Thousands attend ‘Taste of Kearns’ celebration
By Tom Haraldsen
A great community tradition continued this year with the annual Taste of Kearns event held May 5 at Kearns High School. An estimated 6,000 people attended this year’s event, enjoying music, food and more during the event’s “Cinco de Mayo”-themed activities.
Performers from several local schools, along with music and dance groups, entertained in the school’s auditorium. There was also a pet show where awards were given for most colorful, fluffiest, smallest, largest and most accomplished “...
Mayors cruise the Jordan River to kick off enhancement project
By Tom Haraldsen
Mayors from Davis, Salt Lake and Utah Counties helped launch the “Blueprint Jordan River” project by floating down the river on May 5. A total of eight canoes and two-person rafts launched from the shores of Walden Park in Murray for a short 15-minute ride down the river, illustrating the potential of the waterway as a recreational area.
The study project continued with a series of six public workshops held in communities where the Jordan River flows. They began on May 6 in Sandy and conc...
Taylorsville recycling program getting high marks
By Raili Jacquet
In July 2007, Taylorsville joined more than half of the U.S. population currently participating in curbside recycling. Based on the high satisfaction marks from a recent customer survey, Taylorsville’s curbside program is here to stay.
Full implementation of the recycle program began on July 13, 2007. Since then, 300 tons of green waste has been taken to the landfill from Taylorsville.
“We have increased our resources with five additional trucks to keep up with the demand for service,...
