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ST. GEORGE
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2016 Parade of Homes
Décor Inspirations
p 16
Mindfulness Matters
p 39
What is your most
valuable purchase?
p 43
St. George First Lady, Kristy Pike
St. George SHEro, p 26
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Table of Contents
37 In Dixie: An Opinon Piece
by Lyman Hafen
39 Ask the Experts: Hanna Rothlin
Mindfulness Matters
41 April - Things to Do
10 Photos of the Month
12 Literary Café
16 Idea Board: SUHBA
2016 Parade of Homes
Décor Inspirations
22 Gamma West Cancer
Services: Taking Cancer
Personally. A Conversation
with Ray S. Richards, MD
25 Throwback Thursday:
St. George Magazine
Spring 1987
30 Concierge Banking:
Town & Country Bank’s
Secret Sauce
35 Pet Corner:
Baby Meets Fur-Baby
42 Social Circle
43 Active Aging:
What’s your most
valuable purchase?
Cover Photo:
“Spring Shines Through”
by Lisa Rock
Background photo:
“Color Country” by Kevin Fry
ST. GEORGE
MAGAZINE
April 2016 • VOLUME 34, ISSUE 4
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Recommended takeaways
from this issue
Idea Board - An interior designer’s perspective of our beloved Parade of Homes is too fun to
pass up. Enjoy the eye candy in Yvonne Christensen’s picks and I’m sure you’ll find your own
inspirations to bring a breath of fresh trendy air into your home.
Kristy Pike - April SHEro. St. George’s first lady has passion, depth and independence. Her interview
is a joy to read.
Town & Country Bank – With concierge banking and such a friendly staff I may move my banking. It
kinda felt like I was in the White House…which I’ve never been in, but yeah. I honestly think it could be
a valid tourist destination!
Gamma West – Everyone dealing with cancer in one way or another will not regret a consultation
with Gamma West before they begin treatment. Their unique, exceptional approach to cancer treatment
provides their patients with a remarkable success rate.
Ask the Expert – Mindfulness Ahhh… I am absolutely adopting Hannah Rothlin’s habit to commit
a day each week away from the internet and focus on my “inner-net”. Two good friends agreed to
sign up with me for her Inner Wellness course…..right after the spring What Women Want Expo is
over.
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Upcoming – What Women Want Expo -May 6th & 7th (Mother’s Day weekend):
As the event coordinator, the expo has been my ‘baby’ for the last 2 years. This is my 5th expo
and I love, love, love working it from all aspects -- permits, coordinating with the Dixie Center,
marketing for vendors, registrations, payments, tickets, music, setting up, taking down, prize
giveaways, announcements, entertainment, facebook contests, mapping to make every aisle of
the expo buzz with excitement, etc., --Whew! It’s a magnificent balancing act creating an energetic,
fun-filled 30,000 square feet filled with amazing vendors. Us shoppers look forward to finding
everything we never knew we couldn’t live without.
Each expo has its own personality and this one on Mother’s Day weekend will be no different. I hope all
you ladies receive the gift of shopping from your loved ones. I hope I do, too…Hey family - hint, hint!
Here’s your April 2016 St George Magazine.
Thank you St. George, for making this possible!
Enjoy!
Shelley Smith
EDITOR
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Photos of
the month
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1. “I’m Bugged!” by Lisa Rock
2. “Purple Robe Locust” by Dan McGuire
3. “Old is Beautiful” by Kevin Fry
4. “That Time of Year for Chicks” by Dan McGuire
5. “Rocky Top View” by Ben McGarry
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SG Literary Café
M
A Read for
April
BY JANICE BROOKS
THE MEASURE OF A MAN by Sidney Poitier
Harper Collins Publishing. 255 pages. $14.95.
“I have no wish to play the pontificating fool, pretending
that I’ve suddenly come up with the answers to all life’s
questions. Quite the contrary, I began this book as an
exploration, an exercise in self-questioning. In other
words, I wanted to find out, as I looked back at a long
and complicated life, with many twists and turns, how
well I’ve done at measuring up to the values I myself
have set.” �Sidney Poitier
“The Measure of a Man” by Sidney Poitier, is
definitely a read you will want to enjoy as an audio
book. Seriously, I swooned over every spoken word.
And, given the personal nature of this narrative, it’s
impossible to imagine hearing anyone other than
Poitier, with his distinguishing, resonant voice, and
perfect enunciation, tell the story.
In “The Measure of a Man” Poitier talks about his childhood
growing up in Cat Island, in the Caribbean where he was
awfully poor by American standards: But quite happy,
swimming in the ocean and roaming freely about most of
the time. One of eight children, Poitier was sent to live
with an older brother in Miami when he started to get into
trouble in his youth. Frustrated by his inability to earn
a living and by the disparaging onset of racism inflicted
on him, Poitier left Miami for New York. There he worked
as a dishwasher, learned to read and write, started taking
drama classes, join the military, became a successful
businessman and ultimately launched a celebrated acting
career.
Sidney Poitier was the first black (I prefer this term as
it applies to more than being just an African American but
a more descriptive usage as a non-white person-and he
would use this term for himself) actor to win the Academy
Award for best actor for his outstanding performance in
“Lilies of the Field” in 1963. His landmark films include
“The Defiant Ones,” “A Patch of Blue,” “Guess Who’s
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Coming to Dinner,”
and “To Sir, With Love.”
He has starred in over
forty films, directed
nine, and authored
four.
Among
many
other accolades, Poitier
has been awarded the
Screen Actors Guild’s
highest honor, the Life
Achievement
Award,
for
an
outstanding
career and humanitarian
accomplishment.
