January 2026 | Vol. 35 Iss. 1
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Humans of Herriman: A book for our community By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com
High school students have been inspired by the stories of Herriman residents, which they hope to share with the community.
munity with their new one. Mayor Lorin Palmer talked about why he chose to run for office and what the hardest part of his job is. James Crane shared why his father chose to preserve Herriman and become its first mayor. fter three months of interviewing A book launch party will be held at Herriman residents, transcribing City Hall later this month, followed by a their stories and collecting photographs, presentation of the book to the City CounMountain Ridge High School business cil. Excerpts from the interviews are on Instudents Sadie Miles, Kennedy Haymond stagram @humansofherriman and will be and Angeles Acosta have completed their displayed on promotional posters throughHumans of Herriman project. out the community. The interview audio “One thing I realized with people is, recordings have been donated to a Utah everyone has a really good story to share- Historical Society collection, and at the end -you just need to figof February, the three ure out how to get students who orgato that story,” Miles the project will “You don’t have to nized said. “I remember present their work at be in any certain role or the state high school just going out of almost every single position. Just go out, DECA club business interview being like, competition. find your passion, get ‘Wow, that was the The students best interview I’ve involved in that passion, said it was a good exdone so far,’ because make a difference, and perience in planning, just the different organizing and coljust make your communi- laboration. They also perspectives everyone has and the diflearned a lot about ty better that way.” ferent advice they’d people, their city and give us. Every sintheir community. Mayor Lorin Palmer, gle interview felt so “It’s cool to see resident since 2013 life-changing. Honall different perspecestly, every single tives--people that interview I did.” just got here, and The interviews of about 60 adults and then people that remember Herriman when teenagers have been compiled into a book it wasn’t even a town,” Miles said. titled “Humans of Herriman”, which is Interviewers said the stories of childavailable for purchase, in partnership with hood experiences, life challenges and adFriends of Herriman. Within its pages are vice varied as much as the individuals being stories about the early days of Herriman, interviewed, however, the value of commupersonal challenges and opinions about the nity emerged as a common theme. city’s growth. Those interviewed shared “There are so many of us who have why they moved to Herriman, what they similar beliefs and similar wants for the like about the area and what they hope for Sadie Miles interviews Herriman resident Kean Goue, originally from Ivory Coast, Africa, for the its future. Many shared their experience as Continued on Page 4 Humans of Herriman book. (Photo courtesy Sadie Miles) an immigrant, comparing their old com-
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