it’s hard to burn thousands of acres of forests with cabins and infrastructure in place because of the possible damage to them or the beauty surrounding them, but if you don’t, there could be devastating results if a wildfire does occur. There also is a concern with prescribed burns near Salt Lake City with an international airport as well as about “how much smoke particulates and then the downwind populations and sensitive populations concerning breathing,” he said. While working to thin the forests, the U.S. Forest Service is partnering with the timber industry in Oregon, Washington and parts of Montana and Idaho, Jimenez added. “You don’t see large timber coming off the mill…but the way we look at it, it’s great,” he said. “We’re keeping the community thriving, we’re meeting our objective by pulling fuel off the landscape so Women: Your Voice Matters! that we can put fire back on the landscape. We need more women in political And the question to follow up with that is if we’re going to use prescribed burns, how office. We need you! much is going to be enough. It’s never go- Join the Women’s Leadership Institute ing to be enough. We just can’t treat 200 in its non-partisan, in-depth training million acres. We’re identifying where our for aspiring female political candidates. fuel treatments are going to be the most efThe seventh annual cohort has started, fective and those are the area where we’re using funds we have and the crews we have but we have a couple spots still available! to treat that landscape.” l
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‘It’s a small world after all’ for Channing Hall By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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t was a world of art, games, dancing, traditions, culture and food. Channing Hall’s international night was full of laughter and smiles as students and their families walked past cultural art projects in the main hallway to play an international game, such as Brazil’s Luto de Galo (Flight of the Rooster) or get a temporary henna tattoo, which is common in India and the Middle East. Kimberly Meyers was watching some of her children, third-grader Brennon, second-grader Brielle and first-grader Ethan learn Japanese calligraphy and origami from the school’s child nutritionist, Yayoi Hoecherl. “It’s super easy,” Ethan said after penning “dog” with the black ink. Hoecherl said that in Japan, 6-yearolds are just starting to learn the 80 kanjis of the country’s three alphabets, hiragana, katakana, and kanji. During their primary schooling, they will learn more than 1,000 kanji. She added that her country’s arts range from painting Japanese cherry blossoms to Pokémon. Meyers said it was the family’s first time attending the school’s multicultural
event. “It’s a really cool experience for us to learn about the different cultures of their classmates and teachers who we see every day,” she said. The whole family, including her other kids, sixth-grader Liam and preschooler Logan, planned to watch choir and grade-level performances ranging from strumming ukuleles to “Kookaburra” and “Waltzing Matilda.” In addition to those groups, there were Irish and Polynesian dance performances, a taekwondo demonstration and an Italian aria by Felicia DuBois. First-graders London Nadeau and Hannah Visic were excited to take part in the parade of nations. The girls had on their clothing from their Polish and Bosnian cultures as they cooled off in the 82-degree early May evening with a cool acai, made from berries typically found in South American rainforests. “It gives us a chance to show others who we are and learn about our traditions,” said Hannah’s mother, Emira, who came to the United States at age 22. London’s mother, Marta, came here at age seven.
Channing Hall first-grader Ethan Meyers and his second-grade sister Brielle learn Japanese calligraphy and origami from the school’s nutritionist, Yayoi Hoecherl during the school’s cultural night. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
“This is a night when we can see the diversity of all the different cultures; it’s pretty cool,” she said. “It’s a beautiful
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Draper Historical Society celebrates local history with annual Heritage Banquet By Katherine Weinstein | k.weinstein@mycityjournals.com
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nce again, Draper Historical Society will host its annual Heritage Banquet and Historical Presentation in conjunction with Draper Days. The event, which will take place July 13 at Willow Springs Elementary School, actually has its own interesting history. “It goes back to Old Folks Day,” explained Draper Historical Society board member Luana Guymon. Guymon, who has been involved with the Historical Society in different capacities for over 20 years, referred to a special celebration that was a Draper tradition for nearly a century. Draper’s first Old Folks Day celebration was held in 1898 and was the brainchild of Willard L. Snow, a pioneer who came to the Salt Lake Valley with his family in 1847 when he was just 5 years old. Snow thought it was important to honor the pioneers who had founded Draper and given so much to the community. Longtime Draper Historical Society board member Esther Kinder explained, “They wanted to celebrate and recognize the old timers.” The first Old Folks Day was a day-long affair in which the elder pioneers enjoyed a choir performance and talent show as well as a hot dinner. Members of the younger generation served as waiters. Conversation flowed amid photographs of the pioneers which deco-
rated the walls of the Old White Meetinghouse where the event took place. Old Folks Day was so successful that it became an annual event for over 90 years. Over time, the event became a way for the community to celebrate not only the town elders but the rich history of Draper itself. The Draper Historical Society, which was founded in 1981, began hosting their annual Heritage Banquets in the early 1990s. The evening involves a dinner as well as a presentation on a topic related to Draper’s history given by a member of the community. The presentation topics vary widely from year to year reflecting the multifaceted story of Draper’s past. Early on, presenters spoke about the men and women who were instrumental in the city’s founding. Presentation topics in more recent years have included the fine art collection that students at the Park School began in the 1920s, Draper’s poultry industry, Draper residents in the history of aviation and the history of Draper’s July 24th celebrations. This year, former Draper City Councilman Lyn Kimball is focusing his talk on a more recent piece of Draper history, how Juan Diego Catholic High School came to be located on the Kimball farm. The high school, as well as the other parochial schools on the property, opened for the 1999-2000 school
Members of the community enjoyed themselves at the Draper Historical Society Heritage Banquet in 2009. (Photo courtesy Draper Historical Society)
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“The Heritage Banquet celebrates and recognizes Draper’s pioneer heritage,” said Lynne Orgill, president of the Draper Historical Society. Everyone in the Draper community and beyond is encouraged to attend. The Draper Historical Society Heritage Banquet and Draper History Presentation will take place on Wednesday, July 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Willow Springs Elementary School,
