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Being beaten to the punch by the MountainWest Venture Group’s honoring Fred Lampropoulos “Entrepreneur of the Year” just months previous, the Salt Lake Chamber went all out honoring the medical-technology entrepreneur, hosting a 1,000-person tribute at the end of May. (Salt Lake Chamber)
Back then, Lampropoulos recently told a reporter, he was absolutely convinced that Merit would become the med-tech powerhouse that it has become. His conviction came from his having architected, from the outset, a 100-year plan, which included purchasing the 60 acres in SoJo. So his answer, more than 20 years ago, when asked, “Are you out of your mind? You’ve got a business doing less than Who is Fred Lampropoulos? $10 million. Why are you buying 60 acres?”—was not crazy, If the name “Fred Lampropoulos” is unfamiliar? It is just calculating. worth studying. The man whom the Deseret News billed as having “a tongue-twister” of a Greek name when he ran for governor more than 20 years ago is a key contributor to the economy and well-being of South Jordan. Situated at an address that bears the company name-1600 West Merit Parkway—medical-0.device company Merit Medical also has global offices in Houston, Australia, Brazil, France, Ireland, Mexico and Singapore. The company’s current and future promise of jobs is certainly a boon to South Jordan, where the company landed more than 20 years ago, when Lampropoulos decided to purchase 60 acres in SoJo for $500,000—at a time when the company was doing $10 million, in sales, versus its current $1 billion in sales. Prior to investing so heavily in SoJo, where the executive calls “home,” the company’s buildout strategy was a “cubicle-by-cubicle” expansion up to 85,000 square feet of office space.
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Today’s calculations seem “on plan,” as Merit comprises 14 manufacturing businesses and, annually, delivers market-pleasing numbers, representing double-digit growth in core business and product lines. Per the 100-year plan, the company looks to double in size over the next five years. South Jordan Mayor Dawn Ramsey and more than 1,000 members of the community were in attendance at Lampropoulos’s having been named “A Giant in our City” May 31 at downtown’s Grand America Hotel. “It was a privilege to be there to see Fred named the 2019 Giant in Our City award from the Salt Lake Chamber,” she said. “He is a philanthropist who generously gives back and has been a wonderful community partner for many years. We are truly grateful to have Merit Medical as a large employer in our city, and South Jordan is proud to have one of our own
chosen as the Businessman of the Year for the State of Utah.” Taking note of Merit’s over-the-top, unique employee benefits, such as onsite health care and free, onsite dental care, SoJo Director of City Commerce Brian A. Preece said: “Merit Medical is a very responsible employer, providing many benefits well beyond the basics usually offered by an employer of this size.” He added, “Every community should have a few companies like Merit within them; they make for a better overall living experience.” Check out page 22 for an exclusive Q&A with Lampropoulos. l
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South Jordan Battle of the Bands crowns winners for Alex Boye concert opener By Jordan Hafford | j.hafford@mycityjournals.com
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of a new season rang through the warm summer air through the art of these local talents. All in all, there were four judges for the battle, which included Alex Boye himself. Mr. Boye is a British-American musician, recognized for his popular and diverse blend of African-infused pop music. Boye even expressed interest in attending the battle next year, so inspired by the event he was. Other judges included Mike Paine, Alex Boye’s former guitarist, Rowan Stinger (recording technician at Audio Inn Recording in Salt Lake City), and David Limutau. Rachael Van Cleave said of the competition, “Alex insisted on being a judge. He is very passionate about supporting and promoting young artists. When he arrived, he was impressed by the scope of the event and said it was so much more than he expected.” The band Moodlite was crowned the winner of the professional category, and Psychedelic Purple won the student category. Both were openers at Alex Boyes concert the last evening of the festival, and it went out with a bang. Moodlite describes their unique sound as “a refined blend of evocative melodies, silky grooves, and a deep electric pulse.” Check out their work at www.moodlitemusic.com. l
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hen someone lives almost a century, it always seems to come to mind to ask them what the secret to a long life is. For one South Jordan resident, his answer is simpler than you might think: to make others smile. But based on his daily routine, that’s probably not the only reason this 97-yearold is still around to make others happy. Jim Broadwater spends a great portion of his time staying as healthy as he can. Residents that live in Broadwater’s community said you can often find him as early as 5 a.m. swimming his daily laps in the pool at the wellness center. When he is done, he takes a 45-minute walk around the lake near the senior living property and back to the wellness center to attend the balance and exercise class. All of these activities would be a lot for most people, but for Broadwater, age is clearly just a number. While his daily routine certainly plays a role in how long he has lived an active life, Broadwater said it’s his love for giving back to others is keeps him going. “I love having the ability to make other people smile and brighten their day,” he said. “It makes me feel good, and what better way can I help others than by making them happy? Visiting my friends in memory care and taking them a few sweet treats is the highlight of my day.” On top of his morning ritual, Broadwater makes it a priority to pack up fresh cookies and fruit and then personally delivers them to the community’s memory care residents. “It’s with this simple act of kindness that Broadwater begins each day,” said Sarah Jackson, executive with Sagewood at Daybreak. “Reminding everyone who crosses his path that a little compassion goes a long way in making a difference in the lives of others.” Broadwater is known to have a great sense of humor, which is all a part of his abil-
ity to make others smile. He said he believes making others happy is genuinely what keeps him going. “I plan to keep at it as long as I can,” he said. “When I worked in sales, my motto was always ‘How much can I give and not get.’ Life is about love and making others happy, and I plan on doing so for a long time. I’ve currently got a bet going with my son that’ll make me a millionaire if I make it to 105, and I intend to win.” According to those who are around Broadwater at Sagewood, they say one of the most remarkable things about him is his service to others which is on full display in his apartment, where friends can find stuffed animals of all kinds. Broadwater gives the furry, fluffy critters away to anyone who visits the community or to someone whose day needs a little more sunshine. Once he runs out, his daughter is gracious enough to fill up his supply. Broadwater is always looking for ways to make life better for others. He lives in the senior living community at Sagewood at Daybreak in South Jordan. They say he fits well into their “Art of Living Well” philosophy, which allows seniors and their families to thrive as a family in their own neighborhood. “At Sagewood at Daybreak, our aim each day is to ensure that our residents are able to live life to the fullest,” said Wade Vest, executive director of Sagewood at Daybreak. “Jim Broadwater is a prime example of a life well-lived and is an inspiration to all of us for what it means to show kindness and compassion to others. People like Jim are the ones who are making a difference in our world, and we hope that by sharing his story others will be inspired to find new ways to give back and make someone else smile.” l
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Growing Together District Update New Schools Update Construction is nearly complete, on schedule and on budget for our new schools. Mountain Ridge High
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New Superintendent Dr. Anthony Godfrey was appointed as the new Superintendent of Schools effective July 1, 2019. Dr. Godfrey is currently Associate Superintendent and a 26-year employee of the District. He has been a classroom English and French teacher, assistant principal, principal and administrator of schools. Dr. Anthony Godfrey Dr. Godfrey has a Master’s degree and Doctorate from the University of Utah and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Teaching and French from Weber State University.
Health & Wellness We were awarded a 5-year Utah Project AWARE grant in the amount of $468,000 per year. The AWARE grant supports the new Jordan Health and Wellness Department consisting of highly qualified personnel, including school counselors, a school psychologist, clinical social worker, administrators and teachers.
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City Journals Exclusive: A guided tour of the proposed Olympia Hills site By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com
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It was 1975. The recent high-school graduate and his high-school sweetheart from another school used to drive way out in the southwest valley in his tidy, but beat-up pickup truck, staring at the view of downtown from afar and dreaming. The Mama and Papas still had traction with their hit song “California Dreamin,” but Doug Young’s internal tune might have been more like “Southwest Quadrant Dreamin,” as the young man, soon to become a land developer, says he started envisioning a project that he now says he wants to be his life-defining work. “This will be everything I’ve learned over the years, integrated into one,” Young said, hopeful.
is at work with his round-two Olympia Hills land-development proposal for nearly 940 acres in the Southwest Quadrant. The area he is firmly fixated on—with what he has called “patient money”—straddles both sides of the Bacchus Highway (Highway 111), running along the Oquirrhs. It is squarely in Herriman’s back yard, proximate to South Jordan, and of concern and ultimate interest to residents of six municipalities comprising the Southwest Quadrant Mayors Council and unincorporated Salt Lake County alike. “This is really important to me,” he said. “Who wouldn’t want to live and work right here?” he hypothetical asked on a clear-sky, spring-approaching-summer day.
