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‘It’s just been fun sharing our culture’: Utah restaurant owner serves up Korean lessons too
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WEST VALLEY CITY — Utah had little or no Korean presence when Solar Choi moved to Utah in 2004 to attend BYU. However little by little, Solar hopes to alter that.
The 1st step was opening up Utah’s first all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ, Yummy’s Korean BBQ, in Orem. Then got here a second location in West Valley. Three years in the past, Solar additionally started providing Korean lessons out of the eating places and he is at the moment organizing his first group journey to South Korea later this yr.
“After I first got here in 2004, there was nothing like that right here. In order that’s type of my aim is to carry that right here,” Solar stated. “Particularly with the craze with like Korean tradition, Ok-pop and flicks and all that stuff — it is simply been enjoyable sharing our tradition.”
Solar, whose mother and father are from Korea, grew up talking Korean at dwelling. He went on to minor in Korean at BYU and serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Korea. He bought the thought to start out providing Korean lessons in Utah after realizing that there weren’t locations within the state for newcomers to study the language.
“Extra than simply instructing, it is also serving to our college students expertise that tradition,” Solar stated.
His ardour for sharing the tradition is obvious throughout the lessons, the place he throws in recommendations on slang, foreign money trade, meals and extra. In between studying about grammar, one scholar says the recipe Solar shared along with her for seawood soup, often called miyeok guk, turned out nice.
“It is simply enjoyable having the ability to share with them my background, although I am Korean American and I used to be born and raised right here,” Solar stated. “It is simply me having the ability to know the language, the tradition and having the ability to share that with everyone else. I feel it is one of the best factor.”
Solar has labored with dozens of scholars, together with a handful of Korean adoptees. Solar stated this system is an opportunity for them to regain the tradition and language with the last word aim of returning to Korea and discovering their organic mother and father. He at the moment has about 50 college students between Orem and West Valley. The Korean lessons are $150 per thirty days, and tuition contains weekly classes and a Korean lunch with Solar, a month-to-month one-on-one tutoring session with a trainer in Korea and entry to recordings of all of the lessons.
For Katie Lens, a Draper center schooler who’s half Korean, this system has been a possibility to expertise her tradition in a brand new approach.
“My mother is Korean and I simply wished to study it so I may discuss to her and the remainder of my household as nicely,” Lens stated. “Plus I like the tradition.”
Lens’s mom, Carol Lens, stated it has been thrilling to look at her daughter study the language.
“To see her decide up curiosity within the language and a have such an unbelievable useful resource right here with Solar and simply his ardour to share the Korean tradition and language — it is superb,” she stated. “For those who actually simply wish to throw your self in and be dedicated to studying the Korean language, that is unbelievable. I simply really feel so fortunate that we discovered Solar and to know that he does this makes me so comfortable.”
Kim Spencer-Thomas, one other one in all Solar’s college students, stated her curiosity in Korean language and tradition snowballed after she fell in love with Ok-pop. She started lessons in July in preparation for a visit to South Korea later this yr.
“I’ve put a variety of work into it. It isn’t the simplest language. I’ve taken French, Spanish and signal language and Korean is by far a really tough language,” she stated. “However I do really feel prefer it’s fairly enjoyable. Taking Korean is without doubt one of the funnest issues I’ve ever achieved.”
Jodee Steffensen, 70, has been taking lessons since August after making an attempt to study Korean on her personal with on-line programs for a number of months. She’s planning her second journey to South Korea later this yr and hopes to make use of the nation as a base to go to different nations within the area as nicely.
“Asia usually is one thing that, as I used to be rising up, actually wasn’t within the highlight. So it is like this complete new world that is new, completely different, stunning and thrilling,” she stated. “I’d say do not consider age as a barrier if you wish to exit and take a look at one thing new. It is superb how a lot enriched my life is as a result of I discovered one thing new to expertise.”
Extra details about the Korean lessons is offered at connect2korea.subkit.com.
