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HOMEGROWN OLYMPIAN CONTINUES TO INSPIRE By Sarah Morton Taggart | s.taggart@mycityjournals.com

ill Schuffenhauer admits he isn’t a big fan of playing outside in the cold these days. Which is funny considering that he’s a three-time Winter Olympian and took home a silver medal for fourman bobsled in 2002. Schuffenhauer is known for overcoming a challenging childhood of hunger and homelessness. But he also has happy memories as a kid growing up in Midvale. “It’s weird to drive by there now because I went to Midvale Elementary and it’s no longer there,” Schuffenhauer said. “My uncle and my cousins lived literally right across street. I remember playing at that park all the time with my cousins and hanging out at recess. Playing around in the wintertime and all that fun stuff.” He also spent much of his childhood barely surviving on the streets of Salt Lake City when his parents struggled with addiction. Schuffenhauer has recounted his story many times, in general conversation and now as a motivational speaker. He remembers eating food out of garbage cans and watching his mom do drugs. Schuffenhauer was moved in and out through more than a dozen foster homes before finally finding a home with his grandmother in Roy, Utah at age 12. “Seventh grade, that’s when I started doing

track, went from being a troublemaker to hopefully doing something better and have an opportunity to change my stars,” he said. “When I started doing track I wondered, how far could you take this? Honestly, I didn’t get the idea of going to the Olympics until high school. But I was like, ‘Yeah. Let’s just do it.’” Schuffenhauer continued excelling in track and field through high school and also played football. He was awarded a scholarship for track at Weber State University and stood out in nearly every event. Schuffenhauer’s chances for going to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia were looking good until an injury during the 10-day qualifying competition changed the trajectory of his life. “I was ranked top five in the world for decathlon,” Schuffenhauer recalled. “Then I got injured and made the switch. Right before bobsled tryouts I had an open invitation to try out for the Orlando Predators, a professional arena football team. I was like, ‘Oh, I’ll check out this bobsled thing first because it’s right here (in Utah),’ and it all worked out.” Continued page 8 Bill Schuffenhauer (right) lets a fan hold his silver medal at Utah Olympic Park, where Schuffenhauer’s team placed second in four-man bobsled during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. (Photo courtesy Bill Schuffenhauer)

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Get moving with help from Copperview Recreation Center By Sarah Morton Taggart | s.taggart@mycityjournals.com

eeping that New Year’s resolution to get in shape might be harder this year, but Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation and local parks can help you reach your fitness goals. Copperview Recreation Center, located at 8446 S. Harrison St., is a dependable spot for youth sports, adult fitness classes and offers a fully-equipped gym. Operated by Salt Lake County, it also normally offers adaptive recreation, child care and meeting room rentals. But, of course, the past year has seen changes made in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As of November 2020, access to the rec center is restricted to fitness areas only. The gym offers use of treadmills, upright and recumbent bikes, ellipticals, free weights and various weight machines. “We’ve been extremely cautious,” said Clayton Scrivner, public relations and marketing manager for Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation. “We’ve looked at where the pinch points are that could prevent people from social distancing. It’s a challenge because each rec center is different.” To make social distancing easier, reservations are strongly encouraged so that the gym does not become crowded. Dropin visits are allowed if space is available. Day passes are free for infants under 2; $2 for youth ages 3-17; and $3 for adults ages 62-79, with people over 80 free. For a disability fitness pass it is $3 and includes assistant. Adults ages 18-61 are $4. The adjacent skate park is free to use and currently open to the public. “Reservations at Copperview have been steady,” Scrivner said. “It’s not empty, and we’re not turning people away.” Face coverings and social distancing are required at all times and patrons and

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The Copperview Recreation Center gym is open, with social distancing and face coverings required at all times. (Photo courtesy Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation)

staff with a fever or respiratory symptoms must stay home. To expand recreation options for residents, the county launched the “Stay Connected, Stay Healthy” initiative in January to encourage residents to stay active at home or outdoors. The Slim Down the Snowman Fitness Challenge was a four-week program for residents 14 years or older that ran from Jan. 11 through Feb. 6. Participants earned points by working out, either at home or at

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Kids can join in the fun with monthly recreation-themed coloring contests and the Big 4 Scavenger Hunt. The scavenger hunt offers a fun way to solve clues, puzzles and riddles while exploring Salt Lake County parks. The hunt runs through April 30 and more challenges will be unveiled in the months ahead. Information about all of Salt Lake County’s programs can be found at slco. org/recreation. Midvale’s Union Park at 7360 S. 700 East is a great place to start your scavenger hunt. Midvale also has four municipal parks with space to exercise. Midvale City Park at 425 W. 6th Ave. has playgrounds, a softball field, and plenty of space to run around. Fire Station Park at 607 E. Fort Union has a small playground. There is a public basketball court at 7511 S. Main St., but the best place to shoot some hoops is at Bingham Junction Park, 6980 S. River Reserve Court. Tucked away between new residential development and the Jordan River, this newer park can be hard to find, but there are several street signs to guide you there. Bingham Junction Park also has playgrounds, a softball field, a hill for sledding and a running track with river views. Even with current health guidelines in place, Midvale residents have fitness options to choose from. “We want to thank everyone for their patience,” Scrivner said. “Our mission is improving lives through play, so it’s been real challenging to keep people apart. We’re doing our best to provide services and look forward to doing more in the future. I encourage people to go online and check out our challenges.” l

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Changes to utility rates in the cards By Erin Dixon | e.dixon@mycityjournals.com

he cost of the upkeep of water and sewer is rising, just like everything else. Midvale City may need to compensate for the rising costs. What changes will be made? That is unknown. In a city council meeting in December 2020, Glen Kennedy, Public Works director for Midvale said that the city does its own analysis each year to keep up with maintenance costs, then brings suggested fees to council for approval. This time, however, he’s getting an outside opinion. “Historically, the city has reviewed rates internally as part of the annual budget process. But, there is a current need to perform a more extensive review and study,” Kennedy said. Outside of the meeting, Councilmember Dustin Gettel suggested that, “...[N] ormally when you determine the need for a fee study, there are...already issues that have been identified.” “Typically, cities don't spend money to study issues that haven't already been deemed at least potentially problematic. For instance, if your city was well known for being the safest, most walkable city in the county, you probably wouldn't spend 10 grand for a third-party pedestrian safety

study,” Gettel said. To keep with the sewer and water needs, the city has two new master plans: one for water and one for sewer. “The water master plan identified roughly $25 million in projects that are required to remedy system deficiencies and to accommodate growth. Identified annual ongoing need for about $2 million in system replacement projects. We’ve got an old system and it’s time to start replacing it,” Kennedy said. “The sewer utility is going to take on a new and relatively uncommon vacuum system as part of the Jordan Bluffs development. And we’ll also need to fund replacement projects and increasing treatment costs at the Jordan Valley Water Treatment Plant.” To select an engineering firm to perform the utility study the city requested quotes from local businesses. Midvale staff selected Lewis, Young, Robertson & Burningham based on cost and expected service level, and will pay $15,550 for the study. Other responses were from JWO Engineering for $97,000 and BerryDunn for $24,895. l

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Community center is ready for the history museum to move in By Sarah Morton Taggart | s.taggart@mycityjournals.com

or the first time, Midvale City will offer an event space that can be rented out for weddings, trainings and conventions. As soon as restrictions meant to limit the spread of COVID-19 are lifted, that is. Contractors have finished renovating the former senior center building in Midvale City Park. “We’ve already had people call asking to rent the space, but we can’t yet,” said Laura Magness, communications director for Midvale. “No rentals or anything until we’re in the green.” The renovation has transformed the 4,806-squarefoot building located in the northeast corner of the park into a comfortable, accessible community center that will provide new opportunities for Midvale residents and a new home for the history museum. The building was built in the late 1950s and was home to the senior center for many years. Salt Lake County offered activities, classes and meals there. “When the senior center relocated to a brand new building on Main Street in 2015, Midvale City determined that the structure in the park was sound and worth renovating for the community to use,” said Magness. The project budget, which included fully updating the building, resurfacing the nearby parking lot, adding new landscaping and building a new pavilion, was set at $1,385,000. Construction began in December 2019 and was completed in October. The final project cost was approximately $1,400,000. “A big part of the work was electrical, heating and cooling, fire suppression, Utopia internet, new lighting and speakers for events,” said Matt Dahl, assistant city manager. “The public works crew did a fantastic job working through issues.” The multi-purpose room can accommodate 350 people and has an attached kitchen with a refrigerator, sink and microwave. The stage at the north end of the room was upgraded to be ADA compliant, and new light fixtures accent the original wooden trellises that support the ceiling. The space will be available to rent for weddings, reunions and events. The city is also planning to partner with Canyons School District to host workshops and classes there. The north area of the community center, which was an addition built in the 1980s, will soon be home to the Midvale Historical Society & Museum. “We’ve been waiting four or five years for this,” said Bill Miller, president of the Midvale Historical Society. “We can do all kinds of fun things with the community. It’s a smaller building, but we have all this open space. I like the way we can arrange it.” The museum will have access to a storage room and an office. The existing museum space does not have either of those amenities. “The office is exciting, to have a quiet space,” Miller said. “If someone wants to get a family history they have a quiet space.” Miller also anticipates using the main hall for conventions and events related to the museum. The Redevelopment Agency of Midvale City owns the property at 7697 S. Main Street that the museum has occupied for 18 years. New plans for using that building are in the works. Rounding out the community center are updated re-

