EnergySolutions Violated Utah's Ban on Hotter Nuclear Waste

Two More Reasons

by Rob DeBirk

If we needed any other reason to be gravely concerned about nuclear waste and the direction of Utah's energy policy, last week gave us two.

On Tuesday afternoon, it was revealed that EnergySolutions received no fewer than 15 illegal nuclear waste shipments over the last two years, all of which violated Utah's ban on hotter Class B and C nuclear waste. The State of Utah banned Class B and C nuclear waste back in 2005, but EnergySolutions' repeated errors allowed these illegal wastes into our state, and the company has said there is no way to retrieve them.

Then, Wednesday night, Governor Gary Herbert led off his State of the State address by saying that Utah must have a discussion about nuclear power, touting its "clean" credentials. But we can simply look at Utah's West Desert to see how "clean" a nuclear-powered future would be. And, incredibly, the Governor's comments came on the heels of a recent draft report authored by the Governor's own Energy Initiative which called nuclear power an "impractical" solution to meet Utah's energy needs over the next decade.

In both cases, HEAL Utah was there to quickly respond and give our reasons why EnergySolutions must not be allowed to violate the laws that protect us from hotter nuclear waste, and to explain why nuclear power is too expensive, too water intensive, and could open Utah's doors to the rest of the nation's high-level waste at a time when the Private Fuel Storage proposal, once thought dead, has again resurfaced.

Please take a moment to read some of the recent media stories included below, and then, if you haven't done so already, mark your calendars to attend HEAL Utah's annual Citizen Lobby Training tomorrow:

What: Citizen Lobby Training
When: Tuesday, February 1st, 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Where: Utah State Capitol,
              350 E Capitol Blvd., Room 130
              Salt Lake City, UT

Space is limited so please RSVP for the training by emailing Rob DeBirk at rob@healutah.org.


Recent Media Stories:

EnergySolutions Illegal Waste Shipments:
State slaps companies, space agency for illegal waste
       (Salt Lake Tribune)
Nuclear waste too hot for Utah is being stored here
       (ABC 4)
State regulators say ES disposed illegal radioactive waste
       (Fox 13)
ES cited for exceeding radiation limits
       (Deseret News)

Governor Herbert Nuclear Comments:
Herbert opens discussion on nuclear power
       (Salt Lake Tribune)
Politics up Close: Nuclear power plant in Utah?
       (KCPW)
Gov. Gary Herbert: Utah shouldn't fear nuclear power plant discussion
       (Deseret News)


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The Utah Symphony to be Showcased in Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra

The Utah Symphony
to be Showcased in
Bartók’s Concerto
for Orchestra






Guest conductor Pascal Rophé and pianist Joyce Yang will also make their debuts with the Utah Symphony.

With a program including Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Utah Symphony audience members will be able to enjoy an upcoming presentation of thoroughly soloistic music.

Internationally acclaimed guest conductor Pascal Rophé and pianist Joyce Yang, recent recipient of an Avery Fischer Career Grant and Juilliard’s Arthur Rubinstein Prize, will also make their debuts with the Utah Symphony for these performances Friday and Saturday, February 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall.

The instrumentation of Shostakovich’s piano concerto will not only feature Yang, but also Utah Symphony principal trumpet, Jeff Luke, along with a purely string orchestra. Bartók’s most popular work, the Concerto for Orchestra expertly features every section of the orchestra, highlighting the individual virtuosity of the players. It was the last work he composed and is accepted today as the finest example of the non-symphony form. Also on the evening’s program is Stravinsky’s dissonant yet charming Song of the Nightingale, which was originally an opera written in stages framing his iconic Rite of Spring and re-worked as a ballet shortly after.

Tickets for these performances start at $15 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall box office, or by visiting www.usuo.org. Patrons are invited to attend a free pre-concert lecture each night, 45 minutes prior to the start of the performance in the First Tier Room of Abravanel Hall.

Artist Bios:

Pascal Rophé

Pascal Rophé, Conductor

Pascal Rophé has built up an enviable reputation for his interpretations of the great symphonic repertoire of the 18th and 19th centuries. From 1992, after studying at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris and winning second prize at the 1988 Besançon International Competition, he went on to collaborate closely with Pierre Boulez and the Ensemble intercontemporain, where he also worked extensively with David Robertson.

Pascal has worked with composers (George Crumb, George Benjamin, Harrison Birtwhistle, Pascal Dusapin, Bruno Mantovani, Michael Jarrell, Philippe Hurel, Ivan Fedele, Luca Francesconi), soloists (Antoine Tamestit, Roger Muraro, Tabea Zimmermann, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet), and orchestras (Philharmonia, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, RTE National Symphony, Ulster Orchestra, Ensemble intercontemporain, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, RAI Torino, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo. Pascal also served for three years as Music Director of Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège-Bruxelles until June 2009.

Joyce Yang

Joyce Yang, Piano

Born in Seoul, Korea, Ms. Yang received her first piano lesson at age four from her aunt. By age ten, she had entered the School of Music at the Korea National University of Arts, and subsequently made a number of concerto and recital appearances in Seoul and Daejon. In April 1999, Ms. Yang was invited to perform at a benefit concert with the Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. She recently graduated from Juilliard with special honor, as the recipient of the 2010 Arthur Rubinstein Prize, and was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant, one of the most prestigious prizes in classical music.

Ms. Yang has been continually engaged by orchestras across the U.S. and abroad and has performed with the Chicago Symphony, National Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Houston Symphony, National Orchestra of Brazil, Estonian Symphony Orchestra, and Hong Kong Philharmonic, working with renowned conductors such as Edo de Waart, Lorin Maazel, James Conlon, Leonard Slatkin, David Robertson, Bramwell Tovey, Eri Klas, Nicolai Alexeev, and Gianandrea Noseda. As a frequent recitalist, Ms. Yang has appeared in Chicago Symphony Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Tonhalle in Zurich, and the Metropolitan Museum in New York City.

