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KAYSVILLE WOMAN QUILTS HER OWN STORY By Karen Painter | kpainter@mycityjournals.com
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aysville resident Sheila Stettler recently won an award of excellence at the Annual Best of State Quilt held at the Springville Art Museum. Quilts are judged on the quality of artistry, design, color, originality, and general appeal and must be “admitted” into the show. “Just to get accepted into the quilt show is an honor because the Springville show is the best,” Stettler said. This is the third Award of Excellence Stettler has received from the show. This year’s award was for a memory quilt called “My Story,” which depicts Stettler’s childhood memories and iconic Kaysville buildings as they were in the 1960s to 1970s. She created the floral and basket blocks in the center a while ago, and it sat for a long time until she decided to make “her story” around the edges one day. “I wanted to put authentic buildings on my quilt and things that mean something to me. Every item on my quilt has a purpose. There is a message or story behind each one,” Stettler said. Stettler grew up as Sheila Barton, the daughter of Russell and Helen Barton. She
lived in the same house on 3rd Street in Kaysville until she was married. Stettler included a “Third West” street sign on the quilt next to her childhood home. To produce her home and other iconic Kaysville buildings on the quilt, Stettler consulted old photographs and picked fabric to match the color of the buildings at the time. She carefully chose tan to represent the stone of the old Kaysville Elementary and green for the windows. Stettler attended school there from kindergarten to fifth grade. “I included the playground as I remember it with the great big slide, the monkey bars, and swings,” Stettler said. “I remember playing foursquare, hopscotch, and tetherball.” Other iconic buildings on the quilt are the old stone Kaysville City Library, the Post Office on Second North, Clover Club Foods Factory, the Kaysville Cemetery, King’s Drive-In sign, and the old Kaysville Tabernacle. Stettler attended church in the TaberThe good ol' tile “D” at “dear ol’ Davis High nacle throughout her childhood. School” and the Stewart’s Gift Shop on Main Continued page 8
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The old Kaysville library and City Hall in 1944.
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RFP goes out for ideas to remodel and restore former library building By Cindi Mansell | c.mansell@mycityjournals.com
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ast month, the City Council was unanimous in sentiment that the former library building is iconic Kaysville, Main Street might not be the same without it, and it is worth coming up with a plan for it to be repurposed (depending on cost). The council determined the next best step would be to solicit a call for interest and issue an RFP for ideas to remodel and restore the former city building. At that time, the public was told to stay tuned for the public advertisement and to be thinking of innovative ideas. On Oct. 4, 2022, the formal RFP was advertised, calling for restoration and repurpose of the building at 44 N. Main Street. Kaysville is asking for plans and proposals from qualified entities for the use of the approximately 6,385 square foot building. Proposals are due by Dec. 8, 2022, and there is a scheduled pre-pro-
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posal property visit taking place on Nov. 1, 2022. The Kaysville Municipal Building originally housed city offices, a library, kitchen, assembly hall, and a concrete vault for city records. The building housed the Davis County Health Department into the mid 1950s. From 1962 until 2015 it was home to the Kaysville Public Library. The library was housed in the north half of the building and the City Hall and offices were housed in the central section and the south wing. The library expanded into the entire building when Kaysville built new city offices in 1987. It is currently used as surplus storage for the city. In July, FFKR Architects presented a Historic Building Condition Assessment and Recommendation Report. The report documented current conditions, assessments and recommendations for the
building that stands in a premier location in downtown. This section of Main Street is considered “Downtown Kaysville” with many successful and vibrant shops and businesses. This project would be developed in alignment with the city’s recently adopted Main Street Revitalization Plan. The city will consider all proposals that meet the overall vision and goals for this project as outlined in the RFP. Mayor Tammy Tran said she “would love for this building to be repurposed but the city is also very aware of cost and commitment of taxpayer funds.” Restoration and repurposing of the building needs to accomplish the following to meet the city’s goals for the highest and best use of the property: save and extend the life of a building that has not been utilized in more than eight years; further energize the heart of the city; fa-
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Clearfield is a hidden gem with a big sparkle By Peri Kinder | peri.k@davisjournal.com
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learfield Mayor Mark Shepherd understands it’s not enough to rehab a city, it needs to be recreated. Over the last few years, Clearfield City officials have worked to create a place that attracts vibrant businesses and residents. It must be working because the city was recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the best places to live for families. Listed at number six, Clearfield got high reviews for its location, diversity, high school graduation rate and quality medical facilities. “People have ignored us forever,” Shepherd said. “We were a city that in essence had died. The businesses, the people, everything was going to cities around us. We were probably the low-income capital of Davis. We just lost our place and it took bringing it back and having people pay attention. We were committed to making some changes and making this a much more inviting place.” With its proximity to the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake Shoreland Preserve, Clearfield attracts hikers and bird-watchers to its many trails. The city also provides activities for senior residents with classes like art and yoga, and offers many senior living centers. Clearfield celebrated its centennial birthday this year and leaders created several events to get residents excited about living in the city. “We challenged our communications department to really do some fun family events, so we started that with our glow party on the bridge,” Shepherd said. “It’s those kinds of activities that we’re trying to bring back to the city and get people involved.” The glow party was held on the Center Street Bridge, which was closed for the event. Nearly 2,000 participants wore glow sticks and danced until 11 p.m. Additionally, the annual paint the bridge Fourth of July celebration invited the public to paint stars on the bridge, and a back-to-school part on the bridge featured bubble guns and foam that covered the entire bridge. It’s not just the interactive events that earned the city its ranking. City officials are dedicated to growth with the approval of thousands of housing units, including 200 single-family homes. “We’ve gone more dense than any other city,” he said. “In the last four years, we have approved, built or entitled 4,000 housing units, which for a city of 35,000 is an enormous bump.” Student success was a metric used by Fortune and Clearfield High School boasts a 96.3% graduation rate. “We might not be the sports capital of Davis County, our football team may struggle, but that’s not what they’re there
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Women stitching hearts worldwide By Karen Painter | kpainter@mycityjournals.com