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Matt Dahl (left) describes updates made to the building’s electrical and HVAC systems. (Sarah Morton Taggart/City Journals)

A new pavilion built next to the community center will replace the old bowery at Midvale City Park. (Sarah Morton Taggart/City Journals)

strooms and a small office. The restrooms have also been made ADA compliant. The new 6,514-square-foot pavilion constructed next to the community center is meant to replace the old bowery on the west side of the park. Tables with seating for 300 will be placed in the new pavilion. The bowery will be demolished and replaced with parking spaces. The parking lot to the south of the community center was redesigned and resurfaced, allowing for 20 additional

The building that formerly housed the senior center in Midvale City Park has been renovated and is ready for the Midvale Historical Museum to move in. (Sarah Morton Taggart/City Journals)

parking stalls. On Nov. 5, Mayor Robert Hale and members of the city council were able to see the interior of the revitalized community center for the first time. “This is a good addition to our city,” Hale said. “A great place to be, four seasons of the year.” l

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Herlin ‘scores’ with coaches, players for consistency, accuracy By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

or 32 years from his reserved seat courtside for every game, Hillcrest High math teacher Ken Herlin has watched nearly every home varsity girls’ basketball game and a great percentage of their away games. His daughter never played ball for the Huskies. He has never outwardly cheered during a game nor coached them to a victory, but ask him about a player during a certain year, and his near photographic memory allows him to be able to recite her stats and the impact she has made on the team. Herlin began keeping score for the Huskies in 1988, only missing one year when he taught math at Albion Middle School instead of at Hillcrest. “He’s been the constant thing about girls basketball,” said Whitney Lott, who played 2010-12 for the Huskies, then coached the sophomore team for three years beginning in 2015. “I don’t even know how many years he’s been the scorekeeper. I just know he’s always here.” It was coach Jeanie Wilson, who coached 13 years from 1976 to 1989, who asking Herlin to keep score. “I don’t remember why I asked him, but I remember he was responsible, dependable and dedicated,” Wilson said. “It was such a relief not to have to worry about the book. I loved him for that. It was hard to get someone to go to the gym once or twice a week. He has to keep his eyes on the ref and the book and writes down every call meticulously. The refs love him because he’s so accurate and right on. He’s genuinely a kind, good person and has a photographic mind.” Herlin remembered he was surprised to be asked. “I didn’t know there was such a thing, but I’m a big basketball fan,” he said, adding this way he got his fix by also attending BYU basketball games with his dad. “When the girls lost in semis my first year, it was heartbreaking. We had Nikki Eyre—I remember her because I also had her in my geometry class—and she lead the team with assists, she was a good shooter and good three-point shooter and then Audrey Richards was the point guard; she was a good player so we had a good back court.” That started his tenure through seven head coaches and this year, his eighth. He keeps track of the players’ scoring free throws, field goals, three-point shots, fouls and timeouts from 1992’s Gatorade State Player of the Year Cindy Jensen to the girl who only gets a few minutes all season. “Some coaches are really interested at halftime to know who’s in foul trouble on both teams or they’ll come over and ask me how many timeouts they have left. I would get to know what they were going to ask

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Hillcrest High scorekeeper Ken Herlin looks up from his book at halftime of the Skyline-Hillcrest girls basketball game. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

before they come to the table,” Herlin said. That was true for Audrey Richards Fish, who played for the Huskies in 198488, then coached 1999-2008. “I’m screaming on the sidelines, about to get a technical foul, and he’d calmly hold up the number of fouls for so-and-so on his fingers; I didn’t need to ask,” Fish recalled. “I always could count on him.” Fish described him as “unmatched.” “I never saw him make a mistake. He always knows what was going on, every detail. He has a calm disposition and wasn’t biased, so he is well respected by officials and other teams,” she said. “He’s just a good solid awesome human being that cares about the game.” Fish said as a student, she didn’t have Herlin as a teacher, but knew students respected him on and off the court. “He would hand me the book and tell me the girls played great. Even in a loss, he knew their stats, and didn’t push his ideas. He recognized his role and did it well, without complaint. He doesn’t like the limelight, or need the center stage, but afterwards, he always had a thoughtful comment and treated the team with respect,” Fish said. Herlin, who wears a striped officials shirt, admits that some games it’s hard to not cheer on the team he regularly follows. “One year, in the early 1990s when Sarah Habel was the coach, they won the region championship. They had to win their last game of the season to win it. That was the one and only time I gave extra credit to students to attend the game to cheer them on. It’s not the thing I usually do, but I re-

member it being a big deal and everybody was hyping it up,” he said. Herlin also appreciates seeing students pursue their interests outside of the classroom, where he has taught math at Hillcrest 36 years, including since 1991, for advanced placement students and since 2002, for international baccalaureate students as well. “It’s fun and I congratulate them after the win. The next day, I’d tell them how well they played. Typically, the girl basketball players are always hard workers in class,” he said. That’s true in recent years as well as in the past, he said. Gabriella Desjardins, class of 2018, played point for the Huskies and was a leader in assists, but also was “really good, one of the better math students; she was a really good student,” he said. He also recalled when Desjardins played alongside Taylee Allen, Hope Higgs, Bella Jensen, Cara Snowder and others, battling against Kearns in the last regular game of their senior season. “They were behind the entire game— four quarters and they were behind the entire overtime. Then, somehow, they were able to come back and win it in double overtime,” he said. “That might be as exciting a game as I’ve seen. I had kind of given up on them, but they pulled it off. That was their undefeated season in region.” Although his demeaner is calm, and he has never coached, he admits he roots for the Huskies. “It’s a fun game to watch. I’m supposed to be impartial at the table, like no

cheering or anything like that, so when I do the little fist pumps, I will make sure the referee doesn’t see me doing it,” he said. “I don’t always agree with the ref, but I keep it to myself. There’s three of us at the table —the person on the clock, me and the opposing scorekeeper—and we ask each other what happened, who just shot, who the foul was on and make sure that we agree we all heard what the referee said correctly. Sometimes we have to call the referee over again because one of us thought he said one number and one of us thought another number, but our job is to keep it right, make sure it’s right the way the referee called it.” After three decades, Herlin has no thoughts of jumping over to the boys’ game or throwing in the towel. “It was the girls’ coach who asked me,” he said, who has an appreciation for their game. “It’s easier to see their improvement from some players as they go from game to game.” He added that through the years, “the biggest change is there are more good teams around the state.” Some years, he has traveled to away games to keep score and some, he has also been the scorekeeper for JV. This year, with COVID-19, he has restricted his time to varsity games, but Herlin is supportive of all student-athletes. “I find out how the sophomore and JV teams have done; I have had some students who are on the team working on homework between games and occasionally, I’ve been asked questions” on assignments, he said. Herlin said the highlight of being a teacher is “seeing the light go on when a student finally realizes something you’ve been trying to get through to them.” He added that he’s had student-athlete come up to him during the game, saying they figured out a problem they were stuck on in class. This year, his scorekeepers’ table has a different look—higher and longer—and a different view as the Huskies are playing in a new sports complex. Joining him, for the past six years, is fellow Hillcrest math teacher Matt Snyder, who runs the clock. “We’ll talk about the game, or other things going on—or math,” Herlin said. That’s what former Hillcrest math teacher Shawn McLeod, who coached the Huskies from 1996-99, recalls talking about with Herlin. “He’s extraordinarily smart and has a sharp mind, so we talked math talk since we’re both math nerds,” he said. “Ken is just a favorite guy. He said he’d do ‘whatever you need me to do so you can coach.’ We could talk stats, high percentage shots and inside lane strategies, but it was all centered around math. We hit it off that way.” l

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Continued from front page Schuffenhauer gave bobsled a try and was hooked. He spent a year training to be a pusher, a member of the team that uses explosive strength and speed to propel the bobsled forward before jumping in and riding at speeds faster than most cars. “Just imagine driving down the highway at 95 mph,” Schuffenhauer said. “And your dog sticks its head out the window and his tongue is flapping and you can see he’s having so much fun. That will kind of describe it. It’s fun. Very exhilarating.” His four-man team ended up winning silver in 2002, the first medal for U.S. men’s bobsled in 46 years. “Salt Lake City was obviously the best Olympics for me,” said Schuffenhauer, who went on to compete again in 2006 and 2010. To have that opportunity, to grow up the way I did here, and be able to turn around to get to go to the Olympics in my own hometown.” In 2002, Schuffenhauer became the first native Utahn to medal in the Olympic Winter Games and two of his teammates became the first African-American men to medal in a Winter Olympics. “During the Olympics everyone thought I was Black,” he said. “I’m actually Spanish/Puerto Rican/Italian.” The summer after his silver medal win, Schuffenhauer’s extended family threw a party in his honor at Midvale City Park.

