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Four Utah centenarians share advice collected over more than 100 years
SALT LAKE CITY — For Rose Tonti, 101, consolation is a crowded desk.
Since beginning a brand new life in Utah greater than 70 years in the past, she’s caught to her recipes, rolling out dough for cookies to share over espresso with household and longtime pals.
“I like to be collectively. I would like pals with me,” Tonti expressed. “I like to speak. That’s my favourite.”
Tonti’s kitchen desk in Ogden is a great distance from her mountainside hometown in Italy, San Pietro Avellana, lowered to rubble in World Conflict II. Now she prays for Ukraine, she mentioned, the place she sees her personal expertise in at this time’s photographs of struggle.
Tonti is certainly one of 4 Utah centenarians who sat down with KSL in current weeks to share how they discover peace of thoughts. For Utahns feeling anxious in regards to the state of the world, every had a bit of recommendation to impart, with some seeing echoes of the nation’s historical past in at this time’s challenges.
“We’re in a nasty, dangerous world,” Tonti mentioned. “Now we have to hope. It’s all we’ve to do.”
She’s lengthy retired from Utah Tailoring Mills, the place she original intricate material roses adorning attire worn by starlets and rodeo queens far past the state’s borders. Now, she could be discovered standing over the range with help from her daughter Mary Miller.
“I make every little thing,” Tonti defined, together with lasagna, gnocchi, bread, meatballs, and sauce from scratch, she mentioned. “I need to hold busy, busy, busy.”
A Life in Journals
In Bountiful, King Inexperienced additionally lives independently.
“It will get terrible lonely at instances whenever you’re dwelling alone,” he mentioned.
However not for lengthy. A lifetime of journals organized neatly in his front room assist remind him of the corporate he’s saved for over ten a long time, he mentioned, and helps fill in any gaps in his reminiscence.
He started recording occasions large and small and illustrating them in small drawings as a youngster.
Inexperienced’s journals transport him to earlier chapters of his life. Sooner or later in January, he flipped by way of the pages of 1 quantity and landed on a drawing of a younger girl named Louise, whom he’d met at Lagoon Amusement Park. The 2 later wed and had 4 youngsters.
“We have been collectively 73 years and really a lot in love,” he mentioned.
A Salt Lake Metropolis native, Inexperienced was the one one in his household to carry down a job within the Nice Despair and he’s saved busy ever since.
He grew up using horses and has saved up the custom, together with on his a centesimal birthday.
Religion is central for Inexperienced, a Latter-day Saint. He mentioned trusting in God and spending time outdoor – whether or not in his backyard, within the Uinta mountains, or within the canyons bordering his neighborhood – have introduced him solace.
However he has one other phrase of recommendation.
“I don’t maintain a grudge towards anyone,” he mentioned. “I feel you simply preserve a optimistic perspective.”
Reminiscences in Melody
Reminiscences for 103-year-old Hal Edison are sparked by music.
He sang alongside as Irving Berlin’s ‘Oh, How I Hate to Get Up within the Morning’ performed from a sensible speaker on his kitchen desk in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Initially from Logan, Utah, Edison was drafted into the U.S. Military in 1942. He determined to affix the paratroopers for additional pay, he defined, and parachuted into Belgium, Italy, and Holland. He recalled holding on to the steering of his navy generals, who he described as robust and good leaders.
“They have been our heroes,” he recalled.
Edison mentioned warfare was simply certainly one of many trials he’s endured. Whereas Edison was at struggle, his brother fell to his loss of life at 25 years outdated.
“Dwell your life absolutely, if doable,” Edison mentioned. “Generally it ends tragically.”
“Do what it’s important to do and do it willingly and peacefully,” he continued. “You gained’t get into any bother that method.”
Discovering Steadiness
For Mary Kawakami, discovering peace means discovering steadiness.
“That’s what retains me going!” mentioned a spirited Kawakami. “How do I really feel? 110 years robust!”
Protecting energetic is a precedence, and he or she encourages others to do the identical. Kawakami’s rigorous exercises together with her son, Paul, are not any secret. She invited a KSL crew to take a seat on a session in 2019.
And he or she believes the energy of the thoughts is simply as necessary.
Her recommendation to anybody who asks: “They higher put it in steadiness, or they will discover themselves in a tough state of affairs!” she mentioned throughout an interview at her dwelling in Highland, Utah.
Kawakami is effectively acquainted with problem. She ran a magnificence store in Carbon County till the 1941 assault on Pearl Harbor when she mentioned she and others of Japanese descent have been informed to depart city.
Named by her friends in Hollywood as certainly one of 1954’s prime ten hair stylists on this planet, she ran a Provo magnificence college at a time when few girls have been entrepreneurs. She retired at age 84.
Now, the mom of 4, grandmother of 5, and great-grandmother of twelve mentioned she likes to sing, chuckle, and enjoys the corporate of family and friends.
“Life is what you make of it!” Kawakami expressed.
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Utah expects two key players will return in 2025
During Monday’s press conference, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham shared significant news about two key players, linebacker Levani Damuni and cornerback Kenan Johnson. Both have expressed their intention to return next season, a development that brings excitement and promise to the program.