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hen Kaysville resident Deanne Tanner’s youngest child moved out earlier this year, she started looking for a way to serve the community. “Being an empty nester was fun until I got bored and lonely,” Tanner said. Tanner wanted to combine her love of quilting with a way to serve others. She searched for a place to volunteer and found a position as an area manager with Stitching Hearts Worldwide. Tanner had previously tied quilts for the organization with her church women’s organization. “I felt this was something I could really do,” said Tanner. Stitching Hearts Worldwide is a nonprofit organization that provides the necessary tools and materials to help individuals and groups make handmade items like quilts, sleeping mats, or receiving blankets. Utah County resident Krysti Wright started the organization in 2016. She raised eight children and ran a long-arm quilting business for nine years but wanted to make her company more charitable. “I wanted to give back somehow with my quilting but wasn’t sure what to do, so I started to pray about it,” Wright said. Wright felt she received an answer to make quilts for those in need and began working with friends, family, and others to sew, envelope, and tie quilts to donate. However, Wright didn’t know where more supplies would come from or even where to donate the quilts when they were complete. “I trusted God would take care of it,” Wright said. Two days later, Wright ran into the founder of the Launfal Foundation, Rose Ann Gunther, who had been doing service for 25-plus years. Gunther donated thousands of yards of fabric for Wright to get started. Wright connected with and helped fill needs for quilts and other handmade items for Launfal, Lifting Hands International, The United Way, and other humanitarian organizations. “Since 2016, we’ve sent thousands of quilts overseas (including Somalia, Lebanon, Jordan, Guatemala, and Bangladesh),” Wright said. “We also donated locally, including sending 1,000 quilts to families in my hometown of Paradise, California, displaced by the fires. This year alone, we’ve sent over 1,300 quilts to Ukraine refugees.” Stitching Hearts is expanding, and hundreds of people are sewing projects for the organization to be shipped worldwide. Since starting a few months ago in Kaysville, Deanne Tanner has helped high school students, nursing students, church organizations, and others get the materials they need to begin sewing quilts and other
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Since 2016, we’ve sent thousands of quilts overseas (including Somalia, Lebanon, Jordan, Guatemala, and Bangladesh). We also donated locally, including sending 1,000 quilts to families in my hometown of Paradise, California, displaced by the fires. This year alone, we’ve sent over 1,300 quilts to Ukraine refugees. Krysti Wright handmade items. “It’s really picking up now. I have had many people call wanting to serve,” Tanner said. Currently, Tanner drives to the Stitching Hearts warehouse in Pleasant Grove to get the supplies needed for service groups. Sometimes Fruit Heights area manager Sharene Lloyd or managers in Layton and Farmington make the hour drive to pick up supplies. Lloyd became involved with Stitching Hearts after returning some of the completed projects her women’s church organization had sewn to the Pleasant Grove headquarters. “They asked me to be an area manager, and it’s been really good,” she said. “I first thought it was to pick up and drop off projects, but it’s more about meeting the needs of the people who want to serve and connect.” Lloyd decided to run a quilting club/ social each month. “Anyone who wants to work on quilts can come to my house, tie quilts, and socialize,” she said. “It’s nice to get people who want to do service but can also have an opportunity to serve together and make that connection. We are serving each other as we do these projects and meeting each other’s emotional needs.” Lloyd and Tanner said it would be nice if they could establish a satellite warehouse in the Davis/Weber County area for storage and a place for groups to meet. “There is just such a need. We are growing so fast,” Lloyd said. Tanner also said a facility is needed because they need more storage. A family
College students come together to package quilts ready to be shipped with Stitching Hearts. Courtesy photos
A young refugee grins as he receives a blanket with trains.
recently donated their mother’s material after she passed. “I’m in trouble with my family,” said Tanner. “My living room is overflowing with material.” Tanner would also like a space where people could serve. “I love having people at my home, but I have animals, and it doesn’t accommodate the needs of all those who want to
serve,” she said. “Recently, a young woman could not serve with her group at my home because she was allergic. It would be nice to have a place that won’t be awkward.” To learn more, visit www.stitchingheartsww.org. l
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Davis and Farmington High Schools met at Zions Bank Stadium Oct. 21 for the State 6A Girl’s Soccer Championship game. Davis won 1 - 0. “When we (teams) step out on the field, everyone wants a shot at it. It’s just that mentality when we go out there we’ve got something to prove and we’re going to get everybody’s best game.” said Davis Head Coach Souli Phongsavath. Photos by Roger V. Tuttle
Champs again: Davis girls soccer wins 6A title By Josh McFadden | joshm@mycityjournals.com It was an all-Davis County final in Class 6A girls soccer, with Davis battling Farmington at Zions Bank Stadium on Oct. 21. In the third and by far most important matchup of the season between the two teams, Davis was victorious in an exciting 1-0 contest. It was the Darts’ second state title in the past three seasons and their fourth since 2015. This one didn’t come easy for Davis, as Region 1 rival Farmington put up a strong effort in the tightly contested game. But it shouldn’t have been a surprise that the game was close – or even that it ended in a 1-0 result. In the previous two meetings between the teams, the final score was 1-0. Davis outlasted the Phoenix 1-0 at home on Sept. 1, while Farmington returned the favor 26 days later, prevailing by the same score. This match was for Utah high school girls soccer’s biggest prize. Davis got a first-half goal from Kayla Wade off a Brooklyn Phongsavath assist. The setup came off a corner kick, which Wade headed into the goal in the 37th minute. The goal was enough for the Darts to hold on. The defense kept Farmington at bay, as goalie Elesha Magley got shutout No. 9.5 on the year. In fact, both defenses played well throughout in a contest that lived up to the stature of a state final.
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Davis reached the final by shutting out Skyridge 3-0 in the semifinals on Oct. 18. The Falcons had been a surprise in the state tournament, having lost nine games during the regular season. But their magic ran out against Davis, which got two goals from Emery Jacobs in the first half. Olivia Flint scored in the second half to provide some insurance. The defense kept Skyridge away from the goal throughout the game, with Magley providing the shutout. Davis finished the season with a 14-5 record. It also had the distinction of winning the state championship without having won its own region. The Darts were 8-4 in Region 1 this year, tying with Layton and Syracuse and finishing a game behind Farmington. The Phoenix, meanwhile, got to the championship match by shutting out Lone Peak 1-0 on Oct. 18. The Knights entered the contest as Class 6A’s top seed, having not lost a game all season. It was an own goal from Lone Peak with just four minutes left to play that provided the difference. Goalkeeper Emmy McKeon provided shutout No. 5.5 on the year. Farmington finished the season with a 14-6 record. The Davis goal in the final was the only one the Phoenix allowed the entire postseason. See more photos online at davisjournal.coml Farmington’s Swayzee Arnell (9) takes a shot on goal against Davis Keeper Elesha Magley (0).
