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‘It’s just amazing’: Utah’s 20 new state flag semifinalist designs reach state Capitol
Angelina Nading, a junior at Uintah Excessive Faculty in Vernal, poses along with her Utah state flag design outdoors of the state Capitol on Thursday. Her design is one in all 20 semifinalists now on show in Salt Lake Metropolis, Cedar Metropolis and Logan whereas the state narrows the sector down for a possible new state flag. (Carter Williams, KSL.com)
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SALT LAKE CITY — Angelina Nading beams as she runs over to a set of 20 flags aligned close to the steps of the state Capitol on Thursday.
Nading, a junior at Uintah Excessive Faculty in Vernal and a member of town’s youth metropolis council, instantly sifts via the designs looking for a blue flag with eight stars circling an outdated beehive design. It is a design she created after attending a flag design workshop earlier this 12 months, as state leaders requested Utahns to submit designs for a brand new state flag.
Months after submitting that design, she’s clutching the blue material in her fingers for the primary time and picturing in her thoughts how this design might presumably fly throughout Utah sometime quickly.
“All week I have been telling my buddies and my academics about this. I used to be actually excited driving up right here and getting to speak about my design,” she informed KSL.com, as her flag and 19 different just lately launched designs waved behind her. “I am actually proud that I can go down in historical past. It is simply superb.”
The Utah State Flag Job Power unveiled all 20 semifinalist designs for a potential new state flag on Sept. 8 after receiving 5,703 designs in the course of the winter and spring. These 20 semifinalist designs have since prompted a bevy of responses in a public remark interval making an attempt to pinpoint what Utahns need in a design that represents the state immediately.
Nevertheless, Thursday marked the primary time Utahns bought an opportunity to see these designs in a bodily type. All the designs have been printed out on material flags to permit residents a greater view of the designs in a manner that 2D designs simply cannot. Everybody will be capable of see the way it waves within the winds or flies in reverse like a flag would outdoors of a constructing whereas they choose the designs.
It is a tactic that is supposed to assist slender down the sector of semifinalists, says Sen. Daniel McCay, R-Riverton, a member of the duty drive.
“Apparently, I can see strengths from flags which might be right here printed immediately for the primary time,” he mentioned, staring on the 20 finalists. “We have been these now for months. We have been them on a flat pc display and we have been them printed on paper. However while you print them at this scale, some issues I did not love about sure flags, I now actually like about them.”
The flags delivered to the state Capitol this week will stay on show on the Utah Capitol’s Corridor of Governors via Oct. 5, the ultimate day of public touch upon the semifinalist designs. Related shows might be held on the Cache County Historic Courthouse, 100 N. Important in Logan, and at Beverley Taylor Sorenson Middle for the Arts on the campus of Southern Utah College in Cedar Metropolis over the following two weeks, as effectively.
Greater than 20,000 folks have already submitted their ideas on a brand new flag over the previous few months, mentioned Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson. She hopes the bodily shows will generate extra feedback within the subsequent two weeks.
“That is actually necessary. We need to know what the general public has to say about it,” she mentioned. “Inform us what you suppose — what you want and what you do not like about all of those flag designs.”
Time for a change?
The duty drive will contemplate all the general public feedback gathered after Oct. 5, because it narrows the sector to a handful of finalists, to pick out or refine the flag design, which they’ll advocate for adoption to the Utah Legislature. The Legislature will finally vote on whether or not to undertake the proposed flag design or maintain the present flag that has remained largely untouched since 1911.
Utah’s present flag will not be retired if a brand new flag is picked. It should change into the official flag of the governor’s workplace, which means it’ll proceed to have a house on the Utah Capitol for years to return.
It is also potential that not one of the flags on show over the following two weeks will fly over the state Capitol quickly. The duty drive and a panel of designers will evaluate the general public remark suggestions to determine concepts folks need however might additionally merge among the themes collectively, mentioned Rep. Steve Helpful, R-Layton.
“(The designs) can nonetheless evolve as a result of we’re taking public enter as we go,” he mentioned. “However these designs characterize the voices of hundreds and hundreds of Utahns of all ages, backgrounds and walks of life.”
A brand new state flag is supposed to contribute to our widespread id as a state, it isn’t meant to cancel something previously. It isn’t going to cancel our outdated flag.
–Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson
Letting go may be tough although. Henderson acknowledges that not everybody has been on board with the potential change as Utah continues to maneuver ahead with its flag redesign course of. In reality, she was in that camp when McCay and Helpful first approached their colleagues concerning the concept a couple of years in the past.
She thought it could be a waste of time and power however then she discovered extra concerning the potential of what a great flag design might imply for Utah as she mirrored on its previous.
A ZCMI seamstress designed Utah’s first flag in 1903 simply so Utah might have a flag on show on the 1904 St. Louis World’s Honest. This authentic design basically served as the idea for the 1911 design, when the state up to date the flag. But the present flag appears to be like awfully acquainted to about half of the opposite state flags from afar. It does not actually stand out, Henderson says, and it does not actually characterize Utah immediately. This ultimately helped her change her thoughts concerning the concept.