“I get emotional thinking about being a kid who grew up in Midvale and being able to come out of my life situation,” Schuffenhauer said. “I still drive through there and it makes me feel happy and proud.” Schuffenhauer finished his degree from Weber State University and now lives in Sandy working as a consultant, mentor and motivational speaker. “It’s an honor, honestly. A blessing to have gone through all that and found a way to get out of it. To find success and more importantly, to share that with the world,” he said. “For other people who might be down on their luck, to hopefully look at my history and my career and see that as a positive experience and adopt that into their life and hopefully help them out.” Schuffenhauer is president of the Utah Chapter of the U.S. Olympians & Paralympians Association, and would love to see Utah host the Olympics again. “It would be another dream come true to have it come back to Utah,” Schuffenhauer said. When asked what his role would be, Schuffenhauer is modest. “I would drive the athletes around in vans, I don’t know.” As for participating in winter sports at this point in his life? “I grew up skateboarding as a little kid, so snowboarding makes a lot of sense to me. I talk about it every year. I say I should go snowboarding and I don’t,” he said with a laugh.

Bill Schuffenhauer speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Olympic Cauldron Park near Rice-Eccles Stadium in October 2002. (Sarah Morton Taggart/City Journals)

Does he still think about his first Olympic games that took place 19 years ago this month? “I still get butterflies thinking about Salt Lake and also my whole career,” Schuffenhauer said. “The opportunity I had to not only represent the world and my country but (also) Utah. It doesn’t get old, I promise.” Schuffenhauer lost touch with his mother, but was able to reconnect with her

several years before her passing in December 2020. “I encourage those people out there who are striving for something or they’re struggling with something—it’s only temporary, and they can overcome it,” Schuffenhauer said. “Dreams are only dreams until we take the actions to ignite them.” l

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Hillcrest’s old library has ‘treasures’ to cherish in new library By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

hen Hillcrest High’s positive COVID-19 count reached the point that the school flipped to online learning around Thanksgiving, teacher-librarian Suzanne Riches made good use of the quiet time in the school library. Riches, with two other part-time librarians, was going through the stacks and library materials in the back room, getting ready to transition to the new school library. That part of the new school, which is being built on the same campus, is expected to be ready by next winter. “We’re checking to see which books are used, if they’re old, what condition they are in and decide what to keep and not,” she said, adding that discarded material will be available to faculty and then shared with Canyons School District. Amongst the materials are Life magazines from the 1940s and 1950s that Riches, who has been at the school for seven years, can only guess why they are in the school library. “Hillcrest was one of the older schools in Jordan District before the split (to form Canyons District in 2009), so when they divided up library materials, I think Hillcrest got the magazines—even though they date back before Hillcrest,” she said. “We’ve used them to look at the gender differences from those times to now. It’s rather dramatic to see how far we’ve come. There were not many women in political roles back then, and the ads are really interesting to see how things have changed.” Riches said that when Ernest Hemingway wrote, “The Old Man and the Sea,” it was initially published in Life magazine in September 1952. “Hemingway was on the cover of Life a couple times, students say, ‘Wow, this is what it was like when he was writing,’” she said, adding that the Life magazines will stay with the collection in the new library. While students can browse through those magazines, many of them have turned to using the databases for research in the school library. “Fewer kids read printed magazines so we’re getting less off those, but we have a lot of hits with our database. Students are using it for journals, magazines, newspapers,” she said, saying science, psychology and literature are amongst those most popular with students. Riches said that many of the students who enroll in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate are using those sites for research papers and extended essays. “We may have 15 to 20 students who take a research period when they have three AP or IB courses who come to use the databases with our computers or their Chromebooks,” she said. Hillcrest’s library also offers an e-book collection with access to Canyons’ collection as well as the Salt Lake County library’s collection. “Our kids still prefer print books, but some will read on their phones, so we’re continuing to offer both,” she said about the 20,000 items available at the school library. “We do have a lot of audiobooks, which is helpful for kids studying a second language or who are English-learners so they can read along with the class.” In addition to books, there are DVDs and CDs available for faculty, who use them or selections from them for class. Faculty also may check out Hillcrest’s 50-plus years of school yearbooks. While there is more fiction—about 65 % —in the stacks, Riches said that Hillcrest does have more nonfiction than many schools. “We are looking at that as we’re going through the ma-

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Hillcrest High teacher-librarian Suzanne Riches spent the time sorting books as she gears up to move the library to the new school library when it will be ready within one year. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

terials. We do have an old collection that we will update and replace for our students,” she said. While sorting through the back room, she has found some carousel projectors, videos and some “weird mirrors, maybe they were used for projection.” “Some things in our collection are so old, I put them in the faculty room and I’m getting funny guesses as to what they are,” she said. “They’re fun to go through.” In addition to students’ studying or researching material, classes will come for book talks, to learn library skills or check out a book for an honors class that may have a pre-college list. Riches also works with teachers to instruct classes from how to use reliable primary sources to how to Hillcrest High teacher-librarian Suzanne Riches shows some 1940’s and 1950’s Life magazines cite their sources. “I love that part of my job,” said that are amongst the school library’s collection. (Julie Slama/City Journals) the former English teacher who has her Ph.D. “I often go in English class“This library is cozy and old, but the roof leaks,” she es and help them with their research and projects, learn to said. “With the new library, we’re going to have a beautiful, use and write citations so they will have stronger papers.” beautiful view of the mountains with high windows that look Riches is looking forward to the new library, which will out to the east. We’re excited for our new home.” l have a lab for instruction, but still has stacks to go through before the move.

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Hillcrest teachers recharge through yoga for healthy change in body, mind, spirit By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

hile Hillcrest students may appreciate an extra hour of sleep before jumping to assignments and consulting with faculty on Fridays, many of their teachers and staff are taking an hour to focus on re-energizing themselves with morning yoga. Physical education teacher and drill coach Chelsea Divine began offering the free yoga classes to faculty and staff at 8 a.m. Fridays, typically an hour before many of them get online to converse with students. “When we went to a four-day in-person schedule, I thought this may be a fantastic idea for faculty and staff to decompress, meditate and recharge,” Divine said. “It’s been a hard, exhausting year for many of us in education.” Divine, who has been teaching yoga at the school for three years, decided to get her certification, Yoga Fit. Part of the training requires her to offer free classes in a community setting. “It was kind of a no-brainer to me that I wanted to do it for the teachers and staff here at Hillcrest. I incorporate different breathing exercises, then we do our yoga poses and we do meditation at the end. I try to leave the class with a message of some sort. It’s just a really good time for teachers to decompress and take their mind off of things for one hour in the week,” she said. “I’ve really enjoyed teaching it, and I’m really grateful that I get to.” So are most of the 20-25 faculty members who regularly show up. Teacher-librarian Suzanne Riches said she looks forward to 8 a.m. Fridays to exercise and stretch with her colleagues and “watch the sun come up over the mountains” in the new fieldhouse’s upstairs room that has one side all windows. “It’s been really great—a great time to get together with faculty that I don’t see every day and just a peaceful, relaxing time to stretch,” she said. Riches has never taken yoga before, but she tries to never miss the class. “It’s been pretty stressful in school, with a lot of uncertainty on how to handle things. Some of us are tired and stressed so this class sounded really nice, it was free, and Chelsea is a great yoga instructor,” she said. “It’s a really relaxing way to start the morning and it gives me a lot of strength. I’ve even done some stretching at home.” Riches also appreciates connecting with faculty in a different way—and has even extended the relationships to offer post-workout hot chocolate and hot cider in the library. “I haven’t known Chelsea in this way nor some of the other faculty. It’s been good for me as a librarian to connect to them and talk to them,” she said. Divine said that administrators, counselors, custodians, coaches and others have joined teachers. “It seems like every role in the building, there has been somebody that’s represented that,” she said, adding that everyone is at different levels in their abilities—just like in her student classes. “I try to be mindful of that and in some of my classes, I call them, ‘yoga calm days,’ where it’s more peaceful music and more about just slow moving. And then I have my yoga days where we kind of pump up the energy and play fun music and kind of get more of a workout and that’s fun too.” When (and if, some educators say) school days resume to five in-person days per week, Divine hopes to move up the time before classes start, but continue to offer staff and faculty yoga. “I think it’s really important that we get this opportunity to do yoga, because I think as educators, we kind of carry a

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Staff and faculty at Hillcrest High use Friday mornings to practice yoga and refocus in what was been a “hard exhausting year,” according to instructor Chelsea Divine. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

I think it’s really important that we get this opportunity to do yoga, because I think as educators, we kind of carry a lot of stress inside, whether it’s worry about our students, worry about our class content, worry about this or that. Chelsea Divine

lot of stress inside, whether it’s worry about our students, worry about our class content, worry about this or that,” she said. Divine, who had taken yoga classes, but had never taught it, was asked to teach it in 2018. As part of her preparation for her student classes, she turned to Jan Whittaker who taught it at Bountiful High before she became an assistant director at the Utah High School Activities Association.

