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CITY COUNCIL APPROVES A SEWER FEE INCREASE By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com
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fter more than a year of discussion, the South Salt Lake City Council approved a $2 per 1,000 gallons of winter water use fee increase at their meeting on Feb. 12. It takes effect on July 1. This affects SSL residents north of Millcreek.
HISTORY AND THE WHY
In 2017, Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility (CVWRF) embarked on a multi-year repair and improve project. These changes at CVWRF are the result of new federal and state regulations. The cost of these changes is estimated at $180 million. SSL is a part member of the CVWRF, and the city’s part of the price tag is estimated at $11,248,000. SSL is paying this by getting a zero-percentage loan from the State Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for $9,248,000. The city was also awarded a hardship grant for $2 million. One stipulation for the loan is that SSL must show they can pay the annual payment of $463,000. In addition, DWQ requires the funding for the payment needs to be at 1.25% of the loan amount. This requires about $580,000 in new revenue. The new sewer fee will generate around $630,000 to $640,000, which allows some wiggle room if needed. “We must show that we have sufficient funds to pay for the financing,” Kyle Kershaw, the director of finance, said. The bonds are scheduled to close by the end of February.
Work at Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility requires a sewer fee increase in SSL. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)
Council member Natalie Pinkney asked Kershaw the average water use. He estimated for a family it is about 4,000 to 5,000 gallons a month. This means for most families the sewer increase will be $8 to $10 a month. IMPACTS Kershaw mentioned that users of the city water system do “None of us want to do this,” Council Chair Sharla By- pay higher fees than most because the costs are spread across num said.
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a smaller number of users. Bynum mentioned that at a recent CVWRF board meeting, it was reported that the two lowest bids came in 28% higher than the original bid. This is due to the robust economy, making prices rise. The result is that more sewer fee increases are planned in fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2027 to pay for these increased costs. Continued page 08
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Sound The Alarm What many people may or may not know of the more than 62,000 disasters the Red Cross reponds to every year over 90% are home fires. That is about 1 every 8 minutes. According to local Red Cross spokesperson Rich Woodruff, “Every day home fires are responsible for as many as seven deaths and 36 injuries in this country. We want that number reduced and so far our Home Fire Campaign is doing just that. We are asking the public to join us to Sound the Alarm here in Utah and help save lives.” Sound the Alarm is part of the ongoing Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, in which Red Cross volunteers and partners canvass highrisk neighborhoods to install free smoke alarms, replace batteries in existing alarms and help families create escape plans. This work is made possible thanks to the generosity of donors and power of volunteers. The American Red Cross is calling for volunteers to Sound the Alarm this spring with several events right here in Utah to install hundreds of free smoke alarms while teaching home fire safety. Since 2014, Red Cross volunteers and members partner organizations have installed over 2 million smoke alarms across American resulting in nearly 700 lives saved. Here is how the public can help.
Volunteer to help Sound the Alarm. Save a Life. •Visit SoundTheAlarm.org to find events in your local community and join neighbors in going door-to-door to install free smoke alarms, replace batteries in existing alarms and help families create escape plans. •Make this lifesaving campaign a group activity. Invite friends and family to register. Donate to help Sound the Alarm. Save a Life. •Visit SoundTheAlarm.org to help families prepare, respond and recover from home fires. •Your donation will help educate families on fire safety; install free smoke alarms in highrisk neighborhoods nationwide; and provide food, comfort and aid to those who have been affected. About the American Red Cross: The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
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What to look for when choosing a real estate agent in Salt Lake By Drew Crawford | d.crawford@mycityjournals.com
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he rising cost of labor and shortage of supply have contributed to housing prices in the Salt Lake Valley rising nearly 50% over the past five years. For prospective buyers it can be difficult knowing how to navigate the real estate market because many properties aren’t on the market long before selling. “The one thing that Utah has is they have such a strong available workforce there that people are flocking to them,” David R. Tina, regional vice president at National Association of REALTORS® said. An increasing number of people moving into the state means that buyers are willing to pay top dollar for the home that they want. “Because the mortgage interest rates are so low and going lower, that makes your affordability index better,” Tina said. “Affordability is a problem in every state, because it’s the price versus the job’s salary.” So in a hot market where houses go quickly what are buyers supposed to do when trying to purchase a house? Tina recommends that buyers be very careful when choosing their realtor. “You need a very tenacious realtor. You need a realtor that’s looking just for you and if he sees a house come out, has an offer within an hour or two if it coming out.” In addition to having a real estate agent that is persistent, a buyer can also position themselves financially to make an offer. “Instead of getting a preapproval get a fully approved loan. Basically, what that means is that they are looking at your loan like it’s cash, the only thing that they need is to throw on the house and the appraisal and it’s done,” Tina said. “When you have that and you’re a seller they look, and they say that this buyer is strong.” In order to present yourself as an attractive candidate to sellers there are also ways to build that and Tina suggests building a solid
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relationship with the realtor that you use. “Don’t be shy. Ask a ton of questions. If you see a house that you like, you want to call your realtor right away—the aggressive buyer gets the house,” Tina said. “I also tell you to write a letter. I know that people say that this is a numbers business, but if you write a letter to a buyer that you want to make this the future home for your life, that goes a long way with a seller knowing that someone is going to love their home.” To find a realtor that’s good can be challenging, especially when there are so many
options and Tina recommends that you make clear your expectations. “They ask you to sign a buyer’s broker agreement which is very popular nowadays. I would sign one if they signed a list of what they’re doing for me while we’re going out together. I want a list of what they’re going to do showing me houses, calling me every day, making a list of what’s coming up. If I’m obligated to them, they’re obligated to me,” Tina said. “I want a very informative, very knowledgeable, and somebody that’s at my call.”
There are a few things to be aware of when choosing a real estate agent. (File photo Justin Adams/City Journals)
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It also helps too, if the realtor lives in the area where houses are being sold. “We have these little towns all over, and if the agent that you’re talking to is three towns over, he or she is not going to have the knowledge of the agent that lives in that town,” Tina said. “I want somebody that can turn around and give me all of the information.” Overall, Tina suggests keeping an active aggressive role in the buying process. “If the realtor is good, they’re not going to mind a million questions and having you involved in the search or sell.” l
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You were just in a car accident, now what? 1. Have an emergency kit in your car. While this step comes before the accident occurs, it’s essential to be prepared. Whatever you kit entails, make sure it has a first-aid kit, flashlight, reflective triangles and a small (and simple) camera in case there’s been damage to your phone. We’re typically frustrated or frazzled after an accident and not inclined to rational thinking. Being prepared limits the possibility of forgetfulness. 2. Take a deep breath. Accidents are traumatic experiences. Taking a breath will shift focus from what just happened to what needs to be done next. 3. Get a status check on everyone in the car. Check with each passenger to see if they are OK. Have someone call 911 immediately if someone is injured or unresponsive. 4. Move to a safe location. Most insurance companies recommend relocating the vehicle to the sidewalk or shoulder of the road as soon as possible after the accident. If the damage to the car is minor, this should be relatively easy. But if there are major injuries or questions about the safety of the car, leave it where it is, even if its blocking traffic. 5. Increase your visibility. Turn on your hazard lights and set out your attention items from the emergency kit—flares, orange cones, reflective triangles, etc. One accident should not lead to another. 6. Stay calm. It is very easy to lose your temper in this situation, it’s human nature. Keeping your cool will keep the situation
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from getting worse. If it wasn’t your fault, it’s easy to want to let your emotions loose on the other driver. This will cloud your judgment and may lead to something that does not help the situation. You still need to exchange information. 7. Exchange insurance information. This is imperative. If you are to file a claim on your car, you will need the other driver’s information. Most likely, after an accident you are feeling jumpy or stressed. It means when you try to write down their information your handwriting will look like ancient hieroglyphics and, unless you are a cryptographer, will be unable to read it later. We live in the 21st century, take a photo of their information and take photos of the damage done to both cars. 8. Don’t admit guilt. Every insurance company will tell you to do this. Even if you are at fault and it was you to blame. This could drive your premium up or even lead to you being sued. Let the police and insurance companies determine this. 9. Call the police. While some minor accidents don’t require a report to be filed, it’s up to the discretion of the drivers in the accident to call the police. Law enforcement can take statements, get information on injuries and property damage. Be sure to ask for a copy of the accident report. If there is a dispute, the officer will be an important testimony. 10. See a doctor. Depending on the injuries suffered or not, it is easy to skip this. A large financial situation has just happened with the car accident, you don’t want another one by seeing the doctor and jacking up your health costs. It’s important to consider it, or possibly speak with one. Adrenaline can be pumping after the accident and one might not notice the amount of whiplash to your neck. Symptoms can take 24 hours to appear. The warning signs include neck pain, stiffness, loss of motion in the neck, headaches, fatigue, dizziness and pain in the shoulders or upper back. It can be better to be safe than sorry.
South Salt Lake participates in statewide homeless count By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com
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he rising cost of labor and shortage of supply have contributed to housing prices in the Salt Lake Valley rising nearly 50% over the past five years. For prospective buyers it can be difficult knowing how to navigate the real estate market because many properties aren’t on the market long before selling. Between Jan. 23-25, across the state, the annual homeless Point-in-Time count was completed. In Salt Lake County, over 100 volunteers walked the streets each morning between 4 and 6 a.m. looking for homeless individuals to survey. The point of the count was to know where homeless individuals spent the night on Jan. 22, even though they might be surveyed days later. Individuals in the three Homeless Resource Centers or the temporary homeless shelter in Sugar House, were counted by staff at the respective centers. Councilmember at-large, Natalie Pinkney, smiles at 4 a.m. before participating in the Point-in-Time count. (Bill
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“This is the biggest group we have ever had,” declared Rob Wesemann, executive director of NAMI Utah and co-chair of the Salt Lake Valley Coalition to End Homelessness, as he welcomed volunteers. He added, “This is our best opportunity to not only get a count but also connect clients with services.”
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There are two outcomes from the count. The first is to get a sense if the new Homelessness Resource model is adequate. Secondly, the amount of federal dollars available to Utah is based on the homelessness report produced by the state based on the count. In the training, volunteers learned that for the unsheltered homeless, they are often
on the move between 4 and 6 a.m. The survey was 10-minutes long and was collected with a smart phone app. Not only did it ask about where they slept on Jan. 22 but also asked questions about alcohol use, drug use, and if they were a victim of domestic abuse. It also asked when was the last time they had a permanent residence.
The final instruction was to remember that mental illness is 25% among the homeless community compared to 1-2% in the general public. Volunteers were instructed to listen and be understanding. Then people were divided into teams of three or more and were given a census tract area to survey.
