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have a physical presence on the ground and a way to make sure the resources and efforts reach these kids.” Footsteps for Africa got word that children in Namibia were living in shacks on school grounds because their villages were too far away for them to attend school. More than 100 children, some as young as 8 years old, cooked meals outside with no running water, no toilets or showers, and with an added danger of poisonous snakes that would come into the shacks at night. “Worrying about snakes coming in at night shouldn’t be anything any 8-year-old should worry about,” Cameron said. “I was touched by the kids and made a promise that we’d help.” Last month, Footsteps for Africa, along with students, teachers, government officials and the surrounding community, held a grand opening for a construction project that improves living conditions for students at Oshamukweni School. Through a generous, six-figure
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Local mother and author finds inspiration despite condition By Rachel Aubrey | r.aubrey@mycityjournals.com
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outh Jordan resident Jayne Osborne is not unlike most mothers. Her days are filled with baking cookies, visits to the local playgrounds and rock hunting. But unlike most mothers, Osborne was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum, a hereditary condition that left her completely bedridden during her fourth and final pregnancy, beginning in May 2021 until January. As if constant and severe vomiting wasn’t tormenting enough, she found herself unable to do all the things that moms usually look forward to doing with their kids. “It was the hardest thing I had ever been through,” Osborne said. “I would just lay in bed watching everyone else run my life for me.” While hooked up to an IV so that she could receive some nourishment and fluids, she had to rely on others to help care for her three young children while her husband was at work. Although not officially diagnosed with hyperemesis until her last pregnancy, she recalled her previous three pregnancies were also incredibly taxing on her physically. There would be times when depression and anxiety would creep into her day, struggling because she was unable to do the things she previously had taken for granted, such as making breakfast, taking kids to school and a host of other tasks that moms do. “It was unrelenting,” Osborne said. “Nausea and vomiting for 24 hours a day, seven days a week.” Despite being so sick, Osborne tried very intently to shift her perspective. She focused on the fact that she wasn’t alone and that she had support. She quickly realized most moms experience physical illness at some point during pregnancy and leaned mentally into that shared experience. It was this perspective that led her to these words: “when mommies get sick, and sometimes they do,” which would become the prevailing theme for her book. As the words to the poem about moms getting sick came to her, she began to sketch out what would become a children’s book. After sev-
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SoJo Summerfest returns Photos by Travis Barton
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The Bubbleologist had kids flocking to pop the bubbles. The Summerfest also had a parade, chalk art festival and artisan vendor market.
The band Foreign Figures invited a member of the audience to come up on stage and help sing a song. Foreign Figures performed as part of the new SoJo Music Festival that also saw The Strike, Ammon & Liahona and Beatles tribute band, 1964 The Tribute take the stage.
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Rio Tinto Kennecott visitor experience reopens after two-year closure By Rachel Aubrey | r.aubrey@mycityjournals.com
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hose looking for an educational outing during the summer, need only take a drive up the mountain. On Friday, May 20, the visitor center at the Bingham Canyon mine opened once again to the public after being closed the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Founded in 1903, the mine is the largest human-made, open pit mine in the world and prior to the pandemic saw approximately 45,000 visitors a year. The visitor experience offers education about the history of the mine and the process of turning ore into copper, a material found in such products as smart phones, laptops, televisions and other household appliances. Education is important component of the visitor center experience according to Rio Tinto Kennecott Manager for Communities and Social Performance Ryan Perry. “We want to have kids up here to learn about geology and minerals,” Perry said. “We want to inspire them.” Inspire, educate, and leave the world a better place. According to Rio Tinto Kennecott Superintendent for Operations Support, Anthony Hoffman, Rio Tinto invests millions of dollars a year to try to make the earth better, despite the ongoing mining operation. In 2020, Rio Tinto partnered with Brigham Young University students and professors from the department of plant and wildlife sciences and the department of chemistry and biochemistry to reclaim land surrounding the mine. “We know we’re disturbing the earth, and we want to try to put the earth back in the same position that it was, if not better,” Hoffman said. Present on opening day was Ray Anderson, a former Utah resident, who now resides in Green River, Wyoming.
Anderson came specifically to participate in some pump training on site but couldn’t help take some time see how vast the site has become. “This is one of the only mines in the world where you can stand over and actually see what’s happening,” Anderson said. “This is phenomenal.” Anderson said that most of the public don’t stop to consider what mining actual is and how it impacts everyday life. As a former contractor during the early 2000s, Anderson has not been to the mine since before the 2013 slide, which caused the original visitor center closure. The visitor center was reopened in 2019, and then closed again a year later due to the pandemic. Even during the pandemic, the mine itself remained fully operational, running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. According to the website, reservations are still required at this time however the visitor experience will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., seven days a week with shuttles running up the canyon every 30 minutes. Visitors are asked to park in the Bingham Canyon Lark parking area. All proceeds from ticket sales are donated to the Kennecott Charitable Foundation, a Utah-based charitable organization that has been helping in the local community since 1992 through various ways including food pantries, school programs and education programs. According to Perry, in 2019 the charity was able to donate $150,000 to approximately 49 different organizations. To book tickets online and for more information visit www.riotinto.com/operations/us/kennecott/visitor-experience l
Wyoming resident Ray Anderson hasn’t been to the Rio Tinto Kennecott mine in over a decade and captures photos on his phone of how vast the operation has become. (Rachel Aubrey/City Journals)
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Juan Diego students learn how experts understand, fight rise in wildfires By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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eadlines were bleak: “Smoke blankets the West” and “Wildfire smoke from out-of-state fires darken Utah skies.” With weather patterns, smoke was picked up in fires from California and Oregon, producing air quality so poor that the World Air Quality index, which tracks air quality across dozens of cities globally, ranked Salt Lake City amongst the worst in the world. The Utah Division of Air Quality recommended everyone avoid outdoor activity as much as possible and several schools canceled their outdoor activities and sporting events. That was summer 2021. Recently, Utah fire experts were cautious releasing the number of wildfires as of late spring had dropped in comparison to this time last year. As of early June 2022, there have been 177 wildfires that have burned 564 acres compared to 326 fires during the same time period last year. Both years, human-caused fires accounted for percentages in the 80s. In 2020, a record number of 350 fires were set with 81% by humans, fire experts attribute this to the push for outdoor recreating during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with dry and changing conditions, experts caution this year’s summer could lead to a long fire season. Recalling last summer’s gloomy and unhealthy air, Juan Diego Catholic High School recently held the “Fire & Water in the West” symposium addressing the challenges around wildfire suppression and the urban interface with climate change. U.S. Forest Service chemical engineer Daniel Jimenez and Camp Williams Military Base fire management captain Jon Slatore spoke to students and community members about the past and future of wildfires. “Each decade there is a rise in the temperature during the fire season and our fire seasons are longer and a higher severity,” said Jimenez, who grew up in the Salt Lake Valley and now works with the fire science lab in Missoula, Montana. “It results in the change of the landscape.” He uses several models to see how conditions change annually, mostly which identify the climate becoming drier and hotter, combined with a deficit in the vapor pressure of the atmosphere drying up the vegetation. “We are seeing more and more fires in the landscape and a larger fire area,” he said, adding that in the future, by 2030, “We may see a drastic increase in the probability of fire.” Jimenez said with every fire that starts, the U.S. Forest Service is “97% effective putting out within a 12-to 24-hour period,” however, it is getting more difficult as more trees in the forest compete for the same or less moisture and nutrients, leading to the environment being more suspectable to beetle attacks and ripe for fires. While people tend to identify with the devastation of fires, there is a positive impact of forest fires. “It’s a very positive mechanism for wildlife and the ecosystem; it’s like a cleansing and rejuvenation,” he said. “After a fire, you see immediately within a second or first spring, a flush of grasses.” Jimenez pointed out the 1988 Yellowstone National Park fire was catastrophic with numerous dead lodgepole pines. Yet, now years later, those mature trees died and with the heat, it opened up new seeds that are abundant. However, the increase of fires is escalating. “We aren’t alone; it’s a worldwide issue,” he said. “Fires around the world have grown wild. We’re seeing
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U.S. Forest Service chemical engineer Daniel Jimenez speaks to students and the community about the challenges facing wildfire suppression at Juan Diego Catholic High’s “Fire & Water in the West” symposium. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
more extreme fires. In 2016, Canada had one of its worst fire seasons ever. In 2021, Greece had massive fires. In 2020, Australia had record-breaking fires. In the last two years, California has had nine of the largest fires they’ve ever had.” Jimenez said that at a South Carolina testing facility, fire scientists are learning how to address the issues facing “our new normal. We are studying where our highest area of risks is and where we focus the money and manpower to reduce that risk so when the fires come out of this landscape, we’re prepared for it. That is happening across the West, but it may or may not be happening fast enough in a town near you.” While that may sound bleak, Jimenez said that may be some of the reality of it. However, there is a paradigm shift with the fire management. “There used to be the mentality, this machismo tough guy on the ground, ‘we’re going to get it on that ridge, the fire is not going to get past this.’ Now the mentality is we’re going to pick the right ridge and we’re going to use our minds and our science and be smart about this. We have to recognize the fact that fire is a very present part of our landscape. We can be aggressive and smart about using resources and dollars, but there are also times where we just put up the white flag and let this thing rip until we get a change in weather, or it hits the right ridge. Then we can use the resources, technology and ability to engage and do it safely.” Slatore, who used to work for Salt Lake and Logan fire departments, said that they can’t do it alone. “The role of the public cannot be diminished,” he said.
“We like to have 30 feet from the structure clear of any kind of vegetation that can burn, and we’d like 100 feet of nice open country so the likelihood of a fire carrying to a house will be lessened. If we have entire communities adopt this sort of policy, we can keep a lot of these fires from taking down the whole communities at one time.” Meanwhile, urban crews are creating and maintaining fire breaks where communities meet the wild land. Near Camp Williams, a running path is being added to serve as a fire break. That may help overcome the issue in 2010 when there was a machine gun fire that spread outside the base and destroyed three structures. “Now look at that landscape. There are 200 homes that have been constructed within that fire area that was just 12 years ago; this is where our Wasatch Front looks like with so much growth. Draper has pretty much doubled in size since 1980 and the majority of it falls into the wildland urban interface,” Slatore said. While there are other fire breaks, such as the Shoreline trail along the Wasatch, which serves for hiking and mountain biking, crews are needed to maintain those. These wildland 20-member firefighting crews, who work 16-hour shifts with 50-pound packs on their backs, are those on the front lines “taking that fuel away from the fire to try and stop it; we rely on these guys a lot,” he said, adding that the mobile crews can get into places where mechanized equipment cannot. By mechanized equipment, Slatore is referring to fire engines that can carry 200-800 gallons of water, but face the steep incline of the Wasatch Front. They also use bull-
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Educational support personnel recognized for outstanding contributions to schools
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ordan Education Foundation Executive Director Mike Haynes was thrilled to give educational support personnel the opportunity to realize how much they're valued by the community. The JEF board selected eleven outstanding ESPs from Jordan District to receive $1,000 and to be recognized at a Jordan District board of education meeting. "The ESPs are our backbone of our schools—those in the front office, the lunch ladies, they're the bus drivers and everyone else who make the schools run,” Haynes said. “Without the ESP employees, education would fail. They have a perspective that nobody else does. They can identify students who have needs and help support those needs through their effort; they're really miracle workers.” Kristine Burge is an administrative assistant at Mountain Creek Middle School. She was an integral part of preparing the school to open, setting up the building with furniture, decor and supplies. Colleagues call her a human Wikipedia. “Kristine is remarkably organized and has an uncanny memory for just about everything that goes with the school. She was an amazing resource.” She constantly finds ways to improve the school experience for the students, parents and teachers. For example, she set up a hot chocolate bar for teachers on Wednesdays during the winter months. Cari Minnesota is an administrative assistant for the Office of the Administrators of Schools. “Cari has incredible patience, knowledge, compassion and understanding and is an asset to her department and the entire Jordan School District,” a colleague said. Her responsibilities range from coordinating school fees, to maintaining the district website and managing the drivers education program. “She is a driving force in getting state grants to help with projects such as upgrading a car fleet or building awnings to better protect and secure driver education vehicles,” a colleague said. Maricarmen Garcia is an Administrative Assistant who coordinates the 23 members of the Student Services department for Jordan School District.
dozers and graders as well as helicopters that can dump 50 gallons of water. Aircraft carrying 11,000 gallons of retardant also are used to fight fires and “work ahead of crews putting in the line that’s going to make it difficult for the fire to pass them,” he said. What’s difficult is winds limit the effectiveness as well as the ability to use aircraft. Slatore said they also work on a limited budget that is stretched thin when use of a plane costs “$22,000 per hour plus $60,000 for every drop of retardant” as well as the need to pay crews who work fighting fires 78 days longer than in the 1980s. However, location of infrastructure is something to consider when people build cabins in the forest or even when subdivisions continue to approach the forests. “What we saw with the Boulder fire in December, and that county is very similar to us in elevation and snow, is some-
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Outstanding educational support personnel are recognized at a Jordan Board of Education meeting. (Photo courtesy of JSD.)