Soft-spoken with a loud truck and an even The Last Holdout louder development concept
Young is soft-spoken but drives a flashy, red truck. He is a man big on manners, calling media out for taking up-close pictures of residents trying to communicate their positions at open houses and seemingly visibly upset by profanities expressed by residents weighing in on anonymous, faceless public-comment forms about his proposed development project. Through his “LLC” (limited liability corporation), aptly named “The Last Holdout,” he
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The City Journals asked for and got a drive-about, narrated tour of the land Young has purchased for his proposed Olympia Hills project. The tour starts with “the last house from the town of Lark.” Anyone up on their Utah history attending one of the Olympia Hills public-input sessions in March of this year, or from the previous vetting of the original proposal last summer, may recognize the name Lark. Now described as a “ghost town” on the
internet, the Lark mining town from more than 150 years ago is more ghost, infinitely less town: According to Young, the last structure that was not either demolished or relocated to Copperton or elsewhere, the Bastian farm, now sits on land that was the missing puzzle piece for his Olympia Hills dream project that he now owns (reportedly purchased for $11.5 million).
Live-work-pay to play?
Young is pitching Olympia Hills as a high-density “live-work-play” community, comprising high-paying STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) jobs, akin to those powering the bustling Lehi-based Silicon Slopes community, just last month being named one of the top-10 small cities for business, according to Verizon small-biz metrics. Young sees Silicon Slopes jobs as enviable, but deems its actual development as “a disaster,” a very white-bred mono-culture cluster where employees “get in their cars and drive” to far-flung suburban destinations, creating or at least exacerbating the very transportation crisis the SWQ Mayors Council in general, and Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs in specific, have loudly critiqued. Young’s current development model for Olympia Hills is contingent upon recruiting a mammoth tech firm, along the lines of a Face-
book or an Amazon, to designate the area as one of its corporate headquarters. In this way, Young seems to genuinely draw development inspiration from Lark and the concept of mining towns, which were designed and built to fulfill all resident needs right within the community—work wages, supplies, and recreation. Residents attending the proposed project’s open houses in both Herriman and South Jordan in March, wondered aloud how the project could get the attention of a Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and other captains of the mega-companies Young seeks as anchor tenants. The answer to that remains to be seen. But it seems like it will definitely not be aided, in early stages, anyways, by the State of Utah’s Governor’s Office of Economic Development, or “GOED” which helps pitch properties to businesses to locate within the state, but not until they are “move-in-ready,” to use a real estate phrase.
Go, but without GO-ED
“Interesting… scary,” is how Thomas J. Wadsworth, GOED’s associate managing director recently described the prospect of Olympia Hills’s ability to attract mega-companies. Perhaps a strategy of recruiting smaller,
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even Utah fledgling businesses could be the ticket. High-flying Merit Medical, for example, which this year will do $1 billion in sales, was a few-million-dollar startup when visionary medical-device CEO and founder Fred Lampropoulos set its eyes on creating a business campus in under-developed South Jordan decades ago, purchasing 60 acres. The company now boasting a $3 billion market cap and committed to growing to twice its size, now says 25-30 percent of its workforce lives in SoJo, and the company is slowly kludging together on-campus services like a free employee dental clinic and onsite medical and day-care facilities, which would seem to, someday, provide the red-carpet for co-located housing. When directly asked about an intention to do so, Lampropoulos declined further comment to the City Journals. Silicon Slopes’s ambassador, Executive Director Clint Betts, echoes the power in the “grow your own” businesses economic-development concept, saying that communities get the greatest economic mojo by helping grow local business “fishes,” versus seeking big “whales” of the Amazon and Facebook ilk. In a 60-minute presentation to the Salt Lake County Council in May tech savant Betts repeatedly praised Olympia Hills, calling it out by name and stating it is the kind of development not just SWQ, but all of Utah needs. Betts is also the chair of the Salt Lake Chamber’s Housing Gap Coalition.
least in Young’s mind, to the proposed Olympia Hills is South Jordan’s Daybreak planned community, which sits on remediated land developed by Kennecott. Kennecott is the mining mammoth that dismantled most of Lark to use the land now owned by Young as a dumping ground of “overburden” rock and soil to vigorously pursue surface mining, in the Oquirrhs overlooking the area. Daybreak is the national poster child for planned communities. Self-proclaimed as “The Gold Standard for Planned Communities,” it pays off the lofty language with accolades, and more important, bustling communities. Daybreak reigns as the No. 1-selling community in Utah and the No. 12-selling community in the county. Just last month, the development added to its laurels, being named national Master Planned Community of the Year by the Pacific Coast Builders Conference, besting more than 600 other planned-community entrants for not just the overall prize, but also nabbing top honors in more than 50 categories. Silicon Slopes’s Betts served as the final of speakers for the County’s “Growth Summit 2.0.” The week previous, it was Daybreak’s turn. Where Betts repeatedly called out Olympia Hills, with words of praise, the three Daybreak executives presenting to the County were focused on telling their story and avoided discussion of that project. When asked, while attending metropolAnother Daybreak? itan planning organization Envision Utah’s The project that is, perhaps, blood-kin, at annual breakfast in late May about potentially
serving as consultants to Olympia Hills, Daybreak Director of External Relations Rulon Dutson gave a tight-lipped response: “There are ways we could participate, but we aren’t in the consulting business.” Dutson added, “As yet, a role has not developed.”
Lark anything but a lark
Those attending recent Olympia Hills project open houses in Herriman and South used words such as “propaganda” to describe the materials assembled to portray the development. It seemed possible that Young’s PR firm had even concocted the concept of Lark to pitch the development. However, driving around the nearly 940 acres he has purchased for Olympia Hills, the concept appears to be all Young’s. He admires the diversity of countries and cultures comprising the once-Lark now Copperton—even if it is more socio-economic grounded. Through what he depicts as his philanthropic work with Jordan School District, he shares the powerful story of Elvis Amin, a recent Copper Hills High graduate and refugee from Sudan who transcended language barriers and other challenges to become, as reported by the West Jordan Journal, “the leader of the pack” in terms of popularity and academic success. Young says he wants Olympia Hills to help Salt Lake County become more diverse, echoing big-city metropolitan areas he has spent a lot of time in, like Baltimore and Houston, which he perceives as being much more blended and accepting of cultural differences.
His vision is for a Daybreak-like diversity of housing options, with everything from million-dollar homes to apartments. The highend homes, though, can also include accessory-dwelling units to promote diversity versus the segmentation he says is stifling sites like Silicon Slopes and much of Salt Lake County. While driving to the Copperton Cemetery, overlooking what would become his Olympia Hills, Young points out a gravestone commemorating the multiple cultures having contributed to the early-day mining operations. He says he regularly visits the cemetery, finding inspiration in the history of those workers who helped make Kennecott the kind of mega-corporation he wants to anchor Olympia Hills. Observing that SWQ Mayors recognize that Olympia Hills “along with other developments” are coming, West Jordan Mayor Jim Riding echoed the theme of SWQ mayors, telling City Journals, “We are not opposed to high density, it just needs to be in the right spots.” Riding indicated the upcoming regional study SWQ Mayors Council has secured $250,000 to fund will help secure necessary input about infrastructure issues, including water, sewer, and what is pretty much universally deemed the biggest critique of not just Olympia Hills, but the whole SWQ landscape—transportation. Of those skeptical of Olympia Hills and its bold vision for diversity, Young said: “They talk about roads, they talk about water, but what they really are thinking about is not wanting low-income neighbors.” l
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Kids, canines, and cars: SoJo Police and Fire personnel share their world with wee ones By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com
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I bet they throw up back there!” It is the wide-eyed revelation of eight-year-old Cooper Thompson, learning about ambulances as part of an educational experience offered by the Daybreak Explorer’s Club. The Explorer’s Club is offered once a month, the first Tuesday of each month at the Daybreak Community Center. Different, free, parent-accompanied activities are offered each month. “Explorer’s” started a few years ago and includes activities spanning art, science, crafts and nature. During June children residing in the planned community were able to get up close and personal with local police and firefighters. The event was, literally, billed as a meetand-greet for kids, police officers, and fire fighters: “Come meet your local police and firefighters! Learn about what they do, take a tour of their vehicles and say hello.” Police cars and trucks, an ambulance, and, perhaps what one would assume would be a kid favorite—a full-blown fire truck— were on hand for the young explorer’s to conceptually test-drive. Even the police canine unit appeared for a cameo interaction. Six members of the SoJo Fire Department and four representatives of the SoJo Police Department participated in the fun, educational event.