DAY ONE
Team members Brandon Siracuse and Alec Gehrke walked around for two hours, but found no one. Siracuse is a University of Utah graduate student studying urban planning. A former professor suggested to him that getting involved in the count was a good thing. Gehrke was a seasoned worker. This was his second year. He works in direct services, which is an umbrella term for providing services to individuals such as the homeless or the poor. In the early hours, they walked through Fitts Park.Thanks to Crime PreventionThrough Environmental Design (CPTED) principles, the park is well lit from 500 East to 300 East. They walked north to the community center thinking of warm places the homeless might use. Continued page 10
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SSL youth council attend legislative and tech events By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com
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he annual Local Officials Day at the Legislature was held on Jan. 29. Accompanying many of the officials were their respective youth councils. The event was sponsored by the Utah League of Cities and Towns (ULCT). Attendees spent the morning in workshops such as the 2020 ULCT Issues Forum. The students were given gold stickers which represent the state budget. The students discussed three issues – education, transportation and the environment. The issues were presented in a dichotomy. For example, with the environment do you give the money to air quality or to reduce wildfires? At the conclusion, students voted by placing their stickers on plaques for each dichotomy. They could place all the stickers on one or split them across issues. Later, at the luncheon, the voting was revealed. K-12 education received more votes than higher education. In fact, K-12 education received the highest number of votes overall. Road infrastructure won over public transit and wildfire reduction won over air quality. Other workshops, talked about “Lob- South Salt Lake and Millcreek youth councils attend the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit. (Courtesy of Edward Lopez) bying for Action” led by Frank Pignanelli, a paid lobbyist. He told the students that lobbyists have a role to play in the process, but they the youth attended a one-person play titled about it increases suicides and a list of “Brilnever control the process. Another workshop “Every Brilliant Thing” performed by mem- liant Things” that will resolve issues driving suicide. was more personal about getting federal and bers of the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Sammy Allred told the story of a person The play has been performed over 70 state internships. who was affected by attempted suicides of times across the state. their mother starting at age 7 going through “After every performance, someone ‘EVERY BRILLIANT THING’ The youth and local officials left the hill their teenage years, and the mother’s death comes up and tells me that finally someone understands how I feel or you are telling my for a luncheon with state legislators at the when a young adult. Using audience participation, Allred story,” Allred said. Salt Palace. Before lunch and while the local “The play was brilliant. I said so in my officials were receiving a legislative briefing, debunked myths about suicide, like talking council comments last night. I think it ought to be in high schools and community theaters across the state,” Mike Mendenhall, the mayor of Spanish Fork and president of ULCT, wrote. House Speaker Brad Wilson told the audience that two people die by suicide every day in Utah with an additional 13 attempts each day. A very successful strategy to deal with suicide prevention was developed by the QPR Institute. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer and are three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. “QPR has literally saved lives in our community. Before and after a suicide attempt. I don’t know that all cities in Utah know that the training and materials are readily available from their respective counties. You’ll see an effort from my year of leadership at the Utah League of Cities and Towns focused on how each city could become a ‘fit city’ by choosing from a menu of options that give opportunities to their residents to improve their physical and mental health,” Mendenhall said. An attendee at the Local Officials Day at the Legislature votes for money for education K-12. (Bill Hardesty/ For information about the play, email City Journals) BrilliantTour@Bard.org. Information about
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QPR is available at qprinstitute.com or from Salt Lake County Health Department.
Silicon Slopes Tech Summit
Another option for youth councils was to attend the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit also held at the Salt Palace the next day. The Millcreek and South Salt Lake youth councils decided to attend the summit to minimize time out of school. “We were pleasantly surprised at how broad the topics were at the summit. They talked about how tech is important for everyone to have access to. They also said how many people say that technology is the future, but technology is actually here now, and we need to have resources in place so that all youth in schools can access it. There were sessions that focused on social good, diversity and inclusion, women in leadership, company culture, and many more. Another exciting part of the summit was that they hosted the gubernatorial debate,” Edward Lopez, community engagement coordinator of Promise SSL, said. The SSL youth council is helping with the upcoming Salt Lake City Tennis Invitational slated for May 25-31 at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center. It’s the largest professional tennis tournament ever held in SLC. l
Youth attending the Local Official Day at the Legislature line up to place their votes on issues of the day. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)
Results of voting on two issues, higher education and environment wildfire reduction, by youth councils attending the Local Official Day at the Legislature. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)
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New Engine 41 is on duty By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com
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outh Salt Lake City Fire Department recently took possession of a new Pierce Velocity Pumper. “It takes about a year from ordering to getting your order,” Fire Chief Terry Addison of South Salt Lake Fire Department, explained. The new pumper has impressive power. It can pump 2,000 gallons of water per minute and it carries 500 gallons of water. It has a Detroit Diesel DD13 engine providing 525 horsepower. With all of that, Engine 41 has some
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The Roto-Ray warning lights are popular back East and have been around for over 65 years. “We are the first fire department in Utah to equip a fire truck with the Roto-Ray warning lights and only two in the West,” Addison said. Roto-Ray warning lights are three sealed beam lights that rotate at about 200 rpm. Think of it as a propeller with lights. Because of the spinning, the lights are seen in the left, right and rearview mirrors of cars as the truck
Council member Portia Mila checks out Engine 41, the new SSLCFD fire truck. (Courtesy of Fire Chief Terry Addison)
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approaches. “As cars have become more soundproof As part of Addison’s continuing effort to and drivers are using EarPods, it has become rebrand the fire department, Engine 41 sports more critical to catch their attention with lights a new color scheme called “smoke over fire.” and movement,” Addison said. The engine is two-tone. The lower part is a CLEAN CAB DESIGN deeper red than traditional fire truck red and Engine 41 has a clean cab design to rethe top is black. duce firefighter’s exposure to carcinogens. “When working with our partners, I want According to the National Institute for our fire trucks to look unique,” Addison said. Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Addison brought back the gold leaf letter- “firefighters have a 9% increase in cancer diing which has been gone since 1996. Engine agnosis and a 14% increase in cancer-related 41 also has a unique American flag painted on deaths, compared to the general population in the grill. The design is called the “red thin line the U.S.” flag.” It is a black and white flag with a red The study goes on to report that for cerline flowing through it. The flag pays respect tain types of cancer, such as mesothelioma or to fallen firefighters. esophageal cancer, the chance of getting can-
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cer is much higher. In some cases, as high as two times the risk. One suggestion why the risk is so high is that firefighters are exposed to carcinogens as they ride back to the firehouse because firefighting equipment, that is exposed to carcinogens during the fire, are stored in the cab. The clean cab design puts all equipment out of the cab.
FISCAL YEAR 2021 REQUEST
Addison is starting to lay the groundwork for his 2021 fiscal year request to replace an old engine with a tiller truck. A tiller tuck gets its name from the fact that a firefighter sits at the end of the truck and uses a tiller to steer the rear end. Fire trucks are replaced every 10 years. Engine 43 is scheduled to be replaced in FY 2021. The department’s ladder truck is scheduled for FY 2024. The plan is to equip the tiller with pumper capacity as well as a water tank. While the replacement cost of a tiller truck — $1.5 million — is much higher than an engine — $700,000 — there are three significant advantages. The most significant is maneuverability. The current ladder truck requires a 42-foot wall to wall turning radius. Because most of the truck swings on a fifth wheel, a tiller only needs 20 feet. The chief provided two real examples how this difference plays out. The first was if the ladder truck was required to travel to the back of the parking lot of the Classic Ritz apartments to fight a fire. The only way out is to back up the unit around the building. The other example is to think of the many narrow roads found in SSL and the limited room to turn. Currently, the ladder unit might need to work around a turn. A tiller truck can make it the first time. When every second counts, watching a stuck fire truck isn’t comforting. The next advantage is supporting current and future development in the city. South City is now being built on the old Granite Mill property. It will be the highest building in South Salt Lake. The current ladder only reaches 100 feet. A tiller truck will reach 110 feet and will be able to get closer. The final advantage helps the pocketbooks of every SSL homeowner. A company called ISO (Insurance Services Office) create ratings for fire departments. Currently, SSLFD’s ISO is a 3, which is typical and good since the lower the number, the better. The rating calculates how well equipped fire departments are to put out a fire in the community. The company provides an “ISO fire score” to homeowner’s insurance companies. The insurance companies use the score to set homeowner insurance rates. The argument goes that if a tiller truck improves the SSLFD ISO rating, and Addison has been led to believe that it will, then homeowner insurance rates would decrease.l
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With a 6-0 vote (Councilmember Shane Siwik was not in attendance) the council approved a resolution supporting H.J.R. 7 joint resolution ratifying the ERA. In their resolution, the council wrote, “the South Salt Lake City Council endeavors to promote equality and affirm the value of women;…and the South Salt Lake City Council believes that supporting the proposed ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment of the Constitution of the United States is a significant and appropriate means of promoting equality on account of sex.”
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A $2 sewer fee increase approved by the South Salt Lake City Council. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)
They also gave approval for the SSLPD to apply for a COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) Hiring Program (CHP) grant from the Department of Justice. If approved, this grant will pay for up to six new officers. The grant is structured that for years one through three, the grant pays 75% of salaries and benefits for the new officers. The city picks up the rest. In year four and beyond, the city is responsible for all the salaries and benefits. SSLPD is seeking the grant to follow the “Rule of 60” promoted by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). Part of the rule indicates that 60% of uniformed officers should be assigned to patrol. SSLPD is below the percentage. Another part of the rule is that patrol officer should spend less than 60% of their time in reactive mode compared to community policing. l
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Continued from page 5 They walked around the community center and then along 2700 South to 500 East. They walked back to the park along 500 East. They also walked around the Historic Scott School and on both sides of 3300 South. They hoped for a better day two.
DAY TWO
On this morning some teams of two walked on both sides of State Street from 3300 South to 3900 South. Then they walked along both sides of Main Street, looking around parking areas and behind buildings. Around 3000 South, a man covered in blankets, was seen walking across Main Street.
to 1300 East. They then walked through Westminster College and checked around a church. When they walked back along 1100 East near the Sugar House monument, they found Anthony (last name not given). Anthony had spent the night in the temporary housing around the corner, but he was on his way to Smith’s for coffee. Two nights earlier, he spent the night in Sugar House Park. Anthony told volunteers that he has been homeless since 2008 and had always lived in Salt Lake County. “Being homeless is my full-time job,” Anthony said. While being interviewed, he yelled at two men walking by. He said they were fake
Point-in-Time count volunteers listen to Rob Wesemann during the training. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)
He was on his way to McDonald’s for warmth. Since he had taken the survey the first day, volunteers asked if he needed more blankets or gloves. He wanted to go to the Homeless Resource Center and volunteers offered to get information to him about a pickup. However, he left before then.