“Carmen knows every single person and makes them each feel an important part of the team,” a colleague said. She also provides translation services and a positive energy to the department. “As Student Services continues to grow, so does her common skill set and abilities,” a colleague said. Mayor Dawn Ramsey introduced the winners to the Board. “We all know that our schools would not be the amazing places they are without these folks, without our education support professionals and all they do to keep schools going strong,” she said. 2022 Outstanding ESPs Kristine Burge, Administrative Assistant - Mountain Creek Middle School Maricarmen Garcia, Administrative Assistant Student Services - Jordan School District
thing we’re seeing more and more common where it used to just be in California fires. We have subdivisions tucked away in the mountains with light flashing fuels all around and it’s becoming more of a common thing in the West. We’ve been seeing in Oregon the last few years and now Colorado fire, which affect roughly the same size as Cottonwood Heights. We’re talking about 1,000 homes in 100 mph winds.” In 2020, there was an 80-acre Neff Canyon fire. “We evacuated about 6,000 homes on that—that cost $1.9 million,” he said. “Parleys Canyon fire was 541 acres and 10,000 people were evacuated. We’re looking at a cost of $3.1 million and that was even without a loss of structure.” Slatore said with strong winds, older power grids have started fires in Utah and Wyoming, much like California. “Two years ago, winds came off the Wasatch at a downhill slope at 70 miles
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per hour knocking down trees, pretty much shut down our cities for a few days with power outages,” he said. “When that happened, the downslope wind accelerated faster and reached destructive speeds when it impacted our communities at lower elevations making it more concerning for dangerous conditions.” To combat those instances and others, crews are moving forward with prescribed fires, choosing an area and time to start fire on the ground. Slatore said it’s hard to burn thousands of acres of forests with cabins and infrastructure in place because of the possible damage to them or the beauty surrounding them, but if you don’t, there could be devastating results if a wildfire does occur. There also is a concern with prescribed burns near Salt Lake City with an international airport as well as about “how much smoke particulates and then the downwind populations and sensitive populations con-
cerning breathing,” he said. While working to thin the forests, the U.S. Forest Service is partnering with the timber industry in Oregon, Washington and parts of Montana and Idaho, Jimenez added. “You don’t see large timber coming off the mill…but the way we look at it, it’s great,” he said. “We’re keeping the community thriving, we’re meeting our objective by pulling fuel off the landscape so that we can put fire back on the landscape. And the question to follow up with that is if we’re going to use prescribed burns, how much is going to be enough. It’s never going to be enough. We just can’t treat 200 million acres. We’re identifying where our fuel treatments are going to be the most effective and those are the area where we’re using funds we have and the crews we have to treat that landscape.” l
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Hillcrest Junior High first in state to install free period product dispensers By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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t looked like a transformation to junior high. A group of females congregated into the girls’ bathroom at Hillcrest Junior High, smiling and laughing—only this time, the talk didn’t focus on boys, but rather menstrual period products. With the unanimous passing in the state legislature of HB 162, making free period products available in K-12 public and charter schools’ unisex and female restrooms, Hillcrest began the rollout this summer. With eighth-grader Alyla Ruiz snipping the bright pink ribbon, the dispenser installation in their bathrooms was celebrated by students, educators and advocates. Utah Period Project founder and president Emily Bell McCormick and other leaders took a subject that once was taboo to publicly discuss and brought it to the forefront. “Until today, there has been so much stigma around menstruation that you couldn’t say the word,” she said. “We worked with the Utah legislature a couple years before this and there were whole committee meetings where the words menstruation, period, tampon and pad were never mentioned even though they were talking about a bill like this. We just needed to normalize this because we know that it’s something four to six days every month for 40 years in life, 50% of our population experiences.” McCormick said that Hillcrest’s installation of free products is the first of 8,000 dispensers that will serve 337,000 females across the state this year and will help girls in “period poverty” situations. “Our studies show 84% of the girls in the U.S. have missed school or known someone who has because of lack of period supplies,” she said. “The reason this has mattered the whole time is that this very day when a 12-yearold who is sitting in fifth period and starts her period, she’s going to walk to this very bathroom and be able to use free period products here. She’s not going to the office; she’s not going to call home. She’s going to go back to class and that is a win.”
Murray School District Superintendent Jen Covington said without access to period product supplies, education is impacted. “Our students often times will stay home from school or not participate as vigorously in school without access to period products,” she said. “Not all of our students come from homes or situations where buying period products is an option, so they stay home. This impacts what we do every day with these students. We want them here in our school. We want to be able to remove barriers.” Since 2018, the Period Project has been making products more accessible nationwide. While McCormick acknowledged others, including area Girl Scouts, in the past have worked to get products available in schools, often times, the products are just found in school offices, which can be “embarrassing” for girls. This launch is statewide and products are available in restrooms. “We didn’t want for every school to individually decide whether or not they wanted to do it. We wanted to work with the legislature to make sure this is a statewide mandate because it’s a need that’s been overlooked. We recognize there are kids in the state who face food insecurity, so we produce a free lunch program. In the same way, or even more so, you can’t go to school if you’re not caring for your period, so we just wanted to make sure that was understood,” McCormick said. With $1 million donations from both the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation and The Andrus Family Foundation, dispensers are being installed in school restrooms. Initial funding from the bill will supply the tampons and pads, but ultimately the responsibility will fall upon school districts’ budgets. Covington said others will look to Murray School District’s program as they install their own dispensers. “They will take our feedback and share that with our messaging, how we put the dispensers up and at what heights along with feedback from students and
Hillcrest Junior High head custodian Heather Wilks and social worker Courtney Nolan stock the first free period product dispenser in the state with tampons and pads that are labeled, “changing the world, one cycle at a time.” (Julie Slama/City Journals)
parents to see how to roll this out throughout the state,” she said. “This really is a grassroots effort started in this school. Our social worker and head custodian have been very active in speaking about the need here and making sure girls have what they need to be able to get back to class.” It began when a food pantry donation was being made at the school. That’s when social worker Courtney Nolan confided that what the school really needed was menstrual supplies. “We have about 400 girls here and 50% of our student body is on free and reduced lunch,” she said. “Most stay home if they don’t have supplies. I’ve had girls come to my office to ask for a pad or tampon, but many are too embarrassed. In our society, it’s something that in the past has been unspoken.” Head custodian Heather Wilks has been called upon to
clean up from accidents, wash clothes and help students. “A lot of our students struggle with food, so having period supplies isn’t even an option,” she said. “I’m glad to jump on it and help. This will make it so girls can be here at school and participate and be on an even playing field as the boys.” McCormick said knowing the inequality fueled her passion for the project. “The thing that got me was when I heard Utah was ranked 50 out of 50 for women’s equality and I starting thinking, well, what are concrete things we can do to change that number?” she said. “Viagra and Rogaine are traditionally male products with a policy saying they’re tax-free products, so we worked on the tampon tax and got it passed. Then it got overturned, but we’ll be back working on that.” l
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Continued from front page donation by Tiara and Alan Salzman (Cameron’s sister and brother-in-law), the nonprofit built new bunkhouses, a kitchen and a dining hall for 300 students. A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the completion of the project. “Due to their generosity, Footsteps for Africa has bettered the lives of those in this village,” said Isak Hamatwi, director of education at Ohangwena Regional Council. “The schooling life and learning environment at Oshamukweni Combined School will no longer be a life of struggle, but a life befitting a life in an independent country.” The new facilities include a 2,000-square-foot building equipped with food preparation equipment, showers, restrooms and cold storage. Salzman Hall, a 5,000-square-foot dining and congregation hall will serve the school and the entire community of several thousand people. “Upon learning the critical needs of these disadvantaged children in Namibia, and as a mother myself, nothing was more important to us than to support Footsteps for Africa in helping these children succeed,” Tiara Salzman said. Footsteps for Africa also issues school uniforms and supplies for students. Sanitary kits are provided to young girls, along with education to battle absenteeism and period shaming. New wells, solar pumps and agriculture water tanks near the school will bring clean water to 20,000 people in the community. “Namibia has a lot of schools. Among all of those schools, Footsteps for Africa chose to help our school, and we thank you for that. I am very happy for the [Salzman Kitchen] because we now no longer have to cook on fires outside,” said ninth-grade student Namola Abraham. Since 2010, Footsteps for Africa has provided aid to more than 5,000 orphans and vulnerable children in more
Ramshackle structures were the sleeping quarters for more than 100 students on the school grounds at Oshamukweni School in Namibia. (Photo courtesy of Footsteps for Africa.)