A kid’s-eye view
Having just read about famous fires throughout history, young Cooper Thompson explains his relationship with fire fighters thus: “Keeping people safe is really important … I like keeping things safe, just like firefighters. “Anything that has flashing lights, he’s obsessed with,” says Mom Brooke Mayo. Mayo’s great-nephew Kayden Mayo adds, “We learned about the jaws of life, they were so cool. It was taller than me! My favorite thing was seeing the firemen, I got a badge and got to go in their truck!” For young Thompson, however, “the police truck was my favorite.” “We showed the kids our cars and talked about how they’re different from other vehicles out there,” said Sergeant Sam Winkler of SoJo Police. This “showing” was a literal “bells-and-whistles” experience, where some of Daybreak’s youngest residents got to hear sirens and see lights, all standard aspects of SoJo Police vehicles. But what was most memorable to young Thompson? “I really liked the prisoner seats in the back.” But, he critiques, “They’re NOT comfortable.”
Community Engagement
Besides being a fun, interactive event, events like these are important for services like fire and police departments. Sergeant Winkler is coming up on 20 years with the South Jordan Police Department as a master police officer and sergeant for special services. In his community-facing role, he manages events such as these and oversees school resource officers. Winkler, himself, is a Daybreak resident, who indicates that ensuring a strong relationship with the community is not just Parents weighing in professional, but “personal,” as well. “It’s great for him (Thompson’s son “We work for the community. The betCooper) to see what they (police officers and ter relationship we have with the community, fire fighters) do and how things work,” says the more likely we are to give us support.” Weston Thompson. Winkler indicates that So Jo Police Chief Jeff
Young Weston Thompson seems to literally scratch his head, as he gets up close and personal to real-life fire fighters and types of vehicles he has read about in studying the history of famous fires (LiveDaybreak/Daybreak Community Council)
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He indicated that this was the father-son duo’s first time participating in Explorer’s Club. “Ben is obsessed with fire trucks, so when I saw that there would be fire trucks and police cars, we couldn’t resist,” adds Mayo. “He has all the toy versions of all these emergency vehicles.” Like the Thompsons, this visit to Explorer Club was the Mayo’s first time as well. “He is just fascinated with the inside of different cars. He’s been so excited about this, he’s been talking about it all day,” Mayo said, of her son’s “day-of” experience.
Carr established a high bar for community involvement, when he was selected to head the department in 2015. “One of his biggest requests is to spend time with the community,” he shares. “To him, community involvement is the reason we have a job. It’s something he did implement when he came here. Sgt. Winkler’s comments are spot-on with definitive research about police and early childhood. Researchers “The time has come to rethink the connections between police and early childhood settings,” assert Dr. Katey De Gioia and Dr. Fay Fadley in their report “Exploring the Role of Police Officers in Early Childhood Settings: Creating a Meaningful Connection with the Community.” “This requires new ways of working authentically and meaningfully that has multiple benefits, including children, families, communities, and the early childhood and police professions,” the researchers theorize. “Bonding with police through early childhood settings offers opportunities to form close networks and to breakdown stereotypes of the role of police in the community… and provides opportunities for children through early childhood settings to develop an awareness of the concept of police and their role in serving and protecting community.” l
Three-year-old Ben Mayo gets his participatory fire-fighting sticker from two of the 10 fire officers participating in June’s “Daybreak Explorer’s Club” event for youngsters. (LiveDaybreak/Daybreak Community Council)
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Mick Riley: Utah’s Mr. Golf By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com What is the only golf course in Utah named after an actual professional golfer? If you said Jeremy Ranch or Nibley Park, try again. That distinction belongs to Mick Riley Golf Course, named after the man known as the “Dean of Utah Golfers.”
While the Murray course is always busy, most people have forgotten or don’t even know about Riley. Also, contrary to many high school golf team rumors, Mr. Riley is not buried by the clubhouse (he is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, although he probably wouldn’t have complained had he been buried at a golf course). Born in 1897 in Burke, Idaho, Joseph Michael (Mick) Riley found his way to Utah. There weren’t many options for linksters when Riley was taking up the sport in the 1910s. At the time, Forest Dale had a hitching post for golfer’s horses. Riley learned golf by caddying at the Salt Lake Country Club, being mentored by notable golfers such as George Von Elm, several years his junior. Von Elm, who grew up in Utah and California, and with Riley as his caddie, took on one of the preeminent golfers of the day, Bobby Jones (who would later found the Masters Golf Tournament). Von Elm became the first golfer from west of the Mississippi River to win a major tournament, and he not only instilled in Riley a passion for golf but exposed him to some of the best golf courses in America. Like a duck to water, Riley’s experience, plus winning an occasional tournament, helped to secure his position as the first head professional at Nibley Park Golf Course. According to sportswriter Bill Johnston, there were only 122 active golfers in Salt Lake City at the time. For the uninitiated, a professional at a golf course is someone who makes their living from teaching the game, running golf clubs and classes, and dealing in golf equipment. An adroit golf pro, Riley earned the
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praises of the Salt Lake Telegram at the end of Nibley Park’s first season in 1922. “The work of Professional Riley at the course is worthy of special commendation. It was Riley’s job to develop interest and get the golfers out. He did.” Not only did he get the golfers to come out, he developed a course championship, several tournaments, and high school matches. He developed greens and challenging hazards; he also developed aspiring golfers and advocated the sport to women. It was this latter undertaking that led Mick to meet his wife, Estella at one of his classes. Utah’s most enthusiastic golf cheerleader would do anything to bring people to experience the game. Even winter was no match for Riley, who opened one of the first indoor golf ranges in downtown Salt Lake in 1930. The Telegram reported that by 1947, 80 percent of all Utah golfers were, at one time, a pupil of Riley’s. His green design skills were in high demand, as he helped plan courses in Magna, Tooele, Richfield, Moab, Indian Springs, and American Falls, Idaho, as well as Salt Lake’s Bonneville Golf Course. He also revamped the Nibley Park and Forest Dale courses. However, his passion project was Meadowbrook on 3900 South, which he designed and managed until his death. His progressive thinking led to the establishment of a day care center at Meadowbrook, so that young mothers could take up the game. After forming the Utah Golf Association, Riley was elected as vice president of the National PGA and served for three years. He also served on several national PGA committees. He was president of the Rocky Mountain Section of the PGA and Golf Professional of the Year in 1955 for the Rocky Mountain Section. During the 1960s, he was asked to design the Little Valley Golf Course off of Vine Street in Murray. However, his death in
1964 prevented him from ever teeing off at the course. That honor was given to Estella, his wife, and their children at the newly christened Mick Riley Golf Course in 1967. Riley was also posthumously honored as a member of the Utah Golf Hall of Fame. Perhaps the Salt Lake Telegram summed up Riley best, “The story of Mickey Riley is the story of golf in Utah, for without him many of the municipal courses that have made golf available to the ‘working man’ might not be.” l
Mick Riley, right, and George Van Elm reunite in the 1950s to recall past glories. (Photo courtesy Marriott Library)
Mick Riley strongly advocated for women to pick up the game of golf. (Photo courtesy Marriott Library)
Mick Riley Golf Course in Murray was dedicated to the man who championed it in Utah. (Shaun Delliskave/ City Journals
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Glenmoor Gets Its Groove Back With PGA Junior-League Programming By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com
Vintage advertising for Glenmoor, ironically, touted its “forever” nature—a position that was challenged, but the golf course endures today. (Glenmoor Golf Course)
Local YouTube youth celeb Warren Fisher profiled Glenmoor’s golf U-turn as part of his “Warren Report” program posted mid-June. (Glenmoor Golf Course)
The words pack an extra punch, when delivered from pint-sized reporter Warren Fisher, proclaiming his YouTube broadcast to be a “world-famous” report.
golf course that, in a knee-knocker of a wait-period, seemed destined to result in a yip — a complete loss of the 50-plus yearold course that in the early days was considered a “hidden gem” and is now a South The “news?” South Jordan’s once-be- Valley staple. According to Dehlin, PGA National leaguered Glenmoor Golf Course is alive even sent a camera crew to South Jordan and well and the secret to its viability? several months ago, but the world-famous Think small, now. The secret to its newfound viability is Fisher Report has apparently scooped the PGA, as Dehlin reported that the PGA vid its junior-league golf program. “Glenmoor has one of the largest is not live yet. “The National PGA has been very inteams in the entire country!” the young Fisher exclaimed with an emphasis on “en- terested in the program Darci (golf pro Darci Olsen) and the people out there have tire.” done,” he told the South Jordan Journal. The Glenmoor gameplan Thanks to Olsen, Utah’s only female Sponsored by the Utah Golf Associahead PGA golf pro in the state, Glenmoor tion (UGA), young Fisher is spot-on with his runs three Junior PGA leagues, with more analysis. than 150 youth involved. According to Executive Director of the Utah Professional Golfers’ Association Golfing alone? While many individuals prize golf be(PGA) Devin Dehlin, PGA National is studying Glenmoor’s success with its junior ing a sport they can play alone even in a program, looking to learn and then share foursome kludged with strangers just to best practices with golf courses across the score a tee time, that kind of thinking does country seeking to be more family friendly not fly well with golf courses needing to be profitable—or at least keep the lights on. and more profitable in so doing. As a result, the PGA has studied the It’s a nice reversal of fortune for the success of Little League Baseball, and re-
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“Save Glenmoor!” was a phrase oft-uttered/heard in South Jordan for the years the beloved, historic golf course was doing its tentative victory lap. (Glenmoor Golf Course)
alized that, to help make golf as American as apple pie, perhaps borrowing from Little Leagues’ playbook was a good strategy. Hence the birth of the PGA Junior League—a program that SoJo’s Glenmoor jumped on. “Golf has the old-retired-guy-with-alot-of-money persona,” said Glenmoor golf pro Olsen. “All ages, all types, something for everyone and family-friendly” is how she described Glenmoor’s current suite of customers.