Poitier was unbending as
he pursued a personal
and public life that would
honor his upbringing and the invaluable legacy of his
parents. Dedicated to the notion that what one does for
a living articulates to who one is, Poitier only sought
acting roles in which the characters portrayed something
positive, useful, and lasting about the human condition.
“The Measure of a Man” is Poitier’s deep and insightful
look at what has informed his performances and his life.
There are passages in the book that read like a gripping
dramatic cliffhanger.
In this brilliantly written memoir and spiritual
autobiography, Poitier explores the nature of sacrifice and
commitment, price and humility, rage and forgiveness,
and paying the price for artistic integrity. What emerges
is a picture of a man in the face of limits—his own and the
world’s.
“The Measure of a Man” spent several weeks on The New York
Times’ list of best sellers, and the audio edition, won a Grammy
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Idea Board:
BY YVONNE CHRISTENSEN
Interior Designer,
American Heritage Homes
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I was wowed by all the builders, interior designers, and sub contractors’ this year. Once again
they out did themselves and the showcase of
materials and design ideas were eye candy for all
who attended.
Looking for décor you can fashion in your own
home is about the best reasons we adore the
Parade of Homes. Let’s get started!
Southwestern
Style Howmidees spectrum of
da
The builders oftsfemrean, modern, contemhome styles; cronafal and southwestern style
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homes. Basic d with brick and siding adding
now accentuateExteriors have less arches and
more interest. es.
more square lin
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SUHBA 2016 Parade of Homes
Décor Inspirations
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In past years w
first in flooring; the started seeing lighter wood tones
cabinetry, doors, is is now being transitioned into
in décor across thefurniture and décor. A big trend
country is all white
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showcasing siixing a variety of woods and uilders are investing in this a ng
counters. M ENS: Homeowners and bss & open shelving is replaci
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such as barn doors, mixed metals, and new takes on wallpaper,I
am stepping out on a limb to forecast next year we will see more
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Gamma West Cancer Services:
Taking Cancer Personally
A Conversation with Ray S. Richards, MD
Graduation from cancer therapies! left to right Brittney, Jared, patient Graduation Ralph Frymire and wife, Richards, Tyler
BY LAUREN JO SYPNIEWSKI
In the lobby of Gamma West Cancer
Services—surrounded by the calming
tracks of classical music and the familiar
rising bubbles of a large aquarium—a gentlemen stands holding a chocolate bar and
a diploma: he has just graduated from his
cancer treatment.
Around him,
the staff raucously gathers, excited by this
news, and congratulates him as they all line
up to photograph this momentous moment
in the patient’s life.
This is a familiar sight at Gamma West,
as the cure rate for most common cancers is
high, particularly when it’s caught
early. Sitting down with Dr. Ray S.
Richards, he tells me, “I don’t think
the public widely understands that
the majority of patients are cured,
and cured with very few side effects.”
Radiation Oncologist Dr. Richards, a graduate of both BYU and
the University of Utah, explains he
often gets to see patients for awhile
before finally—and joyfully—saying, “You know what? I think we
are just going to put you on the
cured list and graduate you.”
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So much care, expertise, and precision
goes into the treatment for each patient.
Twenty years ago, a doctor might have
used a wax pencil on an x-ray and hoped
he was giving treatment in the right general
area. Now, with the advances in medicine,
doctors are constantly engaging with professional development in order to keep upto-date with current medical technologies
and procedures.
“One of the challenges in our work is to
bring down very sophisticated technology
and explain it to the patients in practical
terms of why it makes a difference in their
situation,” says Dr. Richards. “Imagine
your target is a banana; with this technology, we can produce a banana-shaped radiation field and then beyond that shape, the
radiation falls off very rapidly.” He compares this visual of radiation treatment to a
mesa on a topographical map, where rings
fall close together to show the steepness of
the cliff before leveling off to the plateau.
“This communication is an ongoing
challenge. I tend to draw a lot on exam table
paper so, visually, they can understand the
procedure.” Dr. Richards reaches towards a
bookshelf as he explains, picking up one of
the applicator devices used in the high-dose
rate brachytherapy treatment, a method that
reduces treatment time down to only five
days. “The plastic needles that we put into
the body are essentially like access tunnels
where we can control the intensity of the
radiation.” This targeted approach allows
radiation oncologists, like Dr. Richards, to
customize the exposure and spare as much
healthy tissue as possible.
This focus on communication is only
Dr. Richards with Staff Brittney and Jared,
one aspect of Dr. Richard’s role as doctor
positioning Patient for Thomotherapy treatment
that he values—there’s so much more to
being a doctor that he loves. “My favorite
part about being a doctor is getting to know be very pleasant. Sometimes, they end up year, and he finds himself spending pleaspeople in a special kind of relationship.
being our favorites, giving hugs and tears ant times unwinding at home around his
They place a substantial amount of trust when they finish treatment.”
family.
in me, and I feel very heavily the responFrequently, Dr. Richards finds he shares
“We’ve also always been a busy family,”
sibility to not violate that trust, and, at the common activities with other patients—not says Dr. Richards. “There’s hardly a hill
same time, to be fully honest with them: a difficult feat considering how Southern that I can see here that we haven’t walked
honest and kind at the same time.”
Utah lends itself to outdoor endeavors. over a dozen times, and there’s mountain
And it is clear Dr.
bike trails that we’ve done 500
Richards treasures the
times. We’ve enjoyed just about
interactions and relaany kind of activity you can imagtionships he has had
ine.” And its true—Dr. Richards
with patients over the
enjoys everything from tennis to
years. “I like to look at
gardening to spending time in his
the schedule a day in
woodshop and machine shop.
advance to see who’s
“I have a fulfilled life,
coming in. I go check
which is scary because if I die
their lab work and often
tomorrow I don’t have a comhave good news.
plaint,” Richards continues. His
I
look
forward
passion for life illustrates how the
to sharing that with
satisfaction he has in his personal
them.” As Dr. Richards
life allows him to perform better
describes his patients,
in his professional life. “You can’t
he keeps his language
wait to retire to start living—
and examples vague,
you’ve got to be living all along.
proving his dedication
SGM
Dennis Miller, general contractor, built the
to upholding patient
Gamma West cancer clinic in St. George and
trust, but in his eyes I
is now a patient battling cancer for a second
round. He’s impressed with Gamma West’s
can see he is reminiscprogram.
ing on particular names
and faces that have
made an impact on his
life over his years in medicine.