13288 South Lone Rock Drive in Draper. The menu will include a choice of chicken or beef with mashed potatoes, salad and dessert. Tickets are $15 per person and may be purchased from the Draper Historical Society, Draper City Hall or from any member of the Historical Society. Seating is limited. For more information, contact the Draper Historical Society at 801-495-3476. l
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Hillcrest Junior High first in state to install free period product dispensers By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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t looked like a transformation to junior high. A group of females congregated into the girls’ bathroom at Hillcrest Junior High, smiling and laughing—only this time, the talk didn’t focus on boys, but rather menstrual period products. With the unanimous passing in the state legislature of HB 162, making free period products available in K-12 public and charter schools’ unisex and female restrooms, Hillcrest began the rollout this summer. With eighth-grader Alyla Ruiz snipping the bright pink ribbon, the dispenser installation in their bathrooms was celebrated by students, educators and advocates. Utah Period Project founder and president Emily Bell McCormick and other leaders took a subject that once was taboo to publicly discuss and brought it to the forefront. “Until today, there has been so much stigma around menstruation that you couldn’t say the word,” she said. “We worked with the Utah legislature a couple years before this and there were whole committee meetings where the words menstruation, period, tampon and pad were never mentioned even though they were talking about a bill like this. We just needed to normalize this because we know that it’s something four to six days every month for 40 years in life, 50% of our population experiences.” McCormick said that Hillcrest’s installation of free products is the first of 8,000 dispensers that will serve 337,000 females across the state this year and will help girls in “period poverty” situations. “Our studies show 84% of the girls in the U.S. have missed school or known someone who has because of lack of period supplies,” she said. “The reason this has mattered the whole time is that this very day when a 12-year-old who is sitting in fifth period and starts her period, she’s going to walk to this very bathroom and be able to use free period products here. She’s not going to the office; she’s not going to call home. She’s going to go back to class and that is a win.” Murray School District Superintendent Jen Covington said without access to period product supplies, education is impacted. “Our students often times will stay home from school or not participate as vigorously in school without access to period products,” she said. “Not all of our students come from homes or situations where buying period products is an option, so they stay home. This impacts what we do every day with these students. We want them here in our school. We want to be able to remove barriers.” Since 2018, the Period Project has been making products more accessible nationwide. While McCormick acknowledged others, including area Girl Scouts, in the past have worked to get products available in schools, often times, the products are just found in school
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There were smiles and cheers celebrating the first time free period product dispensers are made available in the state, starting at Hillcrest Junior High. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
offices, which can be “embarrassing” for girls. This launch is statewide and products are available in restrooms. “We didn’t want for every school to individually decide whether or not they wanted to do it. We wanted to work with the legislature to make sure this is a statewide mandate because it’s a need that’s been overlooked. We recognize there are kids in the state who face food insecurity, so we produce a free lunch program. In the same way, or even more so, you can’t go to school if you’re not caring for your period, so we just wanted to make sure that was understood,” McCormick said. With $1 million donations from both the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation and The Andrus Family Foundation, dispensers are being installed in school restrooms. Initial funding from the bill will supply the tampons and pads, but ultimately the responsibility will fall upon school districts’ budgets. Covington said others will look to Murray School District’s program as they install their own dispensers. “They will take our feedback and share that with our messaging, how we put the dispensers up and at what heights along with feedback from students and parents to see how to roll this out throughout the state,” she said. “This really is a grassroots effort started in this school. Our social worker and head custodian
have been very active in speaking about the need here and making sure girls have what they need to be able to get back to class.” It began when a food pantry donation was being made at the school. That’s when social worker Courtney Nolan confided that what the school really needed was menstrual supplies. “We have about 400 girls here and 50% of our student body is on free and reduced lunch,” she said. “Most stay home if they don’t have supplies. I’ve had girls come to my office to ask for a pad or tampon, but many are too embarrassed. In our society, it’s something that in the past has been unspoken.” Head custodian Heather Wilks has been called upon to clean up from accidents, wash clothes and help students. “A lot of our students struggle with food, so having period supplies isn’t even an option,” she said. “I’m glad to jump on it and help. This will make it so girls can be here at school and participate and be on an even playing field as the boys.” McCormick said knowing the inequality fueled her passion for the project. “The thing that got me was when I heard Utah was ranked 50 out of 50 for women’s equality and I starting thinking, well, what are concrete things we can do to change that number?” she said. “Viagra and Rogaine are traditionally male products with a policy saying
Hillcrest Junior High head custodian Heather Wilks and social worker Courtney Nolan stock the first free period product dispenser in the state with tampons and pads that are labeled, “changing the world, one cycle at a time.” (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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Corner Canyon boys lacrosse defend state title in dominating fashion