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Continued from front page “That church means a lot to me,” she said. “I have many memories of playing inside that church before Primary in the middle of the week.” There are only two people featured on the quilt, two little girls walking on a sidewalk lined with irises from a white house to a red house. The redhead is a young Sheila Barton (Stettler), and the blonde is her best friend, Jaylin Redden-Hefty. “I was five when Jaylin moved in down the street, and we are still good friends 60 years later,” Stettler said. The quilt also features “Daffy,” the pet skunk Stettler had in high school. The name was short for Daffodil. “I couldn’t have a cat because I am allergic to cats,” she said. “I wanted a pet, but my parents didn’t want another dog. I found an ad for a de-scented skunk in the newspaper for $25. She ate cat food and used a little box. It was quite a novelty to have her.” Stettler had to include beloved Grandma Effie Miller’s yellow stone house on Second North on the quilt. She would sit on one of the two red chairs on the porch and watch people come and go to the Post Office. “I didn’t like to go into the post office because I was scared of the FBI most wanted posters on the wall,” Stettler said. Another iconic building is Lagoon’s entrance by the “white” roller coaster. Stettler remembers taking a school bus in the summer to
Lagoon to take swimming lessons. Stettler included the large white granary belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She always knew she was close to home when she saw the granary. She loved it so much she decided to ride her bike across I-15 to go and see it. “It was a different time back then,” said Stettler. “There weren’t any fences and hardly any traffic. I look back on it now thinking it was pretty stupid, but it wasn’t to me at the time.” Stettler also included artist LeConte Stewart’s home on the quilt. Her father did handiwork for Stewart. “LeConte could paint, but he was not much of a fixer-guy,” she said. “He didn’t have money to pay because he was a poor artist, but one day I answered the door, and LeConte was at the door. He had a paper rolled up and told me to give it to my mom. It was a watercolor that he had done for my mom and dad as payment for my dad’s work.” The last icon on the quilt is the Davis High Tile. It was in the main hall at Davis High and is currently roped off at the new high school entrance. “If you stepped on that tile, you had to scrub it with a toothbrush,” Stettler said. l
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Kaysville is known for its beautiful open space By Cindi Mansell | c.mansell@mycityjournals.com
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ecently, Parks & Recreation Director Cole Stephens provided the City Council with an annual update. Stephens explained his department has responsibility over parks and trails, recreation, the City Cemetery, City Facilities, community events, and other public properties (rights-of-way). He said they also work with citizen boards such as the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the recently created Recreation, Arts, Museums and Parks Advisory Board (RAMP). Stephens said the cemetery dates to 1865 and is the oldest public property being maintained. He discussed annual history on interments (tracked back to 1983) and said there were 191 interments in 2021 and 131 2022 YTD as of Sept. 1, 2022 (should surpass 2021). He said they also track residents versus non-residents and prior to 2016 there were more non-residents than residents. He said there were some fee and sales changes made and now residents have first right to spaces; in 2022 there were 115 resident and 85 non-residents buried in the cemetery. Stephens discussed future plans/expansion/additions for the cemetery and said, “if they keep up with current pace they will be out of space within 10-12 years.” He said when thinking about expansion, the city currently owns a 10-acre parcel farther up Crestwood & Highway 89 that could be developed without land acquisition costs. He said this is a service that the city has provided since 1865 so it may be difficult to “just be done.” He said if cremations increase, that may expand the life of the cemetery. Stephens said Kaysville has 158.29 acres developed parks and maintained public properties and 214.53 undevel-
oped. He said the Trappers Field Park site began development of the south side in 2021 and the north side is currently out for RFP for engineering and design services. He said the seasonal employees are tracked on the total number of hours worked and there has been a significant drop in this type of employee. This is also the first year they have not been able to hire enough employees for scorekeeping; now umpires are keeping score on the fields. Stephens said they are open to innovative solutions but doesn’t see that problem solving itself anytime soon. He said for example, the city purchased a robot line painter than runs on GPS to reduce a three-man crew to one person. Stephens said water conservation measures were implemented and water use reduced for the 2022 irrigation season; they are in the process of identifying areas of turf grass that can be eliminated and re-landscaped with more drought tolerant landscaping. Stephens discussed parks and recreation reservations and programming and said all pavilions, courts, and campsites now have a QR code sign at the location which contains the name of those reserving the space. This has eliminated the need for paper signs to be delivered to each site each day. He discussed recreation programs and said the goal continues to be to capture all ages and interests. Programs added in 2022 include: UOVA outdoor volleyball tournament, Kaysville Quest Scavenger Hunt, and Family Super Sport which teaches families to play together on the field and court. Stephens said the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board conducts monthly meetings and park visits as well as involvement and assistance in all community events. He said
The Kaysville Cemetery dates back to 1865. It is the oldest public property being maintained. The city council is discussing possibly expanding in the future. Courtesy
the RAMP Advisory Board’s first year has been successful and their grant application recommendations will be coming forward to the City Council. He talked about community events held and facilities maintained, along with proposed improvements. Stephens closed with a quote from John Muir, “everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” He highlighted seasonal operator Bryce Chapell who just celebrated his 90th birthday and has been mowing the cemetery for 30 years. He thanked his impressive staff and said, “the department mission, tasks, and accomplishments could not be achieved without them.” l
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n November 2021, Kaysville residents approved a Recreation, Arts, Museum & Parks (RAMP) Tax Initiative. The RAMP tax equals $0.01 per $10 spent on non-essential purchases (not grocery, food items or gas) within Kaysville City. All RAMP funds collected will be devoted to fund recreation, arts, museum, and parks improvements, facilities and organizations for the city. A RAMP Tax Advisory Board was formed by the Mayor and City Council to administer the program. The Board collects, reviews, and prioritizes all requests received and makes a yearly recommendation to the City Council on how to expend the funds. The council has the ultimate authority in the allocation of funds. This board is made up of residents, with the support of the city staff and council members. This nine-member committee met in the spring/summer to establish the grant application guidelines. The 2022 Grant Application window was set from June 15, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2022. The committee met to review, discuss, and forward unanimous recommendations to the City Council for the fiscal year 2023 budget year. Parks & Recreation Department Di-
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Stephens said the Harmonic Winds of Utah is a new group that has not yet started (originally going to be known as the Kaysville Winds). The committee “felt they should focus on projects and ideas that are established, visual (can be seen and/or used) and accessible” and some requests may not be approved because they lacked some of that aspect at the time of consideration. He said a program is defined as an activity or experience that is offered to the public by a nonprofit organization or institution. The City Council unanimously adopted the FY 2023 RAMP Advisory Board recommendations. Stephens said “everyone who receives RAMP funding will be required to display the RAMP logo” because the city wants the projects to be known, visualized and utilized by its Kaysville City residents. Councilmember Oaks said, “the committee did a great job throughout their discussion and review of the differing proposals.” He said he was incredibly pleased at the process in place established by Stephens and his team and is confident they will see many future applications. l