“I gave her hints of what to do to make it successful, teaching strategies, curriculum and handouts,” Whittaker said. “But it primarily lends itself to students who want to participate and how students like the aspects of mind, body and spirit. They set goals to be strong, flexible, have balance control in their body through their mind. I used it with a lot of athletes to relax and meditate—to find that positive, quiet place in their minds.” Divine began practicing it herself after one of her drill team members died as a result from a car accident. “Yoga is sacred and special to me. I went through a pretty traumatic event a couple years ago and that was really hard for me for a long time. I just got stuck in this sadness. So, yoga has allowed me to work through that. It’s been like therapy for me in a lot of ways and so I have seen the effects that it can have in a positive way. For me, it’s about your personal progress and your personal journey. I have seen a mental and physical transformation and I have grown so much because of it,” she said. “I just want to give that to other people too.” That message is part of what she gives to faculty each morning as they leave. “I hope that they walk away just being reminded how important they are,” Divine said. “And how much of a difference they are making in the lives of their students.” l

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Local high schools pool together to help area families, International Rescue Committee By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

Scheels donated $500 to each school—Brighton, Hillcrest and Jordan—to help the high schools raise more than $35,000 to help local families and give to the International Rescue Committee. (Photo courtesy of Shannon Hurst/Hillcrest High)

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very year, many area high school students decide on a charity or nonprofit organization to help or raise funds for during the month leading up to the winter break. This year, three local high schools— Brighton, Hillcrest and Jordan—collaborated to bring awareness and raise more than $35,000 together for the International Rescue Committee. IRC in Salt Lake City helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and regain control of their future, said Jesse Sheets, IRC development manager, who added that since 1994, when IRC opened in Salt Lake City, they have helped more than 12,000 individuals. “We are grateful for any student-led initiatives, including the effort of Hillcrest High School in collaboration with Jordan High School and Brighton High School,” Sheets said. “Student-led fundraisers bring together large, diverse student bodies and their communities, unified behind a focused effort to raise awareness of refugee resettlement in Utah as well as raise vital funds in support of over 20 programs and services offered by the IRC in Salt Lake City and in direct support of the more than 2,100 refugees, asylees, immigrants and new Americans we serve each year.” Brighton studentbody president Will Rahaniotis said that Brighton jumped at the opportunity to join forces when invited by Hillcrest and Jordan. “In my three years of high school, so far we’ve helped with the Tyler Robinson Foundation, Make-A-Wish, and the Utah Refugee Connection so this was a good opportunity to mix it up and reach out to help others,” he said. Early in their efforts, a $500 donation to each of the three schools came from Scheels. Jordan High studentbody president Brooklyn Wagner said that it was Scheels who contacted the high school students. “It was generous of them to contact us,” she said. “It’s pretty cool that we all came together to raise money for the IRC.” While the schools worked together and pooled their donations, because of the need to social distance and not mix students from schools during COVID-19, each high school held their own activities independently, with the exception of several area businesses holding fundraiser nights, earmarking a portion of the proceeds to go to the campaign. “We were able to hold class competitions, and we passed out fliers to have the community support our silent auction

or make a straight donation by scanning a QR code that lead them to a donation link,” Rahaniotis said. The items in the silent auction baskets included donations such as BYU memorabilia, a record player, skin care and Cotopaxi items, a photo shoot, amongst others. Some traditional activities and in-person assemblies weren’t allowed as the student leaders followed the COVID-19 safety and health guidelines. “It means a lot to help others any way we can, especially this year during a year of a worldwide pandemic with natural disasters and a need for humanitarian help,” he said. “I think if we all just think of seeing someone’s face react when they’re handed a check or something they need, that gives a lot of meaning to this.” Rahaniotis said that although the student leaders of all three schools had wanted to do joint activities, those ideas could be held during a non-COVID pandemic year. Hillcrest studentbody president Max Lapore said they started their plans then positive COVID-19 pandemic cases soared by mid-November. “We wanted to hold activities together, but this year has just been crazy,” he said. “We’d talk and they’d be shut down because of a high count of COVID cases and then when their high schools opened, we were closed for the same reason.” While some funds were earmarked to help families in need in the school communities, Lapore said the IRC also serves families in the Hillcrest community. “We have a lot of refugees in the Hillcrest community and we were able to share with our studentbody how they have benefited from the IRC and how it changes their lives,” he said. “I like the idea of sharing and working together with the other schools on a charity. It’s a hard time with so many people struggling financially, mentally, emotionally and we know for those who can serve and give, it’s a great thing they can do in today’s world.” Rahaniotis agreed: “It made sense for us to try to raise funds and spread awareness together, to help people, than for us to just have three smaller fundraisers.” Nearby Alta High and Corner Canyon High also held fundraisers to help children’s wishes be granted through the Make-A-Wish foundation. Cottonwood High held events to raise funds to help stock their school pantry and Murray High fundraised to help the YWCA shelter. l

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FEBRUARY 2021 CITY NEWSLETTER By Mayor Robert Hale

ENDURANCE, ASPIRATIONS AND HOPE I want to start right off by thanking the Salt Lake County Health Department for dispensing the COVID-19 vaccine so widely to get it working quickly for every vulnerable individual. Phase 1 includes healthcare workers, EMS workers and first responders, school staff, and Utahns 70 and older. We have all witnessed the telling graphs and charts, statistics, and our personal knowledge of the impact of the coronavirus on all age-groups. I cannot encourage more strongly that everyone in our city – senior adult, middle-aged, young adult – no matter your income, race, religion, social status – should exercise their choice to receive the vaccination. The only holdback will be the availability of vaccine compared to the capacity of the Health Department to perform the inoculation. The higher the percentage of our residents that become immune, the faster we can open our society while we still remember what our lives were like pre-pandemic. We can do this! The City Council will shortly enter the annual budget process. If ever there were a year that will test the city council, city administration, and our advisors to prepare a vision of the coming 2022 Budget, this will be that year! Our award-winning Finance Director, Kyle Maurer, will then be tasked to convert the vision of the council and administration into a detailed budget for each department. Addressing payroll, benefits, capital purchases, software license renewals, bond payments, tax payments and receipts, payments to Unified Police Department, Salt Lake County, State of Utah, and Uncle Sam is a tremendously complex 365-day

exercise. We appreciate our city manager, and assistant city manager, and the directors of Public Works, Community Development, Finance, city recorder staff, human resources, District Court judge and clerks, and the many capable staff members. Every one of these positions is filled with capable and talented employees. Unified Fire Authority protects all of us and the homes and businesses we live and work in. We are proud and thankful for their preparedness in our behalf. It will not be long before the new UFA Station 125 will be physically started at the southwest corner of Center and Allen Street. Unified Police Department has done a profoundly exceptional job protecting all residents and all those who pass through our city. I am thankful for every red-blue flashing light I see along the roadsides. I know it means that there was a vehicle or a driver that was not ready to be on the highway. Our Homeless Shelter has put much responsibility upon UPD to keep all our residents safe. I consider our Road Home Shelter clients as much residents of our City as any and all of our other City residents, and they deserve every protection and benefit as such. UPD is doing an exceptional job providing this protection. Pray for peace in our Heaven-Blest Country. Let’s all work to preserve our freedoms, and the freedoms of all our fellow residents. Thanks for your support of your own neighbors, and all organizations that are promoting peace and prosperity. Support our local businesses. Each of these small businesses need the cash flow from residents to keep their doors open. Thank you for visiting any of these good companies!

COVID-19 Vaccine Mayor Robert Hale received the COVID-19 vaccine. He encourages residents to stay up to date on vaccines, COVID-19 information, and health recommendations so everyone can make informed decisions to keep themselves and their family safe and healthy. “We need to do whatever is possible to curb the spread of the virus, and the vaccine is the best protection against this disease,” said Mayor Hale. COVID-19 Vaccines are available now for many groups of people including healthcare workers, ﬁrst responders, educators, and Utahns 70 and older. For the latest COVID-19 Vaccine information, including who can be vaccinated and when, visit https://slco.org/ health/COVID-19/vaccine/. Until our population has been broadly immunized, we continue urging that you protect yourself and others from the virus by taking three critical steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19: wear a face mask, maintain social distancing, and wash your hands. These actions remain essential.

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In The Middle of Everything Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day Meals for Seniors Midvale Senior Center will be hosting a Valentine’s Day Special Meal on Thursday, February 11. They will be serving lemon dill salmon, mushroom wild rice, vegetable medley, fresh orange, chocolate cake with chocolate topping and milk. Please call Midvale Senior Center at 385-468-3350 by Monday, February 8, to make a reservation for this meal. They will also be serving a traditional St. Patrick’s Day Meal on Wednesday, March 17. On the menu that day will be corned beef with cabbage, roasted potatoes and carrots, roll, fresh pear, Dijon mustard, vanilla cupcake and milk. Please call 385-468-3350 by Thursday, March 11, to reserve this meal. Both meals are a drive thru lunch for seniors 60 and over. When making your reservation, be prepared to let them know if you would like to pick up your meal between 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM and 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM. A suggested donation for each meal is $4.00.