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he Corner Canyon High boys lacrosse team continued its dominance through the state for the second year in a row—going a combined 39-0 over the past two seasons against Utah squads—in bringing home its second consecutive state title. On May 27, the Chargers beat American Fork 15-10 at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman to win the 6A title this season. “There was a completely different feel this year,” said head coach Aaron Ika. “Last year, our boys were all about making a name for themselves and this year, we were focused on playing a schedule that could showcase their talent.” In the championship against the Cavemen, senior Mason Quick, senior Jon King, junior Jacob Osborn and senior Blaze DeGracie all scored three goals to lead the offensive attack for the top-seeded squad. Corner Canyon scored four goals in the first three minutes of play, including two by King, and then continued a blistering pace through the first 12 minutes, going up 9-1 by the end of the first quarter and then 10-3 at the break. American Fork challenged the rest of the way and the Chargers held on for its third win against the Cavemen this season. Corner Canyon had a bye to begin the 6A tournament before defeating Pleasant Grove 22-3 in the second round, Westlake 22-6 in the quarterfinals and Weber 24-3 in the semis. “We all felt the pressure as coaches to win again with the high expectations we had for ourselves, but also the way we were playing,” Ika said. “After the final game, some of the boys actually expressed relief of getting the target off their back and having to fight through that pressure.” The Chargers’ dominance over opponents this year was evident in outscoring opponents 357 to 107 with its three closest matchups against Colorado and California teams. Its lone loss in its 19-1 season came at the hands of Corona del Mar (California) 1211 in double overtime in early April. “Our guys never got down and they just took things one play and game at a time,” Ika said. “They really embraced the three pillars of our culture in doing their job, being all in, and having a ‘we, not me’ mindset.” Corner Canyon’s junior varsity team went undefeated through 14 games this year, with a margin of victory of at least 10 goals while the second JV squad finishing with a winning record after beginning the year 0-3, showing “awesome improvement,” according to Ika. Corner Canyon’s varsity squad was led by five All-Americans—three on the offensive side and two defenders. Quick, who was named Mr. Utah Lacrosse, scored 80 goals and recorded 45 assists with King adding 91 goals and 31 assists and DeGracie had 44 goals and
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Corner Canyon’s seniors were key figures for the Chargers’ past two state titles. (Photo courtesy Chandra Tillotson)
34 assists while seniors Ayden Santi, who was also named an Academic All-American, and senior Trace White starred defensively. First Team All-Region players included DeGracie, King, Quick, Santi and White along with seniors Benjamin Dickson, Mason Esplin and Blake Franckowiak; and juniors Osborn and Jack Baird. Those named to the All-Region Second Team were seniors Jackson Archibald, Dylan Carlsen, Justin Egan and Anthony Mackay; and junior Lincoln Hanks. Ika said several of his players—Archibald (Whittier College), Carlsen (Westminster), Brody Cutrer (Morning Side—for football), DeGracie (U.S. Air Force), Dickson (Lake Erie), Egan (West), Esplin (Piedmont), Franckowiak (Utah), King (Penn State), Mackay (Westminster), Matthew Mallory (Colorado State) and Quick (Utah) will help join other former Chargers in the collegiate ranks. “I’m excited to see where these guys go,” Ika said. “It’s really cool to see our guys carry on the legacy for CCHS lacrosse.” With such large margins of victory throughout the season, Ika was able to give several underclassmen plenty of playing time. “Some of our varsity starters didn’t play the second half in a lot of our games this year so we were able to have an eye towards the future,” he said. “We feel we have the right guys to step up and step into the open spots left by our seniors. The sky’s the limit for this next group as well.” Also on the 2022 championship team were seniors Stratton Baugh, Ethan Hill, Mikko Laitinen and Connor Maxwell; juniors Dawson Andersen, Jairus Checketts and Por-
ter Wells; and sophomore Mitchell Phippen. Ika was assisted on the coaching staff by Walker Bateman, Jeff Brzoska, Tallyn Gold-
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Beyond the byline: A proofreader with a passion for travel By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com Editor’s note: this series highlights the writers (and proofreaders) behind the stories found here every month. he’s one of those people who likes to wear a sun hat year-round. Her passions are travel as well as mountain biking in Corner Canyon, cooking ethnic foods and trying to grow tomatoes. She loves Utah’s west desert and has even camped there in the depths of winter. She’s a certified mindfulness instructor, a proofreader and published writer. She is multi-faceted Linnea Lundgren. She has been proofreading and writing for the City Journals since 2014. “I love proofreading. I see it as a challenge, not to find mistakes per se, but to test my skills,” Linnea said. Linnea was born in New Jersey and raised in Utah from the age of six. She attended Judge Memorial High School and the University of Utah where she graduated with a degree in journalism. Linnea spent a year of college studying in Hong Kong and still maintains a friendship from that time abroad. She inherited the “travel bug” from her mom, Linda, and her ancestry from her
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full-fledged Swede father, Hans, as well as a love of the outdoors. That Swedish heritage is the source of her first name. Linnea met Mike Charnholm while both were in the fourth grade. She and Mike married a year after graduating from college. As newlyweds, Linnea and Mike lived and worked in Seattle, during which she wrote for a local newspaper, travel magazine and later published four books as a travel writer. After working and saving funds for a decade, the couple quit their jobs, sold their possessions and set out to travel the world for 13 months. “My mom traveled around the world in the 1960s and it was something I had to do after hearing all her stories,” Linnea said. She and Mike were 32 at the time of their globetrotting adventure. With just a backpack, a sleeping bag and tent, Mike and Linnea followed Linda’s route around the world, visiting 28 countries. “Obviously, some places we couldn’t go because of unstable political situations or visa limitations,” she said. Her top four favorite countries from the trip were Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Ireland. The best adventures of the trip? She has many, but the top three would be sailing
on a 67-foot ketch from Fiji to New Zealand, scuba diving the wreck of the SS Thistlegorm in the Red Sea, and hiking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, which took 19 days. Following their big adventure, they moved back to Utah and raised a family. She has three children—one in college and twins in high school. Linnea hopes her kids inherit the “travel bug” from her just as she did from her mom. “I hope they have an international experience, either by studying abroad or by travel. It’s important to get out of your bubble and expand your awareness of the world.” Though Linnea lost her mother to cancer 11 years ago, Linda’s sense of adventure lives on in Linnea. Linnea and her family recently returned from a trip to France that included visiting the D-Day beaches of Normandy, biking around Brittany and eating a lot of crepes. “Traveling the world is not scary,” she said. “People everywhere are friendly and helpful. And it’s not that expensive if you go backpacking, travel off the beaten path, and try to keep things simple.”