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The 2022/2023 Youth Council members. Students attend Davis and Farmington High schools. Courtesy photo
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ayor Tammy Tran recently conducted the swearing in ceremony for Kaysville’s newest Youth City Council members. She expressed appreciation for these members that participate in activities with the City Council throughout the year and learn about city government. The members are as follows: Holly Francis, Mayor; Ben Anderson, Mayor Pro-Temp; and members Maggie Scott,
Grace Mabey, Kaiya Cisney, Makaela Heath, Halle Harding, Lindsay Jepsen, Ruby Jane Hollingsworth, Betsy Dao, Trevor Hayes, Maddie Miller, Kate Miller, Mia Schimmer, Holden Dao, Natalie Barlow, and McKay Clemens. Members attend Davis and Farmington High Schools, and Centennial and Kaysville Junior High Schools. Students are selected based on their experience in leadership, commu-
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The Mountain High Teen Center offers students a quiet place to study and relax. The Student & Family Resources Department provides advocates at the Teen Centers throughout the district. They have several programs to connect families with the resources they need. Photo by Becky Ginos
District now offers Military Educational Therapists By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com FARMINGTON—The Davis School District Student & Family Resources Department offers several programs to help connect students and families with the resources they need. They have four fulltime Integrated Educational Therapists (IET) that rove throughout the district working with all the schools to provide services that meet the needs of students without benefits. Through a partnership with the military, they now provide Military Educational Therapists (MET). “In the spring the military came with a pot of money to have a program,” said Casey Layton, District Director of Responsive Services, Crisis Response Team Secondary Case Management. “It’s for military families whether they have a military background or are serving.” It’s not just the Purple Star schools, he said. “There are two military family advocates that will be roving through the district to all branches of the military, not just the Air Force. They’ll also work with special education students and those with a 504 or IEP.” The advocates will provide brief therapy stabilization and group therapy for students who have experienced constant moving and are always new to the area, said Layton. “We’ve got a lot of agencies to help with this. We meet as an organization with school principals, school counselors and counselors from the base to identify the biggest need and how to serve
them (students). We might decide the Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC) would be best to meet with and we’ll work with the military liaison to do what’s best for kids.” The department also works with nonmilitary students and families. “We’ve added family service workers to connect families to resources at the elementary level,” Layton said. “We have provided advocates and personnel staff at the Teen Centers. I’m really excited about what they have to offer. It’s Maslow’s Law, where do you go for clean clothes and a meal?” IETs make eight to 10 visits and one to two stabilization visits, he said. “We facilitate those and manage their caseload.” There’s a lot of responsive services out in the community and in the school setting, said Layton. “It’s exciting. The superintendent and school board find funding for these programs. We’ve been working for the last five years to get going in this area. We’ve always wanted to but didn’t have the means. We’re helping a lot of kids.” To find out what programs the district offers visit their webpage under Student & Family Resources. To start any kind of referral parents should talk to an administrator or the school counselor who can get them connected to resources. l
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Small businesses drive Utah’s economy By Robert Spendlove | Zions Bank Senior Economist
November is National Entrepreneurship Month, a time to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit that powers Utah’s economy. Nowhere is entrepreneurship stronger than in Utah’s small businesses, which make up 99% of businesses in Beehive State. Of these small businesses, nearly 98% are very small, with fewer than 20 employees. Despite their size, small businesses have a big impact on the state’s economy. They employ nearly half of the state’s workforce, and an even larger share of workers in rural communities. Small businesses drove Utah's economic rebound from the pandemic, which surpassed every state but Idaho. From Feb. 2020 to July 2022, Utah had 6.2% employment growth, compared to 0.02% nationally. This job growth was generated largely by small business. During the first year of the pandemic, small businesses added 29,432 net jobs to the state’s economy. And from March 2020 and March 2021, small businesses accounted for 6,003 out of 6,589 net new business openings. Thanks to enterprising small businesses, most industries have added jobs over the last year, with only two of 11 sectors losing jobs. Utah’s 2.1% employment rate remains among the lowest in the nation. While Utah firms face the same inflationary challenges and supply chain issues as their counterparts in other states, they are uniquely benefiting from strong in-migration. Last year the state saw its highest net migration since 2005, with an
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Fifth Teen Center opens at Layton High By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com
LAYTON—What started out as one Teen Center at Clearfield High has now grown to five with the latest opening last month at Layton High. Three other centers recently opened at Mountain High, Northridge and Renaissance Academy and a sixth will soon be completed at Woods Cross High. Teen Resource Centers serve at-risk students, some experiencing homelessness, by providing a quiet place to study, do laundry, shower, eat and meet with counselors who can connect them with the services they need to be successful in school. The Connection Center at Layton High was built in a repurposed space inside the school so students can access the facility before and after school or as part of their class schedule. The center also has a full community food pantry. Layton High students raised more $60,000 for the center. “Good people are doing good things,” said School Board Vice President Marie Stevenson at the ribbon cutting ceremony. “Students recognized a need. It’s amazing how they’re looking out for their peers. This center will rewrite the story for many students’ lives. It provides acceptance and a place to go when the storms of life are too great.” Stevenson compared it to an experience she had at Bear Lake. “I came to a stream and it was too wide for me to jump across,” she said. “I noticed a flat rock in the middle of the stream where I could cross by stepping on the stone. I wondered who put that there. I thought about the teen center and how students who have gone before can leave stepping stones so that other students can cross. It will change people’s lives for the better and for the good.” “The first of the year we went to each business and asked for a donation to get us started,” said student body officer Todd Bowden. “It really brought the school together. It was an important cause to unify the school. It gave me a
