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he City of Holladay is getting out of the bar business and selling the Cotton Bottom Inn, the historic tavern it purchased in 2014. Strange that it would find itself in the business to begin with. Odd, too, that it was sold for less than what the city originally paid, despite property values having increased drastically. But sometimes the bargain is between the lines. “We wanted to get the right type of development there, something that was right for our community. And when this proposal came along we decided it would provide a lot of added benefit and help us maintain qualities we want to foster in Holladay,” said outgoing Councilmember Steven Gunn. The new owners, the Bar X Group, who own the local restaurants the Eating Establishment, Beer Bar and Bar X, intend to build a restaurant on the property while continuing to operate the iconic Cotton Bottom Inn, which opened its doors in 1966. “To me it’s smart to keep a historic place like that because once it’s gone it’s gone forever. I like it better than a brand new restaurant,” said Jeff Barnard, co-owner of the project. “We don’t want to trample on that history, but the business needs to evolve and move forward. We’re going to have a new facility that will focus on selling more food, a 3,000-square-foot restaurant that can accommodate 150 people. But we wanted to keep the existing Cotton Bottom there because people love the garlic burgers.” The sale has stirred concern among some residents who worry transferring the land to private owners could result in unwanted future development in an area adored for its open space
The historic, no-frills tavern to have new owners. (Zak Sonntag/City Journals)
and scenic riverside beauty. “I’m concerned with what this might mean for the wildlife in this area. We’ve got beautiful ducks, rabbits, birds — it’s like natural geographic right there on the river. If this new restaurant wants to put a patio on the river that means the trees will be gone and this neighborhood will no longer be quiet,” said Jill Paton, a neighbor speaking at the public hearing.
City officials explained the project was cautiously chosen, and told residents the Bar X proposal offered the city the best option to offload the property in a way that helped keep the aesthetic of the Knudsen Park area. “In a perfect world we’d have unlimited resources. We’d have as much open space as we’d like. But I think we’ve been pretty thoughtful about that issue in our process,” CouncilmemContinued page 8
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Refugees from Russia grow successful Utah business By Stephanie DeGraw | s.degraw@mycityjournals.com
Oral Design Dental Family – (left to right) Family members George, Arman, Marina and Nick Oganov at Oral Design Dental. The office includes dental, lab and oral surgery. (Stephanie DeGraw/City Journals)
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ral Design Dental in Holladay is a true American success story. The owners’ journey began as they fled genocide in the Soviet Union to owning a multimillion-dollar and Best of State–winning dental company in Utah. In the beginning, Nick Oganov and his concert pianist wife, Marina, thrived in Azerbaijan in the late 1980s. Then their country voted for secession from the Soviet Union by 94% in 1991. Suddenly, 5,000 fellow Armenian countrymen were murdered in one night. The young couple fled Moscow. It was difficult to be Christians in a mostly Muslim area. Their first son George was born in 1987. The family had to wait two years in Moscow until they were granted refugee status and allowed to leave. When they arrived in America, they only had the clothes on their backs. “We didn’t have any money, no penny in the pocket, and we started a new life,” Nick Oganov said.
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They didn’t know where they were headed or the language. “We were waiting for sponsorship. We have no idea where we are going,” Oganov said. “When we were in the embassy, we were told we were going to Salt Lake City, Utah. But we had to open a map to find out where it was located. We didn’t know where it was. We knew big cities like Chicago, NYC and LA. At that time Salt Lake was a small city. Now everybody knows about Salt Lake.” The couple flew into Utah and were met at the airport by their sponsor. The government gave them some aid. Oganov had a basic knowledge of dentistry so he could start work in a dental lab. He couldn’t practice dentistry in his new country without the proper license. After working in a few dental labs around the area, he wanted to branch out on his own. Oganov purchased a home and started a business in his basement. His new dental
lab served a few dentists in the valley. His company soon outgrew his home. In 2004 he rented a building in Cottonwood Heights behind Smiths on Bengal Boulevard. It was built in 1923 and had never been remodeled. Oganov applied to the city for a change of zoning and was granted a mix zone commercial and business license. His lab was there for three years and grew to have a few employees. Then he purchased another building in Holladay that is his current location. Later he bought another site in the Foothill Boulevard area. Oganov dreamed of practicing dentistry again, as he had in Russia. But he couldn’t since he didn’t have the U.S. schooling for the license. He decided to create a dentist’s office and find some American dentists. “I was lucky to find good associates. One of them was an account customer that sent the work to the lab already, and he was one of my best friends. So we started, and everything worked very well,” Oganov said. Over the years, Oral Design Dental has evolved into a one-stop-shop. It includes a dental office, dental lab and an oral surgery
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technology; the moral is to be open to letting go of your deepest beliefs to grow and move forward.” His new system saves 2.5 hours for dentists. Usually, a patient would tie up a chair waiting for their new crown. But now dentists have a scanner they put in the patient’s mouth and send the file to the lab in two minutes. Then the lab does the design, so the dentist can do other procedures for other patients while waiting for the lab. Most dental offices don’t have a CT scan machine, and if they do, they are two-dimensional. Oral Design Dental has a three-dimensional system. Oganov also creates surgical guides to assist other dentists. Oral Design Dental’s computer network allows dentists to manage patient treatment options better. The secure computer network records all the patient’s history and all current procedures along the way. It also includes the patient’s X-rays and doctor’s notes. “What this means for the patient is that the health of their mouth has a complete history. And it allows the dental staff to track the health of your smile over the years,” he said. The program tracks a patient’s oral health and calculates how often they should come back into the office. This allows the patient to get the best preventative and restorative care. “At first, the challenge was that there were many kinds of software under a special license. We also had to find a
Where Kindness Counts Nick Oganov, owner of the Oral Design Dental, checks some files in his dental lab. (Stephanie DeGraw/City Journals)
machine that would talk to the lab machines. It was hard to find a machine and a scanner that could send and accept the open files we had. We had to order the scanner from Denmark. The machine came from Finland. And the Germany machine that creates it is like a robot,” Oganov said. One of the most popular services the company offers is the overnight smile maker. They can deliver a full-mouth restoration in one day. Other dental services offered include implant, crown and bridge restorations, all-porcelain restoration, root canals, cleaning, bleaching and fillings. Oral Design Dental is at 4802 South Holladay Boulevard and at 1400 Foothill Drive B38 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Website: oraldesigndental.com l
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id you know the Salt Lake Valley is close to the Caribbean? The Caribbean of the Rockies, that is. Bear Lake, located along the Utah/Idaho border, has earned that nickname for the water’s unique turquoise color. The color comes from how the human eye perceives the refraction from limestone deposits that are suspended in the lake. Bear Lake, and the surrounding landscape, is a scenic year-round vacation destination. With over 109 square miles of the lake to explore, not to mention the surrounding scenery, people come from all over the
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world to experience the Bear Lake Valley. When the lake is frozen over and there’s snow on the ground, the Bear Lake area becomes a winter wonderland. Visitors can experience this wonderland while riding a snowmobile across the 350 miles of trails or exploring the area on snowshoes. Alternatively, the Beaver Mountain Ski Resort, located 10 miles west of Garden City (one of the cities located on the west side of lake), is a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. During the winter months, there’s frequently fresh powder for downhill and cross-country skiers. Not a skier? There are tubing and sledding options too. The Bear Lake Valley is a renowned fishing destination throughout the year. Fishermen (and women) are sure to have some excellent catches, whether from drilling a hole in the ice or wading through running water. Catches measuring as big as 30 pounds are not unheard of from Bear Lake. Out of 13 species of fish, four can only be found in the Bear Lake Valley: the Bonneville Cisco, Bonneville Whitefish, Bear Lake Whitefish, and the Bear Lake Sculpin. In addition, the Bonneville cutthroat trout, Utah
sucker, redside shiner, speckled dace, and Utah chub are specific to Utah waters. Wildlife throughout the Valley contains just as much variety as the fish species. When exploring the Valley, visitors might catch a glimpse of a moose, elk, mule deer, muskrat, otter, coyote, cougar, wolf, weasel, fox or wild turkey. Don’t worry birdwatchers, wild turkeys aren’t the only wings. Thousands of birds pass through the 18,000 acres of marshland and grassland each year. When searching for birds, it’s best to visit the Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge on the north side of the lake. Through binocular scopes, visitors might see some white pelicans, white-faced ibises, herons, egrets, grebes, tundra swans, osprey, burrowing owls, long-billed curlews, peregrine falcons and black throated gray warblers. As the lake begins to thaw, and the weather warms, the Bear Lake Valley erupts with life and color. In addition to the arrival of new mammals and birds, there’s plenty of vegetation blooming including: grasses and forbs, perennial grasses, perennial forbs and trees.