Linnea Lundgren backpacking around the world in 2000. (Courtesy Linnea Lundgren)
Twenty bicyclists celebrate Golden Spoke with Mayor Walker By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com
In conjunction with the Golden Spoke ride organized by Move Utah, Draper Mayor Troy Walker (far right) hosted the Mayor’s Bike Ride May 14. “I’ve done the ride every year. It’s an annual event to commemorate the trail from Ogden (near the FrontRunner station) to Provo. We got on at Rotary Park in Draper and rode north up the Jordan River Trail to the Tracy Aviary Nature Center. We had about 20 people that rode with us including a family with young boys. You could ride up and back or just up…you got a food truck voucher and a free UTA day pass on their system for participating, so some people went over to FrontRunner and rode back that way. The weather was beautiful and we had a great ride. The Jordan River Trail is well used and it was impressive to see so many people enjoying it,” Walker said.
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JDCHS boys lacrosse finish in final four By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
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he fourth-seeded Juan Diego Catholic High School boys lacrosse team finished in the state’s top four after a 13-10 win over Bear River in the 4A quarterfinals May 21 and an 11-7 loss to Sky View in the semis May 25. “Our team left it all on the field in our two playoff games,” said head coach Greg Stamatov. “We clicked on all cylinders and exuded confidence against Bear River. Against Sky View, we hit a few unlucky pipes and gave up a few early goals that we just couldn’t overcome. Our resilience to stay relevant in the game and challenge in the second half showed our true character. I’m proud of how we competed and couldn’t be more proud of the way we fought.” Juan Diego’s season began a little rough with a 1-3 mark after the first four games before the Soaring Eagle team turned it around and ended with a winning record. “We had a very challenging schedule with lots of 5A and 6A opponents and took it to them head on, even in defeat,” Stamatov said. “The way our team grew as individuals and bought into our culture and systems were the leaps I’m most proud of. We played for each other and learned how to be accountable and what sacrifice and discipline truly is, for the betterment of the team.” Junior Wyatt Robertson was the offensive leader this year, scoring 53 goals. “I am continually impressed by Wyatt’s stick skills, his lacrosse IQ and his courageous efforts and relentlessness in every game,” Stamatov said. “He made every single player on our team better by being a supportive player, but a better friend and mentor. He will do great things in life and lacrosse.”
Stamatov also noted juniors Mason Kegel, Lance Ebner and sophomore Aidan Wigton’s impact on offense with junior Jacob Anderson and senior Logan Huggard leading the way defensively. “Jacob and Logan understood team defense and did everything they could to bring us together and solidify our defensive front,” Stamatov said, while also crediting junior Jose Funes’ on-ball defense and sophomore Austin Lund’s play in the net. Also on the team, who finished with a 9-8 record, was seniors Callum Goodwin, Jack Jones, Antonio Rossano and Alexander Ziouras; juniors Alijah Bendinger, Jacob Cusick, Tommy Filidore, Dom Martinez-Huff, Mateo McCullough and Lucas Slobodnic; sophomores Peter Azar, Zach Drent, Koofrey Edam, Weston Eder, Andrew King, Revan Lee, Angelo Lewis, Liam Pool and Thomas Rock; and freshmen William Conley, Toby Hardin, Mario Perez, Roman Rossano and Miles Sears. “These players showed up for practice willing to learn and be part of something larger than one’s self, all season long,” Stamatov said. “The development our team displayed from beginning to end was night and day.” Stamatov was assisted on the coaching staff by Brad Tack and Nate Tack. “Their passion and commitment to this program and the game is of the highest intensity,” Stamatov said. Stamatov said his team intends to spend the offseason honing their athletic skills in general and lacrosse fundamentals while trying to grow the sport within the community. He said the support from the school, athletic depart-
JDCHS boys lacrosse finishes top four in state. (Photo courtesy Greg Stamatov)
ment and parents has been incredible this season. “Juan Diego is an incredible place to be a student and pour your passion into athletics, as well as academics,” Stamatov said. “It's an indescribable honor to coach these students and teach them the game as it's meant to be played; with tenacity, with respect, with focus, and for each other. I’m very excited to see these student-athletes continue to improve their skills and apply themselves in their academics. This is just the beginning!” l
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Utah Asian Festival celebrates 45 years of connection and celebration By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com
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he Utah Asian Festival, the longest-running festival of its kind west of the Mississippi, will be held in the Grand Building of the Utah State Fairpark (155 N. 1000 West) on Saturday, July 9, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free. Founded in 1977, the festival showcases Asian traditions, cuisine, dance, art and music from the dozens of nationalities that make up Utah’s fastest-growing ethnic population. Founders Jimi Mitsunaga, Lang Wong, Joe Arzacon and Chung Mun Lee organized the first festival with a vision to strengthen the connection between Asian communities in the state and cultivate ties with Utah residents. “In 2022, we will be celebrating 45 years of success,” said Dr. Shu Cheng, executive director of the Asian Association of Utah. “Three generations of Asian Americans have volunteered to make the annual Utah Asian Festival fun and educational. The event transforms
Asian Americans into leaders and consolidates them into a cohesive core in Utah.” Asian people have been part of the state’s history for more than 150 years. In September 2020, archaeologists from the Utah State Historic Preservation Office discovered remnants of a house built by Chinese railroad workers. Preservation officer Chris Merritt declared it to be “the first Chinese [transcontinental railroad workers’] home…in the entire nation.” Utah’s leaders have assisted the federal government in sponsoring the resettlement of Asian immigrants and refugees from the Philippines, Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand and more, whose descendants have put down roots in the Beehive State. “Not only will this all-day gathering serve to connect recent immigrants and refugees to the historic diasporas in the region, [but the festival] is a platform deeply benefiting Utahns of any background, honoring the ways