than 50 schools and orphanages in Namibia and Zimbabwe. For more information, or to donate, visit footstepsforafrica. com/donate. “It’s the most rewarding feeling of anything I’ve done in my life,” Cameron said. “It just makes me feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing. This is what is most important in life. We don’t have to go further than our own com-
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Unified track offers athletes of all abilities chance to compete By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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n late spring, high school athletes from across Utah met to compete at the Utah High School Activities Association-sanctioned unified track meet. About 25 teams were there to compete, which is up from 15 teams in previous years, with some traveling to Copper Hills High from as far away as Cedar City, to take to the track, according to Courtnie Worthen, Unified Champion Schools manager with Special Olympics Utah, who helped coordinate the event. Bingham High’s coach Braxton Thornley said it was a great experience and competition. “I saw teams here that I haven’t seen before, so it was good to have more athletes and their partners,” he said. “It’s fun for my athletes to talk and compete with other athletes on other teams.” Thornley had three athletes in the 100-yard and 200-yard dashes and long jump. Then, the athletes partnered with peers in the 4x100 relay, in which the Miners won their heat. They had their studentbody officers supporting them from the sidelines, waving a huge
Bingham flag. Coach Alexis Brown, of Riverton High, had 16 athletes and 12 partners “work their hearts out” at practices held every other day. They competed in three of Riverton’s track team's home meets before the state meet. Decked in their athletic warmup shirts provided by U First Credit Union, her athletes warmed up for their events in the 100, 200, 400, and 4x100 relay on the track, and long jump and shot put in the field events. “It’s a fun opportunity for our students every year, and this year, everyone has had a buddy, so they were able to make sure they got to the right spot at the right time and could cheer each other on or run alongside them,” she said. “This is a great way to be inclusive and unify our school.” l
Bingham High’s unified track team was all smiles after competing at the state unified track meet. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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What the West General Plan means for you By Erin Dixon | e.dixon@mycityjournals.com
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n May, the Salt Lake County Council stamped approval on a nearly 200 page West General Plan that took over 125 meetings across four years to create. The plan covers an area on the west side of the valley that is in unincorporated Salt Lake County, which means the land is not part of any existing city. In fact, most of the land is privately owned by residents and businesses, the largest being Rio Tinto. Property owners have the first say in what happens on their land. So what’s the point of the plan if the county can’t develop the area on their own? “A general plan is mandated by the state,” Jordan Carroll said, communications manager in the office of regional development. “There wasn’t one before. This was very much needed. It had been attempted in the past but never completed or passed.” A general plan is just what it sounds like. A foundation for future development to build on. “General plans…are very broad and visionary,” Carroll said. “We can really look at preservation and development and transportation and conservation and recreation and trails on a regional level.” To use trails as an example, if there is
a high level idea, then perhaps there could be a connecting pathway across many cities, like the Jordan River trail. Development decisions would be made with plans that would benefit multiple cities at once. If a property owner wants to do something different with their land than what it has now, they will need to approach the County Planning Commission and Council for input and approval. This is when the plan comes into play. “Developers or land-owners don’t necessarily have to look at the plan,” Carroll said. “[But], the planning commission and County Council is going to refer to this and it would heavily impact their decisions.” The plan is not something that will come into play very soon. “This is set out [to influence the next] 30+ years at this point,” Carroll said. No development will take place until landowners decide to do something. Rio Tinto will finish their mining before they make any changes. The goals of the plan include conservation of water and environment, transportation, land use and housing preferences, parks and trails, economic growth, utilities to power the growth and public safety. These goals include:
There is a lot of land on the west side of the Salt Lake valley that the County Council is working to have developed wisely. (Photo courtesy Salt Lake County)
Use water and energy conservation tools Protect the Great Salt Lake ecosystem Avoid ‘leapfrog development’ (using space wisely) Incorporate town centers Allow accessory dwelling units Mix in affordable housing and build more ‘middle-housing’ as well as traditional single-family homes
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Paradigm High educator recalls time aboard USS Abraham Lincoln By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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efore school was out for the summer, Paradigm High School's photography teacher, yearbook adviser and librarian, Emilee McCoy, carefully took down a display on the USS Abraham Lincoln CVN72 that had been on the library doors. There were photographs of McCoy aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier, doing everything from dining with officers to being on the flight deck. She documented her 36-hour stay with photos, exploring what she called “a miniature city” aboard the vessel that can carry 90 aircraft and travels at 35 miles per hour. “It definitely was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, one of the coolest experiences of my life,” said McCoy, who has taught at the charter school for 22 years. McCoy was selected for the Educators to Sea program. Just before Veterans’ Day, she joined six other educators from across the country to learn first-hand about the U.S. Navy. They specifically learned about U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, which was launched in February 1998 as one of 10 similar ships. Introduced in 2019, the Navy instituted the Educators to Sea program to provide educators with insight into the Navy’s daily operations on a flight carrier and to cultivate awareness and appreciation for the military. The Navy pays for high school teachers to fly out and spend a few days on an aircraft carrier while it is operating at sea. McCoy was flown to San Diego and stayed the first night at a hotel, where she met the other teachers, most of whom taught math and science. Once at the base, the group underwent COVID-19 testing and would wear masks the entire time, except when on the flight deck or in the hangar. After an introduction to the ship and a lesson about the vessel’s history, the group went to the CMV-22 Osprey helicopter launch pad, where they learned about their 90-minute flight. They buckled the seatbelts in the middle of their chests after the harness came over their shoulders and wore helmets with earplugs. After an introduction aboard the vessel, McCoy and the others went to the flight deck. She learned that the Navy’s job is to keep international waters safe and that they use aircraft carriers for planes to land on the ocean. “They had us climb these really narrow stairs that went up to the flight deck. We got to watch everything that was happening on the flight deck and that was my favorite part. Everyone was in different colors of vests, and they worked together like clockwork; they just knew exactly what they were doing. It was amazing to see the planes land,” she said.
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Everyone, including McCoy, wore vests of differing colors to identify their roles. “Before when I pictured the Navy, it was them in their Navy uniforms like in World War II with a sailor cap, but they were in green jumpsuits or flight suits, like ‘Top Gun,’” she said. “They all wore vests if they were on the flight deck. Catapult officers wore yellow. The catapult was basically a really strong wire that would help the planes stop really fast. It was fascinating to be there and see it; because the aircraft carrier doesn’t have a long runaway, they have a hook that comes down as they’re landing and it grabs onto that wire to slow down.” McCoy was engrossed watching the planes arrive and depart by day and night. “When the planes took off, they would just sit there really still, and you just would hear the engines going really fast. Then, all of a sudden, it would just take off like a shot like crazy,” she said. “There were some planes that the heat was so intense when they took off that this shield would pop up to protect the people behind it from the heat. That was cool to see.” On the flight deck, captains wore brown vests, those who fielded the planes wore purple, maintenance wore green, emergency personnel wore red and medical and safety crew wore white – as did McCoy and the other VIP visitors. “We had a complete tour of the ship. It’s like a miniature city with 5,000 people. We got to take all the pictures we wanted. I was geeking out because I just took so many pictures since I’m never going to see this again,” she said. After the flight deck, the group went below deck. “I’ve never climbed so many stairs in my life that were so steep. When you apply, you have to promise them that you are healthy enough that you can climb the stairs. There were times when we’d go all the way from the bottom to all the way to the top. It was like ‘huffing and puffing and blowing your house down.’ I think it was scarier going down than up because they were so steep. You just have these handrails and you’re trying to keep up with everyone and you’re just praying, please don’t let me fall. The only elevator was for the aircraft carriers to go down into the hangar to get fixed,” she remembered. In the hangar, they talked about different types of planes. They also saw where and learned how the ship refuels. The tour included seeing the barber, the dentist and doctor's offices and surgery rooms. “The most common problem they see is injuries from falling down the stairs,” she said.