During summer, Bear Lake offers landlocked residents a place to experience the beach. Of course, there’s always sunbathing and swimming, but visitors may also enjoy boating, watersports, horseback riding, biking and hiking. In addition to beach activities, visitors might want to explore the Bear Lake Valley through the ATV, four-wheeler, and dirt bike trails. Visitors are welcome to bring their own equipment or rent for the numerous shops surrounding the lake. Throughout the year, camping is a given throughout the Bear Lake Valley. There are over 500 campground sites with differentiating levels of camping experience. For the true nomads, there are areas for staking tents. For those road trippers, there are RV hookups. And for those who can’t get away from indoor plumbing, there are glamping areas available. No matter the season, there’s always something to do, in the Bear Lake Valley. Find out more at bearlake.org or call 435-946-2197 or email visitors@bearlake. org
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Mothers, birthdays, portraits: Holladay 2019
Capturing a whole year in a few photos is next to impossible. But the following snapshots will attempt to do just that as we look back at 2019 in Holladay. To read the stories along with these photos, check out holladayjournal.com.
Girls from the Dance Box Studio show off their blocking skills. (Photo courtesy Dance Box Studio)
Tatum Meier races down the field with Skyline players in pursuit. (Photo by Steve Crandall)
Seven of the 12 children now being parented by Foster Parents of the Year Amy and Michael Morris celebrate their fantastic folks at a celebration held May 3 at Holladay City Hall. (Photo Credit: Utah Foster Care)
Frankie Goodson rips off a long run during the second quarter of its playoff game against Murray. A loss to eventual state champion Orem in the Class 5A quarterfinals ended another successful season for the Olympus football team. (Travis Barton/City Journals)
Balloons marking Cottonwood High’s 50th birthday soar in the bleachers during the school’s homecoming game. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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Flutist Herschel Bullen plays for the Caputo’s Allstar Quartet on a summer Saturday evening in Holladay. (Sona Schmidt-Harris/City Journals)
Chief Hutson’s grandson, Titan, stole the show by laughing and waving to the crowd as his grandpa said his goodbyes. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
Residents can now enjoy the new Knudsen Park (6293 Holladay Boulevard) after its grand opening in May. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
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Resident Matthias Busche tries to capture beauty all around him, including Moab during an anniversary trip. Busche was one of the Holladay Arts Council’s artists of the month. (Courtesy Matthias Busche)
Artist James McGee prepares for his exhibit, “Crossing Paths” in July. (Photo by James McGee’s 5-yearold son Louie McGee)
Members of the youth council joined Mayor Rob Dahle for a discussion about ADUs and STRs. (Justin Adams/ City Journals)
Holladay children enjoy a ride on the train at the city’s 20th birthday party. (Stephanie DeGraw/City Journals)
Olympus High students put the finishing touches on their production of “Newsies” at a dress rehearsal in May. (Heather Lawrence/City Journals)
Special guests came to celebrate the many students at Driggs Elementary who entered the Smokey the Bear poster contest. Penny Atkinson took first place for fourth grade. Penny won a trip to Washington, D.C. for her Smokey the Bear poster. (Photo courtesy Rob Atkinson)
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ber Brett Graham said. Community members also expressed worry over the parcels new zone designation, “limited use” or LU, an ambiguous zone not often seen. “The LU is a really, really rare bird. If you look carefully at the LU ordinance, it allows ‘a certain use,’ unlike a traditional zone. No one has any clear memory of using this zone. It’s not a cookie cutter,” said Dan Gibbons, councilmember-elect and resident of District 5, where the restaurant is located. Although rare, it’s not unprecedented. Tuscany Restaurant, directly east of the Cotton Bottom, is also zoned LU. Planning Commissioner Alyssa Lloyd made this point during a commission meeting earlier in the process: “We’re trying to make the parcel consistent with surrounding areas like the Tuscany. We’re just cleaning up the zoning so when we sell a developer can’t build townhomes and condos,” said Lloyd. From the city’s standpoint, the LU zone is the safest way to encourage the type of development it would most like to see. “When this particular parcel went to market, we were concerned about the fact that it was an RM zone. We had a fear of its own zone, so we tendered an offer and they took it,” said Mayor Rob Dahle, speaking at the public hearing. One of motivating factors in the city’s initial 2014 purchase was their concern that the Cotton Bottom’s residential multiuse (RM) zone, which permits high-density projects and could encourage ambitious developers to buy the parcel and throw up a hotel or an office building, would put prospects out of touch with the layout the city envisions for the area. “We took control of it with a purchase of city funds, but we didn’t do it so we could profit. It was done with the intention that we would eventually put it back to the market when the right project came along,” Dahle said. City officials knew what it didn’t want on the parcel, but had less certainty about what it did want. In drafting the sale agreement, city of-
ficials were careful to include caveats. The purchase and sale agreement leaves the city the “right to re-purchase the property should the Real Property cease to be used for restaurant purposes at any time for six consecutive months,” according to the language of the agreement. However, that right is only guaranteed “within three years of Closing,” which is slated for March of 2020, meaning something other than a restaurant could be built on the property after 2023. The termination of the city’s buyback guarantee makes some residents leery. The agreement has been in the works for some time, according to the city, but residents living in the area felt the process was rushed. “I didn’t hear about this until yesterday. I don’t know if you haven’t notified us? I don’t know what’s going on. I need the information before I can say I’m for or against,” said Joan Wild, who lives on nearby Bancott Road. In order to sell the parcel, the city first declared it “surplus property,” then voted for a rezone, decisions that happened just weeks apart, creating the perception of hastiness. The city, however, insists the process has been open and lengthy. “This process has been going on for months. This is the second public hearing,” countered Sabrina Petersen, representative from District 1. The new owners envision an establishment that’s fully integrated with the park. The restaurant will develop a riverside walkway which will be deeded back to the city for public use. “We want to make the restaurant an extension of the park. With trees and natural features, so it will keep the feeling of the park. It won’t be noisy at 2 a.m.,” Barnard assured the council. The city purchased the 0.84 acre parcel for 875,000 in 2014. The new owners will acquire the property for $850,000, even as home prices, which correlate to overall property value increases, have grown by leaps across Holladay during this period, according the real-estate data firm Zillow. l
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Do spiritual experiences show up on an MRI scan? Dr. Jeff Anderson discusses the human brain By Sona Schmidt-Harris | s.schmidtharris@mycityjournals.com
Neuroscientist Jeff Anderson has spent most of his career studying autism. (Michael Mozdy/Salt Lake City)
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r. Jeff Anderson is usually the most soft-spoken person in the room, and it can be easy to assume that he doesn’t like you. However, he can’t simply turn off who he is, a keen observer of data. As a neuroscientist, he is interested both in human behavior and the biology of the brain. Observation, in the end, may prove to be more interesting to him than interaction with others. Some interaction was needed, however, for Anderson to meet his wife, Keri, whom he met in college. “Keri was the most ravishing student in abstract algebra,” Anderson said, almost smiling. They have been married for 26 years and have four children. Anderson grew up in Holladay and now lives in Millcreek. He earned both an M.D. and Ph.D. in neurobiology from Northwestern University. He is now an assistant professor of radiology at the University of Utah. It was his B.S. and master’s degrees in mathematics that led him to want to study neurobiology. “I was interested in solving challenging problems,” Anderson said. The brain “is the high country. It’s where you go to find really interesting, challenging problems . . . my goal is always to use rigorous tools to understand the brain and its architecture, how it is wired together and how it works. I love abstract mathematics and ideas. The brain was the frontier.” Of all the studies in which Anderson was involved, “The Religious Brain Project” received the most attention in
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popular culture. “It was discussed on ‘Good Morning America’ with Miley Cyrus. It was a headline for ‘The Onion,’” Anderson said. It appeared in news outlets all over the world. He and his colleagues studied returned missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because they were individuals who had similar religious training and were young and healthy. “They are able to do the one thing that you need for imaging the brain, which is to say, ‘I’m feeling something spiritual right now.’ And that’s exactly what we were looking for,” Anderson said. All participants were devout practitioners of their religion. “We managed this study on a shoestring budget,” he said. Their findings were stark. “We were amazed by what we saw. First of all, we found that they were able to feel the spirit in a laboratory setting. Inside the scanner, it can be loud, but it’s also a private place, and we found that people had reported experiences that were similar to an intense worship service. Almost everyone came out of the MRI scanner in tears,” he said. Anderson and his colleagues asked the subjects to engage in prayer or scripture study. They also provided religious stimuli within the scanner. “So, a lot of the heavy lifting was already done by the LDS Church,” he said. “When we looked at the images of the brains, there was one thing that really stood out to us, and that was that