in which our state’s Asian families have preserved, persevered and flourished against the odds,” said UAF chairwoman Eunice Lanean. “[It’s an] opportunity to reunite with old friends, make new ones, break bread with our elders and youth, and forge bonds across generations that will last generations.” The festival attracts thousands of people from all parts of the state and is the only event where Utah’s Asian communities come together to celebrate and honor their heritage, traditions and vibrant culture. This year’s event is described as “the boldest iteration yet” for the multicultural festival. For more information, visit UtahAsianFestival.org. “When I learned that UAF originated as an attempt to unify the various Asian ethnic groups, I felt a sense of duty to continue the mission, especially in the midst of resurgent anti-Asian violence and discrimination,” said Emilio Manuel Camu, UAF’s cochair. “Our committee's duty is to
Asian fan dancers will perform at the Utah Asian Festival on Saturday, July 9. The event highlights the culture’s contributions to Utah through dance, cuisine, activities and art. (Courtesy of the Utah Asian Festival)
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CCHS girls lacrosse season ends in state quarters By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
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he Corner Canyon High girls lacrosse team had high hopes this season, reaching No. 4 in the ranks of the state’s 6A squads. The Chargers earned a first-round bye in the state tournament before beating Farmington 14-7 in the second round. In the quarterfinal round, Corner Canyon lost to eventual champion Mountain Ridge 14-3 May 21. “We had a deep and talented team this year with great expectations,” said coach Matt Kenning. “We may not have finished this season the way we wanted and we did have several close losses, but we finished the year with a 10-8 overall record.” Against Farmington May 19, FirstTeam All-Region players Simone Parker and Maura Henry both had four goals and an assist to lead the Chargers. In the loss against Mountain Ridge, Parker, First Team All-Region player Allison Reading and Malarie Story netted goals for Corner Canyon. Junior Kenzie Zimmerman was also honored as First Team All-Region this year for the Chargers who came in fourth in Region 4. Parker, a senior midfielder, scored 76 goals this season and recorded four
assists while Henry, a senior attacker, added 55 goals and 25 assists to both lead the team in scoring with 80 points each. After a redesign of Corner Canyon’s offensive and defensive schemes to suit their personnel better, the Chargers started the season 2-4 before running off three straight wins to start region play. Five of the team’s losses this season were by three goals or less, including one-goal losses to Lone Peak and Pleasant Grove. Also on the squad this season were seniors Lizzie Boyle, Mila Christy, Sam Furst, Ashlyn Pepper and Kenzie Stoddard; juniors Hannah Berente, Kate Cavin, Breanne Cruz, Sessilee Halverson, Malia Ika, Eden Linford, Sadi Peacock, Abbey Richardson, Kamryn Stuart, Saige Talbot and Niya West; sophomores Maci Crivac, Marissa Parker, Janneke Remick, Kayla Vaughn and Mia Wells; and freshmen Mia Ambrose, Cat Faucette, Sophie Jacobs, Sophia Sandoval and Callista Sirrine. “We had a great season, Kenning said. “The kids had fun and took a giant step forward in terms of growth, ability and becoming contenders for a 6A state title.” Kenning was assisted this season by
The Corner Canyon High girls lacrosse team finished a 10-8 season in the 6A state quarterfinals against eventual champion Mountain Ridge May 21. (Photos courtesy Matt Kenning)
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erything they can to help us build a successful program,” Kenning said. “We are losing some fantastic seniors but have a strong and talented remaining group of kids that will be ready to go next season.”l
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ehind Emmalyn Jacob’s third-place finish in the javelin at the 3A state track and field championships May 1921 at Brigham Young University, the Juan Diego Catholic High School girls team came in sixth place. Head coach Joe Elliott said Jacobs, the Region 15 champion in the event, was leading the competition heading into the final two throws, having thrown the javelin 126 feet, 10 inches which broke her own school record. “Manti’s Cadee Alder and Delta’s Saylor Day both popped off to get around her,” he said. “That was tough, but hey, she really competed there. Sometimes that’s how it goes.” Ethan Stevens placed fourth in the 800 meters, seventh in the 1600 meters and seventh in the 3200 meters. “Ethan had a great meet, battling through a creaky knee this late in the season, with some heroic races,” Elliott said. Isabella Pickers set a personal record of 59.55 seconds in the 400 meters to take top-five. “She went from pretty much last to fifth in the home stretch,” Elliott said. “It was a really fun race to cheer for.” Pickers also placed sixth in the long jump. Also finishing in the top 10 at state were the girls medley relay who placed
By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com fourth, Lizzie Mataele (sixth, shot put), Catherine Stevens (sixth, javelin) and Malia McConnell (ninth, long jump). On the boys side, Kione Mataele came in fourth in the discus. Heading into the state championships, the boys and girls teams both won the Region 15 titles—the first time in 18 years that both programs have accomplished the feat together. Individual region champions were Nyrvanah Crockett (long jump), Shepherd Foy (800 meters), Jacobs (high jump, javelin), Dalan Kennedy (shot put), Kione Mataele (discus), Lizzie Mataele (shot put), Chloe Reilly (1600 meters, 3200 meters), Maui Richmond (long jump) and Stevens (800 meters, 1600 meters, 3200 meters). The girls 4x400, girls medley, boys 4x100 and boys 4x400 relays also came out on top at region. “Overall, we’ve got room to grow,” Elliott said. “We can bring back 50 of the 60 kids on the team this season and a ton of talent. So, while it was great to taste some region success this season, we’ve got to become a state-level team next season.” l Juan Diego’s Emmalyn Jacobs took third in the javelin at the 3A state championships May 21 at BYU. (Photos courtesy Joe Elliott)