The Glenmoor score card
For those not familiar with the story of Glenmoor, here is the CliffsNotes version of the rise/fall/rise again of the SoJo links site. - 1968 – Course opened half-strength, a nine-hole staple of the Westland Hills Country Club
• 1970s – Westland changes owners and becomes the Valair Country Club • 1977 – Cecil Bohn assumes principal ownership, after Grant Affleck lost the course • 2015 – Bohn passes away; remaining owners’ irreconcilable differences lead to court dissolution of the property, to be sold to highest
bidder • 2015 – The golf course property was zoned A-1, entitling subdivisions of one-acre, single-family lots • 2017 - SoJo golf patriots lobby for an alternative solution • 2017 – Upon learning of the owner’s intention to develop the land, the South Jordan City Council, in a 4-1 vote, votes to delay a building permit or a change in zoning thwarting the developer’s stated intention • A private buyer sticks the landing and purchases Glenmoor (the audience in SoJo City Council Chambers cheered, upon hearing the news)
PGA Junior Golf fits Glenmoor to a tee
And that takes us to right now — high golf season, a late-starting, green-grass summer, on the heels of the wettest spring on record. And just as spring signals rebirth and summer joy, Glenmoor is in its newfound salad days, with its junior golf program to thank. Taking a page from Bubba Watson’s 2012 Masters’ clinch, Olsen tears up, telling the South Jordan Journal just how “awesome” the kids in her program are and how things at Glenmoor have “turned out better than I could have hoped.” This is a woman who loves — no lives — golf, and apparently, has a community behind her that feels the same way. As part of the Warren Report YouTube video, SoJo City Councilman Don Shelton recounts that his inviting SoJo Mayor Dawn Ramsey and his other colleagues to watch one of the junior league tournaments at Glenmoor influenced the Council’s decision to ultimately rezone the land to keep it from being developable. “It was very impressive to them, to see all of the young people that were out on the golf course, hitting golf balls and recreating in the outdoors, instead of being inside, playing video games,” Shelton asserted on-air. “Mayor Ramsey, thank you for saving our golf course,” young Warren tells Mayor Dawn Ramsey, who also appears in the video. Catch the full Glenmoor Golf Course glory on UGA’s Warren Report This link takes you right to Warren Fisher’s segment on Glenmoor: https://tinyurl.com/GlenmoorByCityJournals Otherwise? Look for “Utah Golf Reround 2019 S5 E1” on YouTube and either watch the whole show, or fast-forward to 8:40. l
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The family that golfs together… keeps on golfing together? On the left, what the Utah Golfing Association once dubbed “the ultimate golf power couple” Joey and Darci (Dehlin) Olsen. Utah PGA Executive Director Devin Dehlin in the center, and daughter and son Carly Dehlin and Connor Dehlin. (Devin Dehlin)
Confessions Of A Golf Family: PGA And Glenmoor Golf Pros Share How They Got Game—For a Lifetime By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com Many remember the year 1976 as the wanderlust,” working as a golf pro at nu- Utah,” he said. “She kept the hyphen!” exmerous clubs before settling in at his long- uded the proud golf dad. year of the American Bicentennial. term gig as executive director of the Utah Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA). Sister Darci followed a somewhat similar route, in terms of playing golf for her alma mater Weber State, and vacillating between turning pro and committing to a career leveraging her triple-threat combination of sales-communications-merchandising. Darci Olsen is the only female PGA Golf before groceries head golf pro in Utah. To this day she lives He and his father enjoyed such a proximate to Glenmoor. spectacular day, that the following after“[Glenmoor is] a huge part of our hisnoon, his father brought his mother out to tory — it’s why we live where we live,” the site. Olsen said. “It’s especially special to me, A “low-ball” offer was put in on one because it is where I learned.” of the last two houses remaining in the Parade of Homes inventory. Remarkably, Carrying on the golfing torch Golf families. the offer was accepted, and the next thing Those two words say a lot to those Devin knew, he and his family were moving who understand the joy of the swish of a from Taylorsville to South Jordan. Southwest valley was so underdevel- perfect swing and getting that little white oped at the time and the Glenmoor Golf ball to land in that little hole that somehow, Course location so remote that Devin re- at times, seems smaller than the ball. Besides loving golf, the late Sweets calls the family’s having to commute all the way to Redwood Road and 9000 South to Dehlin and wife Jeanne, loved names that begin with the letter D. go the grocery store. Devin-Dana-Dustin-Darci went the en“Glenmoor Golf Course is pretty near and dear to my family,” Devin said. (Even if viable boy-girl-boy-girl lineup of children who shared their father’s golf lust. All of the grocery store was not.) His youngest sister, Darci (Olsen), said the children played junior golf. All played Glenmoor was a five-minute walk from college golf. Now two of the four siblings their home. She recalls her brother’s being are golf professionals and have golf as an gifted with golf clubs one Christmas, and omnipresent aspect of their lives. And the golf generations continue with his and her father’s suiting up and playing the Dehlins. the very next day. Devin said his daughter, Carly, did not ‘It’s where we live’ engage with golf until she was a senior in As a teen, brother Devin started workhigh school. But then, she “got really good, ing in the Glenmoor Pro Shop. Then he really fast.” played golf at the University of Utah. When she decided to marry (another When it came time to earn a living, golf golfer), her father counseled her to “keep was a given. Dehlin exhibited “county golf her last name — it does carry clout in But Devin Dehlin remembers it as the year his family discovered Glenmoor Golf Course, a move that would change the lives of his family for generations to come. He and his dad, Pat “Sweets” Dehlin, spent a joyous part of a day playing nine holes on a quaint course, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, except a Parade of Homes community.
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Utah golf families: ‘THEY’RE EVERYWHERE!
There are quite a few golf dads around. And golf moms. Devin estimates Utah has “about five to 10” prominent golf families. Back in 1989, the “Los Angeles Times” ran a story with a San Diego dateline and a headline style vaguely reminiscent of prominence given to “WAR!” in newspaper headlines chronicling the outbreak of World War I. Only this time, the exclamation point was reverent appreciation for a prominent Utah golf family. “THEY’RE EVERYWHERE!: Utah’s Summerhays Families Put 11 Golfers in Tournament,” the headline read. “They are the Summerhays entourage, 11 golfers from two related families plus a supporting cast of five,” writer Jim Lindgren gushed. The Summerhays family, from the Farmington area, today continues to be prominent in golfing headlines with Preston Summerhays, Lynn Summerhays’s grandson, holding a Utah State Amateur title and being “one of the best juniors in the country.” The Branca family is another storied Utah golf clan. The Salt Lake Country Club provided a lasting monument to the late H.T. “Tee” Branca, naming a bridge patterned after Augusta National’s famous 12th hole after the late PGA golf pro. Branca lived until age 92, In 2015, when Ron Branca, Tee’s son, retired as head pro from the Salt Lake Country Club, Joe Watts of the Utah Golf Association (UGA) mourned “the end of the Branca era.” The father and son, combined, headed golf for the club more than 75 years. Ron Branca now works with
PGA Pro Golfers Devin Dehlin and sister Darci (Dehlin) Olsen are bright stars in the Utah golf scene. (Devin Dehlin)
Darci Olsen at Glenmoor. His brother, Don, is also a PGA professional, according to Devin Dehlin. Glenmoor’s happily golf-obsessed Darci Olsen, who used to go by the name Darci Dehlin-Olsen, has now dropped the hyphenated part of her name, a loss of a powerful asset, according to brother Devin Dehlin. You can take the hyphen out of the name, but not the golf out of the girl, who UGA writer Beaux Yenchik reports, as a pony-tailed bouncy blonde youth, drew a picture of herself playing golf for a career day at her elementary school. l
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Spectacular views of Stonebridge Golf Club make a day on the green even more spectacular. Stand for Kind’s 128 supportive golfers raised $50,000 for the anti-bullying charity. (Stonebridge Golf Club)
Golf Etiquette Makes For Perfect Green Carpet for Anti-Bullying Fund-Raising Event at Stonebridge By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com The Professional Golfers’ Association Kind “actually goes out into the schools (PGA) asserts that golf teaches young and tells kids in schools about tools available to them (to help stop the problem),” people “life’s most valuable skills.” While the PGA does not specifically call out “no bullying,” that concept is a given in the sportsmanlike-play of the 15th-century game still. Such sport made perfect sense as a fund raiser for an anti-bullying education group, “Stand for Kind,” to leverage the sport for one of its annual fundraising activities.