Paradigm High educator Emilee McCoy takes a selfie in the hangar bay of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. (Emilee McCoy/Paradigm High)
They visited the chaplain, who provided services for sailors of all religions, and she remembers being excited because he was in charge of the library. “Naturally as the librarian, I was geeking out. Since it was the USS Abraham Lincoln, they have a specific section dedicated to Abraham Lincoln. They also have a really cool painting and a miniature museum dedicated to him,” she said. “I thought the name of their e-reader was cool; it’s called the NERD – Navy e-reader device.” Another part McCoy appreciated seeing was the media room, where she learned the USS Lincoln has its own yearbook. The crew also prints a weekly newspaper and a monthly magazine and has its own photography staff. “I told my photography students that they could be the ship’s photographers; there’s so many different types of jobs that I didn’t even think about when it comes to the Navy,” she said. “We got to talk to all these different people, even the one who showed us how he took care of the garbage, and he was so proud. Everyone took such pride in their work and loved what they did. They did it to the best of their ability; there is no halfway of doing anything.” The tour continued to the laundry room with “washers that were ginormous, probably the size of one of those little miniature cars” –to the anchor room with Abe Lincoln decor —“I’ve never seen such a huge chain in my life” — to the brig, or prison – where prisoners wear white jumpsuits, sleep in three-story bunk beds with
“no room to roll over in” and have use of a toilet “in the open, where there is no privacy.” Rations, she said, were meager. Those rations were a far cry from the dinner she experienced with the executive officer, command master chief and seven Navy wives, who shared their experiences of their husbands being in the Navy. She recalled nice tablecloths, name plates, coffee cups with the USS Abraham Lincoln logo and a nice salad, main course and dessert. “I sat next to one guy who was on the flight deck and he leaned over to me and said ‘we never get food this good,’” McCoy recalled. “They all answered our questions, told us their stories and it was just fascinating.” After staying in big rooms with two bunk beds, they ate breakfast with people who were in charge of the flight deck. “It was a step down on food from officers, but really fun to talk to them and get more information about what they do and what they love,” she said, adding that she and the others observed that with each meal, the quality of food went down. “At lunch it was definitely cafeteria food and it was interesting to get this personnel’s perspective. Some were patriotic and proud to be Americans, others joined because they wanted to get an education and help with college and still, there were some straight out of high school who wanted an adventure.” McCoy also was able to meet the captain, Amy Bauernschmidt, who is the first female Navy captain of an aircraft carrier. “I pictured her being rough around the
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edges and kind of a tough woman, but she was so down to earth and honestly, very sweet,” she said. The teachers walked away with swag — a hat, shower shoes (which she didn’t use because “I couldn’t even find it”), a lanyard and a certificate saying they landed in an Osprey on the USS Lincoln. McCoy also bought two patches at the ship store. Even though MCoy gets seasick, she is glad she didn’t hesitate in filing her application. “I could feel movement as I was walking around and sometimes, I’d feel like I was losing my footing because it would jostle me. But it was an amazing experience. When a colleague (Alex Mueller) sent out an email to the Paradigm faculty saying ‘Do you remember when I went on an aircraft carrier? You can apply,’ it was totally something I wanted to do,” she said. “My husband is an army veteran and my stepson is in the army, my son-in-law is in the National Guard. Even though a different branch, it was cool to experience and something like, a little taste of what my family experienced.” While growing up with a patriotic mother and having learned to be grateful for her country, McCoy said “it was just phenomenal to have this experience. With our school being the Patriots, it was cool to Paradigm High educator Emilee McCoy reflects on her 36 hours aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln see that sense of pride.”l aircraft carrier. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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Board of Education Update Congratulations to the Class of 2022
2022 District Teacher of the Year
She has worked tirelessly with kindness and compassion, educating students in Jordan School District for 30 years. Congratulations to South Jordan Middle School’s Kim Player, the 2022 Jordan School District Teacher of the Year.
This year more than 4,000 Jordan School District students graduated from our high schools and those graduates earned more than $41 million in scholarships. Way to go, graduates!
Significant Teacher Pay Increases The Board of Education has consistently increased teacher pay. The starting salary for a teacher in the District is now $53,080, which is competitive with surrounding districts.
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bout 235 students from eight Jordan School District middle schools tried learning golf skills at this past spring’s Special Olympics kick-off of unified golf at Glenmoor Golf Course. Now, 40 students are getting a chance to develop their skills this summer as they compete in four junior PGA unified golf teams. Unified golf is an opportunity for students with and without disabilities to play golf together. It came about when South Jordan’s Glenmoor Golf Course PGA professional Darci Olsen approached Courtnie Worthen, Unified Champion Schools manager with Special Olympics Utah, to discuss adding unified golf to the unified sports program. Unified sports fosters empathy and inclusive opportunities for all students. Together, Olsen and Worthen received a grant from Special Olympics North America through the accessible golf associations to begin the program. The program, which also involved South Jordan Mayor Dawn Ramsey, has been being developed this past school year. First lady Abby Cox, former Gov. Gary Herbert and assorted superheroes and cartoon characters helped to kick off the program, where students received a quick lesson in using a golf club, swinging, putting and enjoying the game in each other’s company. Elk Ridge Middle School special education teacher Amanda Mair said her students rotated in the kick-off’s skill activities. “It was a fun activity,” she said. “It was a little chilly, but I think the kids had
a great time.” It was a bit warmer than the original kick-off date, during which it snowed, Worthen said, who added the event was “incredible.” “Golf is a life-long sport. We wanted to introduce it to younger athletes as we don’t have any programs offered in the middle schools,” she said. “By making golf accessible, students are not only learning about golf, but also having that experience in teamwork and sportsmanship, and in developing friendships.” Lindsay Auld with Jordan Education Foundation said the event was “awesome.” “Watching the kids get excited about trying the skills and learning how to swing, how to putt, and having adaptive units there to help them, really helped them get a sense of the sport and how they could be successful if they joined a team,” she said. “The students were really excited to be a part of this.” Amongst the equipment provided to help make it easier for the students were pool noodles on the putting green to guide the ball toward the hole. Jordan Education Foundation Director Mike Haynes said that unified golf will be ongoing. “They will compete in the Utah Open celebrity skills challenge,” he said. “This was the result of a collaboration of Special Olympics, Glenmoor Golf Course and Jordan Education Foundation. It’s all about the inclusion and it is so valuable to our community to create opportunities of inclusion for all kids.” l
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Bingham baseball, softball sees its seasons begin and end the same way at state By Brian Shaw | b.shaw@mycityjournals.com