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Miss Draper 2022 and attendants announced By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com
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hile the Queen of England celebrated 70 years of her reign across the pond, Draper’s royalty transitioned from last year’s winners to Miss Draper 2022 Lauren Carn, and attendants Shaelyn Preede and Ashley Peterson. They were crowned at the June 7 city council meeting. Under the direction of volunteer coordinator and former Miss Draper Mandi Brady, Miss Draper became a scholarship program instead of a pageant in recent years. The focus is on service, education, leadership and refinement. The winners no longer compete in the Miss Utah pageant. Instead, they each promote personally-chosen platforms during their year of service to the city. Carn, the daughter of Brooke and David Carn, was a 2021 valedictorian of Corner Canyon High School. She will be a sophomore at the University of Utah where she’s on the Honors Dean’s list pursuing a BFA in theatre education. Her service initiative is “You Will Be Found—Improving Mental Health Through the Arts.” “I have never been a pageant girl, but when I found out that Miss Draper is a scholarship program based on credentials including academics, that really intrigued me,” Carn said. According to Carn, someone close in her life has struggled with mental health, but that person found happiness and healing through the arts. “I’ve seen firsthand that having access to the arts can improve mental health, especially coming out of Covid. Even as audience members, I hope we can lift people’s spirits as they make more connections through the arts,” Carn said. First attendant Shaelyn Preede serves as Youth Mayor for Draper’s Youth Council and National Honor Society president at CCHS where she’ll be a senior. She won an entrepreneurship award at an international DECA conference in Atlanta and she plans to pursue a career in business, but it’s her love of reading from an early age that led to choosing Literacy in Early Education as her platform. She is the daughter of Steve and Amy Preede. Preede said it was the program’s focus on the pillars of service, education, refinement and leadership that also attracted her to participate. And her love of reading led to an easy choice for what she wants to promote. “My platform strives to foster a love of reading in every child, so our youngest Draper citizens can be prepared for their future and a brighter tomorrow,” she said. Second attendant Ashley Peterson is a 2019 CCHS graduate and a BYU senior studying editing and publishing. She hopes to work in children’s fiction after graduation, but she’s also considering continuing on to law school. Her platform is promoting the city’s volunteer and service opportunities, a subject she’s well versed in after organizing an annual Christmas food drive with her mom and helping with new
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L-R Ashley Peterson, Lauren Carn and Shaelyn Preede are the winners of the Miss Draper 2022 scholarship program. They were crowned in June 7 at City Hall. (Courtesy Lauren Carn)
student orientation at BYU. She is the daughter of Brennan and Suzanne Peterson. “When I was about nine, I went to city hall with my dad to get a passport and I saw a poster for the Miss Draper program. I told my dad I wanted to do it and he said ‘someday.’ When I found out about the new scholarship program…I thought it was perfect,” Peterson said. She plans to create a volunteer page on Draper City’s website so residents can see a clear calendar of opportunities, and she’ll serve as a volunteer coordinator for the city. As her Miss Draper reign came to a close, Grace Meade addressed the crowd in city council chambers. She spoke about her platform “Bright Futures Begin with STEM,” something she became passionate about after a female biomedical engineer spoke to her
class when Meade was in middle school. “I am forever grateful for this opportunity to serve and the scholarship that will help me fulfill 12-year-old Grace’s dream of being a biomedical engineer,” she said. Among her many activities, Meade helped develop a new Miss Draper logo during her tenure. Mayor Troy Walker thanked Meade for her year of service to the city. “She’s been very diligent. She’s an exceptional young lady,” he said. And he praised the program’s focus on scholarship. “It’s unique in the type of young lady it fosters and brings forward,” he said. “Not only are these ladies beautiful, they are absolutely wicked smart.” l
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Draper Elementary’s long-time ‘organized and efficient’ secretary retires By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com This is the first of three profiles spotlighting long-time Canyons School District employees. hen the teachers walked out of Draper Elementary for the summer, so did Administrative Assistant Marian Broderick—only she left for good. Broderick didn’t walk away alone. Principal Christine Waddell and Support Assistant Spring Park also are retiring; the three are taking a cumulative of 86 years of educational knowledge with them and leaving Support Assistant Deanna Brady to help break in the new front office staff. “I keep thinking I would really kind of like to stay, but nobody wants a 66-yearold secretary at the school,” said Broderick, who has been full time for 26 of her 29 years at Draper Elementary. “It’s hard to wrap myself around this knowing I’ve gone to work for all these years and love my job, but all of a sudden, it’s not going to be mine anymore. I think come July when it’s time to go back, I am going to start to miss the school and all the people here. I love the teachers and it’s going to be really hard to leave them.” That feeling may hit harder yet when school starts although the three retirees have plans to wave to the school on the first day as they head off to lunch together. Broderick knows much of Draper Elementary’s history from heart. She was at the school when it had open classrooms—“I don’t know why they ever thought that was a good idea;” and when they installed walls, they had to take down the school’s paintings and had a police escort to take the most valuable to the district office while they temporarily relocated to Union Middle. Skylights, secure entryway, and carpet upgrades have gone in since. She was there when Draper was the only year-round elementary school and had 10 portables to fit 1,400 students. “Draper was really starting to boom then. It’s when they started putting in neighborhoods of less than an acre property. People started coming when they could afford a house,” Broderick said, who lives in the Draper community on two acres with her husband, two horses and 14 chickens. In 1994, she said, the school switched to traditional school year. “Our numbers are around 700, but that’s still one of the highest (populated) schools,” Broderick said, adding that for a while Draper had the accelerated program and now, it hosts Chinese dual language immersion. Her job also has changed from a period where she didn’t use a computer to using it to make payroll and bank statements entries. “We’re always here to help the kids and patrons, answer phones, help teachers cut out things for bulletin boards, grade papers,