“There But some of his patients expanded
really is no average patient. By now, the his already wide horizon of activities,
technical, medical side of my job is routine, one patient “dragging” (as Dr. Richbut people are always interesting. And, boy, ards says) him into archery and target
there’s such a variety of people.”
practice. “I won the competition at my
“Probably one of my favorites is what family reunion shooting balloons at 50
I’ll call the old cowboy. Sadly that’s a dy- yards—they were using 22’s and I was
ing generation in southern Utah; they’re using my compound bow!”
great to work with, they’re straightforward
Speaking of Southern Utah, Dr.
and philosophical about life, and chal- Richards fell in love with St. George as
lenges and outcomes. It’s also fun to deal soon as he found himself here in 1989.
with the slightly grouchy people—and they Perhaps it was fated, as he has anceshave a reason to be. They’ve probably gone tors on both sides who journeyed by
through a long, expensive medical pro- wagon to Utah, but Dr. Richards found
cess.
the people delightful and thought St.
Listening to them, you can easily agree George would be a wonderful place
Dr. Richards’ favorite moments
with why they’re frustrated, and if you then to raise a family. Now, more and more
away from work are playing with
validate that reason, they often turn out to grandchildren add to his family every
his grandchildren.
More Time Living.
Less Time Recovering.
“I did the Gamma, I just got my
6 year okie dokie. I haven’t missed
anything in life, I hunt, I fish,
I feel fortunate I found them.”
John
Prostate Cancer Survivor
and “Thrivor”
Precision radiation treatments from Gamma
West are extremely accurate and very effective.
These less invasive therapies for cancer are
safer to surrounding healthy tissue, creating
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St George Magazine
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St. George
HEroes
BY JANICE BROOKS
The old adage “behind every successful man stands a great woman”
popularized in the 1940’s, is definitely not apropos in today’s world.
Indeed, most often, the statement can be replaced with “at the side of
every successful man, stands a great and successful woman.”
St. George First Lady Kristy Pike, with her awesome brilliance and
artistic savvy, exemplifies what it means to be a SHEroe.
As our St. George First Lady, what surprised you
most about the process of campaigning?
I was surprised by how much fun it was! I am naturally a super shy person. I am fine in a big group. I
have no problem speaking in front of large crowds,
but, one-on-one I get very nervous. I was amazed that
I loved the encounters when people hosted us in their
Kristy and Jon Pike
Wedding Day
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Sheroes at Play Janice and Kristy
home while we were on the campaign trail. However,
I really hated parades. I’d be happiest if I was the one
driving the truck.
Parades! How did you prefect your parade
wave?
My daughters and nieces helped with that. (We both
laughed and waved!)
Do you have a special First Lady thing?
I’ve not needed to take on anything new. Because,
I have always been involved in things: such as Foster
Care and the gifted program in the school district. I
have always been passionate about the art. As former
chairman of “Art Around the Corner,” it has always
been important for me to be involved in the Arts.
When I look at the sculpture art that “Art Around
Town” made possible for our downtown, it makes me
happy to see how these sculptures in the Town Square
continue to artistically enrich people’s lives.
As a writer and creative person, how do you
nurture your artistic talents?
Years ago, Emma Lou Thayne, (our mutual writing
mentor) gave me good advice: She told me I needed
to go away from home and write often. It was difficult
for me with little children at home to do so. But now, I
try to leave my house and take a day away each week
when I can. I take my backpack, and most often, I go
to Zion.
So these are specifically writing trips. What do
you write about?
I will write a poem, a chapter for my book, or I will
write lyrics for a song. And there are times when I just
write in my journal. Sometimes I have to compromise,
when I can’t take a whole day, instead, I will spend
time at Barnes & Noble, Starbucks,
or I will sit on a couch at the mall,
listening and watching people, which
gives me writing inspiration.
How did your writing career
start?
I graduated from
the University of Utah
with a BA degree
in English with an
emphasis on Poetry
Writing. (WOW!) I
come from a family
of artist and teachers,
but, I had no desire
to teach, I just wanted to be a writer.
Immediately after college, I started my first
job as a tech writer.
I was 20 years old at
the time. When my
boss found out how
old I was, she told me
to not let anybody else
know my age. I was a
precocious child, and
I was always mature
for my age. And, I was
tall (we both laughed)
which helped. I’ve
also
worked
in
PR, Marketing and
Communications—
which I really liked.
Sounds like you
had a flourishing
career and was making top-dollars early
in your career.
Yes, it’s true. But,
the year after the birth
of my oldest daughter, I was launching a
national product; I traveled enough
to gain 2 roundtrip airline tickets
to Hawaii. I knew that pace wasn’t
going to work for my family, so I
began freelance writing. For most of
my life, I’ve made a living as a writer
in one form or another.
As a mom and freelance writer,
what is the delicate balance that a
writer faces?
Writing is both a solitary profession
and a communal endeavor. It is an
interesting dichotomy. Professionally
you write alone. However, it also
requires that you experience the
world. You have to be able to interact with people and life, in order to
have something or someone to write
about. I cannot write with a lot of dis-
Kristy soaking up Inspiration at Town Square
tractions, but, I need the simulation
of other people, because it’s good for
me. It’s a life-long creative process
and I am slowly learning how to
make it all work. My kids joke that I
want a cabin in Pine Valley that’s just
big enough for me.