Making a positive difference in the persistent problem of bullying
Stand for Kind, founded by well-connected businessman and recreational golfer Stan Parrish, is a group of business, community and education leaders who have come together to make a positive difference in the persistent problem of bullying. Instead of just preaching about the ills and dangers of bullying — what Parrish dubs “calling attention to it” — Stand for
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Parrish said. “We reinforce positive behavior.” Realizing that its initial name—“The Anti-Bullying Coalition” was having the unintentional effect of emphasizing the very concept of bullying, so in an anti-Voldemort-like move, the organization changed its name and its web URL to the new, empowering name which is also a directive for youth — “Stand for Kind.” It’s a message that’s “much better to come, student to student, versus counselor to student,” Parrish said. “A student can see another student sitting by themselves, we encourage them to go sit with them, to let them know they are wanted.” With this as its model, the nonprofit instructs K-12 students — nearly 300,000 across the state — about how to combat bullying through kindness.
The second-annual Stand for Kind charity golf tournament awarded generous sponsor prizes, for “longest drive,” “straightest drive,” “closest to the hole,” and the “hole-in-one” completion. The Larry H. Miller dealership put up a Toyota SUV for the hole-in-one, but did not have to pay it out. (Stand for Kind)
Making bullying whiff through overwhelming, omnipresent acts of kindness – and 18 holes!
and then, later, the Sandy chambers of commerce. “This is just one event, but it’s a very good event,” he told the City Journals. “People appreciate that and support it.” Parrish is right. The 128 golfers comprising 32 foursomes raised $50,000 for Stand for Kind. All who enjoyed what the Stand for Kind public relations team deemed “a sunny West Valley City morning” were winners in terms of a great day for golf. Individual winners were determined in categories including “longest drive,” “straightest drive,” “closest to the hole,” and the “hole-in-one” completion. The Larry H. Miller Dealerships even put up a Toyota SUV to anyone landing a hole-in-one. Sadly, would-be SUV drivers will have to up their drives to land the ace. There’s always next year, kind golfers.
More than 30,000 incidents and nearly 20,000 incidents of cyber-bullying are, slowly, but surely getting drowned out by what Stand for Kind reports as more than 900,000 identified, “random acts of kindness,” said Pam Hayes, director of the Stand for Kind organization. Stand for Kind is having immediate, traceable impact. “We were able to prevent 55 suicides,” reported Hayes. Her message to those participating in the May 31 golf tournament, the second annual such event, is: “We will do even more.” “A lot of people like to play golf and a lot of people like to do good and contribute… so why not combine the two?” Parrish said. Parrish knows a lot of people. In his previous life, the storied busi- l nessman has led both the Salt Lake Area,
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Q&A with one of Utah’s most decorated entrepreneurs: Fred ‘I Am Merit’ Lampropoulos By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com
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Decades ago, storied entrepreneur, inventor and scientist Fred Lampropoulos (left) invested $500,000 to purchase 60 acres of land in South Jordan for Merit Medical. He is now implementing a $450 million business-development plan to SoJo, part of helping Merit grow to be twice the company it now is. (Merit Medical)
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ight after the South Jordan Journal filed a story about SoJo businessman Fred Lampropoulos’s having been named the “Giant in Our City” by the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, the publication received an opportunity to interview Lampropoulos, one of Salt Lake’s most-admired and decorated entrepreneurs, inventors, and scientists. JJJ: You have received so many awards and honors in your lifetime. What are your most prized honors? FL: Clearly, this is a very nice award and for a lot of people at Merit—It really takes a cast of thousands. About a month or so ago, I received the Lifetime Achievement for Science and Technology. I also really enjoyed getting the Medal for Science and Technology from the Governor. Anything you get from the Governor? It’s a pretty nice deal. JJJ: I heard a podcast about your having developed a 100-year plan for Merit Medical. Tell us about that. FL: About 32 years ago I was the architect of the original idea. What I have had to do, over the years, is continually sell the concept of the 100-year plan to a lot of people, so that they are thinking long term—to make sure we’re here 100 years from now. I’ll be gone, but there will be oth-
ers who will live on. JJJ: Where did you get the concept for the 100-year plan? Was it from your military experience? [Lampropoulos was a military and combat officer in the United States Army.] FL: The U.S. conflict in Vietnam. America was never going to win that war, because they could not make the commitment. The Vietnamese? They could— and did—make the commitment. They just wore the U.S. down and won the victory—at a great cost. Why was the treasure—the lives of all of these American boys— spent without consideration of the consequences? I am only speaking of that metaphorically, not a criticism of American policy, one way or the other. If you’re going to run a business, it is—I don’t want to say it is a “war”—but it is an economic challenge, to see if you can stand the test of time. And that is a harder challenge, than just coming up with an idea. JJJ: And speaking of coming up with ideas. I noticed the Giant awards talk about Merit’s 800 patents, and a few months ago, MountainWest Venture Group and Utah Policy credited the company with 200 patents. Tell us more. FL: Two-hundred and forty or so are my personal patents— those are for products I have invented. The 800-plus are Merit’s own and through acquisition.
JJJ: Amazing. I am told, from one of your staff, that you “have such great plans for South Jordan.” Do tell. FL: As we speak, we have 135,000 square feet under construction. We put together an economic-development plan that is a capital investment of close to $450 million over the next 10 years, and, essentially, doubling the workforce here in South Jordan. That’s about as exciting a plan as you can ever have. We want to do our part in this community, to make it a better community for all of the citizens, not just the ones who work here. All of our officers are required to serve on a community board. It’s not just giving money—we’re actually engaged in helping these organizations in our community. This year Merit will do $1 billion or more in revenue. You can talk about a 100-year plan, but, ultimately, if you are going to be successful, the real question is: What are you going to do to enhance the lives of the people who work for you? JJJ: Fill us in on what Merit is doing to enhance employees’ lives. When I read about your onsite, free dental clinic alone, I thought everyone should want to work there. FL: People talk about growth and facilities and capital, but the most important aspect of our business is our people—They
have to do well, for us to do well. Our dental clinic, our medical clinic, our employee community garden, the development center for employees’ children, the on-campus university, an ESL [English as a Second Language] program, and the time we give people to manage their lives—those are the things businesses need to do. In terms of sustainability, we are working on reducing grass, water, waste, and energy use. It’s all about making Merit more than just a place to go to and then go home at night. It’s enriching peoples’ lives. JJJ:Could you describe your process in selecting South Jordan back when you did? I read that, decades ago, people said you were “crazy” for purchasing 60 acres of land in sparsely-developed southwest valley. FL:The big places to go, at the time, were out by the airport or on 2100 South. I did not want to be just another building or another business in a big pod of businesses. I wanted to not only build a business, but help build a community. JJJ:Do you have executives that live in SoJo? How much of your workforce lives in this part in the valley? FL: As I recall, 25-30 percent of all of our employees live right here in South Jordan. l
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ormer Bingham High football coach Dave Peck left the coaching world on his terms more than four years ago following a second set of back-to-back state titles. The 57-yearold received numerous honors throughout his coaching career and is still being recognized for his contributions in bringing five state championships to the Miners program, including its first in 60 years with the 2006 title. Recently, he was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame for his illustrious coaching career that began in 1983 at Grace High School in Idaho. “I’ve received a lot of awards and this is one of the biggest ones you can have,” Peck said. “It’s exciting to be recognized and it kind of validates your career.” Current BHS football coach John Lambourne, who was a former assistant coach to Peck at Bingham and also coached with him at Hunter and Cyprus – was in attendance at the April 8 banquet for the “well-deserved” honor. “I’ve known Dave personally and professionally for many years and he has a passion for whatever he does,” Lambourne said. “He’s one of those in high school athletics that has done so much. He is a very good football coach who has excelled by doing things the right way.” Peck was surrounded by his parents, wife Christy, daughter Cassi and sons Tyler and Justin along with other family and friends at the banquet and ironically, they sat at Table No. 10 – which was the number his late son Stetson, who passed away in 2017, always wore. “The numbers were just assigned at random, but we felt like that was a pretty special moment helping us to know that Stetson was there as well to celebrate with us that night,” Peck said. That contributes to the power in number ethos Peck said was crucial to his teams’ success. “It was definitely a team effort to accomplish what we did with assistant coaches and family support and everything so it was neat to be with so many who were definitely a big part of our success,” Peck said. “Throughout
Former Bingham High football coach Dave Peck was on the sidelines at Bingham High for 15 years and brought the school its first state title in 60 years in 2006. (Photo courtesy Dave Peck)
all the years, I tried to model what I expected out of the kids and while everyone remembers the championships, I’m most proud of the love and respect we tried to use within our program. I tried to treat everyone, from the star players to the managers to the kids who didn’t play at all, the same because we were all a part of building a football program. I put my heart and soul into this and those principles are what matters to me.” Many former Bingham High administrators, coaches and players were at the event and Peck said he had an encounter at the banquet that epitomized why he coached hundreds of players for so many years. “A kid I had coached came up to me and I was trying to place him and he said that even though his brother – who I also coached – couldn’t make it, he just needed to come and see me to let me know the impact I had on them. He said that a lot of what they learned from me is a lot of who they are,” Peck said. “That happens more than I thought it would and it means more than I can say.” “The level of caring that Dave had for his athletes is almost unparalleled,” former BHS athletic director Brad Bevan said at the time of Peck’s retirement. “Very few know about the early morning study halls or visits he had with young men that were struggling in and out of the classroom. His expertise in football and ability to coach the sport goes without saying, but it is the relationships that he has built – with players, their parents, his staff, other coaches from other schools and the officials – that really shows the strength of his character.” Peck got his start in football at eight years old when he decided the sport would be “fun.” After a multi-sport high school athletic career at Cyprus High – where he was named First Team All-State in football and baseball – he played four years at Southern Utah University, one year as a wide receiver and then as a safety and defensive back, in his pursuit of a career as a veterinarian. Two years into his education, he changed his career path after realizing he would have to go elsewhere to finish schooling.