across four separate types of stimuli independently, we saw the same areas in the brain light up. It was highly reproducible, and that’s not a common finding in our business.” “And what was most interesting to us is the region that seemed the most reliably activated of all of them is an area of the brain called the nucleus accumbens, which is the pleasure or reward center of the brain.” The nucleus accumbens is also very active when an individual takes cocaine or methamphetamines. Additionally, the nucleus accumbens is active when parental bonding takes place or when listening to music. “There’s just one course circuit that is associated and very much engaged during religious practice.” Anderson has also done extensive research in multiple sclerosis. “What we find in multiple sclerosis is that the areas that work together are not as precisely synchronized in timing. So, because the signals take longer to reach the endpoint, the brain, which relies on this very precise timing, isn’t able to systematically work together as a network in the same way.” Scientists understand multiple sclerosis rather well because it is so visually obvious in MRI scans. “Multiple sclerosis is much more approachable than diseases like bipolar disease or schizophrenia,” Anderson said. “If we have 30 people with depression and 30 people without depression, we can see statistical differences,” he said. However, when scientists attempt to find out if an individual patient has bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, “We have nothing to offer,” Anderson said. There is overlap in the brain between different syndromes including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, OCD and ADHD. “Often, it’s much more challenging than people realize to put a label on somebody that you see in your office, because those labels don’t often really translate well onto the messy, complex symptoms that people have,” he said. About 10 years ago, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Tom Insel, proposed that what was needed in mental health was to eliminate symptomatic classifications of mental health disorders. Instead, these classifications should be replaced by a brainbased disorder, wherein the disorder could actually be seen in an MRI, EEG or some other concrete measurement of brain disorders. “And so, the thought was if we could find a brain diagnosis, we’re more
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This graph is a map of all the atypical connections in the brain found in autism. It combines data from thousands of individuals with autism from around the world who have received brain imaging, including many scanned at the University of Utah. (Dr. Jeff Anderson/Salt Lake City)
likely to actually be able to help people and find some kind of consistent result for medication that is useful. We have been incredibly unsuccessful over the last 10 years. We’ve tried billions of dollars of research that’s been invested in finding biomarkers . . . and after all of that effort, we still have zero to offer in terms of imaging diagnoses of mental health disorders,” Anderson said. However, there is hope. “I think we’ll get there, but the tools we have aren’t good enough. We have not yet been able to achieve that dream of brain-based diagnosis. We’re on our way,” he said. With the obesity epidemic in the United States, neuroscientists are also attempting to seek answers as to why we overeat. “The hypothalamus is really important,” Anderson said. “It’s deep inside (the brain) and has to do with a lot of regulation of appetites and desires. We know where in the brain a lot of that takes place, but how to modulate it can be really challenging. It’s a hard place to study in the brain.” Anderson has spent most of his career studying autism. “And what I’ve found is that there are reproducible differences.” People with autism are very good at local processing of information, such as visual discrimination tasks. “But when it comes to integrating information from different parts of the brain together, say you want to create some kind of an idea that involves stored memories, those kinds of tasks are very difficult for people with autism, and some of the tasks like that are social tasks.” Most of us don’t realize how complex it is to navigate a social environment. “You have to know what the rules are. You have to be observant to changes in the environment, to subtle cues and integration.” Complex motor behaviors are also difficult for those with autism. Like with most brain disorders Anderson studied, the timing function, meaning the speed and intervals at which the brain “fires,” is also a large factor in autism.
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Anderson and his colleagues did a study that was a stepping stone into looking at the brain and autism. The study showed how it was “lateralized,” meaning how the left side of the brain and the right side of the brain behave. “The study said that we don’t really see any hemispheric dominance, meaning that we don’t see some people having a left dominant brain or right.” However, people still tend to believe that we are either “left-brained” or “right-brained,” and it simply isn’t true. Anderson believes neuroscientists have much to offer regarding existential questions of human existence. “What is our identity? What is the soul? What is the nature and the purpose of our brains? And the answers are stark, clear and uncontroversial among scientists . . . there are deeply disturbing findings that are at odds with what many people believe. Yet for some reason, neuroscientists have been hesitant to speak out in public policy and issues that relate to information that we have.” Like the renowned bioethicist, Sherwin B. Nuland, who wrote “How We Die — Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter,” Anderson believes physicians and scientists must speak out. “And so other people tend to speak out on our behalf, like with most politicians or popular psychologists — people who haven’t studied the brain, and I think that’s unfortunate. I think that there is a generation of neuroscientists that have been sequestered talking to themselves and not to the larger society, and that’s changing. And that’s going to dramatically influence how people see themselves over the next decades to come because neuroscience has a lot to say and a lot of it is not welcome. And a lot of it is very disturbing, and a lot of it’s frightening, and a lot of it is exhilarating.” “Neuroscience has to weigh in on the human condition, and the purpose of life and the nature of our souls,” Anderson said. l
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War and prosperity: Holladay History Night By Zak Sonntag | z.sonntag@mycityjournals.com
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ultitudes piled into City Hall in October for a chance to learn about life during the war-driven 1940s at the fifth annual Holladay History Night, which drew a crowd so big it surprised even organizers. “We put out 300 chairs and they filled right up. So we brought another 75 chairs out and they filled right up. By the end it was standing room only,” said Sandy Meadows, who chairs the historical commission. “People love our community and they want to know this narrative because the period affected everybody.” Holladay, it seems, loves it some history. Attendees were serenaded by vocalist Brenda Woods, who covered early American hits like “A Bushel and a Peck” and “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree.” They then strolled through a gallery of eclectic historical artifacts, including bear-skin gloves and an Edison standard monograph. “Live music adds so much to an expe-
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rience. I loved that I recognized the songs and could actually sing along even though I have no idea where I’d picked them up. History seeps in,” said Jenna Nelson, a resident and newlywed, who stopped at the artifacts table to investigate a guitar zither instrument. “And stuff like this. Where do you get to see a strange instrument like this?” But the event’s centerpiece was the latest installment of an ongoing documentary film project, whose fifth chapter, covering 1940 to 1960, depicts America’s extrication from the dust-coated doldrums of a brutal economic depression and its return to industrial powerhouse, a transformation that came not a minute too soon for Utahns and the Holladay community. “People think that Utah has always been a strong economy, but we were actually in the worst shape” leading up to the war, explained Blake Hadley, the film’s narrator. “Our unemployment was at 35.8%. That
was the third worst in the nation,” Hadley said. The film’s deepest theme explored the ambiguous relationship between war and prosperity. The bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, a day “which will live in infamy,” in the words of President Theodore Roosevelt, also sparked the catalyst for a desperately needed economic recovery. But even as the economy rebounded, access to basic consumer goods shrunk because factories across the U.S. were converted to serve the war effort exclusively. “I remember we couldn’t get sugar, so we had to come up with other things. Gas was hard to get too,” said Lin Gardner, whose grandfather was an early Holladay dairy farmer. “But war bonds were easy to buy,” Gardner joked. Of course, not everyone in attendance had firsthand memories of the era.