WWW . MIDVALECITY . ORG Resolve to be More PreparedEarthquake Preparedness

By Julie Harvey, Municipal Emergency Management Planner How did you react on March 18, 2020 when just after 7 o’clock in the morning you were shaking from an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude? Did you run outside? Did you start ﬁlming for social media? There are hundreds of stories to be told about that 10 to 20 seconds of shaking but knowing what to do for future seismic events is more important. The following is taken from the Ready.gov Earthquake page.

Send Love to Seniors this February For most people, Valentine’s Day represents a time to celebrate love with romantic partners, friends and family. But for some – especially older adults – many feel lonely around the holiday, especially during the pandemic. To combat loneliness this Valentine’s Day, Midvale City is asking the community to send handwritten cards to City Hall. We will share the cards with local seniors all month long (“Letter to an Elder Day” is February 26th). Note: The CDC, World Health Organization, and Surgeon General have indicated that there is currently no evidence that COVID-19 is being spread through the mail. Take a few minutes, sit down, and write a letter to an elder (a stranger). Tell them about yourself, maybe say a joke or a riddle and let them know that they are loved. It might feel difficult at first to be writing to someone you don’t know. Our advice: just pretend like it’s a conversation! What kinds of things would you want to talk about to a stranger? GUIDELINES: 1. Letters must be legible (large print) and handwritten. No worries if you’re not artistic– make your card as what you’d like to receive. 2. Exclude the date (day, month, and year). Do not reference COVID, isolation, or quarantine– focus your letter on making the recipient feel good. 3. Embrace creativity! Recipients love it when the letters are personal. We encourage you to make your letters colorful and fun– photos, crosswords, and drawings are great! 4. Be kind & thoughtful. This is a one-way letter exchange, so you will not receive a letter back. Receiving nothing in return is part of the beauty of your act of kindness, and recipients aren’t burdened by feeling obligated or unable to respond. 5. Ready to mail? Yay! Send to: Laura Magness Midvale City 7505 S Holden Street Midvale, UT 84065 Thank you for supporting our seniors during this critical effort to fight loneliness. Physical isolation is important for public health right now, but our seniors deserve to feel supported, too.

• The best time to prepare for any disaster is before it happens. Practice “Drop! Cover! Hold On!” with family and coworkers to make sure everyone understands the words and the actions. Make an emergency actions plan and create a family emergency communications plan that has an out-of-state contact. • Plan where to meet if you get separated. Make a supply kit that includes enough food and water for several days, a flashlight, a fire extinguisher, home medical supplies, and a whistle. Being prepared allows you to avoid unnecessary excursions and to address minor medical issues at home, alleviating the burden on urgent care centers and hospitals. • Protect your home by securing heavy items in your home like bookcases, refrigerators, televisions and objects that hang on walls. Store heavy and breakable objects on low shelves. Consider making improvements to your building to fix structural issues that could cause your building to collapse during an earthquake. Consider obtaining an earthquake insurance policy. A standard homeowner’s insurance policy does not cover earthquake damage. • Stay safe during an earthquake. If an earthquake happens, protect yourself right away: o If you are in a car, pull over and stop. Set your parking brake. o If you are in bed, turn face down and cover your head and neck with a pillow. o If you are outdoors, stay outdoors away from buildings. o If you are inside, stay and do not run outside and avoid doorways. • Stay safe after an earthquake! After an earthquake, there can be serious hazards such as damage to the building, leaking gas and water lines, or downed power lines. Leave the structure you are in only if it is unsafe. When you do venture out, be alert for any hazards the earthquake may have created. The following websites have a lot of very good information. Even if you are prepared and believe you and your family and workplace could resiliently survive, take the time to visit the websites and review your plans with loved ones and work colleagues. Ready.gov Earthquake: www.ready.gov/earthquakes State of Utah Earthquake Preparedness: www.utah.gov/beready/earthquakePreparedness.html American Red Cross Earthquake Safety: www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/ earthquake.html

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Protecting Groundwater

We work every day to ensure our customers can turn on a tap or take a shower with no worries about the purity of their water. In keeping with federal, state, and our own agency rules and guidelines, our Water Division team strives to protect our water supplies, our water quality and safety and to deliver this life-giving resource. In order to maintain clean, high quality water, we must all work together to protect the groundwater source. Water that is pumped from wells ﬂows through a groundwater aquifer that is located beneath this area before reaching the well. Because the soils between the ground surface and the aquifer are porous, any contaminants that are discharged on the ground have the potential to seep into the groundwater aquifer and eventually contaminate the water in the well. This could in turn compromise the health of the people drinking the water. Fortunately, there is something that we all can do to protect our groundwater. There are two fundamental categories of groundwater protection: Keeping it safe from contamination and using it wisely by not wasting it. Careful and proper handling and disposal of chemicals, fuels, or other contaminants will prevent the discharge of these contaminants into the ground. For more information, please visit www.ngwa.org.

Do You Have the Write Stuff ?

Midvale Arts Council to host ﬁrst annual Literary Festival March 26-27

Calling all writers! Midvale would love to showcase your works through a Literary Festival the last weekend in March. For this ﬁrst festival the Midvale Arts Council is looking for entries in “Poetry” and “Short Story”. There will also be a 24-hour “Flash Fiction” contest for both categories starting on March 19th. “Our Arts Festival has always been a great way to show the creativity of the Midvale Residents,” said MAC Board Member Bob Bedore. “We felt it was time to show more of this creativity and give our writers a chance to shine.” The festival is open for submissions and those interested can go to Midvalearts.com for the details. The short stories and poems will be highlighted on both the website and the Arts Council’s Facebook page. Some selections will be presented as readings performed by local actors. For the “Flash Fiction” competition, writers will be given 24 hours to complete either a story or poem with speciﬁc guidelines. The short story contest will see authors work with a location, item, and genre that must go into their 1000 word (or less) story. For the poetry side, writers will be given a theme, object, and word that must all make up their poem. Submissions will be judged by a group of local writers to help achieve 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mentions for each category. Those wishing to join can register and will be given their suggestions on March 19th and will have 24 hours to get in their submissions. “It is hoped that this festival will grow and grow as we strive to make it better each year,” continued Bedore. “We’re looking to make this something everyone is looking forward to each year.” Again, for more information, please visit the Midvale Arts Council website at midvalearts.com.

It’s Time for Some Virtual Laughs Quick Wits & Midvale Arts Council to host a virtual version of the Wasatch Improv Festival

2021 Pet Resolutions

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Did you get a pet this holiday season? Or did you forget to vaccinate or license your pet in 2020? At Salt Lake County Animal Services, we recommend getting these services done to ensure your pet is healthy and ready to get going for the New Year. VACCINATE: Make sure they are up to date on vaccinations. Pet illnesses and diseases are preventable if you vaccinate your pet. Veterinary visits are booked out far in advance at this time, so call and make an appointment right away. MICROCHIP: At Salt Lake County Animal Services, on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 2 PM- 4 PM, there are DRIVE-UP, microchipping and licensing clinics, at 511 W 3900 S. Any pet in Salt Lake County with a current pet license can receive a FREE microchip with proof of license. Microchipping is one of the best ways to get an animal back to their owner as quick as possible. Questions? Email animal@slco.org. LICENSE: By Utah state law, pet owners must license a pet by the time they are ﬁve months of age or within 30 days of moving into an area or acquiring the pet. Find out more about licensing on our website. Or call to make an appointment at 385-468-7387. The shelter is open Mon-Sat, 10 AM-6PM. Dispatch is available 24/7 for animal emergencies: 801-840-4000.

With COVID-19 restrictions in place, the fourth annual Wasatch Improv Festival will continue, but now in a virtual, online setting. But rest assured, there will still be plenty of laughs from all over the country – and even a few from around the world now that travel isn’t a factor. The festival will now run February 27th and 28th with online sites to be named soon. For three years the Wasatch Improv Festival has opened its doors to some of the best comedy improvisors from all corners of the United States. The festival, held in the Midvale Performing Arts Center, has quickly become a favorite for performers and a jewel on the festival circuit. The home troupe, Quick Wits, has created a very open and inviting space for performers and teachers. Audiences have sold out the festival in each of its ﬁrst three years. “We’ve been hoping that things would clear up in time to have our festival run normally,” said Jason Wild, a board member of the Midvale Arts Council and Quick Wits. “But we’re happy that comedy troupes are still interested in trying something a little different and we’ll be able to get something out to the public.” Using a combination of live shows (with no audience) at the Performing Arts Center, “Zoom” style online live shows, and recorded sets from improvisors, the Virtual Wasatch Improv Festival will now run two nights and audiences will be able to watch from all over the world in the comfort of their homes. The organizers still hope to have close to two dozen individual acts spread out over the two-day festival with many favorites returning. The inclusion of international acts also promises some big laughs. The festival is for all ages, but some acts might be a little too PG-13 from some viewers. In these cases the acts will appear later at night and a warning will be made before the show begins. “We’re still working out all the online details,” Jason continued. “But we’ll have it all in place in plenty of time and can’t wait to see what this new format will bring us. We are all about improvisation, so this is nothing new for us.” Information about viewing the 2021 Virtual Wasatch Improv Festival will be available on their website – wasatchimprov.com. The festival is sponsored in part by Midvale City and the Midvale Arts Council.