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organize things,” she said. “We cleaned out the ‘dungeon,’ as I call it, and found records from the 1940s (from the former Park School) with report cards, PTA minutes and all sorts of papers. It was fun going through those because there were people I knew from when I moved into Draper.” Broderick, who is believed to be the second head secretary of Draper Elementary, followed Jean Smith in the position. “I had brought my first kid here in first grade and dropped him off. I went home and told my husband that I will be the secretary of that school, you wait and see, but I didn’t expect it to happen how and when it did,” she said. “I started part-time and the secretary that was here before, she taught me a little about everything. Back then, schools did their own bank statements. We were a track school at the time, so when we’d have three more weeks of the school year after the other schools were out, the secretary always went on vacation. When she was in Idaho, she called me and said, ‘Marian, I’m never coming back.’ It was kind of a crappy day and right after she said that, there was this big thunderclap.” Broderick told then Principal Ron Jarrett: “We had this big problem; we didn’t have a secretary to close the school. We had bills to pay; we had transportation costs and I didn’t know how to do them. We had to make sure all the kids got report cards and effectively schedule kids in classes. It was a nightmare because none of us knew anything. We did the best we can and then the principal asked me if I wanted the (fulltime) job and here I am 26 years later.” Even though she didn’t have knowledge of everything, she was prepared to step into the role. “Back in high school, I took accounting, typing, shorthand—nobody even knows what that is, but I can still do it. I typed back on the old-fashioned typewriters with non-correction ribbon. I typed my teacher’s thesis for her, and I thought, ‘man, I’m going to be a secretary. I love this,’ said Broderick, who said her Viewmont High shorthand teacher was one who inspired her. Those skills were still to be found years later as she was known at Draper Elementary for being organized and efficient with a no-nonsense approach to her work. “I’m a type A personality. I can run four errands or go home and do a bid for my husband’s plumbing business in my halfan-hour lunch. My desk is always clean. I never have piles. I never put it off. I have always been really, really organized and you have to be, to be a secretary,” she said. Her colleague, Park, who is retiring after 26 years, said Broderick often joked about her organizational abilities. “Marian said you are good up front helping people; I’ll be in the back, taking
Not to miss out, Draper Elementary Administrative Assistant Marian Broderick and her granddaughter were amongst the staff and faculty on the school roof ready to watch the 2015 lunar eclipse. (Photo courtesy of Marian Broderick)
care of business because she could run a great office and was always ahead of the game,” she said. “She said on her headstone it will say ‘she may not have had a lot of friends, but damn she was organized.’” While teacher Madison Ellingson said the second part of the sentiment may be true, the first is not. “She makes such an impact and not just for students who walk into our building, but also for the faculty and parents,” she said. “Marian is caring and looks for ways to help others. She is the most selfless person, and she wouldn’t say that, but she really is. Every moment, she’s like, ‘how can I help you, what can I do?’ When I have tests to correct, I take them down to her and she gets all giddy because she wants to score them for me. And she does that for everybody in the building. She loves doing projects the rest of us hate because she knows she’s helping us out. She thinks she’s just this grumpy lady that sits in the back desk, but that’s definitely not true.” Ellingson, who was nominated along
with Broderick for the National Life Group’s LifeChanger of the Year education award in 2018, said she knows Broderick is always available to help. “Marian is the glue that holds Draper Elementary together. She’s pretty much amazing. If you need to know literally anything, you go to Marian. She knows it off the top of her head. She’s a plethora of knowledge and is just amazing at her job,” she said. That experience comes from working under eight different principals in her career and thousands of students. “Kids call me Marian, I’m not known as Mrs. Broderick. They come back and remember me. I’ll know them because they were my kids’ friends and now they’re bringing their kids to school here. It’s really fun to get to know them again. Many of them will say they remember coming to the office, and I’d give them candy,” she said, adding she still keeps a candy dish on her desk. Waddell, who has worked with Brod-