Millennial Andrew Nelson said, “I don’t remember learning about a lot of this stuff in our history books. I was surprised how many simple, daily things people couldn’t get their hands on because of rations.” In true American fashion, people found creative workarounds to the undersupply. Many women, for instance, painted their legs brown and drew fake seamlines with crayon to give the impression of nylon stockings, which were in high demand but slim supply. “Those type of details are awesome. It’s interesting to learn about those kinds of details and the way [their generation] lived day to day,” Andrew Nelson said. The war presented an opportunity for common folk living in Holladay. The big need for labor yanked women out of the household and thrust them into factories, creating a major and lasting shift in social dynamics across the state and nation. Because gas was rationed and allowed
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JANUARY 2020
MAYOR’S MESSAGE With the holiday season in the rear view mirror, we will turn our attention to the New Year. Before we do, I need to recognize the significant contributions of three outgoing Council Members. On December 12th we honored W. Brett Graham, Mark Stewart and Steve Gunn for their years of dedicated service to the citizens of Holladay. Each represented all that is good about local public service; competence, passion and total commitment to the ethical representation of their constituents. They left Holladay better than they found it, a goal we all share as public servants. It was my honor and privilege to serve side by side with these fine men. Thank you for your service to the Holladay community. We wish your families all the best as you embark on the new and exciting opportunities yet to come. The citizens of Holladay elected three new representatives to replace Brett, Mark and Steve, District Two- Matt Durham, District Four- Drew Quinn and District Five- Dan Gibbons. Each earned the trust and confidence of their respective voters. I look forward to working with these newly elected Council Members as we continue to move Holladay toward a bright future. They will be sworn in at City Hall on Thursday, January 9th, 6PM. There are many new and exciting activities in our city. Some will be mentioned in this issue of the Journal, many more in future editions. Holladay is changing. We continue to do our very best to balance quality of life issues with economic development and change. New and old Council Members alike, we always appreciate receiving productive input regarding decisions we make on behalf of the citizens we represent. Finally, January 17th marks the 4th anniversary of the tragic shooting death of Holladay Police Officer Douglas S. Barney. Doug was shot and killed while responding to a routine traffic incident. It was an awful time for me personally and for the community at large. It is a constant reminder that the everyday dangers associated with serving and protecting our community are real---We Must Never Forget! This year we are hosting a memorial breakfast at City Hall honoring Doug’s memory. It will be held on Saturday, January 18th. There will be a private catered event and memorial service for First Responders and their families, followed by an Open House with light refreshments for the general public. Details can be found in this issue of The Journal. We hope you will stop by to interact with our Police Officers and Fire Fighters. It’s a wonderful time to get to know, on a personal level, these incredible pubic servants! We couldn’t think of a better way to honor Doug and the Barney Family. On behalf of the Holladay Council and Staff, I wish you and your family a very happy and healthy New Year! –Rob Dahle, Mayor
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Crosswalk Safety Chief Justin Hoyal, UPD Holladay Precinct Have you ever been standing on the side of the road at a crosswalk wanting to cross the street and had to wait as car after car passes by? Often, pedestrians are forced to wait exceptionally long times at crosswalks as motorists will not yield to them. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention averages that on a national level there is one crash-related pedestrian death every 1.5 hours. Here in Utah, the Utah Department of Health reports an average of 30 pedestrian deaths a year. When a person is hit by a car, they are much more likely to be injured or even killed. Often these crashes can be prevented. These are statistics that we want to change. We want to remind motorists that pedestrians have the right of way when in a crosswalk. According to Utah Code, motorists must yield the right of way to a pedestrian when a pedestrian is in the crosswalk and is in the half of the roadway that the motorist is traveling. Also, a motorist cannot pass another vehicle that is stopped for a pedestrian if they are traveling in the same direction. To help with pedestrian safety, the Unified Police Department in Holladay recently conducted a pedestrian safety operation. This consisted of officers crossing in clearly marked crosswalks, giving motorists plenty of notice that they were there and then watching for motorists to stop, or not stop. We had additional officers in the area and would pull over drivers that did not stop for those who were trying to cross the street. In a four-hour period, at two different locations, officers stopped 40 motorists for not yielding to the pedestrians. It was surprising that so many people were not stopping for people who were trying to cross the street. It is important to remember that pedestrians have the right of way in a crosswalk. We want to ensure that everyone is safe on the streets in Holladay. This includes drivers, passengers and pedestrians. We will continue to conduct these safety operations as we do not want to see anyone hurt while trying to cross the street. Even though we are in the winter months, and pedestrian traffic is lighter, please remember to give them the right of way. Holladay is a great community and we want to continue to ensure it is a safe place to live and visit.
What is Happening at the Cottonwood Mall Site Several months ago, a group including Millrock Capital, Woodbury Corporation and Ball Ventures purchased the property from Howard Hughes Corporation, the previous owners of the property. This group intends to redevelop the property based on the currently entitled 2007 site development master plan. The new owners have indicated that buildout of the entire site is likely to take 5-10 years, depending on market conditions. The new owners have renamed the site Holladay Hills, and have begun the process of applying for approval of block by block site plans with the Planning Commission. So far, the Planning Commission has granted conceptual approval for 3 blocks, or about 10.5 acres of the overall site, and has given preliminary approval for one block. You can follow Planning Commission discussion and action on the City’s website, www.cityofholladay.com.
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Want to learn Hands-Only CPR for Free? By Captain Dan Brown, Unified Fire Authority
WHAT IS HANDS-ONLY CPR? Hands-Only CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is CPR without mouth-tomouth breaths. With 2020 upon us, it is our goal to make Holladay the safest it can be. With that in mind, Unified Fire Authority is presenting a Hands-Only CPR (no certification) course at no charge. Anyone, including children, can attend. The class will be held at UFA Station 104 located at 2210 East Murray Holladay Road on Wednesday, January 29th starting at 6:00 PM and classes will be held every 30 minutes with the last class beginning at 9:00 PM. Sign up for the free class at unifiedfire.org/city/holladay-city/ When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately receiving CPR from someone nearby. According to the American Heart Association, about 90 percent of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests die. CPR, especially if per-
formed immediately, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival. In an emergency, you will most likely be trying to save the life of someone you love: a child, a spouse, a parent or a friend. • About 70 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in homes. • About 46 percent of people who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest receive the immediate help that they need before professional help arrives. • Any type of CPR, even one that does not involve mouth-tomouth breaths, significantly boosts survival rates for victims of cardiac arrest. Hope to see you there! For more information about CPR visit: https://youtu.be/sGXK9O5801Y If you can’t attend the class, learn Hands-Only CPR at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_49wMpdews
Nominations Nominations Now Now Being Being Accepted Accepted for Community Award Program for Community Award Program Nominations due Friday, Feb 21, 2020 Nominations due Friday, Feb 21, 2020
The Helping Hands of Holladay Awards Program is an annual recognition process sponsored by the Holladay City Council. Individuals, groups, organizations, and/or businesses are honored for actively helping make The Helping Hands of Holladay Awards Program is an annual recognition process sponsored by the Holladay great through acts of volunteerism, service, and leadership. City Council. Individuals, groups, organizations, and/or businesses are honored for actively helping make Holladay great through acts of volunteerism, service, and leadership.