After a year coaching football in Idaho, he returned to Utah where he coached at North Sanpete High and then went on to assistant coaching stints at Bingham and Hunter before taking over the head position at his alma mater. After five years at Cyprus, he landed the top spot in the Miners football program where he took them to a 154-37 record over the next 15 seasons which included seven trips to the state title game and 10 region championships. His last team in 2014 finished in the top-ten nationally as well, having been unafraid to play “anybody, anytime, anyplace” to establish themselves as a premier program beyond the state’s boundaries. Since his retirement from coaching, Peck has relocated to Sanpete County and been selling sporting goods to colleges and high schools. But, when his 22-year-old nephew Rhett Bird got the head coaching job at North Sanpete High in 2016, he asked his uncle if he would help him build the Hawks program and Peck couldn’t say no to a young man who is like a son to him. For the past three seasons, Peck has been steadily becoming more involved and, this past fall, he was the defensive coordinator who helped the North Sanpete program complete a historic turnaround from an 0-10 season in 2017 to the 3A state championship game. “Coaching these kids here and watching them achieve what they did this past year is just as rewarding as anything else I’ve done in football. What they have done has been phenomenal,” Peck said. “I guess I’m still getting my fix and being involved in the excitement of the game.” When Peck “retired” in 2014, former Bingham athletic director Brad Bevan recalled the players at the time being extremely concerned about who would coach the Miners football team in 2015. “I assured them that whoever we brought on would be outstanding,” he said. “I guess you could say we got it right.” Lambourne said, “Make no mistake, Coach Peck was at the lead and his passion led us all.” l
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Bingham High graduate looking to solve downtown parking issues By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
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his summer, as many of high school graduates may be working summer jobs, recent Bingham High graduate Hridhay Suresh may be tweaking his Parallel app, a project that was recently heralded as one of the top 20 finalists in the High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge. Parallel is an easy-to-use crowdsourced parking app that will benefit both car owners and landowners in downtown Salt Lake City. “Instead of spending time searching for parking, this will aim to increase efficiency in parking spots,” Suresh said. “I’m super excited about it.” Suresh said that it all started when he was trying to park near City Creek Center and thought there should be an easier way than just looking. “A lot of major cities have parking apps, but there’s nothing in the Salt Lake Valley. I know when there are big competitions and conventions downtown, parking becomes increasingly difficult. So, in my marketing class, I began to research more and create a business plan. Then, I decided, ‘I should do this for real,’” he said. So, with the help of his friends, who he affectionally calls “computer nerds,” and his uncle, who is a software app developer, he learned about creating apps and was able to set up a prototype. “I was able to put what I was learning in my marketing class in action with the 4 Ps of marketing – product, place, price and promotion,” he said. Suresh created a business plan, knowing at first it will be hard to make a profit. “I know that first month, it will start at a loss as we want people to become invested in it, but in time, commuters will
buy parking from businesses and businesses will be advertising to those wanting to park. I believe with advertising the service, it will become profitable, especially when the app will be used during heavy traffic events,” he said. As a finalist, Suresh received $100, but he also had the opportunity to present his idea in front of judges as well as to the public at the spring High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge showcase, sponsored by the University of Utah Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and Zions Bank. He used his experience as a FBLA vice president where he would role play in competitions as well as his experience in DECA, where he was to compete at the international level in Orlando later in the spring and learned a lot about interviewing, to help him with his presentation to judges, made up of many influential community leaders. “I gave my elevator pitch to my judges and through it, I learned a lot about entrepreneurship and business. I learned about collaboration, with working in others’ ideas to make mine better, and what to keep in my five-minute pitch to keep people involved,” he said. “I was asked five questions by the judges, which was a bit nerve-wracking, but most were scenarios about what if someone had purchased a parking space, yet someone else already had parked there. They suggested using a database algorithm to determine the busiest times to help me market my product.” At the competition award ceremony, eight students were selected from the 20 teams to receive $1,000 Lassonde Studio Scholarships at the U of U, including Suresh. The 2019 High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge received almost 300 student business-idea submissions from high school students throughout the state.
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Retiring Jordan superintendent to be remembered for coining “every child, every day” By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
Those around her say they’ll miss Jordan School District Superintendent Patrice Johnson’s enthusiasm and hugs; here she greets schoolchildren with a smile and a wave. (Photo courtesy of Jordan School District)
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hen people hear of Jordan School District or Superintendent Patrice Johnson’s name, it’s likely the next thing they’ll think of is her motto, “every child, every day.” “It depicts the journey we teach all our children,” she said. “All children are not all the same; they have their strengths and weaknesses and we need to build upon them…to empower and help them to grow.” It’s something that most everyone – teachers, principals, PTAs, families – have embraced. Now ready to step down on July 1 after eight years as the district’s first female superintendent, the atmosphere is a far cry from when Johnson arrived. She replaced Supt. Barry Newbold, about two years after “the split” when the east side of Jordan School District, now Canyons School District, split off and left Jordan District with $400 less per student in annual funding. “The culture was hard at the time,” Johnson said. “I needed to be out there every day, telling them how important they are as students and as employees. I’m fortunate the board was unified and that all I had to be was the leader with the voice who shared the same vision. We had a common purpose early on – to bridge, mend and unite. We needed to recognize their hard work, have that human interaction, which helped to lift them. We went back to focusing on learning and that went along with the trust that we would provide the best education to students.” Jordan Board of Education member Marilyn Richards said that Johnson was a “breath
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of fresh air at a time when it was needed.” “She was the one who has been our cheerleader — whether it’s for a bus driver or a student — always energetic, pulling for you, knowing who everyone is and at the same time, increasing the quality of learning and teaching in our district,” she said. Her mantra of “every child, every day” and her enthusiasm has filtered to the 2,900 district teachers as recently as at the Jordan Education Foundation luncheon when she recognized a Welby teacher for ensuring that her kindergartner got the right tools he needed to be able to see to learn. “The hearts that live and work in our district are all in the right place,” she said. “It’s the people here, who lift others up, whether it’s a painter, maintenance worker, cafeteria worker, teacher, Board member, it’s those who make our District and its those, who I’ll miss.” Jordan Board of Education Vice President Tracy Miller said the District may be a team, but every team needs a leader and that is what they have found in Johnson. “She’s been fabulous, a real leader who has taken hard feelings and done so much to unite us and lift our morale,” Miller said. “She truly cares about the kids, teachers, staff and community. She is warm, caring and has a great heart.” That’s true, according to Jordan Education Foundation Executive Director Steven Hall. “The superintendent knows all the people, not just the faces,” he said. “She goes right up to them, hugs them and asks about things that are important to them. She interacts with