The UHSAA aligned its schools for possibly the last time By Greg James | g.james@mycityjournals.com

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he Utah High School Activities Association made its biannual changes to school region alignments. The adopted proposals have been applauded and scrutinized. “Looks like Region 7 was picked by throwing darts on a map,” Derek Erickson, a concerned fan, commented after the alignment was announced. According to the Utah High School Activities Association’s constitution, the Board of Trustees has the responsibility and authority to classify its member schools and assign them to regions within the classification. This year may be the last year of regions as we know it. Considerations for alignment include fair competition, school enrollment, travel costs, and natural rivalries. Region 7 has a 348-mile spread. Uintah High School in Vernal was placed in the 5A region with Cedar Valley, Cottonwood, Hillcrest, Payson, Stansbury, and Tooele high schools. Making it one of the most scrutinized region placement divisions. “We can’t just look at the numbers of the school and say, ‘Hey, because you have 2,000 students you should play against other schools that have 2,000 students. We need to look at the balance,” Juab School District board president Dale Whitlock said. Hillcrest has over 2,100 students; Cottonwood and Uintah both have over 1,600 enrolled. “We are absolutely excited for realignment,” Hillcrest Athletic Director Scott Carrell said. “We have regions and the RPI (rating performance index used to seed teams at state tournaments), they don’t work together very well. When they started to put together the changes we were put in a very competitive region in Utah County. We sat down with our coaches and asked for that to be changed. We knew that in order for us to build our programs we needed to be put with similar schools. They told us we would have to travel more, but we were OK with that.” The teams at Hillcrest realize there will be challenges. “We know that not everyone will be on board, but we are excited to be able to build our programs back up,” Carrell said. “We are looking at ways to have hotspots on buses to help with homework and more opportunities for distance learning.” Many other schools were also enthusiastic about their new placement. “We are excited about our new region,” Copper Hills Athletic Director Ben Morley said. “Mainly because of the proximity of the member schools and having West Jordan back in Region 3.” West Jordan and Copper Hills have a natural rivalry again in Region 3 and are located just four miles from each other. They

The UHSAA realignment is set for next season. Where is your favorite school? (Photo courtesy of dsandersonpics.com)

have played 25 football games against each other and Copper Hills has only won once, in 2013. It is not the only rival to be preserved in the current alignment; Hunter and Granger, Kearns and Taylorsville in Region 2; Herriman, Riverton, and Mountain Ridge now all reside in Region 3; Bountiful, Viewmont, and Woods Cross in Region 5; Olympus and Skyline in Region 6; and Alta and Jordan in Region 8. Roy administrators asked to be moved from Region 1, in northern Utah, to Region 2. They stated competitive balance as their reasoning. Roy last won a state championship in 2012 in softball. West High School won Region 2’s most recent title in 2019 in softball, but Granger has not been a state champion since 1979 in boys baseball. In the upcoming season, Region 2 will consist of Cyprus, Granger, Hunter, Kearns, Taylorsville, West and Roy. “I like our region,” new Taylorsville head football coach Chris Rosales said. “I just wish that winning a region championship meant more. With the new RPI, it has all changed.” The UHSAA Region 3 will consist of Bingham, Copper Hills, Herriman, Mountain Ridge, Riverton and West Jordan. Because of an increase in enrollment Mountain Ridge was moved from 5A to 6A in all sports. Region 5 includes Bountiful, Woods Cross, Bonneville, Box Elder, Northridge, and Viewmont. Region 6 contains Brighton, East, Highland, Murray, Olympus, Skyline and Park City. Region 8 is comprised of two other Salt Lake County schools including Jordan and Alta. “I think no regions in our alignment will be beneficial for every school in the state of Utah,” Carrell said. “Then games could be scheduled against teams of like opponents, more participation is the ultimate goal. It would not work for every sport, but we need to make goals to improve.” UHSAA is exploring options for its realignment in two years. Some of those ideas could include the adoptions of no regions allowing teams to make schedules of their choosing. l

Hillcrest sophomore Micah Madry racked up eight points as the Hillcrest Huskies broke in their new arena with a win over Stansbury in their first home game, 61-57. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

Husky boys hoopsters have grit, positive play in competitive region By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

or the Hillcrest boys basketball team, the court is in session. And that starts with the coach. It’s hard enough stepping into a school to try to develop a basketball program, but add in the COVID-19 pandemic, and new head coach Brandon Sluga may have his work cut out for him. Yet, Sluga has taken it in stride, coaching his team to two wins over Stansbury and Northridge in the preseason and their first two region games against East and Skyline. “We were really happy that we were able to break in the gym with our first win,” he said about the Stansbury game. “I’ve been pretty happy with our progress. In general, we’ve improved a lot since we started back in June (with open gyms). We have a nice mix of talent and we have some experience back. I just like the kids. They’re good kids; they are coachable, they listen well, they want to be coached, they want to get better.” While Sluga predicted in pre-

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season that they will be contending for region championship, the team let Olympus—a team he named that has more experienced players returning and would pose a challenge to his boys—slip by with a win on Jan. 12. “We’ve played most of our region’s opponents in the fall and in the summer and we’ve beaten or played all of them except for Olympus,” he said in the preseason. “We seem to match up reasonably well with all of them and had a lot of success against them this fall. I think that we have enough talent and those other kind of tangible and intangible things, but we should be right there, competing with the teams at the top.” While Sluga says, “we’re not huge by any means,” he looks at the overall composition of the team: “We have good balance with our size. I think it’s going to play into the offense that we’re running, and it allows us flexibility on defense as well.”

He said that his team players have shown “some toughness and grit and have the kind of player that I was.” Sluga played ball for longtime coach and his father, George, on a competitive Bingham High team. He also was part of Coach Rick Majerus’ University of Utah team that played in the NCAA Finals. Sluga was known as a robust defender, who didn’t like when an opponent scored on him. “I enjoy working with all different kinds of players, but I think (we have) kind of that character where they’re going to go and battle every time we have a game, and every time we have practice to improve and get better and make the most of the time that we have together,” he said. The Huskies celebrate the successes of some of the things that may not show up in an official stat book. “They are in our stats. One of the things that we keep track of

Hillcrest High senior Cole Carlile lays a ball in the hoop for two of his 10 points against Stansbury as the Huskies pull out a close win in their home season-opener. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

is called the hustle—so anything that’s above and beyond normal play. Our plus-minus is a whole lot different than a typical plus-minus. I keep a plus-minute on things that player does well versus the things they don’t,” he said, adding in point differential, charges, screens and others are part of his stats. “Those are things we’re keeping track of and I’ll pull the players in and say, ‘Hey, you did really great. You had an awesome plus-minus,’ and they might have scored two points, but they were one of our leaders in doing all the other little things correctly. Taking a charge is not a fun thing, but in our program, we consider that a winning play or diving on the floor for a loose ball. That’s something we really try to praise— making an extra effort to go and try to contest or block a shot. Those are things that we try to praise and reward the kids.”

What Sluga preaches—positive attitude—he practices, and he expects the team to do as well. “I think the spirits and the attitude are good. We’ve been really positive, and the kids believe in each other and I believe in them. That’s going to allow us to stay positive, even when there’s challenges and difficult times,” he said. And the program has been hit with difficulties with circumstances surrounding COVID-19 starting with a two-week delay around tryouts with former Gov. Gary Herbert’s time-out around rising statewide pandemic cases, then lower tryout numbers than usual, a period of high positive case counts on the team and having to reschedule games multiple times. “Everything has been a big challenge to change,” he said, adding that the mandatory pause shortened their preseason. Sluga said

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during preseason it typically allows the team “an opportunity to play test things out,” but this year, “we’re going to have to figure that out in practices.” Even with numerous setbacks this COVID-year, Sluga remained positive. “I think what is bigger is the way that I coach as well as keeping a positive attitude and making the most out of what you do have,” he said. “You can turn things around if you are positive about it. If you’re negative and you say, ‘Man, we’re going to miss out on X number of preseason games,’ then that’s the way you look at it. But you look at it like, ‘Hey, we got an opportunity to take care of school, to take care of our families, and make sure that we’re prepared for region,’ then you can turn something that might be a negative into a positive.” For Sluga, part of that time was spent not only reorganizing his basketball program, but also to make sure his lesson plans are prepared for his teaching role at the school. He’s also thankful for the new sports complex, which is part of the rebuild at Hillcrest. He said the team uses the weight room that has a view of the Wasatch Mountains. “It’s really, really nice; it has kind of the collegiate feel,” he said. He has freshman and sophomores with three of his six assistants in the auxiliary gym for practice and the JV and varsity play in the main gym. “The new gym is awesome,” he said.