What adds to your life every
day?
The hiking trails around us, I try to
spend time each day hiking or walking on a trail.
What makes a good friendship?
Well, I know this is cliché, but it is
absolutely true, my best friend is my
husband. If I could chose one person
to always be with when I have free
time, it would be him. We decided
early in our relationship that we would
have a date night
each week—and we
rarely miss it.
What’s unusual
about your date
nights?
If we don’t have
a special event to
attend, we always end
up walking around or
driving through town
checking out something in the city. We
will visit the mall
drive bridge, or the
3000 East site. When
the Electric Theater
was being built, we
would spend time
checking out the process of the construction at the end of our
date night.
Oh Kristy, what
a beautiful gift for
our community, for
you and Jon to emotionally “care take”
our city—even on
your date night.
What’s the best
advice you’ve ever
received?
My mom has a
philosophy that it
is always better to
include rather than exclude. I’ve
always tried to live by that. It is
always better to bring people in,
rather than keep them out. I collected
an interesting and eclectic group of
friends in high school. My mother
was always very accommodating of
all my friends; she always made
space for us in the home. I have a,
kind-of, independent strike in me,
and my parents recognized that about
me when I was young. They realized
that they needed to help me find my
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We both dislike brownies with nuts. (hahaha)
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I wore moccasins all through high school. But now,
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What has surprised you most about your life?
I never imagined myself as a mother of 5 children.
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BY LAUREN JO SYPNIEWSKI
Entering through white pillars to the doorstep of
Town & Country Bank—a golden horse doorknocker
glints when you push open the door revealing gleaming
wood floors. Books line the shelves, a grandfather clock
chimes in the background, and a smiling face welcomes
you. It feels like a quaint country inn or a historic bed
and breakfast. For Town & Country Bank’s customers,
this is a perfectly normal bank setting to which they
have happily grown accustomed.
Town & Country Bank incorporates St. George values
of tradition, patriotism, respect and family into their
brand. “When you walk into most banks and you take
away the marketing posters, the faces you know, and
maybe even the colors, you’d have no idea what bank
you’re in,” says Bruce Jensen, who built his bank back
in 2008. “We said, ‘no, no, no—we want to have an intimate experience where people come in and it doesn’t
feel like a bank.’ Almost every single day of the week
someone comes in here and says, ‘Is this a bank?’”
Yes it is, and you’ll experience “concierge banking,”
services, an idea otherwise defined as the “universal
banker,” where the roles of teller, accounts, and customer service representatives are all combined into
one position.
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Bruce Jensen, Town & Country Bank’s President and
CEO, first conceptualized concierge banking while living in London, where he witnessed how the old-school
private boutique banks cater to the ultra-wealthy.
Jensen desired providing this same level of service to
clients regardless of status, wealth, or occupation.
“Having been around the block, and when you get
old like me, you see all these great ideas and talk to
smart people, and you want to incorporate it all. I make
sure to have best practices in all aspects of the business.” According to Jensen, Town & Country Bank was
one of the first in the country to initiate the universal
banker roll: “We polled potential customers to see what
they wanted from a bank.” The results eliminates teller
lines, offering VIP treatment for each person who walks
through the bank’s beautiful doors.”
Town & Country provides electronic solutions, but
banking is personalized to each individual customer
interacting exclusively with a single concierge banker.
Each new account opened receives a handwritten, personalized card, a first-class service provided by department stores such as Nordstrom’s.
Craig Slater, owner of Slater Transfer and Storage, has
been with Town & Country since its inception. “I have
absolutely nothing but praise for them,” says Slater. “We
got hit hard by the recession with my line of business
being tied to the housing market, but they stuck with
me and carried me through. When I go in, they know
me by name and it doesn’t matter who I sit with—every
concierge banker is friendly and helpful and makes me
feel important.”
For a bank birthed just as the biggest financial crisis
since the Great Depression wreaked havoc on the United
States’ banks, housing market, and employment rates, it
is astounding that Town & Country not only survived,
but thrived. Eight years later, the bank continues to
experience record highs, rising and staying in the top
two to five percent of the most profitable banks in
America every quarter for the last eight quarters.
RIGHT: “Concierge banking is set up in semi-private spaces. You sit with
your concierge banker who shares their card with their cell number on
it,” says Jensen. “People love it. If you’re on vacation, unable to get
into the bank, just call your concierge banker and they will immediately
transfer funds into a new account.”
Shelley Duce, who has been with Town & Country since the beginning
eight years ago compares the work environment to a family: “All
concierge bankers are in this together. We are one family, and we take
care of each other as well as each other’s customers. We take the time
to get to know the customers, and they get to know us.”
LEFT: Free Friday Concerts are a cultural experience
extended to the community—whether customers or not.
At noon every week, the bank invites talented artists in
the surrounding area to perform in a free event in the
bank’s comfortable and quaint Great Room.
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Executive Vice
President, Wendy
Holt, stands in front
of Town & Country’s
Mini Cooper, their
bank on wheels
which you may have
seen around town
providing courier
services to busy,
appreciative small
businesses.
LEFT: Across histories and cultures,
the horseshoe has been used for
protection, good luck, and financial
prosperity. Town & Country Bank
successfully brings stability and good
fortune to customers and bank alike.
In addition to the gilded horseshoe
and bust on the front door, each of
the concierge banker’s semi-private
offices has further horse symbols.
“When you walk in,” says Jensen,
“you feel like you’re in Monticello
or Mount Vernon, and our concierge
bankers are seated in what look to
be horse stalls.” This small touch
adds a unique charm for a bank.