new perspective on this. I put in a lot of money and my friends put in a lot of money. It’s an important part of the school that will change people’s lives.” Davis Community Learning Center Teen Center Director Jenica Whitworth started as a family advocate at Clearfield High. “It gives them a safe place to come and tell their story to a trusting adult,” she said. “There are family advocates at each center. They have a bachelor’s degree and are trained in trauma informed practices to hear the students’ story and get them the resources they need. They respond to each student and give them individualized services.” When the Teen Center at Clearfield High opened we had students who were not looking at a post secondary degree, said Whitworth. “When they came to the teen center they helped them fill out FAFSA forms and made other resources available. Now some are enrolled at Weber State. It’s an amazing trajectory for them and their families.” There are 33 students at Layton High who are experiencing homelessness. “Student homelessness is a quiet, but pervasive issue in Davis County,” said Jodi Lunt, executive director of the Davis Education Foundation. “These children lack access to the very basic essentials that we all take for granted. Teen centers help to provide students in need with those essentials, while maintaining their safety and dignity. More than anything though, they facilitate hope and connect these kids to a caring adult who can help navigate their challenges.” “These are the kids I think about when I try to sleep at night and sometimes I feel so helpless,” said Superintendent Dr. Dan Linford. “This teen center will help me not feel so helpless. At Davis School District our motto is ‘we make dreams come true.’ Thanks for helping us make our dreams come true.” l
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Utah Jazz and Instructure accepting nominations for top educators By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com
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ominations are now open for the Utah Jazz Most Valuable Educators, presented by Instructure, the Utah-based creator of the Canvas Learning Management System. The public is invited to nominate local teachers who make an impact at their school, in their community, and who inspire students. The appreciation program will honor 14 educators throughout the 2022-23 Jazz regular season with the first recipient announced on Friday, Nov. 18 at Vivint Arena (301 S. Temple) during the Jazz home game against the Phoenix Suns. “The outpouring of nominations last season only reinforced the importance of this program and the community’s desire to publicly thank and recognize our educators,” said Jim Olson, Utah Jazz president. Each winning educator will receive a $1,000 classroom grant (courtesy of Instructure), a surprise classroom visit or assembly, a personalized Jazz jersey and free tickets to a Jazz game where they will be guests of Instructure. Students, parents, peer educators, principals or school administrators can nominate the person they consider to be the most valuable K-12 and higher education teachers in Utah. Find the nomination form at utahjazz. com/MVE.
“Our program recognizes teachers that go above and beyond every day to engage our kids’ curiosity and show them just how fun learning can be,” said Steve Daly, CEO of Instructure. “It’s a tough time for educators and it’s more important than ever to recognize all they do and find ways to do more for them. Join me in nominating your favorite teacher and showcasing the amazing work they are doing to help our children feel safe, heard and excited to learn.” Instructure will also provide 300 tickets for Utah educators to attend the Jazz game on March 18, 2023. Throughout the game, teachers will be recognized for their work in the community and given the opportunity to participate in activities. Fans who attend the game can write their own messages of gratitude for educators. All 14 honorees of the Most Valuable Educators program will be invited to attend an awards dinner with the Utah Jazz and Instructure at the end of the season. “We are grateful for Instructure to honor and showcase the hard work of our educators by putting a spotlight on them and acknowledging their tremendous impact on Alison Bulson (right) is honored as one of the Utah Jazz and Instructure's Most Valuable Educators at a our children,” Olson said. l Jazz game during the 2021-22 season. Joining her in the game-day recognition were (from left) the Utah
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Donated dentistry program celebrates 10 years of giving patients back their smile By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com KAYSVILLE—A program that has provided more than $1 million in dental services celebrated 10 years last month of helping those who might not otherwise receive the oral care they need. The Pantry Smiles donated dental program is a partnership between Davis Technical College (DTC), Weber State University (WSU), the Bountiful Community Food Pantry and area dentists and hygienists. “Both Lorna (Koci) and I were on the board of directors for the food pantry,” said Jim Guinn, a dentist who helped start the program. “We saw people with a terrific need come into the food pantry who didn’t have the resources for it (dentistry). We got some money from the Bountiful Food Pantry and some federal and private grants to do this. We never charge money for anything we do.” It’s for people whose household income is less than 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Level, he said. “People who don’t qualify for Medicare or Medicaid are falling through the hole here.” It’s all volunteer and it’s pretty much stayed that way, Guinn said. “We do all facets of dentistry except implants. Specialists prefer that we refer them to their office. We reimburse the doctor for overhead, salary for assistants and materials. The dentists have been very generous in seeing our patients.” “Pantry Smiles started out with two dental chairs,” said Cathy Turnbow, Pantry Smiles Clinical Director. “Students didn’t get to practice with only two chairs. From that it became so busy we went to four chairs and
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now we’ve grown to 10 chairs because we utilize it.” Not only do patients benefit, it’s been a great learning experience for dental students at DTC. “I call it work based learning,” said Cathy Turnbow, Pantry Smiles Clinical Director. “They only train students on manikins so when they go to an office there’s a learning curve so they’re further behind. This gives them the experience of working on real mouths with real saliva.” It also helps students with community involvement by giving back, she said. “DTC President (Darin) Brush calls it Community Centric Education. Other technical schools have nice facilities but they don’t do dental work on a regular basis.” WSU hygienists come twice a month, said Turnbow. “It gives the students a chance to learn about working with a hygienist. The hygienists love working with Pantry Smiles. At school they have to get their own patients. When they come here there are patients waiting.” Celise Herlin graduated from the dental assistant program at DTC two years ago and now she is a full-time instructor. “It’s so nice,” said Herlin. “They’ve been using a manikin but it’s helpful to practice their skills on real patients. Our patients are so patient with them. It’s a win, win for everyone. The dental assistants need practice and the patients need dental work.” Patients come in for an initial treatment plan, she said. “We get to know them and find out their back story. I have a lot of empathy for them. We get patients from all
Dental instructors Celise Herlin and Ashley Wiser work on a practice manikin in one of the dental rooms at Davis Technical College. Pantry Smiles has been donating dental services for 10 years. Photo by Becky Ginos
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Discovery Education offers teachers and students rich science resources By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com FARMINGTON—Students in the Davis School District will now have access to a suite of science content through the Discovery Education Science Techbook series that was selected by the district for classroom use in grades 7-12. The program provides rich science resources through the use of digital tools that offer teachers a new and exciting way to introduce students to science. “Every 10 years we have to review our science material,” said DSD Director of Teaching and Learning Belinda Kuck. “The license expired in 2022, so we started looking for new resources for teachers and students a year ago. We surveyed parents and teachers and had a focus group about what we needed in a new product.” The district wrote an RFP and had several submissions, she said. “There were two rounds. We went through the first round and chose five vendors to take to round two. The committee wanted to see a demonstration and the Discovery product was the winner.” It teaches core sciences integrated in seventh to eighth grade curriculum in earth science, biology, chemistry and physics, said Kuck. “We implemented it with teachers in August so that it would be ready to go for teachers and students on the first day of school.”