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Thank You Brett Graham
Brett Graham was appointed to serve the residents of District 2 on the Holladay City Council in July of 2018. Soon after, Brett began serving on the Board of Directors of the Utah League of Cities and Towns. Although his time in office has been short, Brett distinguished himself both on the Council and on the League Board. Brett’s analytical nature has provided a framework for Council choices. Brett’s personal commitments led him to decide not to seek election to the Council in November.
We sincerely thank Brett for his service to the City and the larger community over the past 18 months and are thrilled that Brett will continue to serve on the City’s Capital Advisory Group.
Thank You Mark Stewart
Mark Stewart began serving the residents of District 5 on the Holladay City Council in January of 2016. Mark was instrumental in the development of the recently opened and award-winning Knudsen Park, an 8-acre nature park, playground and open space on the southern end of the City. In order to accommodate a growing family, Mark has recently relocated to Holladay’s District 4. Mark’s sense of humor, his willingness to engage on difficult issues, and his practical nature will be greatly missed.
We thank Mark for his service over the last 4 years and look forward to his continued participation on City issues in the future.
Thank You Steve Gunn
Steve Gunn began serving on the Holladay City Council in January of 2012. Over the last 8 years, Steve has committed himself to enhancing the quality of life in our community. He has served as liaison to the City’s Arts Council and helped spearhead the development of the Arts Council’s Summer Concert series. He has also served as the Council’s liaison to the City’s Tree Committee. Steve carefully guided the adoption of the City’s Tree Canopy Sustainability Ordinance, putting in countless hours working through details prior to approval of the plan designed to ensure the continuation of the City’s beautiful tree canopy. Steve has dedicated himself to responding to constituent concerns, working with city staff to address issues, and working with colleagues to secure funding for concerns that require a larger solution. Steve’s careful consideration of pending issues before the Council always produced a better result. Thank you Steve, for your service to Holladay residents over the last 8 years, and hope we can continue to count on your commitment to the arts and to trees to ensure the quality of life in Holladay.
Be a Considerate Neighbor or Hiker Poop is a reality. Every dog must poop and nope, they don’t only poop at home. It’s the law to clean up after your dog, if you get caught not picking up their poop, expect to pay a fine. Be a considerate neighbor or hiker and carry poop bags to cleanup after your dog when they defecate out on an adventure, whether it’s in the neighborhood or on a busy hiking trail. you must pick it up! Don’t think anyone is watching you walk your dog? Think again. Thanks to our smart phones it’s extremely easy for your neighbor, another park goer, or someone on the trail to take video or pictures of you not cleaning up after your pet. They then submit that information, along with your name or address to Salt Lake County Animal Control Officers who will then write you a ticket. Curious about the ordinances in your city? Check out AdoptUtahPets.com and visit our “Laws” section to look up the ordinances in your area. Need to contact an officer? Call dispatch at 801-743-7045.
JANUARY 2020
Curbside Christmas Tree Collection
We will be collecting Christmas trees during the month of January. For collection, place your undecorated tree on your curb. The trees will be collected the day after your regular collection day during the month of January. If we don’t get your tree one week, we will be back the following week. Please call our office, or chat with us on our website for additional information. • PLEASE remove all snow off the tree • We CANNOT accept trees with decorations, lights, tree stands or flocking. • DO NOT place the tree in your garbage, recycling, or green waste can. • If the tree is over eight feet tall, please cut it into smaller sections. • We CANNOT accept artificial trees
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Oakwood principal returns after illness, greeted by 1,000 folded paper cranes By Heather Lawrence | heather.lawrence@mycityjournals.com
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ri., Dec. 13 turned out to be lucky for Oakwood Elementary principal Tod Cracroft. He had been out of school since September for chemotherapy and radiation cancer treatments. While he was gone, students folded 1,000 paper cranes which were strung in the main hall. The cranes greeted Cracroft as he quietly snuck back to school. “I wasn’t going to get emotional, but this is really special,” Cracroft said. He fought tears as he greeted his office staff and students. “The word ‘amazing’ gets overused. So I’ll use the superlative: amazing-est. My office staff and substitute principals have been the amazing-est while I’ve been out,” Cracroft said. The idea for the garlands of paper cranes came from a book the fourth graders read. Fourth grade teacher Ali Brusa gave Cracroft a copy of “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” by Eleanor Coerr, tied with a bow. “In fourth grade we read [this] book every year. It’s about a little girl who gets leukemia after the bombing of Hiroshima. And it’s a true story. The kids thought it was meaningful to give you the book and fold a thousand paper cranes,” Brusa said to Cracroft. The girl in the story hears a Japanese legend: if someone folds a thousand origami cranes, he or she would be granted a wish.
Her wish was to live. She folded 644 cranes before she passed away. Thankfully, Cracroft said his prognosis is much more promising. “I went for my last procedure, and the doctor who did it said, ‘There’s no tumor there.’ He showed us the before and after scans. It was really great. It was a good moment. We found that out yesterday,” Cracroft said. Cracroft had tried to return to school earlier in the year. But the cumulative effects of treatment took their toll. “I came back for about seven days after my first chemo treatment, but then the chemo took effect. It slayed me,” Cracroft said. Word spread quickly that Cracroft was in the building, and soon the third, fourth and fifth grades were outside the office to say hi. Cracroft thanked the students for their support. “The battle with cancer was a hard fought battle. And it was really difficult. But I received so much support from so many of you. I’ve got a living room full of cards and banners that I look at every time I feel discouraged,” Cracroft said. Cracroft recently moved to Oakwood after working at Morningside. He’s famous around school for making up songs, including the school song, and playing his guitar. After a snowstorm in February 2019, he wrote a
song about kids coming back to school after their day off, and posted it on social media. Cracroft said he loved the support from his Oakwood and Morningside communities. “In the middle of all those treatments, a banner would show up at my house or I’d get a card from a kindergartner. Cards from kindergartners are very faith-promoting. It meant a lot,” Cracroft said. People also frequently delivered meals and sent notes of encouragement. “It was a time of grief and gratitude. It’s not an experience I’d wish on anybody, but it’s been such a wonderful experience to see all the good in the world,” Cracroft said. Support was the order of the day at Oakwood. After school, 90 kids showed up to service club to make cards. “We made cards of encouragement for patients at Utah Cancer Specialists. We’re taking the cards and drawings to hang on Christmas trees in their waiting rooms,” said club organizer and Oakwood parent Jen Davies. “People can be here for hours, waiting and getting their treatment, so this will be something encouraging they can read while they’re there,” Davies said. “We’ve been doing the service club for almost a year. It was the principal’s idea; they did it at Morningside,” Davies said. Cracroft’s gratitude for the support
shown to him was overwhelming. “I’ve missed you all so much. It’s so great to be back. For a guy who always has words to say, I’m kind of speechless. Thank you.” l
Oakwood principal Tod Cracroft (red sweater) was greeted by students and 1,000 paper cranes when he returned to school Dec. 13. (Heather Lawrence/City Journals)
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Local runner turns childhood illness into fitness motivation By Jess Nielsen Beach | j.beach@mycityjournals.com You see them every time you drive down the street: runners, of all shapes and sizes, pounding the pavement in snow or shine. For Jill Wilkins, a West Valley resident, you’re more likely to see her at a more elevated level. Wilkins, 39, grew to love trail running after a prolonged childhood illness. “I was really sick my whole life,” Wilkins said. “I missed four years of school. I had to have daily nutritional IVs and I was very unhealthy. I was always ‘the sick one.’” Rather than let her illness defeat her, she used it as a way to better herself. “I always loved the strength of runners. You’ll be driving and see people running in bad weather and think, ‘wow, good for you!’ I wanted to be the strong one, because I’ve always been the sick one.” Although the fitness guru now has years of training under her belt, it didn’t come easy. Her first 5K was with her uncle, who was nearing his fifties. Her only goal was to not let him beat her—which he did, sooner than she expected.