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erick the past five years of her 32 years in education, said her administrative assistant is good with students. “Sometimes kids will get sent down to work in the office for a little while,” Waddell said. “She seems to gravitate to those kids, and she’ll talk to them, help them with the school work they’re doing, and ask them about their life. She really forms a relationship with them; it’s those kids who have behavior problems, she knows how to bring them around.” Waddell has been impressed by Broderick’s professionalism. “Marian is the most efficient secretary anybody could ever have. I talk with other principals, and they tell me how their secretaries are swamped and how they can’t seem to get their work done. Marian is done with her work so fast that she’s constantly doing stuff for teachers like cutting out stuff or correcting papers because she hates to sit there and do nothing. She is a no-nonsense kind of person. She doesn’t complain. She just gets it done,” she said. “And she’s personable. She is willing to talk to anybody; if parents call and need something, she takes care of them.” Broderick said it’s the job that has taught her that. “I’m quite the introvert and I’ve had to really learn to put myself out there and to make people happy. I like doing everything in my power to make them feel comfortable and loved to help make this school a happy place. You have to really care, and I do really care about the kids and the faculty. I just love it here,” she said. Ellingson said that’s apparent from Bunco nights she holds or planning and hosting staff and faculty gatherings. “Marian is the mastermind behind our socials. She plans them, with support from others, and hosts them. She wants to go under the radar and do her thing and recognize others, but she really has a bigger impact than she knows,” Ellingson said. Tamara Baker served as Draper principal for almost five years until January 2009. “Marian is the best,” said Baker, who also is retiring after being in education nearly 30 years. “One of the things I love about Marian is that not only did she just do her job with stellar efficiency, because she was so good at it, she was always looking for other things to do for the staff.” Baker recalled some teachers wanting to do hands-on learning with letter kits, but they knew the school didn’t have the money. “They didn’t come to me, but they told Marian about it, and she came up with a solution of buying little cabinets at Home Depot that have one million little drawers and then buying lima beans and writing the letters on the lima beans to use as manipulatives. Marian told the teachers, ‘I can do that for you’ and for weeks, whenever she had a minute, she had all these lima beans on her desk and was using her Sharpie, writing
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letters on thousands of lima beans to save money. That was Marian. She’s like, ‘OK, I have three minutes and can get 50 more lima beans written on.’ I could have looked into a grant, but Marian jumped right in as she always did, to save the teachers time and she had thousands of lima beans written on in a matter of a week or two. She was just so incredibly fast and efficient by the time I caught on to what she was doing, she was about done,” she said. During her administrative assistant’s summer break, Baker decided to have a little bit of fun. “She likes her desk just so; it was always neat and orderly. One summer, I found a broken keyboard like hers, so I pried off the keys off and planted grass seed. Then, I found enough loose keys to write, ‘welcome back’ and put those on it. I trimmed the grass, put up a little lounge chair and substituted it for her keyboard. She came back from her break and looked at it and just started laughing. Then I hear, ‘Tamara, where’s my keyboard?’ You know, you don’t mess with Marian.” Baker said that Marian was not only a “a brilliant person,” but also big-hearted. “She quietly went about helping a child who needed something or if she sees a need in the community, she just fills it. There are many kids who would need something, and suddenly have it because she wanted to make sure they had what they needed, like any other student in the school,” she said. “She just has a huge heart and she never ever wanted recognition or anyone to know. She’s an incredible humble person, but she was generous and wanted to do it.” Baker also recalled Broderick’s sense of humor. “One year we had tons and tons of rain and it made for a retaining pond for the playground. Hundreds of Canadian geese liked it right there and made it their personal home. We went out there and I turned to Marian and said, ‘What are we going to do?’ And Marian is a great problem-solver. She just said, ‘I’ve got this’ and she just ran out in the middle and all these geese took off in flight. They’d come after all of us, but not Marian,” she said. Broderick remembers other fun times, from when Steve Young give her a signed football when he came for an assembly to watching the 2015 lunar eclipse on the school roof with faculty. While she has some things lined up for her retirement—traveling, going to the family cabin, quilting, writing her life history and maybe even becoming a mobile dog groomer—she’s a bit anxious. “My biggest fear is that I’m going to sit on the couch in my PJs ‘til 11 (a.m.) and then shower, take a nap and watch some show,” Broderick said, realizing she won’t be helping faculty with their projects. “I will need something to do.” l
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several unused muscles in my back. “You’re pulling up,” he said, unhelpfully. “Pulling up what?” “Just pulling up.” “I don’t understand the words you’re using,” I replied. I considered throwing a ball at his head. “You know, just don’t pull up.” I glanced around the course, certain a divorce lawyer had to be within range. “Watch,” he said. “This is what you’re doing.” Tom then proceeded to reenact my swing, which, according to him, looks like I’m trying to kill a spider with a baseball bat. “Don’t do that,” he said. “Understand?” “Do you understand alimony?” I mumbled.
It’s gone downhill from there, but at least now I’ve learned golf etiquette, like how driving the cart through those fun sand dunes is frowned upon. And I should whisper on the golf field unless I miss a shot, and then I’m supposed to yell a swear word and throw my golf bat in the lake. I also learned I shouldn’t shout “Fore!” every time I take a swing, and kicking the ball onto the fairway is a cool golf-pro trick. And the drink cart is like an ice-cream truck for grown-ups. After watching Tom’s conniption when he hit a ball into the creek, I asked him, “You do this to relax? Is it working?” He gritted his teeth and drove to the next hole. I sat back and watched the beautiful scenery. I’ve seen deer, squirrels, ducks and bunnies romping near the “greens,” which is a lazy name if I’ve ever heard one. Maybe during the next pandemic, Tom can teach me how to pole vault or we could join a curling team or maybe we could do a DIY extension to our house. There are just so many ways to start a fight. Peri Kinder is an award-winning humor writer and hosts the Life & Laughter podcast. She’s also a yoga/meditation instructor and life coach.
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