The core content of science, biology and earth science gives students a deep, robust resource of content knowledge, she said. “They can look at science and engineering practices and apply it and learn what a scientist or engineer does.” This tool supports teachers in learning the aspects of the three dimensions mission in STEM, said Kuck. “Those are to create wonder, implement a sense of the world around us and strengthen their problem solving muscle.” It’s hard to always find material to use, she said. “This has lots of examples of scientific phenomena, labs, demonstrations and models to help students make sense of the phenomena.” It is task and demonstration based, said Kuck. “It’s not just rote memorization. Students gain the skills and knowledge they need to get to the problem.” The digital product is delivered through the Clever portal, she said. “It is authenticated by our online learning. Teachers and students are assigned a course number that shows this course product goes to this course. Students access it through Canvas.” It’s been great, said Kuck. “We haven’t had any technical difficulties that weren’t human error. Learning how to use new teacher
The Davis School District has partnered with Discovery Education to provide teachers an exciting new set of tools with which to teach junior high and high school students about science. Stock photo
resources such as videos, models and demonstrations take some time. Every week it’s increasing. We’re going to get there.” Implementing new resources takes a lot of work, she said. “But we have rock star teachers. We had a show and tell at training and a teacher at a junior high blew everyone away with what she’d created. It got everyone excited about how they’re using it.” The experts are the teachers, said Kuck. “We want to leverage their expertise and
knowledge. The best is when they work together and they share.” Discovery Education has been great to work with, she said. “They have a fantastic team. It’s truly a partnership. They make sure the needs of students and teachers are being met. That’s the best kind of partnership to have. We feel great about our choice.” l
School board president works to keep students in mind By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL—From NFL referee to school board president, John Robison has pretty much seen it all. He’s been in education for more than 30 years and started as a baseball coach at Woods Cross High and coached at Davis and had an opportunity to become a referee for some supplemental income. “When I started refereeing I hadn’t considered the NFL,” he said. “I had my sights set on college. Then a friend suggested I apply to be an official in the NFL. I thought ‘what the heck’ and started the process.” He was a referee in the NFL for 10 years. “Nine out of the 10 were playoff games,” said Robison. “Friday I’d get on a plane, do a game and come home and be back in school Monday morning.” Robison said they’d meet for three to four hours and watch a lot of film. “Three hours before the game they’d bring out 24 brand new footballs.” Everyone had security guys right there with them the whole time, he said. “One time in Chicago the security guard tackled a guy because he was coming after me. I got death threats four or five times.” Now Robison sits on the Davis School Board of Education. “I retired from the
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district in 2014,” he said. “I love education. My wife is an educator and three of my daughters are educators.” Then someone approached him to run for the school board. “I’ve served six years as president,” he said. “It’s a four-year term. I started in 2016 and took the oath in 2017. I was reelected in 2020-2021 and have two years remaining. I’m glad I ran, I’ve loved it.” The board’s mission by state statute is to establish policy and write and modify policy, said Robison. “We’re charged with making sure policy is followed. We’re over the budget and making sure money is being managed appropriately and responsibly. We’re also over the superintendent and business administration and evaluate them. Day to day they run the district and keep us up to date.” During public comments at board meetings, the board cannot respond, said Robison. “At the beginning I read the rules they must follow. The board can ask a question of the public but at that time they will not get an answer from me but we’ll get a hold of you.” A big challenge the board faced was how to return to school after COVID. “We had to make the decision whether to go full day, half day, hybrid or virtual.”