DAY THREE
Natalie Pinkney, South Salt Lake councilmember at-large, joined a group of volunteers on the third day. “A lot of times when we talk about homelessness it’s from a vague point of view that doesn’t center on humans and the count was a way to remind us that folks who are displaced are people too with stories, hopes, wishes and values. I wanted to get involved to meet them where they were and ask the question, ‘What can we do to help?’ and to be an ally that is willing to do whatever it takes to assist them in their journey,” Pinkney said. The volunteer group got a new area to cover — from 700 East to 1300 East and 1700 South to 2100 South. Volunteers, including Siracuse, walked up 2100 South
homeless people and were just getting free stuff. “The way you can tell is how much they have on their back,” Anthony said. “See everything I own is in these two bags. They don’t have enough stuff.” Because of alcohol abuse, Anthony is in and out of jail where he obtains treatment for his medical issues. He told the story of being on TRAX and having a lady moving away from him. “I guess she thought I was dirty, but I am not. It hurt me when she moved,” Anthony said. Volunteers walked with him to Smith’s and he said goodbye with a handshake. Pinkney concluded the morning by saying, “It was a great experience and I encourage folks who are apprehensive about homelessness, especially in regard to our new neighbors, to get involved, learn more and listen.” Over 700 people statewide and over 500 people in Salt Lake County were surveyed. The data needs to be scrubbed for duplicates before the final number is released. l
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here is a new judge in town. Judge Ryan J. Richards was confirmed by the South Salt Lake City Council on Dec. 11, 2019 for the South Salt Lake Justice Court. He took the bench in late January. “I am impressed with how Judge Richards has so quickly and adeptly stepped into his new role as judge. He has taken on the mantle of judge with authority and respect. He is familiar with the types of cases we hear in our court and understands the importance of helping individuals understand their rights and consequences,” said Lisa Forrester, the court administrator for SSL Justice Court.
concern for all parties. It was a pleasure to work with him these last few weeks, and I feel comfortable that he will do a lot of good as the South Salt Lake Justice Court judge,” Forrester remarked.
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JUDGE RICHARDS
Richards is a Utah local. He grew up in the Millcreek area. He graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor’s in political science. He earned his law degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU graduating magna cum laude. He was admitted to the Utah Bar in 2012. His experience is in criminal law on the prosecution side. He worked as the SSL prosecutor for three years. While serving in this position, Richards became familiar with the city. “I made a connection with the city and how unique and diverse it is,” Richards said. Before coming to the justice court, Richards worked in the Utah Attorney General’s
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Judge Ryan J. Richards presides during a case at the South Salt Lake Justice Court. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)
office. He worked with the Utah Department of Public Safety on DUI issues. “I just don’t want to just process cases. I genuinely care about rights. How people are treated in court,” Richards said. While justice court handles smaller cases, Richards said, “The case matters to that person before me. People’s rights don’t take a
backseat just because it is justice court.” He pointed out that the only real power courts have is found in the respect people have for the juridical system. “I don’t want to do anything to damage the system,” Richards said. “He really has stepped into the bench with such grace and competence and obvious
Justice courts are part of the Utah Court system. They are established by municipalities to handle class B and C misdemeanors, violations of ordinances, small claims and infractions. An example of a class B misdemeanor is an adult who knowingly furnishes alcohol to a minor. Class B misdemeanors are punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine up to $1,000. An example of a class C misdemeanor is driving on a suspended license and is punishable up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to $750. Because of I-80, I-15, and State Street, the SSL Justice Courts handles many DUI cases followed by domestic violence cases. Low level drug offenses, theft and traffic citations are also common in the SSL Justice Court. On average the SSL Justice Court handles about 90 cases a day ranging from arraignment to pretrial motions to cases. While not common, they also handle jury trials. l
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Souper Bowl of Caring provides food for in-school pantries By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com
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he Granite Education Foundation (GEF) is teaming up with the Souper Bowl of Caring initiative to raise funds and food for their 20 in-school food pantries and 31 mobile food stops. “The goal is to have a food pantry in every school,” said Kimberly Oborn, GEF’s program director over food services. “We opened two last November and plan to open an additional three this year.” The need is significant in the Granite School District with over 50% of the 68,000 students receiving free or reduced lunches. Having food pantries in school improves the overall well-being of the family and the students.
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The GEF’s efforts started in November with the students at four grocery stores across the valley. In December, another food drive was held at five store locations. The Saturday before the Super Bowl, GEF held a third food drive at six grocery stores. There were also school food drives. The Bennett family of West Jordan handled the collection table at Ream’s (2783 State St.) for most of the day on Feb. 1. They found the opportunity on JustServe.org. They would give flyers to people as they entered the store and collect and sort contributions as they came out. Nicholas Bennett, a senior at Copper Hills High School, is working on completing at least 100 hours of service. If he is successful, he will graduate with the Copper Service Honor Cord. “It is like graduating with honors in service,” Nicholas explained. Their efforts brought in 752 cans of food items and $111 in donations. This was part of the 6,677 cans collected and $1,486 donations made on that Saturday. GEF is still gathering numbers for in-school drives.
Gregory and Nicholas Bennett collect and sort donations for Souper Bowl of Caring for in-school pantries in the Granite School District. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)
High School is one of the premier food pantries in the system. For the past school year, nearly 90% of Granite Park students utilized the pantry at some point. “Overall, we can conservatively say that 10,459 individuals received food directly from the pantry over the 2018-2019 school year. This does not count food provided for cooking classes, special family orders or deliveries/drop-offs,” Aaron Wilson, principal of GPJHS, said. In this school year, the pantry has served 500 to 900 individuals per month. Not only is the pantry used for food distribution, but it also provides supplies for cooking classes at GPJHS. “This helps the students learn how to cook meals based on food from the pantry,” Brody Mangum, outreach coordinator for GPJHS, said. The pantry is viewed by the students OUTFLOW as another school service such as counselThe food pantry at Granite Park Junior ing and transportation or lunch.
“The pantry has become a significant part of the school, providing a vital resource to students in a variety of indirect ways (supporting clubs, activities and more) without being a stigmatized entity due to how ingrained it is in the school’s culture,” Wilson said.
Besides direct donations, corporate sponsors also provide items like fresh bread. Another benefit of the food pantry is opportunities to serve. “Families benefiting from the pantry regularly return to the school with a desire to help, mostly wanting to give directly back to the pantry. Due to parents and families, we’ve received dozens of hours of service. Students have volunteered hundreds of hours of their time. Many have used this as an opportunity to build resumes for summer jobs, collect hours to put on college applications, and to provide support to their friends in need,” Wilson said. The pantry is designed like a shopping experience with teachers and other volunteers helping recipients gather items based on shared recipes. “The community has better communicated amongst themselves, or at least in ways that reflect what we’re doing at the school. As an example, the community knows the exact day I get a shipment since, if one parent comes in and sees, will tell other families significantly faster than I could ever,” Wilson said. l
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Refugee families benefiting from transition center By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com
Flags from community center members home countries adorn the walls of the Lincoln Community Center. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)
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magine growing up in northern Sudan, moving away from your village at a young age to attend a boarding school in the city. All your education is handled by teachers and school staff. Parents aren’t involved. Now, imagine yourself years later moving from Sudan to South Salt Lake with your own family and three school-aged children. Imagine a caseworker talking to you about your children attending Lincoln Elementary and Granite Park Junior High School. The caseworker describes the Utah school system. Terms like tardy slips, school lunch payments, check-ins, check-outs, IEPs, locker combinations, A/B days, recess, parent teacher conferences, are unfamiliar. With each new term and explanation, the concerns grow about trying to understand it all. Finally, the caseworker explains that there is hope thanks to the work of the Office of Educational Equity in the Granite School District (GSD).
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The Tumaini (Swahili for hope) Welcome & Transition Center is a powerful resource for people just arriving to Utah and who may be unfamiliar with navigating the school system. Tumaini is located at Granite Park Junior High School and has open enrollment allowing new students to join anytime. They conduct a two-week transitional program for K-12 newcomers who are enrolling in a U.S. school for the first time. The idea behind the program is to help students prepare to transition into their home school. “The kids get to go to the welcome center and learn how to play school,” Jadee Talbot, associate director community centers, said. According to their fact sheet, “Participants receive an intensive two-week instructional program focusing on academic and social skills in English. The curriculum includes oral language, school culture, literacy, numeracy, computers, and collaborative learning.” “Part of the program is a parent orientation when the kids are ready to transition to their home school,” Talbot said.
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TUMAINI WELCOME & TRANSI- help parents get involved in their children’s education by providing additional classes for TION CENTER
Because parents are given a lot of information at the orientation, GSD has developed 32 community centers located in schools across the district. The district partners with many organizations like Promise SSL to give the students and parents resources to succeed. After the school transition, parent navigators and multilingual refugee support staff conduct school and home visits to help. They
parents such as English as a second language, learning how to read with their child even if they are illiterate, computer skills and school navigation classes. They teach parents how to use the Granite Parent Portal and how to check on their children’s progress. “A popular event at our community centers is a school tour. They go by different names depending on the centers. Some of them call it a PIE (Parents in Education) walk. They tour classrooms and have a debrief over pie,” Talbot said. Community center leaders work hard doing outreach. They make phone calls. They pass out handouts to parents when they drop their children off at school. They try to tap into cultural community groups. “Getting word out about what we offer is our golden ticket,” Talbot said. Many community center leaders find opportunities for parents to volunteer in their child’s school. This allows the student to see their parent at school and lets them know that school is important. “We want to make sure parents know there is a place for them in school. It is a concept many parents are not familiar with coming from a school system in another country,” Madeleine Clark, community center coordinator, said. “All of this takes time. One visit will not answer all the questions. You must build a relationship with these parents,” Talbot said. The community centers with their many offerings and resources allow district personnel to build relationships.l
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March 2020 Cherie Wood, Mayor 801-464-6757 mayor@sslc.com
South Salt Lake City Council Members LeAnne Huff, District 1 801-440-8510 lhuff@sslc.com Corey Thomas, District 2 801-755-8015 cthomas@sslc.com Sharla Bynum, District 3 801-803-4127 sbeverly@sslc.com Portia Mila, District 4 801-792-0912 pmila@sslc.com L. Shane Siwik, District 5 801-548-7953 ssiwik@sslc.com Natalie Pinkney, At-Large 385-775-4980 npinkney@sslc.com Ray deWolfe, At-Large 801-347-6939 rdewolfe@sslc.com
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CITY NEWSLETTER You Matter, Be Counted – 2020 Census
Our little City stands quite tall in comparison to some of our neighbors. South Salt Lake is the second smallest city in the valley, but you wouldn’t know it from the big-city benefits we enjoy. Though small, we have our own police and fire departments, parks and recreation, sewer and water systems. We Mayor Cherie Wood have all of this and more and have always put community first in our budgets. SSL offers dozens of free and low-cost programs and services for residents. We have top-rated youth sports leagues and camps. Recreation also puts on 12 annual events designed to bring families and community together. The Daddy-Daughter Dance in February and the Senior Ball this month are two highlights – the costumes, sets, music, food, and games are first-rate productions. Many other programs are offered in community centers through our partners – ranging from the Columbus Senior Center to the Utah Refugee Training and Education Center, to the Head Start preschool, and of course Promise SSL afterschool and summer activities. All of these have been strategically located in our City with one common denominator – Investing in People. With the theme Invest in People running through so much of the work we do, we regularly take stock of who we are and what services are needed. Most of our programs receive some form of local, state or federal funding or other grants. All of our funders want to know how many people are participating and who they are – young or old, high or low income, American-born or new citizens, and so on. We rely on this data both to design programs that are the right fit, and also to attract the funding to make them possible. So where do we go to find this information? The US Census. The Census is a fundamental part of our country’s founding. In fact, it was set up by our Constitution, and endures today because it defines who we are as a nation, as a state, and even as a small City. The Census is happening this spring – Census survey information will arrive in your mailbox mid-March. The survey asks questions that help us understand our community and predict needs, such as classrooms, jobs, housing and elder care. Without this, we wouldn’t really know how to Invest in People. We need to know you to serve you. It is just that simple. We need to make sure every single person is counted so we get an accurate representation. This information is used for
allocating sales taxes, federal road funds, school district funding, federal afterschool funding, housing funds, and the list goes on. It also determines how many legislators our state gets in Congress. I can’t stress enough that our population number and characteristics have a tremendous influence on the revenue our City gets from other agencies, entities and grants. I talk a lot about how to be an involved citizen and why it is so important. And now here is your chance – speak up for yourself and every member of your household in the 2020 Census. It only comes around every 10 years, so taking the census is one small action with a long-lasting impact. So please, I urge you to watch your mailbox and take this step to invest in yourself and in your community – take the 2020 Census!
