$1.50 April 26, 2024 | Vol. 3 Iss. 14
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Catalyst students build ‘tiny homes’ SPORTS By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com
SOPHOMORE MAYCIE PEARCE, and senior Steven Gee nail trim onto a tiny home their class is building at the Catalyst.
CATALYST INSTRUCTOR Jeremiah Allen stands inside a light and airy tiny home nearly completed.
KAYSVILLE—Tiny homes are becoming more and more popular with the rise in land and home prices. At the Davis Catalyst Center, students in the construction management program are learning the skills to build a house by building tiny homes. The homes are similar to an RV but are heavy duty units that are designed to be permanent like a home. “We have four onsite,” said instructor Jeremiah Allen. “One is complete and three are under construction. A couple of them will go to the Other Side Village in Salt Lake for the homeless outreach. It’s a fun community project.” The homes are 207 square feet plus 110 square feet of loft space. The approximate weight is 17,000 pounds. “Despite its size, the tiny home offers all the amenities of a traditional home,” said Allen. “The completed one is for sale for $85,000.” It’s got a full-size gas stove, shower and toilet and a 24 inch fridge, he said. “It has beautiful cabinets, with real windows, doors and a tankless water heater.” Allen said the homes are comfortable. “They’re made for one or two people. You can put a queen size bed in the loft and there’s another loft for a twin size bed.” There are lots of ways to use a tiny home, he said. “It might be for someone who works out of town and needs a place to live when they’re there. It could also be used as an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and rent it out or use it as a mother-in-law apartment.” Traditionally high school students have built a house, said Catalyst Director Dr. Tyler Poll. “Land has become so expensive we’ve made this transition. The full-size homes took two to three Please see TINY HOMES: pg. 10
Photos by Roger V. Tuttle
‘Unworldly’ pulls back the curtain on practical effects By Braden Nelsen braden.n@mycityjournals.com LAYTON—Some of the best films out there that stand the test of time do so, not only because of their writing, and content, but also because of their outstanding visuals. Beaches were empty following “Jaws,” audiences were stunned at the lifelike dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park,” and who could forget the time a scrappy group of disgraced scientists defeated the “Staypuft Marshmallow Man” in “Ghostbusters”? In the world of computer-generated imagery, practical effects like these may seem like a lost art, but there are a select few artists like Troy Larson, and Dani Hatch at Unworldly, who have dedicated themselves to not only preserving this art, but helping others to not only see how it was done, but to do similar effects themselves, and the results are, well, unworldly. Stepping through the door of the Unworldly Exhibit is stepping into not one other world, but several. Guests can take a tour, and step out of the Layton Hills Mall, and into a fantasy tavern, complete with several dragons. These dragons, once stars of the now-defunct Evermore Park, now have a permanent home at Unworldly, along with some other creations that, without the behind-the-scenes explanations thereof, could be downright terrifying. From the dragons and goblins of fantasy to the demons and zombies of horror, Larson and his team have had their hands in a lot that goes on in the film and live production scene in Utah, and beyond. They recently created effects for the horror film, “V/H/S/99,” and showcase many of them as part of the tour. As trite as it may seem to say, “There’s something there for everyone,” there genuinely is something that everyone who goes to Unworldly will enjoy. NOT AS FEROCIOUS as his larger cousins, this baby dragon balances Please see UNWORLDY: pg. 10
realism and cuteness perfectly.
Photo by Braden Nelsen
ART IMITATES LIFE: Lola Ogzewalla, Farmington catches a life-sized version of the ball in the banner behind her. The Phoenix defeated the Layton Lancers 14 - 5 April 18 at Home and stand at 8 and 5 for the season.
Photo by Roger V. Tuttle
Top-ranked Bountiful softball picks up more wins; Davis, Farmington 2-0 this week By Catherine Garrett c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
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he Bountiful High girls softball team, the top 5A squad in the state, outscored opponents 32-9 this week in adding three more wins to its 18-2 record. Davis and Farmington won both of their games this week while Viewmont went 1-2 and Woods Cross was winless in three matchups.
Bountiful
Top-ranked Bountiful blanked Viewmont 5-0 April 16. After a scoreless first inning, the Redhawks put up four runs in the bottom of the second inning before adding another run in the fourth. Ella Miller threw a one-hitter, striking out 15 Vikings batters. “This was the fourth game in a row where Ella has struck out 13 or more batters and it was her fourth shut out of the year,” said head coach Butch Latey. Against Northridge April 18, Bountiful won 21-6. The Redhawks scored in nearly every inning, going up 12-6 by the end of the sixth inning and poured on nine more runs in the seventh. Melissa Turpin won the game on the mound, striking out five Knights batters while also helping herself at the plate with three RBIs. Also providing offense were Frankie Galeana with a team-leading four RBIs – recording three of the team’s 22 hits – as well as three RBIs from Mylie Burnes, two from Jaci Alvey and Claire Yates and one each from Miller, Aspen Danner, Isabeau Hoff and Athena Tongaonevai. Bountiful then beat West Jordan 6-3 April 19, going up 5-0 at the top of the fourth inning and then held on for the win. Miller again had a 13-strikeout performance with Tongaonevai and Burnes driving in two runs and Hoff adding one for the Redhawks who out hit West Jordan 11 to 4. Bountiful is now 18-2 overall and 9-0 in Region 5.
Davis
Davis defeated Layton 6-1 April 16, opening up a 1-0 game after four innings with four more runs at the top of the fifth Please see SOFTBALL: pg. 8