The Town Card provides
customers with time-ofpurchase discounts at
businesses throughout
Washington County, and—
at one point—the bank
had more discounts than
Dixie Direct.
Town & Country Bank’s success has skyrocketed
the company to national attention, but even so,
the bank has remained located and focused on St.
George. With a single banking office in St. George
and a loan production office in Sandy, Utah, Town
& Country has kept its presence local, but its
impact national. Plans to expand are in the works.
Their recent awards showcase that Town &
Country Bank is going above and beyond what’s
expected in their industry such as “Most Active
Utah SBA 7(a) Lender – Small Bank Category”
November 2015. Jensen also received three prestigious awards last year:
• Independent Community Bankers of America’s
“Community Banker of the Year - Western Region”
November 2015
• Utah Business Magazine’s “CEO of the Year”
March 2015
• Western Independent Bankers Association’s
“Community Banker of the Year” March 2015“
We really do have this innovative one-onone service,” Jensen continues, “and who
doesn’t like to be smothered with attention!” “Everything is here. We are the committee. If necessary, we can act the same
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Pet corner
Baby Meets
Fur-Baby
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BY NATALIE BROWN
Many of us have seen a headline
to an ad that reads,” Looking for a
good home for our dog. We are having a baby and don’t have time for
him anymore.”
For many families starting out,
a child with fur is the “first child.”
The overwhelming thought of your
life doing a 180
when expecting
your first child
leaves many couples searching
to re-home their
pet. I know this
feeling well, from
when I had my
first child. I know
what a problem
this is for many
young families
and I wanted to
share some very
helpful
information on how
to “blend’ your
whole family and,
hopefully, avoid
giving up your
family pet.
I spoke with my friend, April
McManus, manager of the St George
Animal Shelter, and asked her about
the reasons people give for bringing their dog or cat to the shelter.
It’s common with new or expecting
families.
“We hear that the dog is jealous of the baby, or that they don’t
have time for them anymore,” April
says. “Sometimes people say that
the baby is allergic. People also
fear the old wives’ tale that the cat
will smother the baby in the crib. I
think, in a lot of cases, new parents
just feel so overwhelmed.”
We recognize, of course, how
overwhelming everything is as a
new mother. Your pet may not get
the same time and attention they
once enjoyed. This is all tempo-
rary as you develop a new routine.
In many cases, this can even be
avoided. Our pets are part of our
family and we are theirs. It may take
a little extra work at first, but it’s all
worth it.
The new smells, sounds and
change in routine can cause your
pet a lot of anxiety. Luckily, you
have months to prepare. So, let’s
start planning!
• A dog that has been around
babies and children will adapt
much more quickly to the little
bundle of change. So, if your dog
hasn’t had much exposure to children, see if some friends or families
that have children can do some
activities with you and your pet.
Walks, trips to the park, or even
just hanging out at
your home are all
perfect.
• I also recommend playing
“Preparing Fido,”
a recording full of
the sounds a baby
makes. This will
help prepare your
pet for some of the
distressing sounds
it will be hearing
pretty much around
the clock.
• Having good
verbal control over
your dog with a
minimum of basic
obedience training
is also a key. You
will be developing a
brand-new routine for your household, so the ability to control your
dog with your words will be important while caring for all your new
baby’s needs.
• Touch your dog in a way a
baby or toddler would. Gentle poking with rewards for good calm
behavior.
• A crawling baby can be intimidating to a dog. Crawl on the floor
to your dog as a crawling baby
would.
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“Preparing
and properly
introducing
pet and baby
will reduce
everyone’s stress.”
• Before bringing the baby home,
have someone bring a blanket or a
clothing item to your pet that has
the baby’s scent on it. This will help
your pet familiarize with the baby.
• When bringing home the baby,
carefully manage the introduction.
It’s important not to shoo your dog
away. It’s natural that your pet will
be curious about what’s in your arms
and you don’t want to give your dog
a reason to worry it’s a threat.
Have a special reward ready for
your dog so that they will know
this is a time of happiness. Speak
in a calm and happy voice, too. If
your dog shows too much excitement, calmly remove them from the
room and reward them for calmness. Never leave your baby alone
with any dog. Even the gentlest dog
doesn’t understand how fragile a
baby is. Soft pawing at the baby
could cause serious harm.
Preparing and properly introducing pet and baby will reduce
everyone’s stress. These tips can
help ensure a positive relationship between your pets and your
children.
Natalie Brown is a nutritional
counselor and owner of Bone Appetit
Natural Pet Pantry in Washington. The
store is located at 174 West Telegraph
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An old man sat on a bench in front of a gas station at the edge of town. His nose was
buried in the morning newspaper. A shiny new car with out-of-state plates pulled up to
the pumps and out stepped a man and a woman, well dressed and wide-eyed as they
surveyed the town before them. They asked the old man if he’d lived here long and he
said, yes, all his life.
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“We’re thinking of moving here,” the man said. “Can you tell us what kind of people
live here?”
“ALEEN’S FLOWERS”
“What kind of people do you expect to find here,” the old man said as he lowered the
BY DAN MCGUIRE
paper to his lap.
The woman answered first. “We’re afraid it’s a place where people are narrow-minded, where they cling to their beliefs and won’t be enlightened,” she said. And the man
added, “We think it’s probably run by good ol’ boys who think they know what they’re
doing but really don’t have a clue.”
“That’s exactly what you’ll find here,” the old man said, and he lifted the paper back
up to his face.