Joyce Yang is featured in In the Heart of Music, the film documentary about the 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. A Steinway Artist since 2008, she currently resides in New York City.


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Slow Food Utah Announce 1st Night of SLC Bites

SLC Bites
Take a Bite Out of Utah






Slow Food Utah, an organization dedicated to good, clean and fair food at a fair price, in conjunction with Local First Utah and City Weekly, announce the first night of SLC Bites on February 7th at 7 p.m. at the Alpine Art Gallery.

The focus of the evening, and of the entire series of SLC Bites, is on eating both locally and seasonally. To guide attendees through the potential difficulties of eating seasonally in Utah in February, Slow Food Utah has enlisted the help of Chef Viet Pham of Forage Restaurant . In addition to the talent of Viet Pham, SLC Bites offers attendees the opportunity to meet with Francis Fecteau, as he pairs wine and drinks with the seasonal cuisine.

Tickets are only $10 per person, and space is limited, so please RSVP by February 4th to Chantelle Bourdeaux of Slow Food Utah.

Alpine Art Gallery
430 E. South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

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UMFA Presents Collecting Knowledge: Renaissance Cabinets of Curiosity

Collecting Knowledge:
Renaissance Cabinets of Curiosity



Before the creation of the modern museum, private collections of art pieces, scientific instruments, cultural oddities, and mysterious specimens were housed in rooms or pieces of furniture called cabinets of curiosity. In Renaissance Europe, these cabinets were known as Wunderkammern, or chambers of wonder, and were organized by wealthy collectors to facilitate understanding and give order to the world.

Frederick Bloemaert (1616-1690)
The Artist and His Models

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) is pleased to present Collecting Knowledge: Renaissance Cabinets of Curiosity, an exhibition curated by four graduate students from the University of Utah Department of Art and Art History. The exhibition will be on view in the Emma Eccles Jones Education Gallery in the Marcia and John Price Museum Building from January 27 through May 15, 2011.

Graduate students Amanda Beardsley, Scotti Hill, Stephanie Hohlios, and Laura Hurtado worked diligently throughout Fall Semester 2010 to quickly organize the exhibition. Supervised by University of Utah professor of art history Sheila Muller and UMFA staff, the students determined thematic elements, intended audience, featured objects, label information, and related programming for the exhibition.

“This exhibition has given us the opportunity to collaborate with museum staff and apply museum practices in a way that cannot be duplicated in a classroom,” said student Stephanie Hohlios. “For those of us who are pursuing a career in museum work, curating a real exhibition is a rare and invaluable experience.”

Collecting Knowledge: Renaissance Cabinets of Curiosity examines the people who created cabinets of curiosity, their strategies for classifying and grouping collected items, and how they used knowledge to make sense of their surroundings. The exhibition provides visitors the opportunity to return to the Renaissance model of private study and reflection in a physical space, enabling them to wander, examine, and share the wonder.

The exhibition features thirty-six objects from the permanent collection of the UMFA and a rare book from the special collections of the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library. Organized in six specific themes, visitors will encounter sixteenth and seventeenth century prints by artists such as Albrecht Dürer, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn. Exhibition highlights include a sixteenth century Italian cabinet and a display case filled with a variety of objects likely to have been found in a Renaissance cabinet of curiosity: an Asian bell, a Japanese ginger jar, German gemstones, an ivory fetish figure from the Kongo, and more.

“The UMFA strives to be a relevant and inspiring resource for students, faculty, and the community,” said Jenny Woods, UMFA campus outreach coordinator. “Collecting Knowledge: Renaissance Cabinets of Curiosity presented an incredible opportunity for the UMFA to collaborate with students and faculty while supporting the University of Utah’s academic mission. We hope that this experience was as positive and enriching for the students as it was for us, and that they gained valuable knowledge of the museum world that will guide them in their future endeavors.”

GALLERY TALKS BY STUDENT CURATORS
February 26, February 27, March 6, and April 23 at 2 pm
• FREE with Paid Admission
Gain insight into Collecting Knowledge: Renaissance Cabinets of Curiosity as student curators highlight specific objects and their stories through a series of gallery talks.

Utah Museum of Fine Arts
University of Utah Campus
Marcia & John Price Museum Building
410 Campus Center Dr
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

Museum Hours
Tuesday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am–8 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11 am–5 pm
Closed Mondays and holidays


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Help HEAL Utah Lobby for a Healthier Environment!

Help Lobby for a Healthier Environment!

Light up the Legislative Session ~ Clean Energy & Rivers Lobby Day February 1, 2011. HEAL Utah needs YOU to help lobby for a healthier environment!

It’s often said that, in politics, sunlight is the best disinfectant for the backroom deals and undue influence that often accompany policy making. Now that we’re entering the legislative session (or what the most cynical among us refer to as “our winter of discontent”), HEAL Utah needs your help shining light on the political process and speaking up for a healthier and cleaner environment.

To this end, HEAL Utah and the Utah Rivers Council invite you to their annual Citizen Lobbyist Training, February 1st at the State Capitol from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.

Senator Ross Romero, the new Senate Minority Leader, will be on hand to talk about how important it is for legislators to hear from constituents. He will also share with you the most effective ways you can be a successful lobbyist for the causes that matter most to you, from clean air to renewable energy to healthy rivers. In addition to hearing from Senator Romero, the training will include an insider's overview of the legislative process, as well as the tools, tips, and protocol of lobbying your legislators.

Now is a pivotal time to learn these skills because the Governor will soon release his Ten Year Energy Task Force Report, charting the course for Utah's energy development in the next decade.

