Youth garden feeds community
By Staci Duke
Kyrene Gibb had never gardened before she got involved with Utah G.A.R.D.E.N.S. Inc. Now she says she’s addicted.
“I love getting out there and playing in the dirt,” said the 17-year-old Skyline High School junior, “I love getting to meet new people who I’m working with and I love the opportunity to give back to the community. It’s really been a great experience.”
Gibb is the steward for the one-acre community youth garden, called Andy’s Garden, at 1100 West 3135 South. The garden was...
Blessing of the Hands ceremony honors caregivers
By Staci Duke
Hospital worker Donna Austin comes every year to be blessed.
“This is special,” she said. “I feel a great sense of peace at the ceremony. It’s hard to put into words, but I feel more connected to our patients after I come here. We all have our own faith, but this is a chance for us to come together.”
On May 14, St. Mark’s Hospital held its Seventh-Annual “Blessing of the Hands,” an interfaith service that honors and blesses the doctors, nurses and other hospital employees for doing th...
Community group revitalizes neighborhood
By Staci Duke
Inspired by the history of the area, a group of residents hope to take neighborhood revitalization into their own hands in the Madison Crossings neighborhood of South Salt Lake.
Madison Crossings, a name derived from the Pony Express trail that ran through the area, is defined as the neighborhood south of Interstate 80 to 2700 South and from State Street to 500 East. A group of residents are banding together to figure out how to make improvements on their own including traffic calming...