Later the same morning the old man watched pid people on earth. Or, you can conclude that this is a
another shiny car with out-of-state plates pull up to the town full of the biggest-hearted, hardest working, most
pumps. Out stepped another couple, stretching their self-sacrificing and competent people in the world.
legs and taking in the landscape. They approached Whatever you’re looking for, it’s exactly what you’ll
find. No matter your argument, there
the old man and asked him how long
will be evidence to support it.
he’d lived here and told him they were
We live in a world that’s growing
thinking of moving here themselves.
more polarized by the day. And our
“Can you tell us what kind of people
fair city is not immune. Just a few days
live here?” they asked.
ago I read three letters, one above
“What kind of people do you expect
the other, in The Spectrum. The first
to find here?” the old man responded
deplored the LDS Church and mocked
without looking up.
anyone backward enough to follow
The woman answered first. “I expect
its teachings. The second questioned
it’s a place where the people are goodthe motives or the IQ of anyone suphearted and welcoming, where they’re
porting the Lake Powell Pipeline, and
proud of their past and hopeful about
called for the county water manager
their future,” she said. And the man
to be run out of town on a rail. It also
added, “I think these are people who
suggested that the greedy people
honestly care about this place, who’ve
who think there should be a pipeline
worked hard and paid a price to make
should pay for it themselves. The
it the kind of place we’d want to move
third letter pleaded for more civility
to.”
“That’s exactly what you’ll find here,” the old man in public discourse and hoped that newcomers would
show more respect for the culture and legacy of those
said as he nodded and smiled.
On any given day in St. George you can open the who built the place where we all now live. That third
morning paper and read the letters to the editor and letter swelled my heart with hope until I got to the last
come to the conclusion that this city is full of the line which reminded readers that if they don’t like it
most narrow-minded, short-sighted, bigoted and stu- here, there are plenty of other places to live.
“The fact that
someone’s
opinions
are different
from yours does
not make him or
her evil.”
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Ideology, beliefs and opinions are sacred to each of us.
We all should be true to them. But the fact that someone’s opinions are different from yours does not make
him or her evil. And it’s that tendency toward demonization that polarizes us. Somehow we’ve forgotten how to
(or maybe we never learned to) hold true to our beliefs
without turning the “other” into a devil. A little human
respect could go a long way to finding the best answers
for our future. After all, a person can be for the pipeline
and not be a greedy, growth-at-any-cost, fanatic. And a
person can be against the pipeline without being a treehugging, holier-than-though environmentalist.
That water manager who some portray as the devil,
is the same person who thirty years ago laid his reputation on the line to develop and find a way to pay for the
water that his detractors drink and cook with and bathe
in and water their plants with every day. The same person they would run out of town on a rail today is the one
who years ago made sure, at great professional risk, that
they would have water enough at any moment to flush
away their waste. And the old timers and the narrowminded natives and the good ol’ boys who supposedly
sit in smokeless backrooms and conspire to develop
this place into oblivion, are the same folks who built and
paid for the infrastructure that made this a habitable
place, and opened the gates and welcomed the world
into their little corner of Eden.
On the other end of the pole are many who’ve moved
here in recent years and brought with them a different
world view. They’ve seen the results of huge growth
and lived in the kind of urban jungles that gnaw at the
human spirit, and they see it happening here. Their
ideology, their beliefs, their opinions are as sacred and
sound and sincere to them as those at the other end of
the pole. And they are just as easy to demonize because
they can be as zealous and fundamentalist in their thinking as the “others.” And it’s easy for some to see them as
hypocrites and to mockingly ask them why they thought
it was okay for them to move here and close the gate
behind them. And yet their concerns, their arguments
and their credentials are crucial and a necessary part of
the debate if we’re going to find the best answers.
I’m not so naive as to think we’re all going to sit down
in a circle and sing Kum-ba-ya and walk out with the perfect answers. Politics and human relations have always
been and always will be a messy business. But I sure
think we’ll arrive at better answers if, at both ends of
the pole, we stop questioning each other’s motives and
start extending some basic respect for the dignity and
the legitimacy of the “other’s” point of view.
But that may be too much to ask in a world where
even candidates for the office of president spend more
time tossing mud pies, like children in a sandbox, than
addressing the country’s challenges. SGM
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Mindfulness Matters
BY TERI KOENIG
Mindfulness
(noun):
a
technique in which one focuses
one’s full attention only on the
present, experiencing thoughts,
feelings and sensations relating
to the mind-body connection.
Hannah Rothlin’s journey to
mindfulness began with a burst
of agonizing pain. While working as a river guide in northern
California more than 30 years
ago, Rothlin hoisted a 75-pound
canoe over her head and felt
her spine compress along with excruciating muscle
twinges and spasms.
Lying in bed for a month,
under doctor’s orders, did not
help Rothin’s damaged spine or
chronic pain much, but it did
drive her to look within to evaluate her inner wellness. During
this time, a friend asked her if
she knew anything about meditation. Her question stimulated
Rothlin to embark upon a mindbody journey she found invaluable to embrace and continues
to practice daily.
“I sit in silence and meditate about 20 to 30 minutes
at the start of my day,” said Rothin. “I also set aside one
day a week when I am totally media and technology
free.” That’s right, no cell phone, texting, laptop or iPad
happens that day. Rothlin also schedules one or two
hours each month to simply listen to her body, mind
and spirit. It doesn’t seem like much time, when considering the multitude of benefits gained by the mind.
“Not everyone understands that answers to life’s challenges often come from within,” Rothlin explained. “The
health and vitality of the mind is extraordinarily vital to
maintain good health and live a balanced and satisfying
life. Whether you meditate, practice progressive muscle
relaxation or visualization, these approaches are based
on specific core values of peace, forgiveness, compassion, selflessness, integrity and love – all values that can
lead to a richer, more purposeful life.”