While we don’t yet know what is contained in the report, we do know there will likely be some bad proposals that HEAL Utah will need your help fighting in the next six weeks, as well as some good policies that you can help push forward. The Citizen Lobbying Training will be an excellent opportunity to discuss the report’s conclusions and learn how to lobby for the good findings while preparing for the bad.

Join HEAL Utah and the Utah Rivers Council as they attempt to shed a little light on the process of legislative sausage making next Monday, February 1st.

What: Citizen Lobbyist Training
When: Tuesday, February 1st, 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Where: Utah State Capitol,
             350 E Capitol Blvd., Room 130
             Salt Lake City, UT

Space is limited so please RSVP for the training by emailing Rob DeBirk at rob@healutah.org.


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Mayor Corroon’s First 2011 Open Door January 27th

Mayor Corroon's
Open Door
January 27th



Mayor Corroon’s First 2011 Open Door January 27th. Mayor Peter Corroon continues his tradition of open-door meetings this month. The first series of Open Door Meetings of the year will be held Thursday, January 27, 2011.

The first come, first served meetings will be held in the Mayor’s Office on the second floor of the Salt Lake County Government Center.

No appointment is necessary for the open door sessions which run from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

These meetings give the Mayor an opportunity to meet with citizens who might otherwise have a difficult time scheduling an appointment.

Each meeting runs approximately 10 minutes. Signing up for the meetings will be in person only beginning one hour before the start time.

Event: Mayor’s Open Door Meeting
Who: Mayor Corroon/Interested Citizens
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011
Time: In-Person Sign Up: 3:00 p.m.
Meetings: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Place: Mayor’s Office, N-2100 (2nd Floor, North Building)
          Salt Lake County Government Center
          2001 South State Street


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The Utah Symphony Presents Debussy's La Mer

Utah Symphony Presents
Debussy's La Mer







The Utah Symphony presents Debussy's La Mer with guest conductor Julian Kuerti and violinist Augustin Hadelich.

One of Claude Debussy’s most frequently performed orchestral works, and one of his most daringly impressionistic, is returning to the stage of Abravanel Hall, this time under the baton of Canadian conductor Julian Kuerti.

The Utah Symphony will perform Debussy’s La Mer Friday and Saturday, February 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. following a performance by young German violinist Augustin Hadelich of Bartok’s exotic Violin Concerto No. 2. Also on the program is Mozart’s raucous overture to The Abduction From the Seraglio and selections from Rachmaninoff’s Cinq Etudes Tableaux.

Tickets for these performances start at $15 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall box office, or by visiting www.usuo.org. Kuerti will present a free pre-concert lecture each night, 45 minutes prior to the start of the performance in the First Tier Room of Abravanel Hall.

Artist Bios:

Julian Kuerti

Julian Kuerti

One of the most significant conducting talents to emerge in recent years, Canadian conductor Julian Kuerti has quickly made a name for himself with his confident style, artistic integrity and passion for musical collaboration. Kuerti has led numerous orchestras across North America including the Boston, Houston, Montreal, Toronto, Colorado and Utah symphonies; Los Angeles Philharmonic; National Arts Centre Orchestra including at the 2010 Vancouver Cultural Olympiad; and most recently in April, as a last-minute substitution with the Cincinnati Symphony that resulted in immediate reengagements for July 2010 and September 2011. In August 2010, he completed his post as assistant conductor to James Levine at the Boston Symphony.

Of a performance under the direction of Julian Kuerti, a Cincinnati Enquirer critic wrote, “There was clearly chemistry happening onstage, and the musicians performed magnificently for him.” And when Kuerti stepped in at the last minute to conduct a Boston Symphony Orchestra performance, The Boston Globe lauded him as he “rose to the occasion and pulled off a triumphant concert. This was easily his finest hour.”

Kuerti was born in Toronto into one of Canada's most distinguished musical families; his father is famed pianist Anton Kuerti. He studied with David Zinman at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen and with acclaimed Finnish maestro Jorma Panula at the NAC Conductors Programme in Ottawa.

Augustin Hadelich

Augustin Hadelich

With his poetic style and dazzling technique, Augustin Hadelich has established himself as a rising star among the new generation of violinists. Winner of the 2009 Avery Fisher Career Grant and gold medalist of the 2006 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, his versatility across the entire spectrum of the violin repertory is astounding.

Past orchestral engagements include the symphonies of Alabama, Colorado, Columbus, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Louisville, New Orleans, Santa Barbara and Syracuse, as well as the Pacific Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic and the IRIS Chamber Orchestra in Memphis. In 2008, Hadelich also made three solo appearances at Carnegie Hall.

Outside the United States, Hadelich has performed with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern, Dresden Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Nürnberg Philharmonic, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Tokyo Symphony, and chamber orchestras in Budapest, Cologne, Hamburg and Lucerne.

Born in Italy in 1984, the son of German parents, Hadelich holds a graduate diploma and Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School, where he was a student of Joel Smirnoff. He plays on the 1723 “Ex- Kiesewetter” Stradivari violin, on loan from Clement and Karen Arrison through the generous efforts of the Stradivari Society.


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Snowbird iPhone App Version 2.0 Now Available

Snowbird iPhone App
Now Available





Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort unveiled version 2.0 of its free iPhone application. The updated iPhone app – which follows the original version that engaged 30,000 active users, received stellar reviews and won multiple awards over the past 12 months – features a number of improvements that encourage user-generated content by integrating Facebook, Twitter and photo sharing.

Snowbird’s latest iPhone app, designed by the Salt Lake City-based digital firm Welikesmall, displays a variety of real-time information and interactive features accessible through Snow, Go, Show and Share navigation tabs:

• Snow: Provides on-mountain data such as recent snowfall, year-to-date totals and an extended weather forecast along with a Doppler radar map. Navigation improvements for the on-mountain cameras and SnowCam include added camera views of Snowbird. “Snow” also features the @SnowbirdSki and @SnowbirdPatrol Twitter feeds and links to the Utah Avalanche Center report and the National Weather Service forecast.