“We started running and an eighth of a mile in, not even a half mile, my uncle takes off,” Wilkins said. “There’s nothing more humbling than seeing your older uncle take off and there’s nothing you can do about it.” After finishing that race, Wilkins was determined to get better. She began to train and love the workout, and she wasn’t about to pay for a sitter. “It’s so simplistic.” Wilkins said, explaining her routine as a mom who loves to run. “You don’t need a babysitter for the gym, you’re not stuck in a room with sweaty, smelly people not knowing what to do and being intimidated. You just put one foot in front of the other.” Once her love of exercise was cemented, Wilkins began to explore the nearby mountains. “I’ve always loved hiking and running, and then I found trail running, which just combines it all.” In addition to the scenic views and fresh air, Wilkins is grateful for the easier
toll trail running takes. Rather than the flat, monotonous pavement on roads and sidewalks, the dirt and snow serve as a cushion to not wear down as much. “I like the mountain running because it’s very hard to do, but it’s much easier on your body. It’s less impact. There’s also trail variances, there’s rocks, roots, ups, downs; you’re using all the parts of your legs and all different tendons.” If you’re looking to start trail running, or running in general, don’t be scared. According to Wilkins, there is one important factor if you decide to embrace the great outdoors, even in the snow. “Running is not for everybody, but hiking is for almost everybody. You can get enjoyment out of it and you don’t have to do hard hikes. It’s putting one foot in front of the other. If you have to take a breather, do it. Get yourself out and enjoy the mountains. We are so lucky. There are so many people who pay to travel here and experience our trails, and they’re right here.” As for fellow moms with young chil-
dren, she adds, “Most people think it’s complicated to get kids out, but it’s really not. It’s no different than going sledding or seeing the lights at Temple Square. Warm clothes, snacks if they’re hungry, and hand warmers.” If you’re ready to get out there, Wilkins recommends checking online for avalanche dangers as well as consulting the app, All Trails. “All Trails will filter hikes, show the distance, elevation gain, etc. That way you can see oh, this will be an easy trail verses something more challenging.” Wilkins said. “If you have a pair of hiking boots, you’re fine. Just pick a trail that doesn’t have a lot of steepness. I like trekking poles, they’re great for balance. In the snow, you might be a little off, so pull out your poles and get going.” For more fitness inspiration and photos of Utah’s most stunning views, you can follow Wilkins’ Instagram page: jillrwilkins.
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Sledding takes off when there is fresh snow. (Joshua Wood/City Journals)
Sledding offers winter fun for kids of all ages. (Joshua Wood/City Journals)
Kids ready to take off after a storm. (Joshua Wood/ City Journals)
The ski season got off to a solid start in Utah with a late November storm piling over 3 feet at many resorts as they opened. That should come as great news for skiers, but what about Utah’s non-skiers? Do they wait until spring and summer for warm weather outdoor activities?
from $13 to around $25 per day. Many of the shops that sell and rent ski gear also rent snowshoes. From REI or your local ski shop, it is relatively easy to get a pair of snowshoes and poles and try it out. “Snowshoes are good,” said Alan Greenberg at Cottonwood Cyclery in Cottonwood Heights. “They’re low cost, it’s fun, it’s something to do outside. You don’t have to wait in line, the trails are free.” While the number of snowshoe rentals is fairly low from his experience, Dailey said he rents snowshoes to couples looking for something different to do on a date, or to older customers seeking low-impact snow sports. “It still gets you in the mountains, you still get to see cool stuff, and you’re not fighting the crowds,” Dailey said. “In the summer, you have all those hiking trails available. In the winter there are way less crowds.”
While that certainly is an option, there are a lot of other things Utah’s outdoors offer. From hitting the trails on snowshoes or darting downhill on a sled at the neighborhood park, getting outside this winter is easy thanks to the Wasatch Front’s accessible outdoor wonders.
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Snowshoeing presents a low impact and relatively low-cost alternative to skiing. People can enjoy the crisp, clean air of the mountains at a fraction of the cost of skiing. Snowshoes help people access nearby trails without the same crowds they might encounter during summer. It is increasing in popularity, too. According to statistics, 3.7 million people snowshoed in the United States in 2017, up from 2.4 million in 2007. “It’s a great alternative,” said Mike Dailey at the Wasatch Powder House in Holladay. “I’ll send people to Millcreek Canyon because you don’t have all the ski traffic. There are a lot of trails up there. You can also go to the quarry in Little Cottonwood.” Snowshoe rentals in the area range
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Winter sports can be about more than snow
Ice skating presents a timeless way to enjoy winter sports. From the indoor rink at the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center to the Olympic Oval in Kearns or outdoor rinks when they can be found, skating helps bring people together. Greenberg of Cottonwood Cyclery is passionate about skating and has visions of expanding access to ice skating in Cottonwood Heights. “It’s easy in the summer to make excuses to go outside and do something, but in the winter, it’s really hard,” Greenberg said. “My son plays hockey and
Locals flock to parks with steep hills after a snowstorm. (Joshua Wood/City Journals)
goes to Hillcrest. If there’s an outdoor rink, he would skate there. He might meet some Brighton kids. Something like that brings a community together. That’s important.” With sparks flying as he sharpened a customer’s skate in his shop, Greenberg talked about his vision for an outdoor ice skating rink as the centerpiece of a winter haven in Cottonwood Heights. Put it near a sledding hill, add food trucks and outdoor concerts, and the whole community could take part in winter sports right in town. “Any ice sport is a hidden sport,” Greenberg said. “It’s tucked away in a rink. You really have to seek it out. You’re never going to stumble upon it. In the Midwest and the Northeast, where they have that stuff, you have communities that run into each other, and it’s out there. Who knows how many kids would see a rink and say, ‘Mom I want to play hockey or I want to figure skate.’” For those who do skate, Cottonwood Cyclery sells, repairs, and sharpens skates for hundreds of people in the area. “I’d love to have an opportunity down here, right in the middle, where people driving by look and say, let’s buy a couple of cheap hockey sticks and we’ll go dink around on the ice,” Greenberg said.
very popular among the mountain biking community,” said Sydney Ricketts of Trek Bicycle in Cottonwood Heights. “There’s definitely a large mountain biking community in Salt Lake. Fat biking is popular among mountain bikers because not many people do it so you don’t get the crowds like the ski resorts do in winter.” The large, wide tires on a fat bike are great for riding over loose terrain like snow. They tend to require a larger frame, particularly the fork, than most mountain bikes can accommodate. Fat bike enthusiasts find uses for them year round. “Some people are all about the fat biking,” Ricketts said. “They can definitely be a year-round bike. The traction, and the tires since they are so big, you can run them at a lower PSI. Since they’re so high volume they can act like suspension, if you will.” In the summer, fat bikes are popular for bikepacking, which is essentially backpacking by bike. The fat tires are great for rough trails and work as well in desert sand as on the winter snow. Fat biking also offers a winter alternative to skiing when the snow might not be so great. One limitation of winter fat biking is finding suitable trails. “Trails need to be maintained,” Greenberg said. “You can’t just fat bike on loose snow.” A big, fat winter spin on summer sports Not to worry. One way to find good The ice and snow don’t have to put off traditionally summer sports completely. trails for fat biking is to piggyback on anOne alternative that enthusiasts in the area other winter sport. “I see a lot of people enjoy is fat biking. “Fat biking is definitely biking on snowmobiling trails like in the
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Seven years without a cold? By Priscilla Schnarr
Another traditional summer activity that can be enjoyed in winter is fishing. Utah offers several good ice fishing spots less than an hour from the Salt Lake valley. (Photo courtesy Van Hoover)
Uintas,” Dailey said. “Mirror Lake Highway, Soapstone Road, they groom them. You have a road to ride on.”