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SSL City Council Meetings 220 E. Morris Ave., 2nd Floor Wednesday, March 11, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 7 p.m
SSL City Planning Commission Meetings 220 E. Morris Ave., 2nd Floor Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 7 p.m.
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By Sharla Bynum, City Council District 3 Recently, Utah House Bill 411 (Community Renewable Energy Act) provided cities a pathway toward using 100% renewable energy by 2030. Everyone on the Council was excited to move forward. But after a more detailed presentation from Rocky Mountain Power and Salt Lake City’s Sustainability Department, we unanimously agreed not to pass a resolution at this time for several reasons. SSL is starting a few steps behind other communities. Many of the participating cities already had energy plans in place and have residents who opt in to current Rocky Mountain Power programs like Blue Star and solar energy. At this time, SSL has no sustainability plan and only about 1% of our residents participate in current energy-wise programs. There are just too many unknowns at this point. HB411 makes no promises about the price of renewable energy – it could be cheaper, or it might be more expensive – only time will tell. But the commitment needs to be made up front. Some suggested passing a resolution, then withdrawing if needed. Because rates will be determined based on how many cities pass a resolution of support, not following through on our commitment wouldn’t be fair to others who are participating. Additionally, HB411 is an opt-out program, meaning all SSL residents would be enrolled with an undetermined additional cost. Business owners and residents would be required to contact Rocky Mountain Power to let them know if they didn’t want to participate. Another concern, penalties might apply if too many
residents opt out or if renters abandon contracts. Because of the high number of rentals in our City, we determined it was best to wait and join this effort when more details become available. I cannot emphasize enough that our City goal is to become 100% reliant on renewable energy. Our first plan of action will be to create a sustainability plan with the support of Rocky Mountain Power. Part of that plan will include encouraging residents and business owners to individually change this conversation by going to rockymountainpower.net to participate in current energywise options. We invite all residents to be a part of this process. Please attend City Council meetings and share feedback with your Council representatives – we value your input. Note: Opinions expressed here may not be representative of all Members of the City Council.
Justice Court Welcomes Judge Ryan Richards
Preparedness Tip #3: Designate Emergency Contacts Careful consideration should be taken when choosing emergency contacts. Because they can be local or outside of your geographic location, be aware that it may be easier to call long distance in the event of a localized/regional disaster. After confirming your emergency contact, be sure to share the contact’s phone number with everyone in your family. During an emergency, you should call your contact who can then share with other family members where you are, how you are doing and how to get in contact with you.
South Salt Lake welcomes Judge Ryan Richards to the SSL Justice Court. Judge Richards has a breadth of experience which qualifies him for this position. Most recently, Judge Richards was an Assistant Attorney General with the Utah Attorney General’s Office. Prior to this position he was a prosecutor for both Salt Lake City and South Salt Lake. He also had the unique opportunities to intern at the Utah State Legislature as well as at the US Mission to NATO. During his time as prosecutor for South Salt Lake, Judge
Richards’ passion for law and justice became indelibly connected to the citizens and needs of South Salt Lake. Having seen and experienced the unique character of our City, Judge Richards felt strongly about applying for this position. In his words, “The Court should have a judge who strives daily to live up to the importance of the role, who understands the law, applies it correctly and who treats everyone who enters the Court with the dignity and respect they deserve.” Thank you, Judge Richards, for your concern and commitment to the City of South Salt Lake. Welcome to your new position on the bench!
South Salt Lake City Council Action Report Summary Full agendas, minutes, handouts and video recorded meetings available at: sslc.com/city-government/council-meeting Date 1/22/20 1/22/20 2/12/20
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Agenda Item A Resolution appointing an individual to the South Salt Lake Valley Mosquito Abatement District A Resolution Authorizing Participation on the Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility Board An Ordinance amending Section 3.11.100 (B) of the City Code to adjust sewer rate A Resolution amending Rule three of the City Council rules of procedure
2/12/20 A Resolution supporting HJR 7 Joint Resolution
Subject A Resolution appointing a member of the City Council to the South Salt Lake Valley Mosquito Abatement District Board of Directors A Resolution appoint a member of the City Council to the Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility Board An Ordinance amending the South Salt Lake City Code to adjust the sewer rate in an effort to meet the Debt Service Requirements of the City’s Series 2020A and 2020B Bonds A Resolution amending rule three to allow more flexibility in the rules governing electronic meetings A Resolution support H.J.R 7 joint Resolution Ratifying an Amendment to U.S. Constitution
Action Approved - The Council Appointed Council Member LeAnne Huff as the member of this Board Approved - The Council Appointed Council Chair Sharla Bynum as the member of this Board Approved
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Census 2020: Get Counted – It Affects Public Safety! Many people probably never realized that Census data could affect how your Fire Chief City responds to a disaster. It’s true! The Terry Addison impending US Census, or Census 2020, is extremely important for the City of South Salt Lake. The information we receive will help us to better serve you in an emergency or disaster situation, as well as to secure funding for important programs and incentives for residents and stakeholders of South Salt Lake. Census 2020 will determine congressional representation, influence federal funding and provide data that will impact communities for the next decade. The results of the 2020 Census will inform decisions about allocating hundreds of billions of federal dollars to communities across the country -- for hospitals, fire and police departments, school lunch and other critical programs, as well as infrastructure and services. Census data will help identify potential vulnerabilities within our community to better prepare for disaster. However, this data is only as good as the count taken during the Census. In short, help us help you. Be counted where you live on April 1, 2020. Make sure to include every member of your household, kids count. I invite you to help “Shape your Future” as you participate in the United States Census 2020!
New Traffic Data Collecting Technology For years the South Salt Lake Police Department has investigated complaints of speeding vehicles. We reacted in normal fashion by sending officers into the area to make an assessment of the problem and take enforcement action in necessary. Unfortunately, and frustratingly, our officers were often unable to detect any violations or even collect sustaining data that would validate the original complaint. But, thanks to one of our officers who believed there was a better way, we have a new tool to help us! Officer Taylor of the Traffic Division began a search for a system that could help capture data to study vehicle traffic speeds on fatal traffic accident investigations. After extensive research, he found the Black Cat II Radar Recorder by Jamar Technologies, Inc. This new technology can collect traffic data which can then be used to identify specific traffic problems on our roadways. There are many advantages to such a system. Other types of devices historically used, like road tube traffic counters, speed trailers and officer presence, produce less accurate results. Drivers often slow down when they see a tube across the road, a trailer or the presence of an officer. This means that inaccurate data is collected. With the Black Cat II, there is nothing in the roadway, and the box itself looks like any other utility box mounted on an existing utility pole. This allows officers to collect unaltered,
unbiased data providing more accurate information about the actual traffic concern. With the multiple capabilities of the Black Cat Radar II, departments have been able to track large vehicles on prohibited roadways by capturing a set length of a desired vehicle. Police Chief More commonly, the Black Cat Radar is used Jack Carruth to track the average speed and the highest speeds of vehicles. The data collected indicates the time of day and the number of vehicles in violation and generates an easyto-read report for officers and complainants to review. This information is then used by our officers to better educate the community and to determine where and when enforcement action is needed. With this advanced technology, officers are more effectively deployed to areas where enforcement actions are warranted, and can more efficiently analyze the cause of traffic problems to better identify longterm solutions. The best feature of the Black Cat II Radar, it came at no cost to the City of South Salt Lake. Officer Taylor secured a Highway Safety Grant to obtain two systems, both 100% grant funded. If you have a traffic safety concern in your neighborhood, please call 801-8404000 and ask to speak with a Traffic Officer.
Tuesday, March 10, Columbus Community Center, Room 101, 7:00 p.m., Community Policing Zones 3-4 Thursday, March 12, Columbus Community Center, Room 101, 7:00 p.m., Community Policing Zones 1-2 Thursday, March 19, River Run Condo Clubhouse located at 3807 South River Run Way (990 W), 7:00 p.m., Jordan River Parkway and Community Policing Zones 5-6 Tuesday, March 31, Waverly Townhomes Clubhouse, 7:00 p.m., Waverly, Plymouth and Huntly Manor Townhome communities, Community Policing Zones 5-6 A recording with updated info on Neighborhood Watch Meetings can he heard by calling 801-412-3668.
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Coffee with a Cop is part of a national initiative to create a place for community members and police officers to come together. The South Salt Lake Chamber supports the program to help businesses increase their involvement in the community’s safety. Délice Bakery 2747 S State on Wednesday, March 4, 9-10 a.m.
Business and Development Columbus Senior Center Highlights 2531 South 400 East South Salt Lake, Utah 84115 • 385-468-3340
Monday & Wednesday Modified Yoga, 12:30 p.m.
DEVELOPMENT UPDATES ROOFERS SUPPLY COMPANY – NEW BUILDING
In 2018, Roofers Supply Company came to Community Development with a vision of a multi-phase redevelopment project of their existing facilities at 3359 South 500 West. Phase 1 included demolishing the building at 3379 South, formally known as Speedy Towing, and constructing a new office/warehouse headquarters. The new building is now complete and open for business. They will begin moving forward with phase 2, which includes the demolition of their current office building located just to the north. Phase 2 and 3 of the redevelopment will include new warehouse and storage buildings for their products, new parking lots, landscaping and curb, gutter and sidewalk along 500 West.