• Go: Relays Little Cottonwood Canyon road conditions and directions from the user’s current location. Rotating the phone displays Snowbird’s trail map in full screen with the ability to toggle between maps of the front side of Snowbird, Mineral Basin and a Landmark feature which includes historical markers and Ski Patrol routes throughout the mountain.

• Show: An improved platform displays more picture thumbnails, faster full-size loading times and scrolling capabilities within photos. Users can take their own photos or choose one from their library, tag it with a Snowbird logo and upload it to Snowbird’s Flickr page. The iPhone picture library will be viewable from snowbird.com in the coming weeks.

• Share: The newest navigational bar allows users to access their Facebook and Twitter accounts within the iPhone app and update his/her status with Snowbird tags. A Twitter feed displays the latest Tweets with Snowbird mentions, and a Day Counter tallies up total number of days on the hill.

Version 2.0 of the Snowbird iPhone app is available free of charge at the Apple App Store. For screenshots and links, please visit www.snowbird.com/iphone.html.


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Spy Hop Youth Media Work Showcased at Salt Lake Art Center

Salt Lake Art Center Showcases

Youth Media Work

Spy Hop Productions Teams Up With Salt Lake Art Center to Show Youth Media Work. Exhibit will be presented January 21 – 29, 2011 during Sundance Film Festival.

Spy Hop Productions, Utah’s only youth media center, takes media engagement to the extreme in this interactive bandwidth experience. Showcased at the Salt Lake Art Center, FIND YOUR VOICE allows viewers to walk inside a teen’s interpretation of the world around them and emerge with a wholly different perspective of what it feels like to be 16 in the 21st century.

FIND YOUR VOICE presents multimedia work in the form of what Spy Hop calls “personal narratives,” which are an integral part of how Spy Hop teaches students to tell their stories. Thirteen audio and video documentaries will be on view, created by young artists from Spy Hop’s film and radio classes.

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Spy Hop to provide a forum for these creative young artists. Spy Hop’s focus on contemporary media provides a great compliment to the video art installations that will be exhibiting here at the same time as part of Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier”, said Adam Price, Executive Director of Salt Lake Art Center.

In addition to Sundance Film Festival New Frontier and FIND YOUR VOICE, Salt Lake Art Center will also be exhibiting the next installment of the Looped series, presenting video art on loan from the UBS Art Collection, and works by Jenny Holzer and Jack Pierson, on loan from Anthony Pritzker, on behalf of Apple Art Works, LLC.

Kasandra VerBruggen, Executive Director of Spy Hop Productions had this to say, "We're excited that Salt Lake's young media-makers have been given an opportunity to showcase their talent alongside some of the most innovative multimedia artists in the country."

See a trailer of the exhibit at www.youtube.com/user/SpyHop. FIND YOUR VOICE exhibits from Friday, January 21 – January 29. Hours vary daily, see www.slartcenter.org for more information.

Participating Artists:
Anonymous, Rodrigo Arroyo, Jonathan Campos, Perry Layne Decker-Tate, Lauren Everton, Aubrey Hollingshead, Cheyenne Lubeck, Mallory McDaniel, Christopher Miller, Sam Millner, Daniel Pimentel, Liz Tanner, Olanipekun Yungai.


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Mayor Corroon Presents Optimistic, Service-Focused State of the County

Mayor Corroon
Presents Optimistic
State of the County



Mayor Corroon Presents Optimistic, Service-Focused State of the County.

In his seventh State of the County address, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon presented his vision for the remaining two years of his term, focusing on eight priorities: Customer Service, Emergency Management, Transportation, Environment, Economic Development, Quality of Life, Assisting Vulnerable Populations, and Animal Welfare.

Mayor Corroon cited 2011 projections that indicate the Salt Lake County economy will improve, and expressed confidence in Salt Lake County’s future: “I can stand before you today and confidently say that our county government is doing very well,” Mayor Corroon said.

He said the top priority for Salt Lake County is serving residents, and that improved customer service countywide is a major goal for the coming year.

“We want to show our residents that we truly value them and care about providing quality services,” he said.

Mayor Corroon also expressed gratitude for the work of County employees during difficult economic times.

“I’m grateful to have employees that truly care so much about our mission and the work that they do,” the Mayor said.

The full text of the Mayor’s address is available at www.mayor.slco.org.


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Utah Symphony To Perform Stravinsky’s Pulcinella

Utah Symphony To Perform

Stravinsky’s Witty Pulcinella

Conducted by Keith Lockhart

Keith Lockhart returns to conduct Stravinsky’s Pulcinella with The Utah Symphony ~ January 27, 28, 29.

Making his first appearance with the Utah Symphony this season, Music Director Emeritus Keith Lockhart will return to conduct Stravinsky’s witty Pulcinella, Mark Adamo’s imaginative and virtuosic Four Angels: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra and orchestral excerpts from Bizet’s Carmen, performing with a handful of featured guest artists.

Adamo will attend all three performances of this program to see the Utah Symphony premier of his harp concerto, played by Utah Symphony Principal Harpist Louise Vickerman. Guest artists Lawrence Jones (tenor), Jeffrey Tucker (bass) and Deborah Domanski (mezzo-soprano) will also join Lockhart and the orchestra for Pulcinella.

These performances will be held Thursday, January 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Browning Center in Ogden and Friday and Saturday, January 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall. Lockhart and Adamo will also present a free pre-concert lecture each night, 45 minutes prior to the start of the performance in their respective venues.

On Thursday, January 27 at 10 a.m., the general public is invited to attend a Finishing Touches dress rehearsal, where audience members can experience the diligence and dedication that goes into rehearsing for each performance. Tickets for the rehearsal are $15.