Scientific-evidenced based research over the last
three decades has caught up with Rothlin’s first intuitive thought post-accident that mindfulness practices
could help her conquer physical conditions, such as,
chronic back pain. Science has tested and proven that
mindfulness approaches can lower blood pressure, help
manage pain from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
and fibromyalgia, reduce anxiety and depression, ease
headaches, improve mood and sharpen coping skills.
The most recent study performed by the Health and
Human Performance Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon
University, studied unemployed men and women experiencing considerable stress while job-hunting. Blood
draws and brain scans were given to everyone prior to
splitting them up into 2 groups. Half were taught traditional meditation techniques while the rest did stretching
exercises and were encouraged to chatter and distract
themselves from their worries and stressors.
“I want people to get
in touch with their
Inner-Net instead of the
ubiquitous electronic
Internet.”
Kinesiologist
Hannah Rothlin
supports Janet
Reber with
her wellness
goals at the
Intermountain
LiVe Well Center.
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Post-experiment brain scans revealed that only the
brains of the meditation group showed any significant
differences. The New York Times reported: “There was
more activity, or communication, among the portions
of their brains that process stress-related reactions and
other areas related to focus and calm. Four months later,
those who had practiced mindfulness showed much
lower levels in their
blood of a marker for
unhealthy inflammation than the relaxation group, even
though few were still
meditating.”
Rothlin holds a
master’s
degree
in
kinesiology
(exercise physiology) from Sonoma
State
University
in Rohnert Park,
California, and a second master’s in consciousness
studies (world religions, psychology, and philosophy)
from the Holmes Institute in Santa Rosa, California. She
is a certified FallProof Balance and Mobility Specialist
and has held a variety of fitness certifications over her
30-year career in the Health and Wellness field.
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With the intersection of evidence-based research
and her educational pursuits, Rothlin is well qualified
to create a course that encompasses both her passion
and academic training. Her four-week course titled Inner
Wellness tackles the basics skills of mindfulness for
beginners – progressive relaxation, visualization-guided
imagery and meditation. She’s launching it this spring
at the Intermountain
LiVe Well Center –
St. George, where
Rothlin is a full-time
exercise specialist.
“As we expand our
physical space at the
LiVe Well Center in
the next few months,
we are now able to
offer, not only our
regular fitness classes,
assessments
and free lectures on
health and wellness,” said Trevor Smith, LiVe Well manager, but also activities our clients have been asking for.”
These include gentle stretching, relaxation techniques,
and walking for fitness on the trails weaving throughout
Dixie Regional’s River Road hospital campus.
“It’s been our goal since we opened in 2011 to offer
a ‘whole-person’ approach to support our clients’ wellbeing,” Smith said. “By gaining more physical space
at the LiVe Well Center, we are well-positioned at the
forefront of furthering the mission of Intermountain
Healthcare, which is to help people live the healthiest
lives possible.”
Rothlin’s latest course, Inner Wellness, makes its
debut as a result of the new construction taking place at
the LiVe Well Center. “Just as you go to a gym to build
up your body’s muscular strength, flexibility and endurance, it’s my intention,” said Rothlin, “to introduce the
concept of going to your personal ‘inner gym’ where
you choose to strengthen your mind’s listening and
focusing skills. I want people to get in touch with their
Inner-Net instead of the ubiquitous electronic Internet.
I want my clients to activate their inner-GPS to discover
the appropriate path through the challenges, conflicts,
and stresses they face on a daily basis.”
Inner Wellness is a four-week, hour-long course for
$40. The first class includes introduction to three key
mindfulness techniques: progressive relaxation, visualization or guided imagery, and meditation. Each of the
other classes are devoted to these techniques. “Inner
Wellness is open to anyone,” Rothlin said. “My dream is
to pass along the mindfulness skills that have served me
well all of my life.” SGM
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Things to do
The Dixie Power Kite
Festival aims to promote
reading as a habit and
encourage students to
engage in family-oriented
physical activity. On the
day of the event, qualifying
students earn a high-quality
kite or book for their reading efforts. Entrance to the
Dixie Convention Center festival is free.
www.dixiecenter.com
Tuacahn Amphitheater
April 11- 16 Dixie Quilt
1100 Tuacahn Dr, Ivins
Guild Festival
(800) 746-9882
The Dixie Quilt Guild
www.tuacahn.org
encourages, promotes and
Concerts
preserves the art of quilt
April 2 Reo Speedwagon
making. Through Guild
April 8 & 9 Professional
activities we make friends
Bull Riders
with others who share our
April 28 & 29
fascination with this art
The Beach Boys
form, add to our knowledge
of techniques, improve our
St. George Art Museum
skills, find solutions for
www.SGArtMuseum.org
challenges, and accomplish175
E. 200 N. St. George
ments. We welcome anyone
435-627-4525
interested in quilting to join
Mon - Sat: 10a - 5p
us regardless of skill level.
3rd Thursday 10a - 9p
Now thru May 28
City of St. George Events
Spectacular National April 1st George Streetfest
Parks Main Gallery
on Main - Fool’s Day
www.georgestreetfest.com
Dixie State University
George Jazz Garden www.dixiestatetickets.com
6p-midnight
6p Fiery Jazz by
DSU Celebrity Concert Alice Erickson w/
Series
House Jazz
Cox Performing Arts 7p Sala & Edgar
Center
8p Carlie Wall
April 23 Dixie State 9p Blues & Brews Symphony Orchestra
Wirelefant
Brighams Playhouse
www.BrighamsPlayhouse.
com, 435-251-8000
25 N. 300 West
Washington City, Utah
March 19- April 23 Forever Plaid
Apr. 30- May 21
Steel Magnolias
DSU Eccles Mainstage
April 7 & 8 Spring
Dance Concert
April 13 &14 Ballroom Dance Concert
April 15 Percussion Apr. 23 Dixie Power
Concert
Kite Festival
April 25 Jazz Concert
wwwdixiepowerkitefestival.
com
City of Washington
April 27th – May 7th
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The social circle
Do you have an event you’d like featured?