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n case you were wondering, the Bingham Miners baseball and softball teams faced the same odds of playing their third round opponents again in the elimination game of the 6A state tournament: 1-in-6. For everyone counting, that’s a 16.6% chance. But guess what happened? Lightning did strike twice in the same place, and contrary to popular belief, it often does. So it went for both Miners teams at the state tournament as they defeated one foe in the state third round — only to have to face them again in the elimination game after losing in the quarterfinals to someone else. Baseball First things first. In the case of the Bingham baseball team, sometimes, you get a lifeline. For example, in the third round of the 6A state baseball tournament versus Pleasant Grove on Monday, May 23, after having no trouble whatsoever in a 26-1 two-game sweep of Syracuse in the Super Regional, that’s exactly what Bingham got. After a scoreless game through five innings, the Miners had a bit of good fortune. A wild pitch pushed a runner of theirs into scoring position, then a walk moved senior Luke Leatherwood to third in what would eventually become an 8-2 win. But when the Miners had to face Pleasant Grove again two days later in the oneloss bracket, in a do-or-die situation they were given no lifeline, and no way in which they could be spotted runs. They had to do things the hard way. In the first inning of this elimination game, Pleasant Grove got a huge boost when it smashed a home run, putting the Miners in a 1-0 hole that they couldn’t dig out of until the sixth, which the opposition pushed even further underground at the top of that inning. Even then, the Miners could only chisel out one run in the bottom of the sixth, and Pleasant Grove would tunnel out that hole even more in the top of the seventh inning. Try as they might, the Miners could only manage one run in the bottom of the seventh. Despite their best efforts to engineer a furious comeback in the final two innings, the Miners could not. With a 3-2 loss they watched their postseason go full circle as they were eliminated by the same team they first defeated at the state tournament. Between those two games against Pleasant Grove, the Miners (23-7) saw their state tournament run begin to falter, however, against another familiar foe: Riverton. Head-to-head, the season series was won 2-1 by the Miners over their crosstown rivals. But in what would be the fourth matchup between the two, Bingham got off to a nice start, scoring a run in the first inning. But Riverton’s pitching would prove to be the difference May 24, as the Min-
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Matt English was one of 11 seniors on the potent Bingham baseball team. (Photo by Pat McDonald) Head coach Joey Sato captured his 400th win. (Photo by Pat McDonald)
The Miners finished the season 25-6. (Travis Barton/City Journals)
Shelbee Jones flashes her trademark style before unleashing a pitch during an 8-6 win over West in the state playoffs. Jones will be back with the Miners for her senior year. (Travis Barton/City Journals)
ers could not overcome a two-run deficit through five innings, eventually losing 5-2, which moved them into the one-loss bracket at the state tournament and that full-circle showdown against Pleasant Grove that proved to be the last stand. For Bingham [23-7], who finished the season as Region 3 champions, this was the season the Miners had circled on their calendar, and nobody saw them bowing out so
early in the state tournament. They will say goodbye to 11 seniors, including top slugger Jon Hatch and one of their top pitchers in Maxton Peck, both of whom will be playing baseball at Salt Lake Community College. Softball Conventional wisdom tells you that lightning usually never strikes twice in the same place at the same time. But, in the case of the Bingham softball team, that’s exactly what happened. What happened to the baseball team is exactly what took place for the Miners softball team, who also suffered their first loss in the 6A state quarterfinals en route to a surprising exit in the elimination game. The similarities were absolutely uncanny. First, Bingham took on Lone Peak in the
Super Regional and 10-run ruled LP in both games, winning 11-1 in each. Then, Bingham took on West in the third round. The Miners chiseled through their opposition with relative ease, basically taking hold of a stick of dynamite and blasting their way to nine hits, a whopping seven RBI and an eye-popping eight strikeouts from Shelbee Jones for an 8-6 victory. That brought on Skyridge in the quarterfinals, a game in which there was no such domination from Jones, who coughed up a three-run home run in the first inning — those three runs were enough to hand Bingham a 3-1 loss. That loss sent the Miners into the oneloss bracket, where they would be taking on — West. Again. And, you know what they
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smashing two-run homers in each inning off Jones to hand the Miners a 6-5 loss. But, there is good news for Bingham [25-6], who next year will return both Jones, who pitched in all 30 games and led the team with 15 home runs, and Hunter, who led Bingham in doubles, triples and RBI. The Miners will say goodbye to five seniors, including Noe Barawis, who has committed to continue her softball at Southwestern Oregon. l
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Bingham boys and girls prove they have the secret sauce at the 6A state track championships By Brian Shaw | b.shaw@mycityjournals.com
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t state, Bingham track proved it had the recipe to that secret sauce during several individual and relay events, but when it came to winning team titles, it unfortunately didn’t have the right recipe. Girls That said, the Miners girls came narrowly close to shocking the Utah high school track world at BYU May 21 on the strength of several unbelievable individual performances. Senior Eliza Smith defended her state title in the 110 hurdles in a time of 14.79 seconds, blowing past her nearest competitor by .20 seconds. The Miners also took gold as a group in the 4x200 relay, defeating the eventual 6A team champion Lone Peak by nearly two seconds in a time of 1:42.89. Those would be the only first place medals that the Bingham girls would get in Provo, but a slew of top-3 finishes also got them on the podium, starting in the 100 meters as senior Shelbie Workman had her best finish yet, claiming the bronze medal in 12.55. Sophomore Andrea Amoah also captured bronze in the 200, finishing the half-lap around the track in 25.16. Smith also got her second individual medal on the day, capturing silver in the 300 hurdles in a time of 44.99. And as a group, the Miners got a silver as well in the 4x400 relay race. Those top-3 finishes and several other notable results, including Amoah’s fourth place finish in the 100 and a fourth
place by junior Natalie Swain in the 3,200, were enough to give the Miners 79 points and second place overall as a team at this year’s 6A state championships. Boys On the boys side, the Miners also had some fantastic finishes, led by sprinter Cody Hone, who again showed that he can compete with all of the Division I college football-bound talent on the black top. The senior Hone finished fourth against the likes of BYU-bound Parker Kingston of Roy and Corner Canyon’s Cody Hagen in the 100 and 200 in Provo, but saved his best for the 400 meters as he won gold in that event with a time of 47.86 seconds. The Miners also captured gold in the pole vault, as senior and state-record holder Dallin Thornton eased through the competition, winning another gold and defeating his nearest 6A state championships competitor by a whopping 2 feet, 16’00 to 14’09. As a team, the Bingham boys finished fourth overall at state on the strength of those golds, and also won a silver medal in the 4x200 relay anchored by Hone, a bronze in the 4x100, and had an eighth place finish by junior Cameron Mamalis in the 100. l
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Bingham earns share of region title Photos by Travis Barton
Nathan Elison brings the ball downfield. Elison and Bailey lead the team in assists with 16 each. Both were part of a 15-member senior class.
Sophomore Brenton Wilcox lines up a shot. The Miners received the No. 8 seed in the playoffs, falling to Westlake 6-5 in the second round in overtime. After dropping its first three games, Bingham responded to go 11-3 rest of the way to earn a share of region title.