Tickets for the evening performances start at $15 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall box office, or by visiting www.usuo.org. Subscribers and those desiring group or student discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Ticket prices will increase $5 the day of the performance.

Artist Bios:

Keith Lockhart currently serves as Conductor of the Boston Pops and Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the summer institute and festival at the Brevard Music Center. He recently completed his highly successful 11-year tenure as Music Director of the Utah Symphony. where his leadership of the symphony allowed him to stand at the front of that organization’s historical merger with the Utah Opera to create the first-ever joint administrative arts entity of the Utah Symphony and Opera. Since the merger, arts institutions nationally and internationally have looked to Maestro Lockhart as an example of an innovative thinker on and off the podium. Lockhart has conducted the Symphony Orchestras of Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Baltimore, Atlanta, St. Louis, Nashville, North Carolina, Indianapolis, Singapore, Toronto and Vancouver as well as the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra.

Louise Vickerman, born in Glasgow, Scotland, was appointed Principal Harpist of the Utah Symphony in January 1999. She was formerly principal with the San Antonio Symphony and, prior to that, with the New World Symphony in Miami, Florida. Ms. Vickerman has also performed with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and BBC Scottish Symphony. Most recently she has performed as principal harpist for the Grand Teton Music Festival, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in CA and has participated in numerous other festivals both here and abroad including the Colorado Music Festival, the BBC London Proms, the Aldeburgh Festival and the Edinburgh International Festival. As a soloist she has appeared with the Utah Symphony, the San Antonio Symphony, The National Repertory Orchestra, The Orchestra of St. John’s Smith Square, on Norwegian National and BBC Radio and at the Heidelberg Castle Festival, Germany. She is also an experienced & respected teacher and holds the permanent posts of Adjunct Professor of Harp at Weber State University in Ogden & Westminster College in Salt Lake City.

Lawrence Jones began his 2009-10 season with a New York City Recital as a featured soloist with the Five Boroughs Music Festival and pianist Steven Blier, which was followed by performances in Mozart's Bastien and Bastienne in his company debut with Boston Baroque. Jones appeared once again with Boston Baroque in performances of Monteverdi Vespro delta Beata Vergine in February and March. Other concert appearances include soloists in Haydn Paukenmesse at Carnegie Hall, Mendelssohn’s Die Erste Walpurgisnacht at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, and a Mozart program with the Albany Symphony. It concluded with performances of Ariadne Auf Naxos at the Tanglewood Music Festival, and he will reprise the role during the 2010-11 season with Toledo Opera. At Tanglewood, Jones also appeared in a concert performance of Oliver Knussen's Where the Wild Things are, which is scheduled to be reprised by New York City Opera during the 2010-11 season. The upcoming season will also see Jones in Pearl Fishers at Opera in the Heights. Jones has been a recipient of awards and a finalist in competitions such as the Oratorio Society of New York Solo Competition, Liederkranz Art Song Competition and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

Deborah Domanski has performed in The Santa Fe Opera production’s of The Timid Twosome, Handel's Radamisto. Other recent engagements include Lazuli L'etoile with Austin Lyric Opera, La Cenerentola with Opera Southwest, Die Fledermaus and Le Nozze di Figaro with Opera Southwest, the American premier of Dame Ethel Smyth's The Wreckers with the American Symphony Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall, and with the Columbia Pro Cantare in Handel’s Messiah. Domanski made her Los Angeles Philharmonic debut during the 2002-03 season under the baton of Maestro Esa-Pekka Salonen in Mozart’s Requiem. Among other solo concert engagements, she has performed with the Laredo Symphony in Beethoven Ninth Symphony, the Greenwich Choral Society's performance of Rossini Petit Messe Solenelle and with The Juilliard Choral Union in Vivaldi Gloria at Alice Tully Hall. Domanski's education includes a Bachelor of Music, Cum Laude, from Chapman University in California, a Master of Music from Manhattan School of Music and an Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School's opera center.

Jeffrey Tucker recently made his New York City Opera debut in Margaret Garner, followed by Agrippina, L’Étoile, Rigoletto, I Due Foscari, Tosca, Don Carlos, Fidelio with Opera Roanoke, Rigoletto with the Opera Company of North Carolina, Falstaff with Toledo Opera and Der Kaiser von Atlantis with the Greenwich Music Festival. He looks forward to returning to Sarasota Opera in 2011 where he will perform The Crucible and the Toledo Opera for The Rake’s Progress. Tucker made his international debut to critical acclaim in Katowice, Poland singing the title role in Taneyev's Agamemnon with the Silesian Philharmonic, and Candide at the Konzerthaus in Vienna. Other operatic repertoire in performance includes Macbeth, Don Giovanni, Halka, Le Nozze di Figaro, Romèo et Juliette, Die Zauberflöte, Acis and Galatea, Ariodante, Madama Butterfly, The Bartered Bride, The Beggars Opera, Three Penny Opera, Albert Herring, Dialogues des Carmelites, La Traviata, Les Condes D’Hoffman, Un Ballo in Maschera, Otello, Die Fledermaus and La Bohème.


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Energy Solutions Requesting Permission To Import German Nuclear Waste

NO to Foreign Waste!

Energy Solutions is requesting permission to import German nuclear waste in to the U.S. for incineration in Tennesseee. This proposal sets a dangerous precedent for our country and should not proceed! Sign your name to HEAL’s online statement opposing the nuclear waste import from Germany by January 17th.

We like bratwurst and Beethoven, good brews and fast cars.

But if there's one thing Americans don't want from Germany, it's their nuclear waste.

Last summer, after three years of campaigning against the importation of Italian nuclear waste, we scored a huge victory when EnergySolutions announced it would not import 20,000 tons of low-level waste from Italy, which it planned to process in Tennessee and ultimately dispose of in Utah's West Desert.