Contact Janice Brooks at
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COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Attending society galas, civic event, and community festivities are what I love most about penning my Social Circle column.
Here’s a scrapbook-glimpse of the merrymaking from a few of the recent community activities I attended.
Richard Preston & Martha Ashliman
Gesine & Kristine Crandall
David Jorgensen, Lisa & JT Brown
Bill Porter & Mary Manning
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Stephen Eiche & Derek Streeter
Mylenda Thorpe (center) with Paul Ford, Grady
Sinclair, Eric Buckner Holmquist & Sheldon Demke
Chrystal & Marc Deshowitz
Lexie & Jack Rolfe
Active Aging
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What is your most
valuable purchase?
BY KELLI CHARLTON
Keaton
Floyd,
20-ish: My tattoo.
As a kid, I always
wanted a sleeve tattoo. When I came of
age, getting the ink
was liberating to be
“in charge” of my
decisions.
Margaret Gatehouse, Proudly 80: My most valuable
purchase are my five daughters. Through all life’s up’s
and down’s, they are my constant joy.
Author, Kelli Charlton, 54: A 7-day White Water
River Rafting & Navigation Training Course in the High
Sierras; purchased on a whim in 2009 for $650. I spent
6 days, 10-12 hours a day, travelling 18-25 miles, and
then collapsing in a tent by the river each night. I was
in my late 40’s alongside a dozen 20 somethings. The
Sarah
Marie final challenge was to hike a one-mile trail, (wearing
Clyde, 30-ish: My a wetsuit over our river clothes, helmet and water
Keaton Floyd second degree in shoes). The trail ended at a precipice that jutted into a
Psychology. It allows wide portion of the fast flowing river. Our goal was to
thrust ourselves over the 40-foot cliff into
me to help others, fulfill my passion, and
the churning water, swim to the middle of
provide the life I desire.
the flow and navigate through the Class III+
rapid. This “launching” over the rapid, the
Suzanne Hewlett, 50-ish: What I have
“Devil’s Cesspool,” solidified my belief in
in my ears!! I purchased the gift of better
myself. As I launched into the air, at one with
communication and deeper human conthe sky and water, I knew that if my middlenections when I purchased my hearing
aged body could do this, I could accomplish
aids.
anything I set my mind to. A powerful expeSarah Marie Clyde
rience that set me free to pursue life with
Susan Saltzman, 60-ish: Mine is the
gusto. SGM
ongoing “meals on wheels” I gave my parents as a Christmas gift in 2014. My brothers who live
near noticed mom was less able to cook. Respectively,
Be part of
my dad and mom turn 90 and 88 this year. They enjoy
our May issue.
the meals, and I feel I’m helping despite living quite far
from them.
Summer is coming and
we’re planning vacations!
Lora Lee Smith, (I claim the 5th): My cochlear
implant. I experienced sudden hearing loss several
Q: What ACTIVEyears ago. My life was unbearable at times. I was ADVENTURE vacation are
always very outgoing; I love people and making new you planning?
friends. But I was becoming an unhappy recluse. I read
about the cochlear implant, met with a Doctor here
Email me at
in St. George who confirmed I was a good candidate. [email protected]
Success! I feel balanced again. I hear well and am back
Margaret Gatehouse
to the life I love.
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“Pete McCloskey:
Leading from the Front”
Comes to DOCUTAH@TheElectric
BY DELLA LOWE
It might seem a contradiction:
He’s a war hero and a peace activist; someone who saw devastation
and destruction, then pushed to
save the environment. Yet for all
his complexities, Pete McCloskey
was consistent in one way: his
leadership.
“Pete McCloskey: Leading from
the Front” is narrated by the late
Paul Newman and tells the colorful story of former Republican
Congressman Pete McCloskey, a
true political “maverick”, a Marine
war hero, a leading peace advocate
during Vietnam and an environmental activist.
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Dixie State University’s DOCUTAH@
TheELECTRIC monthly documentary series -- set for April 29 at 7
p.m. -- is a can’t-miss event.
“I was honored to make a film
about Pete’s life because he
embodies all the qualities of a true
patriot,” said Rob Caughlan, who
produced and directed the film.
“He is truly an American character
in the best sense of the word. He
is revered in the Marine Corps for
his bravery but has an intimate
knowledge of war, which made him
spend the rest of his life fighting
for peace.”
The film seeks to illuminate
present day politics and issues in a
new, even refreshing light, according to The Video Project.
“McCloskey’s story offers an
example of an authentic hero who
dedicates his life to public service and follows his conscience,
despite the prevailing political
winds,” Caughlan said. The documentary cuts through contemporary biases based on ideologies
and party affiliations to open a
unique window onto an important
span of our nation’s history.”
McCloskey and Caughlan, will be
present at the screening for a filmmaker chat. Tickets are available at
the door or by calling 435-652-7574.
Upcoming films at The electric
May 27: “Off the Rez”
Directed by Jonathan Hock, the
documentary, which won an ESPN
“30 for 30” award, follows former
Oregon high school basketball star
Shoni Schimmel and her family’s
journey from the Umatilla Indian
Reservation to Shoni starring on
the basketball court.
June 24: “The Day After Trinity:
J. Robert Oppenheimer and the
Atomic Bomb”
The film is directed by Jon H. Else.
Scientists and witnesses involved
in the creation and testing of the
first atomic bomb reflect on the
Manhattan project and its fascinating leader, J. Robert Oppenheimer.
July 29: “The Great American”
Directed by Kieth Merrill, this
Oscar-winning film tells the exciting true story of this vanishing
American and his special kind of
freedom.
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