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Tuesdays, Tai Chi, 10 a.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays Pickleball, 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Movie w/ Popcorn, 12:30 p.m. Fridays, Line Dancing 10:30 a.m. Daily Lunch, Noon $3 suggested donation Thursday, March 12 March is for Mindfulness 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 16 Columbus Choir Performance, 10:45 a.m. Friday, March 20 Senior Ball ‘Disco Fever’ 5:00 p.m. Come check out what the Senior Center has to offer! See us on Facebook: Columbus Senior Center
MILLCREEK STATION APARTMENTS
Located at 3196 S. Washington Street this affordable multifamily building is now complete and 100% leased. Millcreek Station has 70-units with a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom units. Fourteen of the units are market rate, the remaining 56 units target households with incomes ranging from 25-50% of the area median income. Millcreek Station is across the street from the 3300 South TRAX station and features a pool, fitness facility, children’s playground and public transit passes.
RIVERFRONT NEIGHBORHOOD FINAL PHASE UNDER CONSTRUCTION The last phase of new single family homes in the Riverfront Neighborhood is now under construction. The new phase includes approximately 80 additional homes. Richmond American Homes will be building approximately half of the development lots. The homes will be a mix of one and two story units, with designs matching themes of the previous phases of development. Home prices are anticipated to range $300,000 and up.
Community Happenings Columbus Senior Center Spotlight The Columbus Community Center has been a hub for seniors for twenty years, offering activities, food and friendship to people over 60 years old. The SSL Recreation Department works in partnership with SL County Aging Services to help seniors stay active, engaged and informed. Recreation Director Aaron Wiet has been working with the senior center for over a decade. “We offer free transportation to Columbus for SSL residents, and have activities that keep our seniors healthy – both mentally and physically,â€? says Wiet. “We are excited to be building a park adjacent to the Columbus Center this year. It will have pickleball, ping pong, and picnic tables designed with seniors in mind. We want to get people outside by creating a safe, comfortable and fun place to go.â€? Jayme Haight, the Center Manager agrees. She is always encouraging residents to make friends, get outdoors, and take part in activities. Some patrons spend their time in the main room with tea, but many come for a ďŹ tness class or art instruction. A resident committee helps choose the activities and is working toward putting in a small garden outside. The highlight of the year for many participants is the Senior Ball. The great music, decorations, food, and entertainment generate a lot of enthusiasm and dancing. It is the highlight of the year for many, so mark your calendar for March at 20 at 5:00 p.m.
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Boys & Girls 4 – 6 years old Tuesday & Thursday Evenings from 6-7pm Granite Park Junior High (3030 S. 200 E.)
$25 for first child, $20 for second, $15 for third *Additional $5 non-resident fee for participants living outside of South Salt Lake *Scholarships available to those who qualify - $10 with Free/Reduced Lunch Letter
Practices starting April 14th Coaches will call to inform players of first practice prior to April 13th Season Ends May 14th *Please note that all Dates and Locations are subject to change
Deadline: March 27th
Sign up for Tee-Ball & get: FREE Bees tickets, practices, 6 games, a team shirt, team picture, and a participation award!
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Adult Open Play Basketball Columbus Community Center 2531 S 400 E 18 years and older March 3 – March 26 Tues & Thurs nights 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Fee: $20 Season Pass or $1 Night Pass For more information call 801-412-3217
Pickleball
Central Park Community Center 2797 S 200 E March 2 – March 26 Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Monday & Wednesday Evenings 7 – 9 p.m. 18 & Older Equipment for Checkout FREE to play FOR REGISTRATION CONTACT: Dustin 801.412.3209 or dpermann@sslc.com
SPRING VOLLEYBALL Youth boys and girls 7th – 12th Grade Recreation play with emphasis on fun and learning. Fee: $20 per participant Monday & Wednesday Games 5:15, 6:00 & 6:45 p.m. Play mid-March to ďŹ rst of May Team must have 1 adult volunteer coach Registration: January 20 - March 2 Recreation Department 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Columbus Community Center 2531 S 400 E, SSL, UT 84115 Questions call: 801-483-6076 or email: mclark@sslc.com
Community Happenings SAVE THE DATE!!
Who are Lions? What do they do?
How do they serve? How can you serve your community as a Lions member? Join us for the South Salt Lake Lions Club OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, March 21, 2020
3:00-6:00 p.m. Columbus Community Center 2531 South 400 East RSVP by March 16 801-597-6165 or 801-487-3533
LUNCH on the Move
Fry Me to the Moon Wednesday, March 25 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. SSL City Hall 220 East Morris Ave Discover a new food truck each month and stop in to see what’s new at City Hall!
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Promise Afterschool Sports and Art at GPJH Students in the Granite Park Jr. High afterschool program enjoy participating in both competitive and noncompetitive sports. Thus, the gymnasium and exercise room are always occupied during the second hour of programming with students preparing themselves to make it to the All Star or Intramural teams. Students who do not participate in sports during afterschool have different enrichment activity club choices which include: art, dance, music, Minecraft, chess, board games and cooking. Art Club is an enjoyable and creative activity run by Promise on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It is taught by an amazing Promise staff member who shares new skills at every session and provides students new art knowledge. The hands-on projects and discussions continue to attract students to join the club. For more information about afterschool at GPJH contact: Joseph at jgenda@sslc.com
Robotics at Kearns St. Ann School
The Promise SSL Afterschool Program at Kearns St. Ann School is partnering with Learning Through Robotics to offer robotics classes to all K-5th graders enrolled in program this spring. Youth have built robots, learned programming basics, and practiced ďŹ xing mechanical errors in their work so far. This partnership gives our youth a chance to work in teams, build problem-solving skills, and engage with science, technology, engineering and math in a fun, hands-on environment. For more information about afterschool at KSA contact AnnElise at aacosta@sslc.com
Community Dinner FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGES 0-5
March 17th 5:30 PM Columbus Center 2531 S. 400 E. South Salt Lake
COME AND SHARE Share about your experiences Interact with other parents Translators Available
BUILD COMMUNITY Dinner Provided Childcare Provided Prize Drawings
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Let’s learn about UHSAA’s newest sport: Lacrosse By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
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tah high schools are welcoming boys and girls lacrosse to their sanctioned sports this spring season. This traditionally “East Coast” sport is not as familiar to sports fans here so we thought we’d ask some experts in the area to give us all a “Lacrosse for Dummies” lesson. The sport itself has plenty of differences between the boys and girls games so let’s look first at this individually.
Things you need to know about boys lacrosse
We asked Collin Madsen, boys program coordinator for Intermountain Lacrosse, to help explain the sport from the high school boys perspective. • There are 10 players on each side of the field – three attackers, three midfielders, three defenders and one goalie. • Among its midfielders, teams can use a faceoff specialist, who may come right to the sidelines after faceoffs, and a long stick midfielder, who plays with a longer stick. • Faceoffs, where one player from each team crouch down and fight for control of the ball, start all quarters and also happen after each goal is scored. • Lacrosse sticks are allowed to be deeper for the boys than the girls and the string can be mesh or traditional leather. • During play, the attackers need to stay on the offensive side of the field while the defenders stay on the defensive side. The midfielders can be mobile all over the field. • Players can body-check another player that has the ball with referees allowing body contact from the shoulders down to the waist. Boys are required to wear full protective gear, including helmets, shoulder pads, elbow pads, rib pads, gloves and mouth guards. • Fields measure 110 yards long by 60 yards wide – that is marked with a midfield line, two restraining boxes and two creases around the goal. • High school games are four 12-minute stopped time quarters. Madsen said approximately 5,500 boys play lacrosse in Utah with 2,000 of those of high school age. “I’d hope and expect both of those numbers to increase slightly this year with sanctioning and definitely see a sizeable amount of growth at both youth and high school over the next three to five years and beyond,” he said.
Things you need to know about girls lacrosse
Maddie Ferguson, the girls program director for Intermountain Lacrosse helped us understand the differences between the high school girls game and the boys. • There are 12 players on each side of the field – three attackers, five midfielders, three defenders and one goalie. • Games are started with a draw where centers from each team stand facing each other with the ball being placed between the heads of both player’s sticks. At the whistle, both players
try and push or pull the ball high enough in the air that it clears the shoulders of both players. After a “fair” start, they can either get the ball from the air or the ground. The other midfielders are waiting outside the center circle until the draw is clear or a penalty is assessed and possession is given to the other team. Draws are used after each goal as well as at the beginning of the second half. • Lacrosse sticks have a traditional pocket and the material of that pocket can be different. • During play, no more than seven players can be below the restraining line on their offensive side of the field. On the defensive side, eight are allowed including the goalkeeper. • The top of the ball must be above the sidewall when it’s in the pocket. • No body-to-body or stick-to-body contact is allowed. An immediate yellow card is assessed if a player’s stick hits another player above the shoulders and a two-minute non-replaceable penalty is given (like the hockey penalty box). Two yellow cards equal a red card and players are subject to automatic removal from the game. Players are only allowed to make contact with their stick when the ball carrier is holding their stick below their shoulder. Girls are required to wear a mouth guard and goggles. • Goalies remain in the goal circle, or defensive area. The three defenders are in their restraining area and typically use a square or diamond setup while the three attackers do the same in their restraining area. The five midfielders are the only players that can be in the center section of the field for the draw with the center midfielder designated to take the draw. • Typically, players use a tight cradle motion between the ear and the shoulder when possessing the ball. • Fields measure 120 yards long by 70 yards wide and contain a midfield line, two creases, an arc at eight meters and an arc at 12 meters. • High school games are two 25-minute halves. “The growth here has been amazing,” Ferguson, a New Jersey native, said. “There are more girls high school teams than ever and it’s growing at a massive pace.” She noted that nearly 40 teams have been added since UHSAA’s announcement that the sport would be sanctioned. Also, Utah now has its own U17 national team where previously they had been combined with Idaho and Montana and with that increased presence, more All-American players are being recognized from the state and moving on to play collegiately.
Where the boys and girls games are the same
• When a team shoots and misses the goal, possession is awarded to the team that is closest to the ball when and where it exits the field of play. So the offense can take multiple shots in a possession that miss the goal, and still retain possession.