But now the company is trying a new tack: Import radioactive waste from Germany, ship it to Virginia, truck it to Tennessee--where it will be incinerated--and then package it up to be hauled back to its shipping port, and ferried halfway around the world back to Germany.

The question remains: Why should we expose anyone to the inherent risks of unnecessarily transporting and incinerating another country's radioactive waste in the U.S?

Just like the Italian waste proposal, this German plan puts our country in uncharted territory. Most disturbingly: What if Germany doesn't take the waste back? Where will it go then? Furthermore, if EnergySolutions decides this model of importing waste to the U.S. for incineration is its next cash cow, this sets a dangerous precedent for our country that only increases the chance that EnergySolutions would try again to pry the doors open to dump the world’s waste in Utah.

While the German proposal is ultimately Tennessee's fight and does not directly affect the state of Utah, troubling questions such as these led HEAL Utah to submit comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission opposing the German waste import.

Now you have the opportunity to make your voice heard as well! The NRC has extended the comment period, so please consider supporting the good people of Tennessee who are fighting this ludicrous plan by signing your name to HEAL’s online statement opposing the nuclear waste import from Germany.

Please take moment to stand up for our nation's right to say no to foreign nuclear waste by adding your name to the list today!

To learn more: Click here to see the Federal Register notice for the German nuclear waste import request and here to see HEAL's prior comments to the NRC.

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Depleted Uranium Update

As many of you remember, the disposal of depleted uranium at Clive from the Savannah River Site was put on hold early last year until EnergySolutions completed a performance assessment of its site.

After much advocacy on the part of HEAL Utah, experts such as Dr. Steve Nelson, and members of the public like you, the state agreed that a unique waste stream like depleted uranium, which grows in hazard and radioactivity over a period of tens of thousands of years, would require this special "performance assessment" before any more could be dumped in Utah. Its purpose is to assess whether EnergySolutions' site can really handle the long-lived hazards presented by DU.

That performance assessment is still underway and will be submitted by EnergySolutions to Utah regulators at the end of February.

Meanwhile, in a new approach, Utah regulators at the Division of Radiation Control invited key stakeholders to provide technical input into how this performance assessment is conducted and reviewed by the state. HEAL Utah has been involved in this process from day one, providing comments to ensure that the long-term health and safety of Utahns is the first priority of our regulators in reviewing EnergySolutions' performance assessment . Most importantly, we believe that since we can reasonably see now that the nuclear waste landfills at EnergySolutions’ dumpsite won’t last as long as the depleted uranium waste is dangerous, the waste shouldn’t be allowed, period.

On Feb. 1st, another stakeholder workshop will be held. HEAL will be there, urging our regulators to hold the line and enforce to the fullest extent the health and safety standards that protect us from nuclear waste.

HEAL encourages you to attend as the state decides what its priorities will be with regard to EnergySolutions’ depleted uranium performance assessment. Your presence at the workshop will send a clear signal that the public is still watching, and expects our state leaders to put public health and safety first!

Please RSVP to renetteanderson@utah.gov and sophia@healutah.org if you are planning to attend.

What: Education/Discussion session on EnergySolutions’ Depleted Uranium Performance Assessment
When: Tuesday, February 1, 2011 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: 195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Utah; conference room 1015

Thank you for taking action to ensure a safe and healthy future for Utah!


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Conversations with Artist Trevor Southey at UMFA

Conversations With
Trevor Southey
January 22 & 29 from 2-3 pm


The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) is pleased to offer two free public conversations with artist Trevor Southey on Saturday, January 22 at 2 pm and Saturday, January 29 at 2 pm in the Katherine W. and Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Auditorium in the Marcia and John Price Museum Building at the University of Utah. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the artist, learn about his life and work, and then engage in an open discussion.


Trevor Southey, Remembered Light
1996, Oil on Canvas.
Phil White Collection, SLC, UT

Trevor Southey: Reconciliation is a retrospective exhibition on view at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts through February 13, 2011. Organized by guest curator Day Christensen, in collaboration with UMFA associate curator of art of Utah and the West, Donna Poulton, the exhibition traces four passages in the life of formerly Utah-based artist, Trevor Southey.

Featuring more than 60 works created over the last 50 years, Trevor Southey: Reconciliation explores Southey’s childhood in Rhodesia and art education in England; his life as a married, practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Southey’s decision to acknowledge his homosexuality (not a repudiation of his former life); and the reconciliation of his life decisions as expressed in his evolving artistic approach to the human form.

A tour of Trevor Southey: Reconciliation will follow each conversation.

“We are delighted to present the work of this talented and much-loved artist,” said Gretchen Dietrich, executive director of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. “Southey’s art—rooted so deeply in the human figure—is an amazingly rich and lyrical exploration of what it means to be a human being.”

Trevor Southey: Reconciliation is generously sponsored by the B.W. Bastian Foundation, Jim Dabakis, Stephen Justesen, Tom McCarthey, and Mary McCarthey, with additional support from Day Christensen, Sam Stewart, Diane Stewart, Alyssa Warnock, John Warnock, and Marva Warnock.

For more information please visit umfa.utah.edu/trevorsouthey_reconciliation.

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University of Utah Campus
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410 Campus Center Dr
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

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Tuesday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am–8 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11 am–5 pm
Closed Mondays and holidays


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US Postal Service Adds Millcreek To Zip Code List

USPS Adds Millcreek
To Zip Code List





The United States Postal Service (USPS) has added Millcreek as an “Acceptable Name” to six Zip Codes in Salt Lake County. While officially located within the Salt Lake City Post Office, Millcreek Township requested addition and was granted a listing to be an “Acceptable Name” to the USPS Zip Code list.