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Home visitation program helps parents and families with young children By Sarah Morton Taggart | s.taggart@mycityjournals.com
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ne day in June, Lisia Satini was working with a young client. She asked the 3-yearold boy to name the plastic animals she held up, and was delighted when he named them all. “This was a child who could not speak before. His verbal skills were like ‘uh, uh,’” Satini said. “Now he’s able to say ‘zebra!’” Satini is the home visitation program supervisor for Children’s Service Society of Utah (CSS). The home visitation program offers parent education to families throughout pregnancy and until the child enters kindergarten. Satini had originally been working with the child’s older sibling. “The parent was able to pick up on the cues. She knew something was up,” Satini said. “We were able to detect at a young age that he was on the autism spectrum. So we screened him and saw a child development (specialist). We were able to consult with the parent about seeing a pediatrician and now we have him in an IEP (Individualized Education Program).” Satini continued working with the family and recalls another recent visit with that child. “He had the potty training seat on his head,” Satini said with a laugh. “You know, I’m sure it was clean, his mom was letting him. He’s working on potty training and this is how he’s connecting with it. He has the seat and he’s saying ‘circle’ because he loves shapes. I love it, going from where he was at couldn’t say words to now he knows shapes. Just the way he was connecting through the screen was awesome.” The home visitation program uses the Parents as Teachers curriculum, a method used throughout the United States and six other countries. Caregivers learn how to overcome challenges involved with parenting to help children ages 0 to 5 reach their full potential. Certified parent educators like Satini are trained on how to apply scientific information on early brain development into specific, practical advice for parents. For example, parents learn how to find teachable moments in everyday life to help improve their child’s language, social, intellectual and language skills. “This program, now that I know what it is, I recommend it to everyone,” Satini said. “You’re able to learn about the family and how it functions. Whether you’re a single parent home, two parent home, just a parent. It’s not easy. Children are not easy. We’re all still learning.” The parent educators usually visit twice a month, or once a week in the case of single parent households. “I didn’t know, besides just going to the doctor, that these are the milestones my children need to be at,” Satini said. “And knowing the statistics of what it does when you read to your child. It sets them up at an early age to be able to perform in the school system.” Along with lessons and advice, the educators offer screenings to assess the child’s development as well as connections to other
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The home visitation program offers parent education and support to families with children ages 0 to 5. (Photo courtesy Children’s Service Society of Utah)
resources that are available. “Right now we serve refugee families, Pacific Islanders, Spanish-speaking families, and also teen parents,” Satini said. “We have paraeducators trained to provide that culturally-sound connection where families can feel comfortable.” Of course, challenges arose at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “In our curriculum we strongly push parent engagement. We talk a lot about limiting screen time,” Satini said. “But with the pandemic we had to start offering virtual visits, so then of course we’re going back to the screen. We went through a transition in the beginning with families not having the right technology. It was not easy doing visits through the phone.” In 2020, CSS organized fundraising campaigns and provided Chromebooks for all of the families in the home visitation program. But even with the new technology there were hiccups. “Visits are an hour long and we’d use most of that training them on how to get set up,” Satini said. “But now we have parents who have that skill. We can say that’s a plus. We have kids interacting on the screen and attention spans are a little longer. These are the little milestones that make it worth it.” Home visitation paraeducators are just beginning to make arrangements to visit families in person again, as long as everyone involved feels comfortable with meeting. Virtual visits will continue to be an option. Representatives from CSS are back to attending community events to let parents know about the home visitation program, and social media and word of mouth also drive participation. Interested parents can visit www.cssutah. org/services/home-visitation/ to fill out a refer-
The home visitation program offers parent education and support to families with children ages 0 to 5. (Photo courtesy Children’s Service Society of Utah)
ral form. “When we visit with these families, we learn how their family functions,” Satini said. “If they need resources we’re able to help them tap into all of these connections, from mortgage relief, rent relief, to free lunches in the summers.” Most families working with the home visitation program live in Salt Lake County, but educators have begun working in Davis County as well. “To me, home visitation is the true prevention program that exists in our community,” said Encarni Gallardo, the executive director of CSS. “The program puts educators and community health workers in their homes. They see where the struggles are, and offer the resources the families need. It tailors support to the family to ensure the children are safe and receiving the support they need to be ready for school.” “We always say CSS is the oldest child welfare agency in Utah,” Gallardo continued. “We’ve been around since 1884 and we’ve adapted services to meet the needs of the community as things change.” Today, CCS offers several programs in addition to home visitation: adoption services, Grandfamilies Kinship Care, and Care about Childcare, which offers services to parents and
providers. The organization’s newest venture is the Building Blocks Childcare Center in Taylorsville, which offers free and reduced cost childcare and preschool to low-income families in partnership with the United Way of Salt Lake. “I’ve worked with families of all kinds and all different incomes,” Gallardo said. “Children have a universal language. All children want to succeed in life. To me what CSS does is put a voice to those children. CSS is here to assure that caregivers have the support they need for children to grow up and succeed. These kids will be taking care of our future. Let’s give them the opportunity they need to stay healthy and safe.” Satini’s own children are nearly grown. When they were young she was a stay-at-home mom. She later worked in community health. In 2016, she joined CSS as a specialist for working with Pacific Islander families. “It’s the same work, except I’m now going into homes,” Satini said. “My baby is now 13, so I didn’t get to take advantage of it. However, I do love this curriculum because I still apply a lot of things with my teenage kids. I believe connection never stops with your children.” l
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Junior forward Trevor Walk dribbles the ball against Davis in the 6A state championship game at Rio Tinto Stadium. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
Herriman soccer wins state championship in major season-turnaround By Justin Adams | justin.a@thecityjournals.com
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n the world of high school athletics, things usually go the way they’re supposed to go. It’s pretty common to see the top four seeds in the state tournament be the last remaining teams. Cinderella stories don’t come along too often. Which is what made Herriman High’s boys soccer team’s state championship run this year all the more special. The Mustangs finished the regular season with a 5-8 record, and a 3-7 record in Region 3. At one point in the season, they lost seven games in a row. Despite their record, head coach Mar-
cello Gasperini still believed in their championship potential. “They’re all super competitive players. From the day we had tryouts, we said ‘We are a championship team. We train like champions. We play like champions. We battle like champions.’ The hardest part during the season was figuring out how we could have a losing record and still be champions,” he said. Based on the state’s RPI system, they were ranked as an 18-seed going into the state playoffs. The team was coming off two
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Senior midfielder Landon Allen hoists the state championship trophy. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
consecutive wins (which had snapped that seven-game losing streak) so they had a little bit of momentum. Add to that a “nothing to lose” underdog mentality and the team proved dangerous in the early rounds of the playoffs. “Once playoffs came, our mentality was there. We were just hungry for some wins,” said junior forward Trevor Walk. First the team knocked off Westlake, a 15-seed. Then the Cinderella run really got going in earnest in the second round, when the team beat the second seed, Corner Canyon. Tied 1-1 at the end of regulation, that game ended up going into a penalty kick shootout. That became a theme for the Mustangs in the playoffs, as both of their next two games, against West and Farmington, also went into extra time. So in the state championship game against Davis High, it felt like fate when the game’s final seconds started to tick down with the scoreboard still reading 0-0. The announcer at Rio Tinto Stadium began counting down the seconds, “Ten… nine… eight…” “I think a lot of us were ready for overtime and starting to mentally prepare for it during that last minute,” Walk said. But almost as if the game were a microcosm of their entire season, the Mustangs finished strong. The ball bounced out of a mix of Herriman and Davis players to Walk, who found himself unmarked, and near enough to the goal to turn around and launch a last-ditch attempt at a game-winning shot, which sailed into the back of the net with two seconds left. So what led to the team’s incredible turnaround? “I think the team morale changed. We started bonding a lot more. We started having a lot more fun, not worrying about our record,” Walk said. Gasperini credited his players. “The hardest part is getting them to con-
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When it comes to making the decision to choose a new home, it is often less about the building itself, but the welcoming feeling that is exuded. Since opening in 2015, Sagewood at Daybreak has dedicated itself to being more than just a place to live for South Jordan’s seniors, but a place to thrive. As a Kisco Senior Living community, Sagewood at Daybreak embodies Kisco Confidence, a mission centered approach on providing safety and security, health and wellbeing, and quality services to all its residents. All while providing them with an elevated lifestyle that allows them to share their passions, live in balance and build a lasting legacy. In fact, Sagewood at Daybreak is so dedicated to high-quality service, the community was recognized this year as one of the Best of Senior Living by a Place for Mom, an online forum used to help and guide seniors through the search for retirement communities. Only the top 2-3% of senior care providers nationwide were chosen as winners and were based on reviews from residents and their families. Additionally, Sagewood at Daybreak was awarded Best Independent Living, Best Assisted Living, and Best Memory Care by U.S News and World Report in their 2022 Inaugural Analysis for Best Senior Living. Kisco Senior Living was one of only four Senior Living providers that has communities that won in all three levels of care. “We have always operated from our principles, values and beliefs; putting residents first and constantly striving to improve,” said Wade Vest, executive director of Sagewood at Daybreak.