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WEST JORDAN, Utah — The Utah National Guard has been serving the state since 1894 with roots dating back to the Minutemen of the 17th-century American colonies.
This weekend, they received quite the boost in the form of the Army’s most advanced attack helicopter.
“These aircraft are extremely fast compared to our other aircraft,” said Col. Patrick.
On Saturday, the Utah National Guard took their new Apache helicopters for a spin.
“The flight went better than we could have hoped for. A little weather on the east coast, but after that, it wasn’t bad at all,” Patrick said.
The first four of 24 Apaches arrived early Saturday morning after they went under full inspection.
“They’ve got software on there that it’s like playing a video game. You just fly the video game and the airplane… is fast and smooth, which is the good thing, and so it’ll just hold the altitude and airspeed and just keep on trucking along. It’s pretty good,” Patrick said.
The first Apache helicopters arrived in Utah back in 1992.
“It just continues the legacy of the air pirates and what we bring to not only Utah, but really to the global fight and security, really,” Patrick added.
The colonel calls it a major step forward.
“What a great day for Utah as we advance into the next couple decades of combat operations and what we can provide to, you know, the global security.”
The depth continues to be tested as the bodies keep dropping out of the lineup up front. Tonight, a resilient Maple Leafs team is seeking its fourth consecutive win as Alex Nylander debuts on an all-Marlies line against a tired 8-9-2 Utah Hockey Club (7:00 p.m. EST, TSN4).
Head-to-Head Stats: Maple Leafs vs. Utah
In the 2024-25 regular season statistics, Utah holds the advantage in three out of five offensive categories and three out of five defensive categories.
Game Day Quotes
Craig Berube on what he learned from the pre-scout of Utah’s 6-1 win over Pittsburgh last night:
The power play was good. They got three. They’re fast, and they have a lot of skill. They make a lot of plays — a lot of west-west plays — and get up the ice really well. Their D are involved.
We have to check well tonight. We have to stay out of the penalty box. Our PK is going to be important.
Overall, we need to take time and space away from this team right out of the offensive zone. Be hard on them breaking plays up. That will be very important tonight.
Berube on the decision to start Joseph Woll over Anthony Stolarz tonight:
[Woll] had a really good game against Vegas. We are just thinking ahead here. Stolly has played a lot. We have some time here. He is working in practice and doing a lot of good things.
That’s really it. We just talk about things and make decisions on what we think is best for the goalies and the team.
I talked earlier about how both goalies are going to see more net than they have in the past. It is important that we manage it to the best of our abilities.
Woll is coming off a real solid game against a real good team. We wanted to go back with him.
Berube on what improvements he is looking for from his team offensively after a week of practice:
Attacking more than we are. There are times when we tend to just control the play a little bit too much on the outside. We could attack more with more shots to the net, get pucks low to high, and do more on-and-off shooting while getting people to the net with numbers around there.
Resets to the back of the net, making quick plays out of there, doing things a little bit quicker, moving it quicker, supporting it quicker, and getting more pucks to the net than we are.
Berube on why Fraser Minten is so trustworthy despite his lack of experience:
It goes back to a great draft pick, finding a player who is so responsible at a young age. You guys aren’t on the bench, but just hearing him talk on the bench and how he sees the game, he says all the right things.
You don’t see young guys do that very often. He is already doing it at a very young age with very little experience. It is great to see. It’s refreshing. It really is.
Minten on the keys to success for his line with Nikita Grebenkin and Alex Nylander:
We just have to be simple with pucks and forecheck, using our speed to get pucks back on the forecheck. From there, let the skill make things happen. Those guys are really good when they get it back, so we have to make sure we are forechecking hard to retrieve pucks, and we’ll go from there.
Minten on the keys to success in the net-front role on the top power-play unit:
Try not to overcomplicate it too much. Get the goalie’s eyes, get in sight lines, try to get pucks back, get some tips, get some screens, and cause a little chaos. You can draw a defender with you. If you’re going backdoor, you give them a little more space. Be ready for anything coming to you. They are great players, so just try to read off of them, and hopefully, it goes well.