Traditional winter fun right in town
Classic winter activities never go out of style. Go to a park like Mountview Park in Cottonwood Heights or Aspen Meadows Park in Sandy after a snowstorm, and you will find plenty of people sledding the steepest hills. Sledding is a low-cost activity that families can enjoy close to home. “We’re here just to have fun with the family,” Monica Smith said as she watched her kids race down the hill at Aspen Meadows Park. “We’ll try to ski half a dozen times this year, but we probably sled more.” People of all ages dart down snowy hills each winter, but sledding definitely seems to be about kids. It is a way for families to make the most of newly fallen snow and get outside during the winter months. “I don’t ski; this is it,” said Levi Ortega. “It’s all about my kids. There’s no skiing or snowboarding for me. We just sled.” Inexpensive sleds of various designs, from plastic or foam to inflatable tubes,
are widely available in stores. More elaborate sleds are also an option. “A wooden toboggan? I can get them,” Greenberg of Cottonwood Cyclery said. “Think what a killer Christmas gift that would be. It would be really cool to have.”
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Another traditional summer activity that can be enjoyed in winter is fishing. Utah offers several good ice fishing spots less than an hour from the Salt Lake valley. “Rockport (State Park) is a great place,” said Karson Ranck of Fish Tech in Holladay. “It has some nice perch and rainbow trout. And it’s just 30 minutes away. There’s Jordanelle (State Park), and Strawberry (Reservoir) is really popular.” The main obstacle to ice fishing, aside from getting over the idea of sitting in the cold for hours waiting for a bite, is getting through the ice. To do the job, people can opt for an old-fashioned manual auger or a powered one to drill a hole for their lines. Manual augers run around $70 at Fish Tech, while powered augers can cost $600. Ice fishing is another way to enjoy recreation areas without the crowds. There are multiple online resources to check on temperatures and ice conditions before venturing out. Making sure the ice is suitably thick for fishing is, of course, a key safety measure. It is also a good idea to research specific locations on the lake before drilling holes. Since finding a place to fish takes a lot more work when you have to auger a hole, it helps to make a plan of action ahead of time.
The tip of the iceberg
Other winter sport activities that can be enjoyed include curling, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and more. There are also opportunities to put a winter spin on more traditionally warm weather activities like running and various team sports. Utah is renowned for its winter recreation, but there is much more to do on the Greatest Snowshoes offer a low-cost way to explore nearby Snow on Earth than just skiing. trails in winter. (Photo courtesy of John Dehlin)
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Do you have what it takes to be a professional hockey ref? By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com Did you hear about the professional hockey game where not one fight broke out? If you did, please let Jim McKenna know, because he probably would have loved to referee that game. Hockey, after all, is the only sport with a penalty box (a temporary detention cell) and requires its referees to match the toughness of its competitors. McKenna, while dodging hockey pucks and punches during the night, works during the day in the information technology world as an I.T. solution manager for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a profession he has had for the last 20 years. On top of all of that, he serves in the bishopric of his Murray congregation. “I started officiating when I was 24. I was married and going to school and needed a way to make some extra money,” McKenna said. “I was always hard on the refs when I played, always thought they did a poor job. One of them told me to give it a try if I thought I could do better.” The Skyline High graduate grew up playing hockey; he started at age 6. When the ice rink was not available, he and his brothers played street hockey. After graduating from the University of Utah, he continued playing hockey in recreation leagues and decided he could, indeed, do a better
job than other referees could. “I learned very quickly; it is a lot harder than it looks. But, I loved being involved, and it was a great way to make extra money. Later on, I kept doing it because I loved working in high-level games. I have also come to meet and get to know a lot of great people,” McKenna said. To be a professional hockey referee, you go through a process similar to the players. First, you are selected to work in developmental leagues and junior leagues, such as the USHL or NAHL. Referees are then hired to work minor professional hockey, such as the East Coast Hockey League and American Hockey League; then the National Hockey League hires the top refs of those leagues. McKenna officiates many of the Utah Grizzlies games and minor league teams in Idaho. According to McKenna, “I was older when I started working, and so I never had the desire to move my wife to the Midwest or back East to work hockey games. Most of the refs spend several years traveling around working games to get a shot at the pro level. I was happy and lucky enough to get to work here in Utah.” McKenna typically draws the linesman assignment, meaning his primary responsibility is watching for violations involving the
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Professional hockey referee Jim McKenna, in stripes, clears out of the way after conducting a face-off. (Photo courtesy Jim McKenna)
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Holladay Hotel wins site plan approval By Zak Sonntag | z.sonntag@mycityjournals.com
Private lane access determines the hotel site plan. (Zak Sonntag/City Journal)
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fter a monthslong process that entailed a contentious rezone, myriad traffic studies and a string of fatiguing negotiations, the planning commission in November approved the Holladay Hotel conceptual site plan, which will begin construction in 2020 at 6433 South Highland Drive. The approved site plan departs starkly from the developer’s initial blueprint, which was designed to accommodate neighborhood safety concerns by including certain infrastructure enhancements, like a new traffic light at 6400 South. But that plan collapsed when the developer failed to reach an access agreement for an easement shared by the hotel and six other households. Therefore, the hotel property owner pressed forward with a design that remains unpopular with area residents who argue it promises to exacerbate traffic problems on a precarious stretch of roadway. “This will be a death trap on Highland Drive,” said Bonnie Felts, an outspoken critic of the project who lives in a home abutting the hotel development. “I invite all of you commissioners to come to my home and try to get out of our road. Then imagine what happens if you put a hotel right there?” The preferred site plan was foiled by a lone holdout, retired army sergeant named Neil Lund, who declined to sign off on the access agreement. “Neil is our problem child,” said Bonnie Felts, speaking with the City Journals. “He’s made this process very hard for a lot of us. But I don’t think we
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should villainize him because he raises a legitimate issue.” The issue is compensation. “When they come in, we are going to lose property value. So we should be reimbursed. Who knows what the value is, but the principal is clear that we should be compensated,” Lund told the Journal back in October. Yet compensation does not seem likely, so Lund’s refusal appears to guarantee the unpopular design. “Paying quite a bit of money to each resident isn’t economically feasible. It only makes sense if we don’t have access. But we’ve been granted access,” explained Steve Lovell, who represents the developer. In order to work around the access agreement, the hotel developer called an audible and came up with a plan that didn’t require easement signatories, and residents are calling it a “bait-andswitch.” “At what point do we allow one half of a household to determine what is safe for a whole community? Developers have rights, but what about our rights, where is the justice of one person jeopardizing our entire community?” asked Julie Sweet, a lane resident, speaking at the commission hearing. Despite consensus about Plan A’s preferability, Lovell insists that Plan B remains safe and desirable. “Our traffic studies are beyond reproach. This has been vetted for several months. UDOT would not have granted us the access permit if we hadn’t met their standards. We’ve met all the requirements that have been outlined by the ordinance,” Lovell told the commission. Still, all neighbors who spoke at the hearing resolutely bemoan the plan’s wisdom. “UDOT is not the best traffic expert here. I am the expert. I’ve been going up and down that lane for 25 years. And I know it is going to put your family in jeopardy going along Highland Drive,” Sweet said. Commissioners themselves expressed ambivalence about site plan B, and admitted a preference for the initial design. However, pursuant to the city ordinance, commissioners felt compelled to approve the project. “Everyone who has anything to do with this has said that site plan A is the way to go. But the developers have found themselves in a corner. And what we have in front of us now is a complete application that meets the requirements of the code and checks all the boxes. I wish I had more discretion,” said Jim Carter, a