people every day, calls them by name, and treats everyone as if they’re the most valuable person to her. It’s something she does 24-7. She never quits.” District Administrator of High Schools Brad Sorensen agrees: “She is a hugger. She just makes you feel loved and that you’re the most important person.” However, for some, it may be hard to believe that behind her caring, supportive smile and hug, there’s a powerful leader, said newly appointed Superintendent Anthony Godfrey, who served as associate superintendent under Johnson. “She built a sense of community and lifted our morale so we could move forward,” he said. “She is always visible and connects with people — our board, district administrators, elected officials, students – she even has a monthly lunch with studentbody presidents. While she’s a positive role model, she is always focused on student education and makes sure that is in the forefront.” Johnson recalled a time, as president of a California teachers’ union, when the teachers “weren’t getting the raise they thought was fair.” So, she lead the union to picket outside the school board president’s office. “It worked; we got the raise — and we’re still married,” she said, with a laugh, adding that now she has learned to collaborate more than antagonize. Her 46-year marriage to John has withstood her working in Utah, while the family remained in Las Vegas, where she worked 20 of her 27 years of education before coming to Utah. She will plan to spend time with her 17
grandchildren, eight who live in Las Vegas; the rest live within five hours away, as well as learn to play the bass hand on piano. Johnson began her teaching in Kentucky after earning her degree at Brigham Young University. In California, she taught every grade from kindergarten through eighth grade. She also earned her master’s degree from Fresno Pacific University and her doctorate from University of Southern California and went from being a school administrator at the largest school in Nevada to assuming the duties of associate superintendent of the district. “I never would want to relive that first year of teaching, but I learned so much,” she said. “I know each community advocates for their children and wants the very best for them. Our parents, our cities, our communities work together to bring the best education for our children so they can be successful citizens.” Even though Johnson hasn’t taught for a while, the classroom remains at her roots. “What has been very dear to my heart is Jordan Education Foundation awarding the outstanding educators in every school,” Johnson said. “It’s amazing to see how humble they are about their life’s work and to see the joy in the students’ eyes when they see their teacher receives the outstanding educator award. They’re in the classroom with them every day and they know their teacher is a rock star, standing right there in front of them.” Johnson also appreciates how hard they work. “I wish people knew that it’s not a one day per week job, but it’s a lifelong process to get the right information into these young minds,” she said. While board member Janice Voorhies calls Johnson, with her 43 years in the field an “education expert,” it may be her legacy of supporting every person – not just child – every day that will live on and was celebrated at her May 22 retirement party. She also was honored to have a Jordan Education Foundation scholarship named after her that will be awarded in her honor annually to student who exemplifies her motto as well as who leads and inspires others. While Jordan District has tremendous growth in both population of students – now at 55,000 students – and increasing from 57 schools to 62 this fall, Johnson said Jordan has risen to be the flagship. And even on the announcement of her successor, Anthony Godfrey, she wasn’t melancholy. “I’m not sad at all; this is a celebration. I’m excited for Dr. Godrey and what we’ve accomplished as a team, how we are united, on the same page, what we have built and have,” Johnson said. “It’s been fabulous journey and I am grateful to work with professionals in the school district and community. Jordan District is in my heart and it’s in the heart of the community, who value education and love young people.” l
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he scores are in, and the tabulations are done. But the Southwest Quadrant (SWQ) Mayors Council is not yet ready to release the results of its quest to name an urban-planning partner help manage its three-pronged approach to deliver a “Shared Vision and Growth Strategy” for the Salt Lake Valley’s SWQ. In need of a palatable code name, for broader public conversation, The Shared Vision and Growth Strategy will address land use, economic development and transportation infrastructure changes across participating communities and collectively target “a high quality of life,” with a 2050 outlook, the precise timeframe by which the state is set to double its population. The timeline is brisk—what at least one of the SWQ mayors says is as short as one year. The study will bridge the gap between the high-level vision “forest” and municipal general-plan and ordinance “trees.” It also continues to empower participating communities with local decision-making, paired with the ability for community leaders to “wear two hats”—representing both their SWQ aspirational contributions and their municipal day-job, elected responsibilities. Essentially, it is crystallizing the phrase South Jordan Mayor Dawn Ramsey has begun to brand: “Think regionally, act locally.”
“Think Regionally, Act Locally” is South Jordan (SoJo) Mayor Dawn Ramsey’s mantra with regards to regional planning and municipal service. The concept has traction in the Southwest Mayors Council’s recent proposal outline for a visioning, land use and transportation study. (Utah League of Cities and Towns)
“The name of the area isn’t as important as [the concept of] our communities working together with a shared vision and resources,” said SLCO Mayor Jenny Wilson. Wilson also rightly reminds: “The Southwest Quadrant includes a large part of unincorporated SLCO. It is important for SLCO to represent the unincorporated area and have a seat at the table as their future is discussed.” The six SWQ municipalities represent 100 square miles of land and nearly 300,000 ‘We must get this right’ “As the only area of the valley with residents. Unincorporated SLCO parcels and much vacant land left, we must get this the residents who reside there add to those figures. right,” Ramsey said. Ramsey’s comments are reminiscent of ‘Who are the constituents on the ‘Shared what Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson Vision and Growth Strategy?’ told City Journals last month, with regards When mayors, metropolitan planning to the rebooted, high-density Olympia Hills organizations and media refer to the “Shared projects, which, if it is to advance to fruition, Vision and Growth Strategy,” who are the must now reapply and retrace assumed im- players involved in that? proved steps to garnering SLCO County apA pool of contractors was invited to bid proval. on a nine-page proposal. Four proposals were Wilson’s comment was: “We cannot submitted. Proposals have been evaluated by move forward with wasting a single acre.” more than 40 municipal and metropolitan Provided with a little more than $250,000 planning organization representatives on two in financing to engage its study, SWQ May- key metrics: approach and staff. ors is moving swiftly to initiate a process that Key project contributors include, as will begin with analysis, then move to a vi- Wilson asserted, SLCO Regional Planning sion, and, ultimately, result in what the may- and Transportation, the Utah Department of oral cadre hopes is a “shared growth strategy’ Transportation, and the Utah Transit Authorto proactively guide long-term development. ity. Major stakeholders will include utilities, ‘What is the ‘Southwest Quadrant?’ What is school districts and major property owners. “SLCO is a huge player in this effort,” the ‘SWQ Mayors Council?’ SWQ comprises land from six munici- said West Jordan Mayor Jim Riding. “We palities—Bluffdale, Copperton, Herriman, will be using the Oquirrh View Study that Riverton, South Jordan and Riverton—and was just completed by the County.” The embracing of Salt Lake County as a significant, undeveloped parcels in the in Unkey constituent from Ramsey and Riding is a incorporated Salt Lake County. Just like the “Northwest Quadrant,” the much different tenor than was exhibited mid“Southwest Quadrant” is a key area of SLCO March by one of the SWQ Mayors Council and one facing intense development consid- representatives, Herriman Councilman/Mayor Protempore Jared Henderson. erations.