Millcreek Township is comprised of six zip codes on the east side of Salt Lake County: 84109, 84124, 84106, 84117, 84123, and 84107. Residents, commercial businesses, direct mail houses and other entities may now use “Millcreek” on their USPS mail, both in the address area and return address area. Users of USPS.com may search any of the aforementioned zip codes and “Millcreek” will come up as an “acceptable name” in the USPS database. “This is a big step in reinforcing the identity of Millcreek Township”, says Jeff Silvestrini, chairman of Mount Olympus Community Council and member of the Millcreek Township Council. “Residents have a very strong sense of community here.”

Millcreek Township, an unincorporated township in Salt Lake County is a vibrant and growing community of more than 62,000 residents on the east side of Salt Lake County. More information on our residents, township, and boundaries may be found at: millcreektownship.org.


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SL County Certifies Petition Seeking Millcreek Incorporation

SLCo Certifies
Petition For
Millcreek Incorporation


Salt Lake County has certified a petition from residents of the Millcreek Township for an incorporation feasibility study. The petition, which required signatures of owners of 10% of the property in the area, calls for a feasibility study to consider incorporation. The petition was certified by the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office.

Millcreek Township is bounded by Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, Murray and Holladay cities and on the east by Millcreek Canyon. The Township’s 65,000 residents live in four communities: Millcreek, Canyon Rim, East Mill Creek and Mount Olympus.

The next step in the process is for Salt Lake County to hire a consultant to conduct a feasibility study of the incorporation plans.

The consultant will have 90 days to complete the study. Two public hearings will follow to present the study findings.

If incorporation proponents then decide to proceed with the process, they would have 18 months to acquire signatures representing one third of the value of land and one third of the land area in the township. If that requirement is met, the final step to incorporation would be a vote during either a statewide primary or general election to determine city status.

“I have always endorsed self-determination,” says Mayor Peter Corroon. “Community members should determine for themselves what type of government best serves their needs and I’m sure this study will provide more information on whether Millcreek wants to pursue incorporation.”


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SLCo Animal Services: 2010 Breaks Records

SLCo Animal Services:

2010 Breaks Records

Salt Lake County Animal Services announces record breaking number of adoptions and overall animal saved rates at the County Shelter.

“2010 was another amazing year for our agency” says Shawni Larrabee, Director of Salt Lake County Animal Services. “New programs and a dedicated effort to find lifesaving solutions for the lost and abandoned pets in our care have yielded significant results. Dog adoptions increased by over 62% and cat adoptions increased by over 45% this year compared to 2009. Our euthanasia rates are now less than half of the state average. ”

The shelter euthanized 481 dogs last year. That compares with 1,048 killed during an average year between 2001 and 2009. The shelter also euthanized 1,419 cats. That compares with 3,212 put to sleep during an average year historically.

The Salt Lake County Shelter cared for approximately 10,500 lost and abandoned animals in 2010.

       Cats Adopted in 2009 – 1119
       Cats Adopted in 2010 - 1623

       Dogs Adopted in 2009 – 750
       Dogs Adopted in 2010 - 1217


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HEAL Utah Invites You to Community Night

Community Night on Energy Efficiency

It's a new year and the staff of HEAL Utah would like to invite you to its first Community Night on January 13th!

Growing out of the smaller HEAL Salons, HEAL Community Nights will welcome a larger group of people interested in discussing the "hot" topic of the month, ranging from renewable energy to nuclear testing.

After a short presentation, the remainder of the time will be open for discussion around your questions. You'll be able to see the presentations and fact sheets that HEAL gives to state leaders. More importantly, you'll get to take an inside look at the issues affecting public health, the environment, nuclear waste, nuclear weapons, and energy policy in our state.

Please join HEAL for January's kick-off event! There will be discussion of upcoming legislative priorities, specifically a new bill to increase the energy efficiency of new homes.

Arthur Morris, HEAL Utah's Clean Energy Advocate, will show you exactly how updating our building codes will save energy (and money!), and put us on a path to a clean and affordable energy future. And most importantly, find out how you can advocate for a smarter, healthier energy path for Utah in the upcoming legislative session.

Snacks and refreshments will be served. Seating is limited, so please RSVP if you can attend.

       What: January HEAL Community Night: Energy Efficiency and Utah's Upcoming Legislative Session

       When: Thursday, January 13th, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

       Where: Utah Nonprofit Association Conference Room, 231 East 400 South, Suite 345, Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Many thanks to the Utah Nonprofit Association for generously offering HEAL Utah the use of their conference room this month!

Directions: The Utah Nonprofit Association office is on the north side of 400 South, between 200 and 300 East, directly north of the downtown library and in the same building used for Salt Lake Community College classes. To access their FREE parking, travel west on 400 South, turn right just past their building (before the Burger King parking lot) and drive up the ramp to the second level of the parking structure. When you enter the building by the back door you will be on the second floor. HEAL will be meeting on the third floor. Take the elevator or walk up the stairs. Walk down the hall and enter suite 345, the second door on the left.

The Library Square TRAX stop is also conveniently located directly in front of UNA's building.

Please call Arthur Morris at 801-709-4255 with any questions or if you need additional directions.

HEAL Utah looks forward to seeing you next week!


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Tracy Aviary Celebrates Andy's 52nd Bird Day

Andy's 52nd Bird Day

Andy the Condor

Tracy Aviary's pulling out all the bells and whistles for their favorite party of the year. If you haven't met Tracy Aviary's oldest feathered friend you're in for a treat! Bring the whole family to help sing happy birthday to Andy on Saturday, January 22nd, from 1pm to 3pm. There will be games, art contests, educational programs and birthday cake. Plus, Andy will open his gigantic "present" - a spectacle you will never forget!

Andean Condor

Ancient civilizations along the Andes Mountains believed that the Andean condor was a form of their sun god and they held the bird in highest esteem. As one of the largest flighted birds on earth with its 10 ½-foot wing span, it is not surprising that early humans considered this bird an otherworldly creature. Using their huge wings to catch rising hot air currents, Andean condors can glide without flapping for hours, reaching heights of 18,000 feet—over 3 miles high!