“It allows us both of our teams to practice at the same time. It allows us a lot of flexibility with our youth programs as well; they’re able to come in the evening and none of the other programs in the school are hurting for practice time. We’re all able to coordinate and share the facility to benefit everyone.” Hillcrest has six youth teams competing in Bantam league. “It’s a great sign for the future,” he said. “We want to be competitive in region and state and eventually, national tournaments.” While some coaches may say a certain part of the game is their focus, Sluga looks at the overall play in the game. “I try for a high school game to have the kid playing at the same level regardless of what point in the game it is. Then, they’re truly tested. At the end of the game, they’re going to have taken care of business and all the other points in the game, that will hopefully lead them to competitive greatness and that moment that they need it,” he said. “We want to be a program that inspires our school, inspires school spirit, and in our community. We love basketball, but we want our kids to have a balance so they’re building for their future. I really encourage our players who want to work, to take hard AP classes or IB or honors classes that are more challenging. And be able to balance all those things that teenagers work through along with their family life. You’ve got to be working on your whole life, not just basketball.” l

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Midvale Mills on hold By Erin Dixon | e.dixon@mycityjournals.com

he Midvale Mills project (near 300 East and 8000 South) has been discussed, denied, revised and returned. Again, the project is on hold. In October 2020, Adam Nash, owner of Land Development LLC and the Midvale Mill project area, presented a revised, potential plan and a rezone proposal. This meeting was a public hearing for a rezone. The request was to “...[R]ezone approximately 12.61 acres of property located at approximately 300 East 8000 South from Single-family Residential Zone with Agricultural Overlay to Multi-family Residential Medium Density (RM-12) Zone,” Alex Murphy, Midvale planning director, said. City staff recommended that the Midvale City Council approve the zone change because it fits the need for housing growth. “We just don’t have a lot of space left in the city. We anticipate over the next 20 to 30 years that we’ll need about 10,000 more housing units across the city,” Murphy said. “The agricultural zone there was applied decades ago and it isn’t really supporting the type of development we’ve been seeing in the area. It makes sense to alter that zone to something that fits,” Mur-

phy said. Murphy also said that the small uptick in density would fit with the surrounding area. “We’re not looking to see changes that are dramatic like we would see on Jordan Bluffs where it’s going from undeveloped to very developed,” Murphy said. “We’re buffering the lower intensity on the east from the higher density on the west. We’re providing facilities for new parks and open space, we’re close to TRAX and we’re providing additional home styles,” Murphy said. Many residents sent in comments to this public hearing opposing the rezone. Jon Brewderer said, “Why is he allowed to have the three properties denied in December [2019]? Why does it feel like Midvale City is not listening to its residents?” He added a concern about the economics of lower priced housing. “Lower cost housing generally draws crime, drugs, alcohol, etc. This is not a matter of discrimination, this is a matter of public and family safety,” Brewderer said. Residents Kurt and Heidi Laird were concerned the increase in homes would make a high turnover neighborhood. “The

This is the area that is included in the Midvale Mills project. (image/Google Maps)

[current] homes in this area have large lots, 2 to 3 acres….The rezone will have smaller homes, [we] count about 18 homes in the space that is now occupied by just eight houses. Such communities do not lend themselves to long-term residences.” Andrew Hyde expressed a concern about the plan boundaries.

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BYU professor wants to change racist wording in her housing covenant By Heather Lawrence | h.lawrence@mycityjournals.com

s a professor of family history at BYU, Amy Harris studies a lot of old documents. But when she bought her Midvale house in 2010, her title company dug up an old document she wasn’t expecting: a neighborhood covenant excluding any residents who weren’t “Caucasian.” “I remember talking with neighbors shortly after I moved in, telling them how strange the old rule was, but no one knew what I was talking about. Maybe my title company was just diligent enough to dig it out, but technically it applies to our entire block,” Harris said. Harris’s house was built in 1951. She bought it from the family of the original owners, who had recently passed away. As a history professor, buying an older home with character was ideal for her. The document in Harris’s title is a legally binding property agreement known as Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, or a CC&R. CC&Rs are often found in homeowner associations for condos or townhomes. Harris’s covered the development of her neighborhood called Midvalley and was dated May 10, 1940. The one-page document regulates the practice of “noxious and offensive trades” on the land, says people can’t have billboards on their property, and tells homeowners they can’t have more than 1,000 chickens, one horse and one cow. But wedged between those quirky rules is section (e). “No race or nationality other than those for whom the premises are intended, namely American citizens of the Caucasian race, shall use or occupy any building on any lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants, of a different race or nationality employed by an owner or tenant.” Harris was amazed by the barefaced discrimination. “So people of other races couldn’t buy homes or rent here, but if they were servants to white people, then it was fine. Yikes!” Harris said. Harris found through research that a 1948 law banned such practices, and subsequent Civil Rights and Fair Housing Acts in the 1960s made it illegal. But knowing the offensive section existed distressed her. “I’ve been working for over a year with the county recorder’s office to get the document changed. We think the only way is to get a civil rights or property law attorney to advise us on what, if anything, we can do,” Harris said. One Sandy area attorney, who didn’t wish to be named, said even though he’s never run into a covenant that violates civil rights in his practice, he studied them in law school and knows they were once commonplace. “It’s not a simple topic, and I can’t summarize it easily. But these covenants do run with the land, which means the contract persists beyond the original parties (owners) to new parties. They become encumbrances on the land itself. When they’re properly recorded with the county, they’re binding,” the attorney said.

backyards they must not have a fence up.” “We want to have a trail going out that actually fits with the city’s standards ideally of connecting footpaths and bikes so you’re not always having to go out to a main road,” Nash said. After the comments, Nash said that he was willing to delete the townhome portion of the plan.

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“It’s where tacky and treasure meet. It’s part of the charm of an older house,” said Amy Harris of the homemade coffee table that was left in her home by its original owners. (Heather Lawrence/City Journals)

Daniel Cureton is a reference archivist with Salt Lake County and has also worked at the University of Utah library. He said if you want to research whether your neighborhood ever had a similar CC&R, it’s not a straightforward search. “If it was attached to the title, like Harris’s was, and it was after 1930, it would be with the county recorder’s office. “There isn’t an official way to research segregation in neighborhoods. I helped digitize county ordinances and I know there are civil rights ordinances from the 1960s that would cover this. People could also check county commission meeting minutes,” Cureton said. For help and direction on researching, people can check the archives website at www.slco.org/archives, call them at 385-468-0820 or email a question to archives@ slco.org. Harris is trying to work up support in her neighborhood to take a stand against the old covenant, even if it’s just symbolic. “One option is to reform a homeowner’s association

“I think the main point of contention has been specifically the townhouses and so the conclusion that I have drawn is I want to withdraw that portion of the application and it would all be single family on small lots,” Nash said. Councilmember Quinn Sperry was pleased with the changes made on the development. “What we told you a year ago is

just to write a new covenant. It would be nice to have a letter or addendum that says, in addition to the subsequent laws that banned it, we as neighbors disavow those things and welcome anyone to the neighborhood.” Ever the historian, she’s also interested in hearing stories from older neighbors to see if they’re familiar with it. “There are people in their 90s in my neighborhood who are the original owners of their homes. They must have had to sign something like this when they moved in. But I’m sure because of the culture back then, they wouldn’t have given it a second thought. And who knows in 1940 if I would have been any different,” Harris said. The Sandy attorney lamented that this type of CC&R informed the way neighborhoods developed. The trickle-down effect alters communities for generations; it changes who people interact with at school, church and in the community. “This is a shameful part of our history. It’s unfortunate, and those things persist. If you’ve excluded certain groups from a community for years, they don’t settle there,” he said. l

we want single-family homes in this area. That seems to be what you’ve come back with in this proposal,” Sperry said. No action was taken in October 2020. The rezone proposal came again in early January 2021. The public hearing and action was tabled for a future date. Matt Dahl, assistant city manager, explained, “We have been made aware that

there are some concerns about some of the property rights….We think it is necessary there be a solution found regarding those issues. We think those solutions may impact the action items. “We request the parties involved take a short time and come to a solution before council addresses this topic,” Dahl said. l