Boys and girls lacrosse have now become the 18th and 19th sports sanctioned by the UHSAA with competition beginning this spring. (Photos courtesy Steve Crandall)
• An offsides penalty is assessed when too many field players are over the restraining line. The maximum is seven. • Only goalies are allowed in the crease or goal circle unless the goalie is not in that area. In that case, a field player can run through to pick up the ball, but no defense can be made against shots on goal since they are not wearing the appropriate gear. • A rule of “shooting space” protects players to ensure safe play. When players are on the attack and typically around the goal area, defenders must come in from an angle – not head on – to align their bodies to defend safely. “Shooting space” penalties result in an 8-meter shot (think penalty kicks in soccer). The “dangerous propel” rule puts the responsibility on an attacking player to refrain from shooting if a defender comes at them head on until the official makes the “shooting space” call. Otherwise, the penalties offset. “Those two rules are super, super complicated to observe as they are happening, to administrate as an official, and to put into action as a player,” Collins said. “So, I would say that shooting space is one of the most common penalties in the game and generally the least understood.” • Yellow and red cards typically are handed out for safety and sportsmanship violations and other penalties result in change of possessions or penalty shots, depending on where on the field the fouls occurred. • Whether it’s boys or girls lacrosse, the most basic movement on the field is a cradle which keeps the ball securely in a player’s net. The use of an effective cradle leads to the best possible scenarios for a shot attempt or a pass. • When the ball is scooped off the ground, it’s called a ground ball. In a battle for
that ball, players cannot hit the other’s stick if they don’t have possession of the ball. That is called an empty check and is basically a turnover, handing possession to the other team. • Defensemen use “d-pole” long sticks which are six feet long and designed for players to try and check and dislodge the ball from attackers from a distance. (Teams are only allowed to use up to four long poles on the field at one time while the other six players have a standard lacrosse stick that is required to be between 4042 inches in length. These sticks allow for easier movement and protection. • Goalies wear full protective gear and have sticks with a much larger head than the field sticks. “The inclusion of lacrosse as a UHSAA-sanctioned sport is huge for the sport,” Madsen said. “I think that overall it is going to have a massive impact on the sport here in the state. It is something that the Utah lacrosse community has been talking about and hoping would happen for many years, and it has finally come to fruition. I think it brings additional credibility, awareness and interest to the sport that will continue in growing the sport both in participation and performance.” “Lacrosse is an amazing sport and it’s also an extremely different sport than many others,” Ferguson said. “Oftentimes there is a quick love for the game because there is a spot on the field for every kind of athlete. It’s also an amazing off-season training sport for other sports, so anyone focused on basketball has the footwork to be an amazing defender, if you love to run, well, you’re a great midfielder and football players get the physical aspect of men’s lacrosse.” l
Cottonwood High theater students christen new black box theatre with Shakespeare By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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hen patrons come to Cottonwood High’s black box theatre to see William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” they will be transformed into the 1930s and 1940s time period in New Orleans. That’s because with a newly renovated black box theatre, theatre director Adam Wilcox said his students are able to create more than before. “With this brand new space, we can create a set with a water feature like a bayou, with plants and life that we couldn’t do in our old space,” he said. “It’s bigger than life; it’s a magical swamp that will be intriguing.” The comedic show, directed by Wilcox with costumes by Maddiey Howell, will take place at 7 p.m., March 10-12 and at noon and 7 p.m., March 14. General admission tickets are $8 and are available on cwoodtheatre.com. “It’s chock-full with a ton of kids and parts and will be the first show opening in the new black box,” he said. “We’re christening it with Shakespeare.” Wilcox has wanted his students to perform this play for a number of years, but only recently got the idea of tying it into the South after a trip to Disneyland where he and his wife spent time in New Orleans Square. “This is a story about magic and we’re now able to do that with voodoo, fairies, Southern
Cottonwood High theater students rehearse in their newly remodeled black box theatre, which will allow them more possibilities with performances, said school theatre director Adam Wilcox. (Abbie Tuckness/Cottonwood High)
Creole accents, beautiful Southern debutants and everything inspired by New Orleans. Shakespeare’s been around for 500 years, but what keeps it fresh, is the accessibility in the story of love, the story of chance meeting, story about our actors.”
Renovation on the black box theatre began last fall and was complete in early January. It includes new lighting and sound, patron seating, raised ceiling, newly painted, larger area for actors and “revamping of a classroom into a wonderful space that is incredible. It truly is a black
box theatre now,” Wilcox said. “It feels like a new house when you move in, but it doesn’t quite feel like yours yet.” Wilcox’s students are also preparing “When She Had Wings” for the regional competition, which will be held in March. In April, there will be the state theatre competition, which the drama team has competed in every year since the school opened in 1970, he said. Recently, his students had the opportunity to see the “Every Brilliant Thing,” a production on tour traveling around the state from the Utah Shakespeare Festival. It was part of the opening session of the Utah Theatre Association annual conference, hosted at Cottonwood High, in January. “It’s a huge endeavor to invite and host 2,000 junior high and high school students from across the state and Cottonwood is one of the few places that has a big enough auditorium,” said Wilcox, who is the UTA president. “It’s a beautiful show that is meaningful and impactful.” While some students’ questions were answered after the performance, some seniors took the opportunity to attend breakout sessions held at the University of Utah. “Students were able to listen to professionals from LA and New York, learn about professional theater, and talk to each another,” he said. “It’s a great opportunity.” l
State tournament berth caps transition season for Cottonwood girls basketball By Brian Shaw | b.shaw@mycityjournals.co
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or the Cottonwood girls basketball team, the 2019-20 season was one of transition. Longtime head coach Janae Hirschi stepped down, leading the way for her longtime assistant, Natalie Wonnacott. Under Wonnacott, the Colts pushed through a tough preseason, nearly upending two teams in the process. As region play got rolling, Cottonwood showed it would be a hard school to contend with, taking several teams such as crosstown rivals Murray and Hillcrest to the brink before finally getting a signature win. Against Brighton on Jan. 24, the stars aligned for the Colts, who trailed by one point at the break. But, Cottonwood responded with a big third quarter, taking a two-point lead into the final stanza which it clung to for a 48-47 win. It was the Colts first win since Dec. 13, 2018 and more important, it was Cottonwood’s first region win since February 2017. The Colts wouldn’t win another game in 2019-20. But, thanks in no small part to the Utah High School Activities Association’s new rule that allows every team in Class 5A to compete at the state tournament, Cottonwood would be seeded No. 28 for the big dance.
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That paired the Colts with No. 5 Skyline, a region foe that Cottonwood had already played twice on the season. The Colts stayed with the Eagles in the first matchup, losing by nine, however, the second showdown wasn’t as kind as Skyline prevailed by 35. In this the third and final game between the two schools, Cottonwood traveled up the road toward the Wasatch foothills to take on the Eagles on Feb. 18. Skyline flew out to a 21-5 lead in the first quarter and led 38-13 at the half. Cottonwood would trim that lead to 19 after a spirited third quarter. But, the No. 5 Eagles proved to be too much in the fourth, handing Cottonwood a season-ending 58-34 loss. For Cottonwood (1-13, 1-20) the loss to Skyline for the third time was tough. But, a young team led by Olivia Tassainer with 10 points and Ali Tripp with nine provided some fun moments for new head coach Wonnacott. Meghan Nelson closed out her high school basketball career with seven points for the Colts, while Sela Tuitupou-Kutu and Lala Fuapau each scored three points and Jasmine Wonnacott two. l
Freshman Ali Tripp shoots a free throw during a closely fought game at Murray. (City Journals)
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Under a new head coach, Cottonwood boys basketball ends season at state By Brian Shaw | b.shaw@mycityjournals.com
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n one sense, new head coach Mike Miller took the Cottonwood Colts boys basketball team further than it’s been in quite some time. In another sense, however, one could argue the Colts only went as far as they did due to the new Ratings Percentage Index implemented last spring by the Utah High School Activities Association, which stipulates that every team in Class 5A--regardless of their record--will be invited to participate in the Class 5A state tournament. And so, having earned a No. 28 seed after finishing the 2019-20 season with three wins, Cottonwood accepted the UHSAA’s invitation and participated in the school’s first state boys basketball tournament in more than 10 years. The Colts piled in a bus and traveled to Timpanogos, the No. 3 seed in the 5A state tournament first round on Feb. 19. Cottonwood would hang close with the visitors through one quar-
ter, trailing 15-12 after several key players hit big shots to open the game. But, a cold-shooting second quarter in which the Colts would miss several open looks buoyed a 16-point outburst from Timpanogos, giving the home team and 3-seed a 31-18 lead at the break. Timpanogos would then put the game out of reach in the third, extending the lead to 25 points en route to handing Cottonwood a 6639 loss, ending the Colts season. Cottonwood (2-10, 3-21) were led by Aiden Oliphant, who scored 16 points and hit four three-point shots in the loss, along with 10 points from Jeo Sellers and five from Andre Cooper. For the Colts who also got two points apiece from Cooper Lindsey, Duncan Wonnacott, Michael Dweh and Noah Winderburg, it was their first trip to the state tournament since 2010. l Andre Cooper brings the ball up the court during a region game. (Travis Barton/City Journals)
Cottonwood duo Walker, Loyd combine for three golds at state By Nichole Duffy | n.duffy@mycityjournals.com
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n Feb. 15, the Richards Building at Brigham Young University was filled with excited fans from all over the state, but it was not a Cougar’s meet they were going crazy for but the high school state swimming meet finals. As schools from all over the state came together to prove that they were the best in their division, tensions ran high and swimmers gave it their all. While there were winners from all over, Cottonwood High School had a great day. Cottonwood’s girls team finished seventh overall for the state. The Colts girls team finished with a score of 137, beating the next closest team, Brighton High School, by 13 and only fell 6 points away from sixth place. The boys swim team also placed seventh overall, edging out Spanish Fork High School by a single point, with a total of 138 points, only 5 points behind Skyline High School. One senior in particular had reason to celebrate. That was Jessica Loyd. Loyd, who has committed to the Air Force Academy, got second place in the 500-yard freestyle at last year’s state tournament with a final time of 5:10.13.