“Making a flag is a very uncommon alternative to characterize the previous, current and future to the remainder of the world,” she mentioned. “Till now, Utahns have by no means had an opportunity to weigh in or provide their concepts for what their state flag ought to seem like or what must be included on their state flag. … A brand new state flag is supposed to contribute to our widespread id as a state, it isn’t meant to cancel something previously. It isn’t going to cancel our outdated flag.”
The method additionally opens the door for Utahns like Nading to probably change into part of state historical past.
She’s thrilled with that prospect, but in addition excited to see how the remainder of the flag redesign course of shakes out.
“It is form of like a mixture of feelings. … I am nervous and I hope it may be picked as a result of that may be superb,” she says. “However even when it does not, that may be fantastic. The entire course of and getting to fulfill these fantastic folks is simply superb.”
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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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Amid traffic, Utah walked to Leafs’ arena pregame
TORONTO — The Utah Hockey Club said players were forced to walk to their game against the Maple Leafs after their bus got stuck in Toronto traffic Sunday night.
The team posted a video on social media of team members walking to Scotiabank Arena, with player Maveric Lamoureux saying the bus was “not moving at all.”
Several city streets had been closed during the day for an annual Santa Claus parade.
The Maple Leafs earned their fourth consecutive win by defeating Utah 3-2.
The viral incident prompted Ontario Premier Doug Ford to call the congestion “embarrassing” and “unacceptable,” highlighting his government’s plan to address the city’s gridlock through bike lane legislation.
It wasn’t the first time a Toronto visitor had to ditch their vehicle to make it to an event on time.
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Utah Highway Patrol responds to your suggestions on making Utah roads safer
SALT LAKE CITY — FOX 13 News is Driven to Change and that includes bringing you reports on important topics like road rage, construction, and wrong-way drivers. During our coverage, we continually ask for any questions or concerns you may have along Utah’s roadways.
The feedback has gotten an enormous response, so FOX 13 sat down with Lieutenant Cameron Roden on Good Day Utah to help address input we have been getting, from the perspective of Utah Highway Patrol.
Speeding in Utah, there’s so much of it, and then you can sometimes say that that leads to tailgating, which may lead to road rage incidents. What are you seeing out there in terms of speed and what can we do to lessen the effects of that?
Lt. Cameron Roden: Speed is our number one thing that we see. That’s our number one traffic stop that we make, and we know that it leads to the majority of crashes in the state of Utah. So we definitely put an emphasis on speed and it does lead to other things. Not just crashes. It leads to road rage and other things .So, as far as what changes can we make, we need to start with ourselves, and really say, ‘Hey, do I have a problem?’ You know, we just need to start with ourselves and not think that it’s something else’s problem. If we slow our speeds ourselves, and then it’ll start to to catch on and people will do that speed limit. So, but the legislature has definitely taken some steps to help us address, especially the the speeds that are those excessive speeds where we have that one zero five law now that addresses those speeds and increases fines and and hopefully discourages people from those extreme speeds.
Some of our viewers talked about maybe capping some of the speed limits for truck drivers. Is that something that’s even feasible?
You know, that would be something that would have to go through that, that legislative process to see whether we that would be something that would help. But ultimately, if we we start with ourselves, hopefully that will make that change and reduce crashes and fatalities.
There are things being done to try and intervene and stop wrong-way drivers before they happen. But some of our viewers propose things like spikes. What are your thoughts on implementing something like that?
We’ve had over the last several years, a rash of wrong-way drivers, and it’ll come in onesie twos, and then we’ll go for a period of time without that. And so, but this spike over the last couple of years has caused us to to create a task force to look at wrongly driving what things can be done. And so getting all these stakeholders together between UDOT and Highway Safety, looking at what technologies and things that could be implemented, and and things like, wrong way detection cameras. Those are some things that are being actually used in the state of Utah right now to help us spot those and and advance signage, getting people to realize they’re going the wrong way and turn around. The the spike strips have actually been talked about in our task force a little bit. And if something like that would even be, it is that technology available right now. And as what we could actually implement in the state of Utah, there’s nothing that really fits the bill right now because of our environment. We have our snow plows. We have snow and things like that. Something like that really wouldn’t be practical right now.
Probably the most talked about topic that we’ve received was distracted driving, texting while driving. You went out, I saw on the UHP social media page, that you guys just driving and you look to your right and left and you can find someone texting. What kind of enforcement do we have against distracted driving specifically on your phone?
This is something that we like you said, we see it every day. We go out to crashes,and and we may suspect that a driver may be distracted. And so, it’s something that’s definitely under-reported. It’s it’s a bigger problem than than the numbers really show.And so not only do we address it during our normal patrols.Our officers are seeing it, and addressing it while they’re out there.But we’ll also do targeted patrols where the highway safety office actually gives out additional funds for that targeted enforcement, where we’ll get an unmarked vehicle. We go out driving down the roads where we try to spot these vehicles and and get them stopped because those are those are a big danger on our roadways where our attention and our focus needs to be on driving.
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