Like other vultures, condors depend on carcasses for their meals and have specially adapted digestive systems to break down bacteria that would otherwise make them very ill. Andean condors are found in high, rocky areas of the Andes Mountains, low deserts in Peru and Chile and grassy plains in Argentina.

Andy's 52nd Bird Day
Tracy Aviary ~ January 22nd, 1-3pm
589 East 1300 South
Salt Lake City, UT


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Born Yesterday Debuts at Hale Centre Theatre

Hale Centre Theatre

Debuts The 1940s Comedy

"Born Yesterday"

Hale Centre Theatre, Utah’s premier family theatre, debuts the 1940s comedy “Born Yesterday”.

“This show is a perfect way to kick off the new 2011 season – it’s a big-hearted classic comedy that still rings true today,” said Sally Dietlein, HCT executive director. “‘Born Yesterday’ has an interesting political edge that is almost uncanny in its relevance to the issues of today. It’s smart comedy.”

“Born Yesterday” stars Harry Brock, a loud-mouth uncouth businessman who travels to Washington, D.C., to break into the “special interest” business with an ethically challenged senator. With his showgirl fiancé, Billie Dawn, in tow, he quickly realizes that her ignorance is hampering his business dealings. Brock hires reporter Paul Verrall to give the seemingly dim-witted blonde a crash course in politics, history and literature.

Written and first directed by Garson Kanin, the show was adapted into a successful 1950s film and later remade in 1993. Actress and comedian Judy Holliday debuted the role of Billie Dawn on Broadway and starred in the 1950s film. The role earned her a Tony nomination and the film version was honored by both the Academy Awards and Golden Glove Awards.

“Born Yesterday” is directed by long-time HCT veteran Tamara Adams and stars Zac Zumbrunnen and David Stensrud as Harry Brock; Kylee Bird and Jennie Richardson as Billie Dawn; Jeff Dickamore and Josh Richardson as Paul Verrall; Jon Baty and Jeffrey Whitlock as Eddie Brock and Neal Barth as Senator Norval Hedges. Additional credits include Leslie Warwood, costume design; Kacey Udy, set design; Dan Morgan and Spencer Brown, light design; Dan Morgan, sound design; Michelle Jensen, props; and Tammy Morgan, production assistant.

Nightly performances are Monday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and run through Feb. 6, 2010. Matinee performances are each Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Ticket prices are Monday through Thursday and matinees: adult $23, child (5-11 years) $15; Friday and Saturday evening shows: adult $26, child (5-11 years) $16. Tickets may be purchased online at www.halecentretheatre.org, via telephone at (801) 984-9000 or at the Hale Centre Theatre box office, 3333 South Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, Utah.

Hale Centre Theatre
3333 South Decker Lake Drive
West Valley City, Utah
801-984-9000


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Snowbird to Host 2nd Annual Scott Markewitz Photo Workshop

2nd Annual Scott Markewitz
Photo Workshop
February 3-6




Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is proud to host the second annual Scott Markewitz Photography Workshop, Feb. 3-6, 2011. This instructional class is geared towards beginner, intermediate and advanced photographers who want to improve their action and scenic photography skills with one of the most celebrated ski and snowboard photographers working today.

“We’re excited to build on the success of last year and teach photographers of all skill levels how to capture world-class ski and snowboard images,” said Markewitz. “Snowbird’s combination of unmatched scenery, snow, accessibility and access to professional athletes makes this the perfect venue to stage a photography workshop.”

“Scott has been capturing timeless images in Little Cottonwood Canyon for more than two decades,” said Snowbird Vice President of Resort Operations Dave Fields. “We’re honored that he’s chosen Snowbird to stage what is surely one of the most unique and elite photo workshops in the action sports world.”

The Scott Markewitz Photography Workshop includes three days of uninterrupted instruction both on the mountain and in the classroom with professional skiers and snowboarders as well as three nights at the Cliff Lodge, lift tickets, early Trams and breakfast. The workshop costs $1,690 per person for a single occupancy room or $1,250 per person for a double occupancy room. Interested parties can register by calling Snowbird Central Reservations at (800) 453-3000.

With more than 25 years of experience, Markewitz has garnered over 350 covers in publications such as Outside, Men’s Journal, Ski, Skiing, Powder, Mountain Bike and Runner’s World. Named as the only photographer on Ski’s 100 Most Influential Skiers of All Time, Markewitz was also awarded Ski Utah’s Excellence in Journalism Award in 2000 for his timeless photography of the Wasatch Mountains. For more information or to view his recent work, visit www.scottmarkewitz.com.


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SLCo Recruiting New Members for Council on Diversity

Council on Diversity
Affairs Recruiting
New Members



Salt Lake County is now accepting applications for individuals to serve on the Mayor’s Council on Diversity Affairs (CODA). The 19 member board was created June 2005 by Mayor Peter Corroon to act as a voice for the county’s diverse population and to serve in an advisory capacity to the Mayor.

In its mission statement CODA seeks to help Salt Lake County better deliver its service to all its residents through three main priorities:

       1. Its members will inform and educate the diverse communities regarding county programs and services.

       2. Its members will be the eyes and ears of various diverse communities in order to identify and understand areas of needed improvement and help bridge the gaps.

       3. Its members will be an advocate and catalyst for systematic, institutional change within Salt Lake County government and provide needed recommendations.

CODA members will be asked to devote 5-8 hours monthly to attend monthly board meetings and subcommittee meetings. Each CODA member participates on one of the board’s subcommittees.

The deadline for applications is January 17, 2011. If you are interested in applying to serve on CODA contact Rebecca Sanchez at 801- 468-3097 or RLSanchez@slco.org.


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