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SPORTS
A LITTLE BOY IN CAMBODIA takes a bath in a pot surrounded by trash. About 1,000 children scavenge in the city’s landfill for whatever they can find and sell so they can eat.
RICKY SMITH, Viewmont hits a Blooper to short-left field for a Double. Her efforts led the Vikings with one Double, one Triple and a Home Run for 4 Runs-Batted-In and a 14 - 4 win over Northridge, March 21 at home.
Photos by James Jordan
Documentary ‘Lift’ highlights goodness of humankind across the world
By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com
BOUNTIFUL—Although selfishness and angry voices seem to have taken over, there are still a lot of good people around the world doing good things. That’s what documentary filmmaker and Bountiful resident, Lee Groberg’s latest film “Lift – Connecting Humanity” is all about. Highlighting the goodness of humankind across the world. “Filmed in many countries, we highlight inspiring stories from Malawi, Scotland, France, Cambodia, India, the Philippines, Ghana and the United States,” said Groberg. “From a ‘day of service’ for the entire community of Winchester, Tennessee to delivering supplies to members of the Hopi Indian Reservation of Polaca, Ariz., where many residents have neither running water nor electricity.” Another story, “Mary’s Meals,” is providing a daily meal in over 20 countries and feeding more than 2 million children, he said. “These children must attend school to receive their meal. It is often the only meal they receive in a day.” Groberg started his film career without ever taking a film class, he said. “I’ve been in the business for 35 years. I was invited to work on a film with T.C. Christensen (known for 17 Miracles, The Fighting Preacher and others). I did it and thought that was fun.” Groberg said then he launched into a documentary film about the Yki Matsri or the Snow Festival in Japan. “I served as a missionary in Japan and saw the Yki twice.” The equivalent of the Yki Matsri is the Winter Carnival in St. Paul, Minnesota, he said. I worked with two organi-
Photo by Roger V. Tuttle
Third-ranked Bountiful softball beats top team zations that had been doing this for about 100 years each and so I named it Winter: St. Paul Sapporo Connection. We finished it in about 1987. That was my first foray into producing a TV show or a film for television.” After that, Groberg did a film on the life of John Browning called American Gunmaker – The John M. Browning Story. “It was very fascinating to see all of his inventions and factories where his guns were manufactured,” he said. “I went to Japan on that one as well to where guns were made there. It was a fun project.” “Lift” started about five years ago, said Groberg. “It’s a labor of love. I had the idea about 12 years ago and I did three films in the interim.” The film cost $1.4 million to make, he said. “I think there are 35 separate donors that support the film. But we got it. I’m just a stubborn guy. I just keep knocking on doors until I find the ones that will open.” TWO CHILDREN in Ghana sit with each other in the village.
One of the stories in “Lift” is about Scott Neeson, (Children’s Cambodia Fund International) a man who had done very well at his job and he went on a sabbatical for five weeks, said Groberg. “He went to Phnom Penh, Cambodia and asked somebody where the worst poverty is there. They sent him to the city’s landfill where 1,000 children were scavenging for whatever they could find and sell so they Please see LIFT: pg. 2
Legislature gave $8 million in funding for Davis Behavioral Health 60-unit apartment building By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com LAYTON—With homelessness on the rise, the county has been looking for ways to help those individuals in need of housing. In the 2024 session, legislators gave more than $8 million in funding to Davis Behavioral Health for a new 60 unit apartment building that would give those with mental illness or substance abuse an affordable place to live while receiving the services they need to be successful. “It’s specifically for those with mental illness or substance abuse disorder,” said CFO Ryan Westergard. “This subset has a difficult time finding housing on their own.”
A lot of them have broken ties with family, he said. “They love them but can’t have them live under their roof. Especially with the increase in rent,
By Catherine Garrett c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
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hird-ranked Bountiful defeated Box Elder, the number one team in 5A, 5-0 March 21 behind a 16 strikeouts-two hit performance from junior Ella Miller on the mound. The Redhawks are 3-0 in Region 5 and 7-2 overall.
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Against the Bees, junior Claire Yates went 3-for-4 with a single, double and triple while freshman Aspen Danner hit a double off the fence to bring in the first run in the second inning. Senior Athena Tongaonevai had a two-run homer in the final inning to seal the deal. Bountiful’s offense recorded 19 hits in the win. Earlier in the week, the Redhawks blanked Northridge 10-0 March 19. Miller recorded 13 strikeouts in the one-hit shutout win. Offensively, Danner went 3-for-3 from the plate, driving in a run while Yates was 3-for-4 with two doubles, bringing home two. Tongaonevai hit a home run in a 2-for-3 showing, recording three RBIs while senior Melissa Turpin hit an RBI double as well.
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it’s putting a squeeze on people to know where to live.” Many of these people would end up homeless in Davis County, said Westergard. “This facility will help bring homelessness down to a lower level.” Davis Behavioral Health has 140 apartments owned and leased in the community by them, he said. “We want to expand that housing.” Westergard said the plan is to build the new facility, near the current Davis Behavioral Health building at the south end of Layton. “We’ve spoken with the city and they’re supportive. We have to go through the process of
Farmington defeated West 23-6 March 18, led by Morgan Rogers’ three doubles in the first three innings which scored five runs and five RBIs from Ella Nielson after a single, double and a triple. Other Phoenix batters who contributed offensively were Kiley Gazafy – whose two triples drove in three runs – and Ruby Andrus who recorded three RBIs on two singles. Also with multiple productive at-bats for the team’s 21 hits were Nev Carrasquel, who scored two runs on a single, Brooklyn Wright with an RBI double, Madison Kelker with an RBI single and Lexi Crowley who brought in a run off a sacrifice fly. Crowley also stole four bases of the team’s eight in the game while Kelker was the winning pitcher on the mound. Against Roy March 20, Farmington won 20-10, going up 6-2 after the first inning and scoring multiple runs in
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