“We want our residents to feel at home and make sure each resident feels valued and respected.” Sagewood at Daybreak’s 5-star service is implemented throughout all aspects of life within the community. Sagewood at Daybreak embraces Kisco’s signature Art of Living Well® culture, a philosophy that is person-centered and encourages residents to master all facets of wellness. “Residents at our community are stimulated in all aspects of life,” said Kelsey Anderson, assistant wellness director at Sagewood at Daybreak. “Our wellness team works together each day to execute new and unique activities for our residents to continue exploring their passions and interests.” Whether a resident is pursuing a current interest or cultivating new passions, Sagewood at Daybreak offers a world of opportunity. Another key aspect of wellness for seniors is nutrition. For seniors, diet plays a pivotal role in physical condition, cognitive condition, and vascular and immune function. At Sagewood at Daybreak, the health and nutritional needs of every resident are a high priority. Residents at every level of care are provided with a 5-star dining experience that includes a fresh, balanced, and nourishing diet.
“We are the standard for hospitality and food,” said Jeffery Labounty, culinary director at Sagewood at Daybreak. “We had the ability to build a culinary team around passion and delicious food, which gives us confidence in our ability to say that there is nowhere else like Sagewood in Utah.” The Sagewood campus encapsulates an upscale environment. On the community grounds lie multiple garden courtyards, walking paths and outdoor entertainment areas. Interior spaces feature elegant and warm architectural elements, as well as a plethora of amenities such as an indoor pool, on-site salon, art studio and more. “Sagewood at Daybreak is dedicated to ensuring that our residents live a lifestyle that they are proud of,” said Vest. “We view each day as an opportunity to contribute and improve the overall quality of life that seniors experience.”
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Government 101: City communications By Erin Dixon | e.dixon@mycityjournals.com
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ow do you know what is going on in your city? How often do you hear from your elected leaders? Where do you go when you have a question? Most cities have employees that do similar jobs in other cities. There will always be someone to do finances, to keep track of city code, and someone who is the city recorder. All cities will have a council and a mayor. Communication departments, however, come in all shapes and sizes. Philosophies on how best to communicate also vary. “When we go to lunch as communications, we all have such different setups,” Eric Richards, communications director for Sandy City said. “I can’t keep track of them.” Richards also said that in Provo there is a PIO (Public Information Officer) to handle communication in every department. West Jordan has a team of three communication employees, though before 2021 there was only one. Sandy has four, though their population is approximately 30,000 fewer residents than West Jordan. Holladay has zero. Instead there are two employees who have double responsibility. Midvale has one communication employee, though Holladay and Midvale serve nearly the same size population. Sandy looks at their communications department like any other business. “We run like an internal ad agency,” Richards said. “We are the go-to for brand guardianship. We police brand. We are responsible if they need some new corporate identity, brainstorm campaigns, a video, or build a campaign [such as] Police Safe and Secure,” Richards said. Sandy’s four employees, a director, a software engineer, a content media editor and a coordinator, serve all city departments. Some departments choose to have their own communications and will reach out to the public in different ways. Sandy’s Mayor office has its own PIO; City Council and a few departments have their own marketing teams. With their four employees, and the occasional outside contract for video, the city posts almost daily to social media, designs and produces postcards on big topics, and controls a chatbot that quickly answers a resident's question. “One of the best resources we have is Citizen Connect which won the Best of State award,” Richards said. West Jordan’s philosophy is to build a bigger team and reach more residents. One strategy is to add a community outreach employee. “My hope is that they are [Spanish
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speaking] because 25% of the city is either Hispanic or Latino,” Tauni Barker, communications director in West Jordan said. “They may speak English perfectly but I think there’s things we’re missing. And for certain we’re not talking to them.” When it comes to interacting with residents, West Jordan would like to hear more from them and communication would be an equal responsibility. “Ideally, the partnership would be 50/50,” Barker said. “Residents aren’t as engaged as we would like them to be. We have to go to them. The relationship is more 80/20.” West Jordan recently launched a new website, sends emails about special events and initiatives, posts on Facebook, and has a text messaging service. In addition to another employee, West Jordan wants to send out regular emails about what is going on in city council meetings. “Ideally, the government should do as much education as possible,” Barker said. “I wish I could say we could do a government 101. We don’t have the staff bandwidth to do that. You end up tackling the things that are right in front of you.” Holladay does not have a dedicated communications department. Stephanie Carlson, the city recorder, manages the website, posts on social media, and sends out emails. Holly Smith, the assistant city manager, approves any message that is going to the residents and makes sure the message is consistent. If the city wants to do any major projects, such as redesign the website or launch an education campaign to the community, they will hire outside communication experts. Mailing information to houses is difficult. Unlike most other cities, Holladay does not manage their own water supply. That service is contracted out. Because of this, the city does not have access to who lives where. “If you want information you have to come to us,” Smith said. Since the pandemic, and because of the rise of social media and digital communication, there is more work to do. “People are tuning in more,” Carlson said. “People were at home more and could see what was going on.” The city recently launched an app for residents to find basic information. “It’s not very robust but it gives basic information,” Smith said. For the future, “We’re reaching as many people as we can, for transparency,” Smith said. “We did a community survey five years ago. The Journal was the No. 1 source of communication. That’s where
Every city in the Salt Lake Valley handles its communication to the public differently. (Stock photo)
we reach the most people. “We’ll do another survey this fall.” All cities that spoke with the City Journals confirm that if a resident calls the city with a question or a statement, they are directed to the right department to get
the answers they are looking for. “Sometimes I’ll spend 30 minutes to an hour answering one question,” Barker from West Jordan said. l
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