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In 2019, Loyd was 7.93 seconds from first place. This year she came back stronger and secured first place in the 500-yard freestyle race with a time of 5:04.82, surpassing her qualifying preliminary time by 2.03 seconds. Colts fans went crazy and the sounds of the cheering echoed in the cinderblock building and could be heard all the way in the parking lot. Loyd’s time in the 500 freestyle was the fastest in Utah this year by three seconds. She also won a medal in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing fourth. Her teammate, fellow senior Emma Walker, was named the 5A female swimmer of the year after taking gold in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard breaststroke. Walker, who has committed to the University of Kansas, finished with a final time of 2.04.62 in the medley taking first one year after finishing runner-up at the state meet in 2019. For the 100-yard breaststroke, Walker finished with a time of 1.02.70, good enough for All-American consideration. She beat out Wasatch’s Haley Altman, the current state record holder in the event. l
Senior Jessica Loyd takes a breath during the marathon 500-yard freestyle as she swam a time of 5:04.82 to take first place. (Travis Barton/City Journals)
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Enterprising foodies By Linnea Lundgren | l.charnholm@mycityjournals.com
Uncle Bob’s Butter Country pancake syrups
Saturday pancake breakfasts have been a staple in the Smith household for decades. But the crowning glory has always been dad Bob’s homemade buttermilk syrup. “One day we were out of buttermilk, but we had an old container of Log Cabin (syrup),” Bob recalled. When the pancakes were served without dad’s buttermilk syrup, his children boycotted the pancakes. His oldest son asked incredulously, “Do you really expect us to eat this syrup?” “Right then, I knew the buttermilk syrup was something special,” Bob recalled. Special might be right. There have been few innovations in pancake syrups. “It’s been basically maple forever, some artificial syrups and low sugar ones, which nobody likes, and some fruit syrups,” Bob said. So buttermilk syrup — a favorite of home cooks — was ready to sweeten up the market. The Smith family dove in. After obtaining a cottage food certificate (an approval by the State), things started slowly. In their Cottonwood Heights’ kitchen, the eight Smith children plus parents made 250 bottles of syrup. It was a tricky business managing three gallon-sized pots, temperamental frothing syrup, and bottling. They sold the final product, Uncle Bob’s Butter Country syrup, at local farmers markets. It wasn’t until a few years later when Bob’s son Jared returned from his church mission and began attending BYU that things got going. “I knew that if we didn’t make and market this, someone else would,” Jared said, adding that once people taste buttermilk syrup, there’s no going back to artificial maple syrup. Jared set about experimenting, making hundreds of bottles, and consulting
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food scientists, including his brother-inlaw, Cameron Smith, a recent food science graduate at the time. It took about 18 months to verify that Uncle Bob’s syrup was shelf-stable, because it is made with real buttermilk and cream. Getting the product to market proved to be another challenge. Eventually Harmons took them on and later, Associated Foods. Butter Country is now in 170 stores. Jared described the syrups as on par with premium maple syrup, but with new flavors, a creamy texture, and no artificial additives. For traditionalists, they have a butter-infused maple flavor. The original buttermilk flavor makes a good base for fruit toppings. New flavors include harvest spice and coconut cream. Bob said he hopes these syrups bring people back to the simple delights of a pancake breakfast. “It’s about making memories,” he said. Jared agreed. “The syrup reminds me of big, hardy pancake breakfasts with my family.” www.buttercountry.com
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One autumn day, Rick Black was pureeing his varieties of homegrown chili peppers to freeze, when he had a fiery vision. “I wondered what the essence of the chilis would be like in a good quality hot fudge,” he recalled. “That is, literally, how the idea came.” With his favorite Dutch processed cocoa, he experimented extensively until he invented a chili-infused hot fudge sauce that, he said, “amazed” people, including his brother in Texas, who became his first
The original Uncle Bob’s Butter Country Syrup is made with real buttermilk and cream. (Photo courtesy Jared Smith)
The chili-infused Peppermint Free Range Fudge, which tastes like a warm, spicy, ooey-gooey Junior Mint. (Photo courtesy Marli Black)
investor. Black’s goal was to make a premium product with a unique twist. He sought sensations that brought the palate to life — a smoothness and sweetness from chocolate combined with the “essence” of chilis to bring out notes of heat and flavor. Black, a scientist by profession, got seven tasting groups together in his Sandy neighborhood. He’d test different types of chocolate, cocoas and combinations of chili varieties, then asked participants to fill out questionnaires. “Even if people didn’t like spicy foods, they all said it’s the best hot fudge they’d ever had,” he said. After perfecting his “proprietary blend” of seven varieties of chili peppers and finding the best cocoa, he leased a commercial kitchen, and with a humorous poke at our label-conscious culture, named his spicy creation Free Range Fudge. Popular flavors include original, extra spicy, milk chocolate and peppermint fudge, which Black’s daughters say is “like a warm, spicy, ooey-gooey Junior Mint.” New flavors for holiday offerings are in the test kitchen now.
Donning chili-patterned pants and wearing an aspirator and goggles while pureeing the chilis, Black makes his fudge in small batches, selling them through his website, www.blackmarkettradingcompany.com and at local stores. His family, including wife Jill, help cook and bottle the fudge. They work quickly, the beneficial result of Black’s production-efficiency studies. Daughter Marli does the photography, while daughter Kalen manages social media. Soon, he hopes to have his own commercial kitchen in order to work on transitioning from small-batch to large-batch production for distribution to grocery stores. “This is a passion,” Black said, and one that’s challenging to do while working full-time. But he’s having fun zooming around town in his Honda hybrid with a bold graphic of the Free Range Fudge mascot — a cartoonish chili pepper wearing a cowboy hat. On the rear window is written his favorite quote, “We don’t pen up our peppers.” “Happy peppers make happy fudge,” he quipped.
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mas for her creativity. Her work ethic and determination comes from her dad, who passed away three years ago. And her love of cake making? She credits that to the TV show, “Cake Boss” and the inspiration of star baker Buddy Valastro. So, 12 years ago, the West Jordan resident started educating herself through YouTube videos, cake blogs, and “a lot of trial and error.” Soon, she developed recipes and learned techniques that gave her confidence to make cakes and cookies for Swensen is more than just head baker friends and family. They, in turn, encouraged her to start and cake/cookie decorator for her busian Instagram account (@sweetaffs), which ness. She’s also the janitor, finance direc“just took off,” she said. Now, she books tor, photographer, videographer, teacher, researcher, social media whiz, and inven- three months in advance for orders and has expanded into teaching cake and cookie tory clerk. “You have to wear so many different classes, which often book out in a day. As a self-described social butterfly, hats,” she said, referring to food entrepreneurship. “You have so much that you end Swensen loves teaching others as much as she loves baking. “Sometimes we sell ourup learning along the way.” Swensen credits her mom and grand- selves short and think we can’t do something,” she said. When her students have
On the long counter of Afton Swensen’s commercial-grade kitchen sits flour, sugar, butter and M&M’s, ready to be made into Valentine’s Day cookies. Besides custom cookies, Swensen’s home-based company, SweetAffs, creates specialty cakes — her most requested flavor is Biscoff cookie batter and her most popular cake is a four-layer colorful unicorn creation.
that “I can do this” moment, she is joyful. Time restraints have honed her designs (think “simply elegant” or “colorfully fun”) and baking work. “Baking has created a whole new sleep schedule for me,” she said. With a 2-year-old, a part-time job, and a small farm she runs with her husband, she works late most nights. “It’s been a learning process of what I can handle and what I can take on,” she said. “I do things in stages.” She’s hoping to add more classes, including online classes for her out-of-state fan base. One day, she wants to operate SweetAffs full time. Until then, she’ll work late into the night baking and decorating the dozens of cookies and several cakes she makes each week. “I am grateful that I am in a place to make this a reality,” she said. “I try to be grateful for it and for everything I have.” The four-layer unicorn cake is most often requested www.sweetaffs.com and on Instagram for kids’ birthdays says SweetAffs’ owner Afton Sw@sweetaffs ensen. (Photo courtesy Afton Swensen)
Food competitions take the cake By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com Eight teams of students and teachers emerged from the dust of flour and sugar with creations such as panda-faced red velvet cupcakes and apple cinnamon cupcakes with apple cider buttercream and a last-minute caramel drizzle. The latter was named winner of Fort Herriman Middle School’s second annual Cupcake Wars held Jan. 22.
A passion for cooking, the thrill of competition and bragging rights, motivates many teens to enter cooking competitions. “It lets them be creative in a way that school doesn’t always let kids be creative,” said Madison Heist, teacher and judge at FHMS. All seventh graders learn basic cooking skills. Older students take Foods and Nutrition classes as electives. The most serious high school students take two years of ProStart classes to prepare for food service industry jobs. But—it’s the contests that really take the cake. Competitive cooking is a popular TV trend that has influenced many foods instructors to incorporate contests into their curriculum—who can create the best smoothie or ice cream sandwich? Others host afterschool competitions for any student who thinks they can craft the best pizza, burger or cupcake. For more intense competition, the Family Career and Consumers Leaders of America (FCCLA) offers student competitions in Baking and Pastry and Culinary Arts events. ProStart hosts region, state and national competitions requiring teams to create and execute a three-course meal. Jordan High foods instructor Shauna
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Young said competitions provide learning opportunities students can’t get in a classroom. “In the classroom, they have a limited amount of time and oftentimes a limited amount of resources,” Young said. “Having students compete teaches them to try new things, expand their comfort zone, build confidence, and do hard things that they didn’t think they could do.” JHS junior Jordan Castaneda likes that competitions allow him to be more creative. For the ProStart competition later this month, his team will make shrimp nigiri, stir fry chicken in a noodle nest, and layered mocha Chantilly cake. They will have just one hour and two gas burners to execute their menu and will be judged on taste, presentation, technique, time management, knife safety, sanitation, food cost, menu planning and business plan. During competitions, students are expected to problem-solve on the fly. As a FCCLA event judge, Kristy Yeschick watches for how well students respond to problems under pressure. “In the classroom they have that safety net,” she said. “If they mess up, it’s OK, they can do it again. Whereas in the competition, you’ve got to be at your top game.” Copper Hills High School foods instructor Megan Maxfield said competitions teach teamwork, problem-solving, time management, and leadership skills. When CHHS teams competed in the FCCLA regional Baking and Pastry event, problem-solving began weeks before the competition. The recipes they were given recipes for chocolate chip cookies and
Fort Herriman Middle students put finishing details on their cupcakes. (Jet Burnham/City Journals)
garlic bread knots had errors, said senior Brooklyn Gutierrez. Measurements and cooking times had to be adjusted through trial and error during several practice runs. At competition, the team had to adapt to even more complications: Their cookie dough got too cold, the kitchen equipment was unfamiliar, and humid weather affected their recipes. FHMS teacher Kayla Martin, whose team has won cupcake wars both years, said skills gained through competitions benefit everyone, not just those interested in highly competitive culinary careers. “Everybody works a fast food job at some point in their life,” she said. “So it’s good practice for working in a kitchen or a high stress job.” Many students love the thrill of the stressful environment of competition.
“I like the pressure,” JHS senior Mia Conham said. “I think it’s fun and I get really competitive.” JHS senior Holly Tang said when they are prepared, they can enjoy the competition. “We always have a ton of fun,” she said. “We’re always laughing and joking with each other.” Emma Powell, a competitor in FHMS’s Cupcake Wars, said it’s easy to forget about the pressure when doing something you enjoy. “It has a competitive aspect to it but you also have fun in the moment,” she said. “Then you realize there’s 10 minutes left. There are people you have to beat. So you put more effort than you think you can put into it.”