Damuni had a standout 2023 campaign before a season-ending injury in April 2024. Known for his dominance, Damuni played in all 13 games last year, starting seven of them. He led the Utes with 87 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. His consistency was remarkable, registering double-digit tackles in five of his last six games. Damuni also tied for the team lead with 9.5 third-down stops, showcasing his ability to deliver in critical moments. Notably, he recorded a season-best 12 tackles in two games, including a top-five matchup against Washington and the Las Vegas Bowl against Northwestern.
Kyle Whittingham provides an update about his future at Utah
Johnson, another key contributor, started at cornerback in Utah’s 2024 season opener against Southern Utah. Unfortunately, his season was cut short due to injury, but his experience brings immense value. Before transferring to Utah, Johnson played 45 games with 11 starts at Georgia Tech from 2019-2023. In his final season at Georgia Tech, he started eight games, recording 29 tackles, two forced fumbles, four passes defended, and an interception. His defensive skills and experience will add depth and leadership to Utah’s secondary in 2025.
As Utah prepares to conclude its regular season against UCF on Friday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, the announcement of Damuni and Johnson’s returns provides a glimpse into a promising future for the Utes, setting the stage for continued success.
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Utah Jazz News: Is it time to panic about Cody Williams?
Cody Williams hasn’t quite taken off as we may have hoped. To authenticate this feeling, the Utah Jazz made the organizational decision to take Williams from Will Hardy’s active roster and drop him down for an assignment with the G-League affiliate Salt Lake Stars.
Quite an inauspicious beginning for a player that the Jazz were very high on as early as before the ping pong balls of the NBA draft lottery determined the draft order.
“If the Jazz had somehow gotten lucky and won the lottery, Williams would have been firmly in the mix to be the No. 1 pick,” shared insider Tony Jones, “The fact that he would have been in consideration should tell you how interested the Jazz were in the small forward.”
Attempting to hit on the right draft pick can often feel like playing the crane game in the entryway of a Walmart. Even though you’ve made every calculation and believe beyond all doubt that when you drop the claw, that Pompompurin plushie could slip through your delicate grasp, catch the nudge of an unsuspecting iPod Touch, or fall short in a million other ways before reaching the promised land.
Williams has an arduous journey ahead of him, and his next stop will be with the Jazz’s G-League squad. Too timid, too inconsistent, and too horrific as a shooter, Cody’s pro introduction hasn’t been comparable to his brother Jalen—who’s been tearing it up in OKC.
But Cody’s NBA exposure hasn’t been faith-promoting since the Las Vegas Summer League. In real NBA floor time, he’s been so invisible that Google isn’t even sure what he looks like.
It isn’t fair to measure his trajectory with that of his older brother, but their shared blood will boil the waters of comparison for the rest of his career. The Jazz understand that to unlock their rookie’s ultimate potential, he’ll need to be brought along slowly.
I’m sure the question at the head of this article has been burning a hole in your mind. Should we hit the panic button on Utah’s rookie out of Colorado?
The short answer is no—the longer answer is no way, Co-day (too much?). Keep in mind this is a player who turned 20 years old only 6 days ago (happy belated birthday, sorry your present kind of sucks), and it’s far from uncommon to see a rookie spend time in the G League to get more reps, build some confidence, and develop their game while distanced from their team.
Taylor Hendricks and Brice Sensabaugh both spent time with the Stars for much of their rookie campaigns before contributing to Utah’s rotation. Cody has plenty to gain from a brief developmental sabbatical.
In the 2024-25 season, Cody is averaging 3.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per night on nightmare-like shooting splits of 27/19/60—a far cry from his collegiate output of 55/41/71.
Be patient with Williams, because we’re only in the first chapter of his NBA novel.
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Utah family creates 'Giving Gallery' to spread joy of art
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah — You might have heard of little libraries in neighborhoods, but have you heard of Giving Galleries?
A family in Cottonwood Heights is using their love for art to bring joy to those around them.
On the corner of Promenade and Camino is Abigail Bradshaw.
“I’m standing next to an art gallery, my art gallery. That’s my house,” she proudly said.
Abigail is showing her tiny art gallery filled with pieces made by her family and others who want to contribute. This home used to be her great-grandmother’s.
“She was an artist, and so, I wanted to continue that legacy,” said Katie Bradshaw, Abigail’s mom. They found a box, painted it, propped it up, and filled it with tiny art. Anyone can just look at the art, pick up something they like, or put their own piece inside.
Miles Jacobsen is a friend who saw what the Bradshaws were doing and added his artwork to the box.
For people who want to make their own masterpieces, there is also a box of free art supplies in the gallery box. You can come by to pick up paint, paintbrushes, and tiny canvasses to create your own art, which you can drop off at the “giving gallery” to bring joy to someone else.
“I feel really glad that people come and get some art and put it in there,” said Abigail.
Filling the box is something Katie does with her kids.
“I hope that they can carry this with them, that they continue sharing art, no matter where they are,” she said.
Spreading joy to everyone who walks by, and letting the cycle continue.
“I want them to feel happy and glad that they got some, so they could return some back here,” added Abigail.
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