planning commissioner from District 5 where the project resides. Commissioner Alyssa Lloyd said, “Plan A is 100 times better. But given our parameters, our hands are tied. I don’t see that we can deny it.” Dan Gibbons, a district resident and councilmember elect, didn’t accept the commission’s logic. “I disagree with anyone that says your hands are tied. Your hands are not tied because of UDOT. You have the discretion to say we disagree,” Gibbons said. Commissioners broached the topic of eminent domain, a legal instrument that would allow the city to override Lund and grant the access agreement. “The city is exploring all of its options to get the development back to site plan A,” said Planning Commission Chairwoman Marianne Ricks. The prospect of more aggressive city involvement was welcomed by many lane residents. “Don’t move forward until you’ve explored every inch of eminent domain,” said Camille Andersen, a lane resident. “We can’t push a bad and very unsafe plan through just because of one person whose sanity I question.” “I would like to put immense pressure on city council to pursue other options,” said Planning Commissioner Allyssa Lloyd. “I have faith.” Yet, as the developer’s timeline races forward, a return to Plan A looks increasingly unlikely, as city officials have shown no initiative to strong-arm the holdout. “The council has never used any form of eminent domain in our city’s history, and it’s unlikely to begin here. It’s a hard avenue to follow. I know the idea has been floated by the commission, but the council so far has not taken it up and I don’t believe anyone thinks it’s a viable option,” said outgoing Councilmember Steven Gunn. With three new council members joining the city this month, the appetite for assertiveness could change, but based on the positions of remaining leadership that appears improbable because a city-led lawsuit against Lund is thought to have insufficient legal grounding and scant promise to succeed. “Nobody anticipated that the plan would be held up, by one resident, but UDOT has come in and said the current access is safe. And based on that it puts us in a tough spot because we can’t deny the application [based on safety concerns] if UDOT has said it’s safe. It’s a tough situation and very unfortunate,” said Mayor Rob Dahle, speaking over the phone with the City Journals. l
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Holladay students ‘make kindness loud’ for the holidays By Heather Lawrence | heather.lawrence@mycityjournals.com
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tudents across Holladay served their community in December. Olympus High’s Friend-2-Friend club organized a community event and mobilized over 500 volunteers. Churchill Jr. High’s choir sang to seniors at a rest home. With acts big and small, the schools spread the holiday spirit. Olympus sophomore Neve Pratt is on the junior board of the Friend-2-Friend club. The community nonprofit merged with the school club and has grown immensely. “There are 10 students on the junior board, and 270 students in the club,” Pratt said. Pratt carried her camera around her neck on Dec. 2 at Friend-2-Friend’s Evening of Service at Olympus High. “I’m going to take photos and help with projects. I’m working at the Santa Sacks table — we’ll assemble gift bags for families,” Pratt said. Evening of Service has become a tradition. This is the third year it’s been done on this level. Its theme is “Make kindness loud.” But it’s much more than an evening. “We’ve been meeting and collecting donations for months. On Nov. 23 we got together to organize everything for this work day. It was really fun,” Pratt said. The amassed donated materials took up the entire commons/lunchroom area of Olympus High. Jen Wunderli is the head of Friend2-Friend. She said the idea started with teach-
Students worked on over 25 projects at the Dec. 2 Evening of Service, from tying quilts to assembling food kits and everything in between. (Heather Lawrence/City Journals)
ing her young kids to serve when they were at Cottonwood Elementary. Now her daughter Kate is at Olympus and part of the club. “I started it as a small service project when my kids were little. Over the past 20 years, it’s grown as they’ve grown. Now it is a nonprofit and a club at school,” Wunderli said. Organization was essential for the Eve-
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music played and food vendors came with dinner. The Magna Elementary School choir sang, directed by Robyn Walsh. Other Holladay schools served with time and funds. Wasatch Waldorf Charter School students sang to residents at a local assisted living facility. Wasatch Jr. High sold candy-grams and donated the money collected to Quarters for Christmas. Churchill Jr. High chorus sang at a nursing home and also collected blankets for the women’s shelter. Some schools wanted to make sure people in their community benefited directly from their service. Olympus Jr. High came up with their own program, Change for Children. “We’re right in the middle of it, and it’s going really well,” said Principal’s Secretary Marguerita Davilla-Telck in December. “Our seventh period classes all compete to see which class donates the most. The winning class will get a reward — a doughnut party. But everything we collect goes to the Granite Education Foundation, so it goes right back to serve needs in our district. They provide Santa Sacks at Christmas, glasses for students who can’t afford them or food pantries within our district,” Davilla-Telck said. “The students learn service and how to be compassionate. It’s a really good thing and the students love it. We do lots of good things that help our own,” Davilla-Telck said. Bonneville Jr. High’s Viking Tree project was even more localized. “Counselors Stacey Wood and Sarah Jensen organized the project. We made paper ornaments that listed things
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for families in need within our school. It was presents, clothing, food — whatever was needed,” said an office worker. Students and parents turned in the ornaments with the requested items or cash to the counseling center. Whatever wasn’t used for the families was donated to the Cottonwood High pantry. The office said this is the first year all the ornaments were taken. Counselors wrapped and delivered the items. Oakwood Elementary made the Cottonwood Pantry their sole project this holiday season. “We collected mittens, scarves, hats and socks for the kids at Cottonwood High School. They have so many refugee families. They really rely on the pantry,” said Debbie Larsen, an office secretary at Oakwood. Larsen, who the kids at Oakwood call “Grandma Debbie,” said she loves the students at her school and is impressed by how willing they are to give. “They’re very generous. This is the first year we’ve worked with the pantry for our project. We also gave food donations, things like mac and cheese and cereal because so many of the students get their meals there. Oakwood feeds into Cottonwood High, so we’re really taking care of our own community,” Larsen said. Terri Roylance is the principal at Cottonwood High. She said Cottonwood relies heavily on their pantry for many things, not just food. “We have school supplies, hygiene kits and coats in addition to food.” Cottonwood High students come from five different neighborhoods in Salt Lake and
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Deb Wagner will retire in January after teaching PE at Churchill Jr. High for 42 years. (Heather Lawrence/ City Journals)
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school newspaper. “I like that she’s taught here for so long, and she’s still having a fun time. I feel awesome when I come to class. She’s so nice. I like using the fitness room, and I’ve learned a lot,” Cora said. Wagner made a name for herself by starting active traditions at the school. “She started the Halloween Hustle, which is a 5k in the neighborhood around the school. People walk or run. It really promotes healthiness, and the whole community comes out,” Hendricks said. “I’m always trying to communicate to the kids that it’s great to be young and healthy. And I want to continue having a healthy lifestyle. Taking good care of our health is the most important thing we can do. And if you lead by example, that’s the best way to lead,” Wagner said. Hendricks hopes Wagner’s story will inspire more people to consider teaching as a career. “I want people to see what 42 years in this industry can look like. [Wagner has]
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