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High school student-athletes undergo COVID-19 testing, change approaches to competitions By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

n swimming, the faster swimmers compete in the middle lanes. In basketball, traditionally, team captains shake hands with the opposing team and refs before the game and afterwards, players on both teams give each other a high-five. Wrestlers take the mats in multi-day competitions, but not anymore this season. Those, and many other norms, aren’t the case in high school sports this winter. As high school student-athletes and coaches follow the Utah High School Activities Association’s COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, winter sports have a new look—and likely spring may follow some of the same protocols, say local high school athletic directors. Throughout the state, the biggest change from fall sports to winter has been with restricting fans at indoor competitions and administering rapid COVID-19 every 14 days for student-athletes. It’s part of the UHSAA “Return to Play” guidelines after high school sports mostly took a two-week break in early November following former Gov. Gary Herbert’s mandate, said Sally Williams, Hillcrest High athletic director in Canyons School District. The “Return to Play” guidelines were issued in early December after the Utah School Superintendents Association and UHSAA worked with the Utah State Department of Health to provide protocols after the state health order suspended the start of the winter season. Those guidelines were updated, with new policies of “test to stay” and “test to play” that took effect Jan. 4, when schools resumed from winter break. These have included if individuals are exposed to COVID-19, they can end quarantine 10 days after the last time they were in contact with the person who tested positive if they don’t have symptoms or they can return after a negative COVID-19 test result. “We had to reschedule a bunch of games and give our teams time to prepare for the season; it was a bunch of shuffling for preseason and hard for both our boys and girls basketball teams as we have new head coaches in both programs and they had to put everything together, after delaying tryouts and early season preparations,” Williams said about the delayed winter season for her Midvale school. “But it still was probably good to get COVID numbers (of positive cases) down even though at that time, our school wasn’t high.” Even so, both Hillcrest programs have had coaches and/or players test positive or be exposed to COVID-19, playing preseason basketball games with a skeleton team and both teams, canceling at least one game.

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Already numbers at tryouts were down, about half as many for the boys and barely enough student-athletes to fill three team rosters for the girls, Williams said, because of the impact of COVID-19 and that some online learners aren’t involved in sports this year. “We’re at about 85% in-person enrollment this year,” Williams said. “The good news is that with the vaccine coming, we hope our spring season will happen since last year, their seasons were canceled because of COVID.” Admission to the basketball games and wrestling matches are restricted to assigned seats for contact tracing purposes and with two tickets issued per athlete, with Hillcrest stating no children in attendance. Masks are required for patrons. Even athletes sit socially distanced from each other, totes by their chairs with their own water bottles and face masks. Student-athletes are allowed to take them off only during competition, Williams said. Swim meets’ admission is restricted by the facility; many schools practice and compete at county pools, which limit capacity at 50 people including both boys and girls swim teams, coaches and officials often exceed that number. So, 11 of the 13 Hillcrest meets were scheduled at non-county facilities. “We looked at swimming boys or girls or varsity and JV separately, but that gets to be kind of a nightmare. They all swim together, so what happens with those other kids and how many days are they unable to practice if we do it that way,” Hillcrest head coach Ryan Thierbach said, adding that meets are livestreamed free for the Hillcrest community. Hillcrest swimmers also split the pool, so girls and boys teams have less interaction with one another to reduce possible spreading of COVID-19. At Jordan High, in Sandy, athletic director Jason Long said the school’s swimmers aren’t as much impacted as other schools since they practice at private pools and when public pools are shut down, those schools that practice at them have no options and aren’t getting time in the water. They also are finding a way for parents to watch their swimmers. “We have invited some of our parents of seniors to be timers and judges so they can be there,” he said. The competitions in the gym are different without student sections or pep bands. “We aren’t pulling out all the bleachers in the gym as only two parents are allowed in to watch competitions,” Long said, adding that most sports are being livestreamed for

High school athletes like Hillcrest High’s basketball player Maddy Sluga undergo COVID-19 rapid testing every 14 days. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

families to watch with a subscription. At Jordan, staff members are continuing to take student-athletes’ temperatures and go through health symptom checks just as they did in the fall in addition to administering COVID-19 tests, usually 45 minutes before the school day begins. Not only does Long’s crew test student-athletes, coaches and managers, but also theatre and debate students since those activities fall under UHSAA. “We’re not relaxing on anything,” he said, admitting that the days get long, with early morning testing to games at night. “We’re all on the same page following UHSAA guidelines. It’s a lot of extra work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. every single day, but we’re hopeful our students can compete and showcase their talents—and that’s worth the work.” The push continues to wear masks for student-athletes, coaches, managers, trainers and athletic directors at practices, in huddles, team meetings, on the sideline and all the time, unless competing, he said. “We have assigned seats socially distanced on the bus, in the locker room, on the bench. We’ll be able to trace each athlete and with the guidelines, keep the spread low. We shouldn’t have to shut down this way,” Long said, adding that even basketball drills are kept in small groups and drill is spaced distantly for contact tracing purposes. “If drill does any kind of lifts, they’re to practice in

small groups and sanitize their hands.” While the schools maintain the safety of its student-athletes and programs, referees fall under the UHSAA. “Many of our refs wear masks until the game starts, then they take it off so they can use their whistles. They put the mask back on when talking to the coach or scorekeeper,” Long said. In Jordan School District, Bingham Athletic Director Andee Bouwhuis said that instead of totes for the sideline seats, they have placed command strip hooks for masks and athletes keep their individual water bottles next to the chairs. “We wipe down the bench with cleansing towels—the seats are spread out and assigned,” she said. “In the pool, we follow the county guidelines and limit five swimmers per lane, so our team is small this year.” After the governor’s shutdown, Bouwhuis said she was surprised to see more athletes at tryouts. “Kids are wanting to be involved and at school, not isolated at home,” she said. “Everyone is being flexible even as we’ve had to cancel or reschedule competitions. The coaches are just hopeful we’ll have a season and the athletes are putting it into perspective that just one or two games or meets aren’t that critical. I’m hoping that when spring comes, we can have a full season. That would be amazing.” l

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Psych 101: What is gaslighting? By Cassie Goff | c.goff@mycityjournals.com

f you’ve tuned into the federal news at any point during the past four years, you’ve probably heard a phrase or two about President Donald Trump gaslighting America. Even though the term has been thrown about rather loosely at times, it seems to be becoming part of our common collective discourse. Personally, I wanted to make sure I really understood this term, and the research behind it, before evaluating the claims made about our current political climate. I’d like to take a moment to define and clarify gaslighting, discuss its prevalence, and illuminate potential harmful impacts. The term “gaslighting” has been used to describe abuse involving emotional and intellectual manipulation, most often recognizable through mind-manipulation strategies. Gaslighting often leads to a person questioning their sanity, perceptions of reality, and/or memories. Even though the term was recently popularized in politics, gaslighting has been well recognized within psychology research for decades. One of the first mentions of gaslighting was on June 21, 1969. Russell Barton and J.A. Whitehead published an article in “The Lancet” where they outlined two cases in which “there were definite plots to remove an unwanted and restricting relative by securing admissions to a mental hospital.” They compared this to the storyline of

a play titled “Gas Light” by Patrick Hamilton where a husband tries to get rid of his wife by driving her into a lunatic asylum. Dr. Paige Sweet attributes the common usage of the term to a story as well. In the 1944 film by George Cukor, “Gaslight,” a husband attempts to isolate his wife by making her believe she is insane. “His eponymous tactic is to dim and brighten the gaslights and then insist she is imagining it. (He) aims to undermine (her) sense of self and everyday life, to confuse and distort her reality such that she must accept his imposed reality in place of her own.” The term appeared minimally throughout the 1970s and 1980s, but eventually it began to recur in research as the focus on interpersonal relationships intensified. In 2007, Dr. Robin Stern published “The Gaslight Effect” focusing on how to identify manipulation in relationships. As might be apparent from the contextual history of the term, gaslighting is of importance in domestic violence research and intimate partner violence (IPV) literature. “Gaslighting is a conscious or unconscious form of psychological abuse that occurs when a perpetrator distorts information to confuse a victim, triggering the victim to doubt their memory and sanity,” defines Dr. Madeline Tormoen. In the popular conversation, confusion,

distortion and anxiety are all recognizable as consequences of gaslighting. However, the potential impacts of gaslighting can quickly become more harmful and severe. Those being gaslit may start to question their own perceptions and lose trust in their own experience of reality. Tormoen described how gaslighting may often affect memory, contribute to emotional abuse and interpersonal abuse, lead to a victim undermining their sanity, and betrayal. “Gaslighting can also prevent domestic violence victims from accessing institutional resources that would help them escape the abuse. The very institutions set up to help victims can become part of the gaslighting process,” she described. In addition, gaslighting may contribute to double-binding and depersonalization, resulting in losing a sense of self, multiple perceptions of reality, and varied internal versions of reality. Gaslighting creates hostile social environments. Sweet and others have argued that gaslighting is not just a psychological tactic, but a sociological phenomenon as well. “When perpetrators mobilize gender-based stereotypes, structural inequalities, and institutional vulnerabilities against victims with whom they are in an intimate relationship, gaslighting becomes not only effective, but devastating.” For domestic violence resources here in

Utah, visit: the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition at www.udvc.org/; the statewide domestic violence info-line Linkline at 1-800-897-5465 (LINK); the Utah Department of Human Services at www.dcfs.utah.gov; the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault at www.ucasa.org or 1-888-421-1100; or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE). l

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