Schools are a place where children are taken care of during the school day, he said. “Schools fill the void of helping parents. A small percentage want us to raise their kids. Some say ‘from 8 to 3 he’s not my kid – he’s yours,’ but that’s very rare. That’s the reality of society. It fills a void, an important void.” Social media is also a difficult challenge for the board, said Robison. “One Facebook post and our inbox is filled with the same questions. It’s an issue someone brought to you. You don’t know anything about it, you just saw the post. It loses its value if it’s not impacting a child but was just picked up through Facebook.” Robison said he answered a thousand emails one weekend over the hybrid schedule. “The vast majority didn’t have the information.” The pandemic had a huge impact on teachers, he said. “The governor came out, the health department came out and did what they had to do. Third grade teachers taught all day long then at night worked with a child online. We all know how tough the pandemic was for us but that pales to what it was for them.” Robison said he’s excited about the direction the district is taking. “We’re do-
John Robison serves as school board president. He was an educator in the district for more than 30 years. Courtesy photo
ing so well. Dr. (Fidel) Montero has the core interest of kids and teachers. We’ve got an amazing superintendent. He became amazing on day one. He’s always thinking of the best interest of the kids. We’re in good shape.” l
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or more than 100 years, amateur radio has played a part in the country’s history. Since the first wireless telegraph club formed in 1908 at Columbia University, amateur radio continues to attract new enthusiasts to the unique form of communication. Larry Claussen is the president of the Davis County Amateur Radio Club which has been around since the early ‘80s. Back then, the club’s amateur radio operators (also known as “hams”) responded to emergency service situations, helping out when communication systems were down. It’s a role ham radio operators still fill today. “We’re there to help people communicate when nothing else works,” Claussen said. “When something significant happens, good or bad, the first thing we do is grab our phones to tell people. As great and as wonderful as the cell phone companies have been for getting more connectivity out there, there’s always going to be that critical mass where all of sudden, things don’t work.” With 200 active members in the club, amateur radio operators assist in several ways throughout the county. Members directed parking lot traffic during the Davis Marching Band competition, helping relay information to participants and spectators. The club also helps with communication during the Bountiful Handcart Parade each July. Lisa Cook has been with the club for five years. After living in Bountiful for 30 years, Cook now lives in Fruit Heights and
serves with the Davis County Amateur Radio Emergency Services group. “When we had the windstorm, I was sitting in a church parking lot, helping to request trucks,” Cook said. “During the windstorm that morning, the cell phones weren’t working right. The reliable communication method was radio. Our technology works when nothing else does.” Cook considers herself one of the babies of the club. As a math teacher in Davis County, she’s even lobbied to have ham radio operating accepted as part of the school curriculum. She works with beginning operators, getting them comfortable talking on the equipment. Club members meet on the second Saturday of each month to practice working together and learning the how-tos of the amateur radio community. Knowing when to talk and when to listen, getting familiar with the war wagon where portable equipment is stored, studying for the FCC licensing exam and learning how to send radio grams are just a few topics covered. “We practice what we’re doing so there’s discipline,” Claussen said. “The amateur radio community is a fairly significant community around the world. We get to know each other and in times of disaster we can act to get messages into the affected area and out of the affected area without using the standard infrastructure.” Radio grams are popular in the radio community and are similar to old teletype messages. The radio gram bounces from one operator to another until the message gets to the right person, all using only the
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Women's Leadership Institute recognizes A. Scott Anderson’s advocacy for female leaders By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com
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n 2015, Zions Bank President and CEO A. Scott Anderson founded the Women’s Leadership Institute, a 501(c)3 dedicated to making Utah a better place for women. At an awards ceremony on Oct. 13, Anderson was presented with the inaugural Women’s Leadership Institute A. Scott Anderson Ally Award, named after him to honor his advocacy for women. Anderson was surprised by the award and said he didn’t deserve the honor because he’s not the one doing all the work. “But all of you are,” he said. “And you have the courage to stand up. You have the courage to speak out. You have the courage to help our community move forward. I truly believe that the most, the best resource, the best untapped resource we have in the country are Utah women. And I think that we just need to change some of the perceptions so that we can lead the nation in this. And you're doing the work. This is touching to me. Thank you very much. My grandmother would be proud." Moving forward the Women’s Leadership Institute A. Scott Anderson Ally Award will be presented to men or women who are exceptional allies in the efforts of supporting and promoting women in Utah in business and political leadership roles. Along with Anderson, more than 60 organizations were honored for their exceptional commitment to promoting and elevating women in the state. WLI CEO Patricia Jones recognized the businesses as a hope for future growth and their commitment to WLI’s cornerstone ElevateHER Challenge. “These companies and organizations are examples of the leaders in Utah, and even across the nation, who are committed to create change now and for the next generation,” Jones said. “We are honored to work with them and prove the business case for gender diversity.” The businesses receiving the honor are: Alphagraphics in South Ogden, Alzheimer’s Association, Analytic Orange, Associated Builders and Contractors Utah Chapter, Boncom, Bridge Source, Burnaby Velodrome Club (Canada), Cache
radio network. Emergency service training is ongoing so club members can assist law enforcement with communications. By providing equipment, talking regularly with the sheriff’s department and encouraging members to get their license, the club is a valuable resource when regular communication systems are down. “When the time comes, when they
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These companies and organizations are examples of the leaders in Utah, and even across the nation, who are committed to create change now and for the next generation. Patricia Jones Valley Bank, Catholic Community Services of Utah, City of Logan, City of St George, Clozd, Creative Energies Solar, Department of Government Operations (State of Utah), DPS Skis, Elase Spas, Evans Companies, FUEL Marketing, Geneva Rock, Hippie Skin, HireVue, Hyve Homes, In-Group Hospitality/The Advenire, Autograph Collection, Intergalactic, Intermountain Precision Genomics, JPMorgan Chase, Ken Garff Automotive, KLAS Research, Leavitt Group, Leavitt Partners, Liiingo, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, Mountain America Credit Union, Myriad Genetics, National Institute of Medical Aesthetics, Outdoor Gear Exchange, Parr Brown Gee & Loveless, Pepsi-Cola, Prism Philosophy, Progressive Leasing, Real Salt Lake, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah, Ronald McDonald House Charities Intermountain Area, SelectHealth, Service Robotics Technologies, SirsiDynix, SnugZ USA, Spectrum Recruiting Solutions, St. George City, St. George Police Department, Stapley Pharmacy & Compounding, Sunpro, Sunroc, Tech-Moms, The Community Foundation of Utah, The Wayne Brown Institute, Usana Health Sciences, Utah Jump$tart Coalition, UWM Men's Shop, Vivint, Walker Edison, Wilson Electronics, World Trade Center Utah, WW Clyde and Xevant. As part of the ElevateHER Challenge, the companies agree to focus on key areas that influence a woman’s ability to serve in leadership roles including increasing retention rates for women, addressing the need us, a call comes in and we activate the network,” Claussen said. For more information about the amateur radio club, visit dcarc.net. “You don’t need equipment to join,” Cook said. “I got involved because I did a testing session. I love knowledge and I love to learn. I think we have to keep learning so I started getting involved.”l