Minten on his experience level in front of the net on the power play:
In junior, I was mostly a flank guy with the puck more, but last year, I kind of got into it more at the end of the year, and I have been playing that role with the Marlies every game so far this year.
Minten on Morgan Rielly’s guidance at the NHL level:
He has been amazing. We have a lot in common, being from the same place. He took me under his wing a little bit and has been super nice. It makes it easy when you are coming in at 18 or 19 and there is a guy who comes to talk to you and is a really nice, supportive guy and friend. He has been awesome.
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
#74 Bobby McMann — #91 John Tavares — #16 Mitch Marner
#89 Nick Robertson— #29 Pontus Holmberg — #88 William Nylander
#71 Nikita Grebenkin — #39 Fraser Minten — #92 Alex Nylander
#46 Alex Steeves — #24 Connor Dewar — #18 Steven Lorentz
Defensemen
#22 Jake McCabe — #8 Chris Tanev
#44 Morgan Rielly — #95 Oliver Ekman-Larsson
#2 Simon Benoit — #25 Conor Timmins
Goaltenders
Starter: #60 Joseph Woll
#41 Anthony Stolarz
Extras: Jani Hakanpää, Philippe Myers
Suspended: Ryan Reaves (four games remaining)
Injured (IR): Auston Matthews, Max Domi, Matthew Knies
Injured (LTIR): Calle Jarnkrok, Dakota Mermis, Max Pacioretty, David Kampf
Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines
Forwards
#9 Clayton Keller — #27 Barrett Hayton — #8 Nick Schmaltz
#22 Jack McBain — #92 Logan Cooley — #11 Dylan Guenther
#63 Matias Maccelli — #17 Nick Bjugstad — #67 Lawson Course
#15 Alex Kerfoot — #82 Kevin Stenlund — #53 Michael Carcone
Defensemen
#98 Mikhail Sergachev — #2 Olli Maata
#28 Ian Cole — #10 Maveric Lamoureux
#7 Michael Kesselring — #41 Robert Bortuzzo
Goaltenders
Starter: #70 Karel Vejmelka
Jayson Stauber
Injured: Sean Durzi, John Marino, Connor Ingram
Welcome to the NHL On Tap, a daily look at the games on the NHL schedule. There is one game on the schedule for Sunday, which will be televised nationally in the United States and Canada.
Game of the day
Utah Hockey Club at Toronto Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET; TVAS, TSN4, NHLN, Utah16)
Mitch Marner, William Nylander and John Tavares have all stepped up for the Maple Leafs (12-6-2) in the absence of captain Auston Matthews and look to continue the trend against Utah (8-9-3) at Scotiabank Arena. Marner has 12 points (four goals, eight assists), Nylander nine points (four goals, five assists) and Tavares eight points (four goals, four assists) in the seven games without Matthews, who is out with an upper-body injury. Toronto has won three in a row and is 6-1-0 without Matthews, who skated prior to practice Saturday and said he could return from an upper-body injury this upcoming week. Marner leads Toronto with 26 points (six goals, 20 assists) in 20 games and has points in six of the seven games Matthews has missed. Maple Leafs goalie Joseph Wall made 31 saves in a 3-0 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday for his first shutout of the season and second in the NHL. Utah is playing the second game of a back-to-back for the first time in team history and will look to build on a 6-1 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Dylan Guenther had two goals and an assist, and Clayton Keller had three assists, helping Utah end a three-game losing streak. Goalie Jaxson Stauber could make his Utah debut after being recalled from Tucson of the American Hockey League on Wednesday; the 25-year-old has not played an NHL game since Feb. 22, 2023, with the Chicago Blackhawks. No. 1 goalie Connor Ingram has missed the past two games with an upper-body injury.
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