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It’s a life of learning for this wine educator By Linnea Lundgren | l.charnholm@mycityjournals.com “And it all was originally started by All during this winter, Sheral Schowe’s mind was focused on sunny Spain. wine education,” she said. Not for vacation planning (she wishes), but rather to study Spain’s 17 autonomous wine regions and the dozens of unique appellations. There were thousands of wine facts to know, maps to memorize and soil conditions to understand. For 6 to 8 hours each day, Schowe sat at her desk studying for the Wine Scholar Guilds’ rigorous Spanish Wine Scholar certification program. “It’s the hardest test I’ve ever taken, and I have a master’s degree,” joked the Sandy resident. But such diligent study is all in a day’s work for Schowe, the first female wine educator in the state who started Utah’s first official wine school, Wasatch Academy of Wine, decades ago. Wine has always played a central role in Schowe’s life. She grew up near California’s wine country, where wine was appreciated and served with dinner and visits to wineries were regular events. So, when she moved to Utah in the ’70s, she said, “I anticipated a change in the wine culture.” But, when she found herself at a Provo restaurant and the waiter poured her “wine,” which turned out to be a disguised bottle of Welch’s grape juice, she thought, “What kind of bizarre place am I in?” Utah, she decided, was ripe for a proper wine school. But that would come a bit later. Instead, Schowe, who had just received a master’s in education administration, found herself developing Utah’s first community education program serving children and adults with disabilities. Granite School District told her if it was going to succeed, she’d have to fundraise for the participants’ enrollment fees. “I thought, ‘How incredible, I got a master’s degree just to do bake sales and car washes,’” she said. Then her thoughts turned from tedious cake baking to the joys of wine tasting. She enlisted Utah chefs to donate food for a tax write-off and then gathered every oenophile (connoisseurs of wines) she knew to make a donation, bring a bottle, and learn about it. “The [District] was impressed with my fundraising, but I never told them it started with wine,” she said. Enough money was raised to open several programs in the District that addressed the academic needs of adults with cerebral palsy, gave children access to wheelchair basketball, and created programs for developmentally disabled adults to learn independent living skills.
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Several years later, in 1991, she started Wasatch Academy of Wine. For Schowe, the appreciation and study of wine is a gateway to many stimulating experiences in life. Besides new tastes, aromas and textures, an education in wine opens up new worlds — the geology of a grape-growing region, its society, art, history and culinary expressions. “You can become intellectually and experientially connected to the world through wine,” she said. While academic study is necessary, she values learning through experiences, especially through travel and meeting winemakers. “Last year I was in Europe for two months. The purpose was to meet with winemakers, to walk through their vineyards, to watch them make wine, to visit cellars, to taste wine with their families and experience their food traditions,” she said. “I bring those stories home and it greatly enhances the presentation in all my classes... it gives a deeper meaning.” Sheral Schowe has been teaching wine education courses through her school, Wasatch Academy of Wine, since Schowe focuses on European wines, the ’90s. (Photo courtesy Sheral Schowe) while other teachers at the Academy cover New World wines. Her life’s goal is to taste every wine from every appellation in France, Italy and Spain and, while she’s tasted many, there are hundreds she hasn’t. “It is like a treasure hunt,” she said. Her students today have increasingly sophisticated palates, Schowe said, so the Academy has expanded to include Wine Scholar Guild classes, wine dinner clubs, and popular food and wine pairings. She’s delighted to now see local restaurants with well-researched wine lists and knowledgeable staff. And diner’s tastes have ventured beyond just wanting to know what the best Cabernet is, she said. People want to explore wines in detail, such as dry sherries from Andalusia, the southernmost region of Spain. That’s FACEBOOK.COM/ VALLEYJOURNALS. something she’s excited to teach now that THECITYJOURNALS COM she’s spent all winter studying Spanish wines. “I look forward to planning new and LINKEDIN.COM/ creative ways for wine enthusiasts of Utah TWITTER.COM/ COMPANY/ to learn about wine, where and how it is CITYJOURNALS made, and connecting them with the hard CITY-JOURNALS working and caring people who make it,” she said. Visit www.wasatchacademyofwine. INSTAGRAM.COM/ 801-254-5974 com or on Instagram @utahwineschool.
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Meatless doesn’t mean tasteless By Alison Brimley | a.brimley@mycityjournals.com
The Kein Fleisch burger at Ice Haüs is completely vegan, though you wouldn’t guess by the look (or taste) of it. Ice Haüs has an extensive vegan menu. (Alison Brimley/City Journals)
If one of your goals in 2020 is to eat less meat, you’re in luck. 2019 saw the widespread introduction of meatless meal options, even in fast food restaurants like Del Taco and Burger King. Of course, many people go meat-free for the sake of animals. But eliminating
imitate meat and those that embrace their veggie essence. Of the meat imitators, the Impossible Burger (made largely of soy protein) and Beyond Burger (made of pea protein) reign supreme. They’re very simiYou might say meatless burgers are lar to real meat in taste, texture and even having a moment. Meat-free patties come macronutrient content. Veggie patties are in two basic categories: those designed to usually made from a blend of vegetables, grains and seeds, and their macronutrient content reflects that. Overall — especially when prepared with all the fixin’s — meatless options aren’t necessarily healthier than their animal-based counterparts. But we’re just talking taste here. If you venture downtown, plant-based eateries and meatless options are easier to find. But restaurants in the south Salt Lake Valley have some tempting offerings as well. Here’s a roundup of the best meatless burgers. 1. Ice Haüs’s Kein Fleisch Burger (Murray) Ice Haüs, a bar and restaurant, offers one of the more extensive vegan menus you’re likely to find at a place for omnivores. Their Kein Fleisch (German for “no meat”) burger does not disappoint. Ice Haüs uses Beyond patties, but they certainly put their own spin on the burger, which is topped To promote awareness of with vegan kielbasa and cheese, beer-carmental health and reduce the amelized onions, sautéed mushrooms, sauerkraut, and spicy mustard. It’s heavy, stigma by sharing stories and flavorful and satisfying. If you’re looking for walking together a big, juicy meatless burger you probably To raise funds for Nami’s won’t notice it’s meatless, this is the one mission of advocacy, education, to try. 2. Hires Veggie H (Midvale) support and public awareness Unlike many burger joints that source To build community and let their meatless patties from outside compapeople know they are not alone nies, the patty at the center of Hires Veggie H is house-made. The patty is a blend of carrots, broccoli, onions, green peppers, celery, mushrooms, rice, wheat, rye, oats, barley, seeds and spices that tastes a lot
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better than it sounds. It’s also topped with a soft bun, cheese and fry sauce. It’s not meant to imitate meat—the veggie patty is its own thing—but it might be as close to the greasy deliciousness of a classic Hires Burger as you can get without involving a cow. Plus, almost any of the burgers on Hires’ menu can be made with a veggie patty instead of beef patty, so there are plenty of options for meat-free eaters. 3. Dog Haus’s Impossible Burger (Sandy) Dog Haus is known for their hot dogs and sausages, but they do have a fair selection of plant-based options. Their Impossible Burger isn’t large, but it does have everything Utahns love in a cheeseburger: pickles, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and fry sauce. The sweet King’s Hawaiian roll that serves a bun completes the sandwich. I dare you to tell the difference between this and a beef burger. 4. Crown Burger’s Garden Hamburger (Sandy) Crown Burger doesn’t make its meatless option easy to spot on a menu. But the Garden Hamburger is, in fact, vegetarian. There’s not much to it except for a tasty bun, fry sauce, fresh toppings and a Gardenburger patty (made from mushrooms, oats, cheese and spices). And while it’s not meant to fool you into thinking it’s made of meat, it is a pretty delicious sandwich. 5. Fueled Kitchen’s Black Bean Veggie Burger (Draper) Fueled Kitchen offers one of the most popular meat alternatives: a black bean burger. Their black bean burger has a subtle spiciness, accentuated by the tomatillo spread that tops the patty. The whole wheat bun is soft and the sandwich feels substantial, but it lacks the greasiness many crave in a burger.
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Cottonwood boys swimming captures three individual bronze medals at state By Brian Shaw | b.shaw@mycityjournals.com
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in a time of 52.17. Anders would then finish a distant sixth in the 100 breaststroke to cap off his second state tournament appearance and go back home with a bronze medal to add to last year’s gold. Ricci would be the big story of the state tournament for Cottonwood, however, as he captured two bronze medals–one each in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. In the 100 free, Ricci had a similar start to Anders, starting slow off the starting block before recovering and racing to the finish in 48.25. In the 100 back though, Ricci was engaged in a struggle with Brighton’s Aaron Samms as the two swam neck and neck before Samms broke free, touching the wall just ahead of Ricci, who finished third in 51.95. The three medals would be all that the Colts boys swimmers captured in 2020. But, the haul bodes well for a Colts squad that gains experience with each passing state tournament. l
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To funeral or not to funeral. What I did when my husband asked me not to hold his funeral. By Joani Taylor | Coupons4Utah.com
I’m about to pass a milestone, the second year of my husband’s passing. We were married for 37 years, created a beautiful family and seemed to be living an enchanted life, being thankful for what we had and working hard to achieve our goals. While our life together would seem nothing extraordinary to Hollywood, to us we had made magic. Our frugal lifestyle had allowed us to retire early in anticipation of travel, we created healthy and happy children, and had a good home. In spite of our challenges we had made it. Then we got the tragic news and a late cancer diagnosis left us stunned and floundering. Our own private Hollywood fairytale was over, my husband had precious few months left to live. He would spend the next 2 months giving last pieces of advice to his children, catching up with long lost friends, visiting with family and friends, tinkering around the house taking care of little things that were lingering on his to do list and giving me a plethora of instructions. These included the little things, like who to take the car to when it needed fixing and remembering to leave a check under the mat for the lawn mowing man, to the much larger pieces of financial matters. His mind so
full of making sure I would be okay that these instructions would sometimes come in the middle of night and he’d wake me urgently to make sure I would remember that garbage day is on Thursday. Then one morning he hit with a big one, he’d been thinking about his funeral service, or lack of, and announced to me that he did not want a memorial service, stating that they were a waste of money. “Do not have a funeral for me, go traveling somewhere instead and tell our friends to get outside and make a good memory in my honor. Tell them, time is shorter than you think and don’t waste any more of it.” When a loved one dies, we gather to celebrate their life. When we don’t do that it can leave us feeling empty and possibly a little guilty. If you opt to forgo the traditional funeral here are some things, I found helpful, to honor my husband. 1. Post a tribute on social media: Hit the photo albums and post a photo collage. Ask friends to share memories on the post. 2. Have a gravesite friends and family reunion on their birthday or other special occasion. Set up chairs or have a picnic, laugh and share memories. 3. Create a new tradition. The process of creating a tradition can alone be very meaningful. Set a date to volunteer in
memory of your loved or create an annual family dinner in your loved one’s honor. 4. Go somewhere meaningful. Travel to a place you shared special memories or a place they didn’t make it to, this can be especially heartwarming if done with special family and friends. If you opted for cremation you might scatter a few ashes. I leave a pinch of my hubby’s ashes when I travel to destinations we had planned to go together. 5. Plant something and watch it grow. It could be a tree or a special flower that was special to your loved one. My hubby loved pumpkins, so I plant one in my yard each year to honor him. 6. Hold an anniversary memorial. You may have skipped a funeral, but this doesn’t mean you can never have a memorial. If you are feeling a lack of resolution, pick another meaningful day to have a memorial. This could be as simple as a memorial BBQ or dinner party to a full formal memorial service. Your family and friends will be there to support you no matter how you choose to close your loved one’s life. Honoring a loved one in a most personalized remembrance is absolutely beautiful no matter how you choose to do it. l
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