Organizations participating in the 2022 ElevateHER Challenge were honored during a Women’s Leadership Institute awards ceremony. The businesses have dedicated time and resources to help elevate women in leadership positions. Photo courtesy of WLI
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Breaking the cycle of poverty through allyship By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com
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lthough Utah’s poverty rate is one of the lowest in the nation, thousands of children in the state grow up in intergenerational poverty(IGP). More than 70% of children growing up in IGP are under 10 years old, and women have much higher odds of struggling with poverty than men. The cycle of IGP begins when a child is born in poverty. This has shown to create disadvantages at school and difficulty developing social skills. As the child grows into a teen and young adult, they struggle to find work and end up raising their own family in poverty. And the cycle continues. But Circles Salt Lake (2530 S. 500 East) is a community for those in poverty to help break the cycle and give them tools to succeed by creating allyships that support individuals and families as they learn to lift themselves to a new life. “People living in poverty don’t know the value of social capital,” said Michelle Crawford, Circles Salt Lake executive director. “When someone’s in generational poverty, they were born into poverty, most likely everyone in their circle of influence is also in poverty, they don’t have the lens to get out of it.” The Salt Lake chapter of the national program started in 2017 with two goals: help
families break the chain of poverty and address barriers that keep people stuck. People who come to the program are called circle leaders because they are leading their families in a better direction. Each circle leader is matched with an ally, a bridge between economic classes. Participants go through an initial 12week training and are asked to commit to a minimum of 18 months. Once a circle leader has increased their household income to at least 200% of the federal poverty level, Circles holds a big celebration. “Our focus is to get them completely independent of government services,” Crawford said. “We love Medicaid and Medicare and all they do to help our participants manage their situational poverty, but we don’t want them to stay there. We want them to become independent of those services.” Circle leaders are asked to attend weekly meetings, make progress toward an economic stability plan and become a leader in their community. Many circle leaders who complete the program come back to be allies to new participants in the program. An ally’s role is part mentor, cheerleader, friend and bridge builder. Each ally is invited to attend meetings on the first and third Thursday of each month and is asked to be
a consistent support for those trying to break the cycle of IGP. “What I’ve learned is that, sadly, many people in poverty are conditioned to think that’s all they’re worth. They grow up being told not to expect a better life,” Crawford said. “An ally can connect their circle leader with people in the community that can help them work toward their dream.” Living in poverty usually comes with layers of trauma including abuse, domestic violence and mental and emotional damage. So there's more to breaking the cycle of IGP than an increase in salary. Circle leaders undertake a massive mindset change that allows them to dream big and work toward a better future. If a circle leader doesn’t graduate in 18 months, they can keep attending, as long as they’re participating. Nationally, the average for graduating from the Circles program is three years. Not only do circle leaders come back to
be allies, recently one was appointed to the Circles Salt Lake board of directors. “It was important to us that we weren’t just talking about poverty, that we had someone who could contribute to that conversation,” Crawford said. “Having somebody who’d recently experienced poverty to be able to give us input on the decisions we make was critical.” For more information about becoming a circle leader or ally, visit CirclesSaltLake. org. Crawford has big goals for the upcoming year, hoping to get 25-30 circle leaders enrolled in the program. Because each circle leader has two allies, Crawford is looking for 60 people in the community to become allies. “I would love Utah to set the example of how a program gets participants independent of government services and breaking that cycle of poverty,” said Crawford. l
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While their parents are learning how to break the cycle of poverty, children learn social skills, create art projects and make friends in the community. Photo courtesy of Michelle Crawford
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Kaysville | Fruit Heights City Journal
Barking up the wrong tree
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y dog Jedi started barking at cars. All the time. I don’t know why but my best guess is she a) hates cars, b) loves cars, c) wants to scare cars or d) she needs a ride to Petsmart to pick up some jerky treats and tennis balls. I stop her from dragging us both into traffic by creating a distraction, usually with yummy treats. I tell her to look at me, hoping to snag her attention away from the tempting Hondas and Toyotas with their tantalizing and rumbly engines. Sometimes she continues flinging herself toward cars but once she realizes a treat is coming, in the form of mozzarella or pepperoni, she usually stops barking and waits to be rewarded. Not really rocket surgery, but it works. Someone suggested Jedi’s barking could be a reaction to stress which is probably true because we’re all as stressed as a Yellowstone bison being approached by human-shaped idiots. Jedi also feels the urge to run outside at 3 a.m. to bark at neighbor dogs, tree shadows and (probably) aliens. Her woofing seems to be important. It’s like breaking news in the canine world. I can’t yell at her to be quiet because then we’d both be barking at three in the morning. Plus, she’d translate my yapping as, “You are doing such a good job at howling, Jedi. Please, continue louder. Some neighbors might still be asleep.” Once the noise levels drop, I check social media where barking has been elevated to an Olympic sport. Viral TikToks catch people in the act of snarling at each other. Twitter feeds show a slow regression back to our caveman roots where everyone spoke in grunts and howls.
that baloney. Restaurant guests bark at the waitstaff, which usually ends with a footprint on your waffle. Y’all bark so much, I think some of you might have rabies. Dogs bark because they’re excited, hungry, bored, scared, tired, playful and frustrated. The trick is to distract them and teach them a different way to communicate. Humans also need a different way to communicate, because barking isn’t working. It doesn’t matter if you’re barking in fear or anger or fatigue, your message gets lost in the noise. Every time. Have you ever screamed at someone and thought, “Boy, I really think I got my point across. I feel so heard”? Yeah, me neither. On the opposite end of the rainbow, my daughter had a teacher who only spoke in a whisper. The kids had to be quiet to hear what she was saying. It was kind of creepy talking to her because she’d forget she was talking to an adult and keep whispering. Maybe there’s a happy medium between barking and mumbling. I know, let’s call it “civil discourse” where our conversations actually promote understanding and connection. Revolutionary! Instead of talking to prove your point, can you kindly explain why you hate avocados, without melting into a puddle of sweat? Can you avoid the gnashing and spittle that comes with barking and just talk like a human being? It might take practice but maybe if we calm down, our families will settle, our communities will rebuild and our civil discourse will improve. Less barking, more listening. And lots of treats.. l
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Parents bark at teachers and librarians. Drivers bark at each other. Customers bark at grocery store cashiers, and let me tell you, cashiers don’t get paid enough to put up with
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