Attending a public-engagement session for the proposed redraft of the once-vetoed Olympia Hills project at Herriman’s Bastian Elementary in April, Henderson depicted funds that had been granted for the SWQ vision and growth strategy as monies that had been committed with “no strings attached,” yet represented the County as attempting to inappropriately wedge its way into the process. “Salt Lake County is clearly a stakeholder,” quipped a source with a metropolitan planning organization, a few days after learning of Henderson’s comments. “The transportation crisis in the Southwest of SLCO is one of the top priorities of the Southwest Mayors.” Henderson told City Journals. The crisis is most relevant to Herriman, he said, where it is a case of “We need some, before we can get more.” Concerned Herriman residents collected a reported 16,000-plus signatures of disapproval regarding the first Olympia Hills project proposal. “Herriman residents, in particular, will be the most effected by Olympia Hills,” Henderson added. “The compounding effect on our residents’ daily quality of life will be immense, and they are, justifiably, very concerned that there is no infrastructure plan to support it.” “Everyone who wants to weigh in will have the opportunity, including residents, land owners, developers, utility companies, the school district, business owners, municipalities, the county and anyone else associated with our Southwest Quadrant of the Salt Lake Valley,” Ramsey said. It is a case of SWQ mayors now embracing the mantra of their newly congealed commitment to douse what is deemed “unproductive controversy” in the “Shared Vision and Growth” strategy. l
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Welby principal advocates for students By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
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Welby principal Jennifer Fisher was named Jordan Association of Elementary School Principals’ Student Advocate Principal of the Year. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Fisher)
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aybe it was embracing new programs, such as Battle of the Books, as she did with FIRST Lego League in the past. Or maybe it was supporting a teacher’s push to find the best way to help a kindergartner be able to see his lessons. Or maybe it is just what she’s done for years – attend school functions, be there for students before and afterschool as well as on the playground, lunch room or reading a book to them. Whatever may have prompted the Jordan Association of Elementary School Prin-
cipals committee, Welby Principal Jennifer Fisher is grateful to accept their Student Advocate Principal of the Year award. The honor is one of seven the association awarded this past spring. Fisher received a wooden plaque. This is her first principal award. “I’m surprised,” Fisher said. “We don’t toot our own horn, but it’s just amazing and I appreciate that I’m being thanked.” Fisher has been principal at Welby for the past seven years and an assistant principal before that at both Welby and Hayden Peak elementaries. She also taught 14 years at Jordan Ridge Elementary before overseeing the gifted and talented program in the Jordan School District’s office. “I love anything that pushes kids to excel. Our dual language immersion program is just amazing. It brings new ideas and adds to our overall diversity and challenges our students,” she said about the Spanish program. Amongst her teaching awards, in 199697, she was named Jordan School District Educator of the Year and won a debate coach award in 2008. She was named NASA educator in 1999 and NASA Aerospace Teacher of the Year in 2002 and had the opportunity to spent two weeks at Johnson Space Center in Houston. l
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Youthful Bingham boys lacrosse team shows signs of good things to coms By Josh McFadden | josh@mycityjournals.com
Jace Muir (No. 29 in blue) races down the field against Pleasant Grove. (Photo by Corey Fairholm)
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Coming into the season, the Bingham boys lacrosse team knew it had some challenges ahead of it. The Miners had a young squad and faced a daunting schedule. Still, the Miners had some things to cheer about during its 9-12 campaign. Some people may consider a sub.500 record to be a disappointment. Bingham assistant coach Brett Everill had a completely different opinion. He was pleased with how the players rallied together and gave a strong effort every game even after getting off to a slow start. “We had a great season,” he said. “We definitely experienced growing pains, especially early on in the season. We played some very good teams, and we were competitive against them. That is exciting because we can build off of that for the next season.” Everill acknowledged that the team made some mistakes and struggled at times with poor habits. Part of this was due to inexperience. The Miners started the season off with a 3-6 record but went 6-6 over the final 12 games. Bingham won its first-round playoff game on May 8 when it defeated Box Elder 15-8. Even though the final record wasn’t
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glossy, Everill raved about the players, saying the team had the most amazing attributes he’s ever seen. It wasn’t about their play on the field but more about the players’ attitudes and work ethic. “I am going to remember the camaraderie and politeness the most,” he said. “I have never coached a better team in my life—high school, little league, T-ball, boys or girls lacrosse. This team was by far the best team I have ever been a part of; not because of their talent, but because of who they are. They made all us coaches look good. They always looked for feedback on ways to improve; they helped each other grow on and off the field; they complimented each other every day; there was very little negativity; they worked together before and after practice; and my favorite part was their gratitude. They thanked coaches after every practice and every game. They are great young men.” Bingham will miss midfielder Jacob Haynes, who just finished his senior season having scored 26 goals and dished out seven assists. Everill said the UVU-bound player is “an amazing athlete and great leader.” He also touted Haynes as someone who could “beat anyone on either side of the ball.”
Senior midfielder Kaden Hale was also a major contributor to the squad, as was senior defender Brady Jacobsen, who was usually assigned to the other team’s best player. Departed senior midfielder Matt “Moo Moo” Scheinblum was a tremendous leader. “He was a good player but an even better teammate,” Everill said of Scheinblum. He was always so positive and willing to dig deeper for any of his teammates. There was a reason he got the character of year award and 11th man award.” Everill is optimistic about next season’s outlook. Bingham will be a more experienced team in 2020 when it begins its first year in the newly sanctioned sport. Conner Green, who just wrapped up his junior year, will return to the squad after leading the Miners in both goals (37) and assists (19) in 2019. “I am very excited to work with Bingham again,” he said. “We should have a very competitive team this year. We have a great head coach and several great players returning this next year that have varsity experience, awesome talent and great potential. We have the opportunity of being one of the top teams next year.” l
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This show, written by Ed Farnsworth, based on the original melodrama by Ben Millet and directed by Scott Holman, follows the story of an eclectic group of LDS Sunday School Students as they attempt to put on a traditional “roadshow.” The colorful characters include social media obsessed Penny, her “too-cool-for-Sunday-school” boyfriend Phineas, a Napoleon Dynamite look alike, and a mustached Marvel fan-girl. When Penny doesn’t land the role of her dreams, she gets madder than an Instagram model with zero ‘hearts’. Fuel is only added to the fire when Phineas defies his adolescent apathy to sing with passion and snag the male lead. Jealous Penny makes plans to sabotage the roadshow musical by threatening to destroy Phineas’ reputation. Can Phineas and the rest of the cast overcome the odds to put together the greatest show Utah county has ever seen? Comedy, romance, and adventure are all on the docket for this delightful send up of the Disney franchise, as well as topical humor torn from today’s headlines. “Sunday School Musical: The Greatest Roadshow” runs June 13th through August 24th, 2019. The evening also includes one of Desert Star’s side-splitting musical olios, following the show. The “On the Road Again Olio” features hit songs and musical steps from the ultimate road trip playlist, mixed with more of Desert Star’s signature comedy. Food is available from an á la carte menu and is served right at your table. There is also a full service bar. The menu includes gourmet pizza, fresh wraps, appetizers, and scrumptious desserts.
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Elk Meadows students portray role models in annual wax museum By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
Two fourth-graders, Skye Lorenc and Lucy Warner portray Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low and aviator Amelia Earhart at the recent Elk Meadows wax museum. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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t may not ever happen again. Two women who broke barriers for females standing next to other in the same place at the same time. But that’s just what happened as Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low stood next to aviator Amelia Earhart one spring day at Elk Meadows Elementary. Well, actually, it was two fourth-graders, Skye Lorenc and Lucy Warner, portraying the heroines as part of the school’s wax museum that also featured Annie Oakley, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Stan Lee, JK Rowling, Jane Goodall, Chuck
Yeager, Marie Curie, Lucille Ball and Steve Jobs among the 125 other famous folk who filled the multi-purpose room. “We asked students to identify with someone who made a difference, so they could also see they could make a difference themselves,” fourth-grade teacher Jessica Brown said. “We want them to learn the facts about these individuals for them to become their role models.” The tradition began 21 years ago when then Elk Meadows fourth-grade teacher Janet Crane introduced it. Since then, the tradition has grown. Current fourth-grade teacher Angie Marsden said that the students don’t just dress the part of their heroes and heroines, but also had to read at least one book, research and complete a biographical report in addition to presenting an oral report. Sometimes, students faced challenges in completing the assignments. Fourth-grade student Jeff Schultz wanted to research JR Tolkein. “I like his books, but when I wanted to read about him, I couldn’t find a book that I could read in the time period,” he said. “Then, I thought of (World War II) Col. James Rudder, but I couldn’t find any book. It was my grandpa who told me I might like
learning about Dwight Eisenhower so I got a book from Bingham Creek Library. I liked learning about him so much, I read three books about the president and D-day. I didn’t know he was a high school sports star before he became the 34th president.” However, as much as Jeff was excited to share about Eisenhower, during the wax museum, students weren’t allowed to talk. “They pose as if they are made of wax,” fourth-grade teacher Jill Muhlestein said. “They’ve already shared what they’ve learned with their classmates and were excited to learn about each other’s role models. However, at the wax museum, the tri-fold posters and costumes are what brings them to life.” Colleen Nabaum came to see her granddaughter, Hannah, who portrayed Helen Keller. “Hannah’s always been fascinated by Helen Keller so this project really inspired Hannah to learn more,” Nabaum said. “She learned that Helen was quite a bit like herself as they both have strong-willed personalities and like to learn.” Nabaum was joined by Brian Prendergast, Hannah’s uncle. “It’s amazing and fun to see all the kids with who they are and aspired to learn
about,” he said. Principal Aaron Ichumura agrees. “It’s great to see the students learn about historic to pop culture figures and the accomplishments these people have had and how they impact these students’ lives,” he said. “I hope it helps them set goals for themselves and inspires them to do great things in their own lives.” l
Crowds came to support 125 fourth-graders portraying their heroes and heroines at the Elk Meadows wax museum. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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• The University of Utah Farmer’s Market will be held every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University Tanner Plaza (201 S. 1460 East) in Salt Lake City. • Holladay’s Harvest Festival Days will be held every Saturday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 4580 S. 2300 East. • Murray Farmer’s Market will be held every Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Murray Park (200 E. 5200 South). For more information, visit: www.localharvest.org/murray-farmers-market. • West Jordan’s Farmers Market will be held every Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 7875 S. Redwood Rd. • South Jordan Towne Center Farmers Market will be held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1600 W. Towne Center Dr. • Herriman’s Farmer’s Market will be held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Wasatch Front Farmer’s Market will be held every Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Gardner Village (1100 W. 7800 South) in Midvale. l
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