A-community newspaper serving residents and businesses on the west side of Salt Lake City Issue No. 19. APRIL 2005 West Side Teen Receives State Youth of the Year Pe eae given tools—such as making a pro and by Melissa Sillitoe con list—to learn how to. determine her West side resident Dri Garcia values, and wo set: spoals. As a ae she left the 2005 Utah Youth of the 4 ear Award presented by the Boys “and Girls Clubs of America. The award is presented to a young person who demonstrates leadership and relational skills, and each neighborhood club chooses a candidate to com- pete for the state honor. Garcia attends the Capitol West Boys and Girls Club, where she participates in Youth With a Voice and the Girls’ Life Skills Program, teaching basketball skills to younger children. A junior at the private Academy for Math, Engineering, and _ new academic ise Garcia’s message to other west side teenagers is, “Don’t be afraid to be a leader. Don’t be a follower. If something feels right, go with what you feel. And stay in school.” Her own career goal is to study child psychology at Notre Dame. Coonrod credits the casual atmosphere of the Club as one reason for its success. This relaxed to know setting allows staff to get the neighborhood ‘kids. With encouragement. ee discover that Science, she serves on the Student Council” and plays on the Cottonwood High School | and friendships. “Kids, who: Oe shinesin girls’ basketball team. Beatrice Coonrod, Club director, describes Garcia as a natural leader who surrounds herself with diverse friends. Garcia triumphed over many obstacles in her life, including abuse and depression. The Club staff offered support during these difficult times. She said she learned that “getting it out instead of keeping it _ inside” could help her rebuild her life. She was encouraged to try new things and traditional schools often do well | here.” # Julie Trujillo, unit leader, added, “We ‘see kids for who they really are, not as the fake eh they pretend to be in other situations.” The Capitol West Boys and Girls Club, 567 West 300 North, offers an after-school program, which includes nutritious meals provided by the Utah Food Bank. To learn more, call 531-7652. . influential West Hi oh _ based” by Edie Trimmer At its March meeting, the fares. Coach Retires. Distance-based Holtry’s wrestling history goes back to the 1960s, when he placed first in state wrestling for West. ‘Later, he wrestled for Utah State University and joined the military after graduating. Holtry then returned to his alma mater to assist Head Wrestling Coach Fred Rowland to a state championship title in 1969, before taking over the job in 1971. Although Coach Holtry routinely sroducdl many good teams over the years, the state title has remained elusive under his helm. Holtry’s formula of caring not only about wrestling, but also about his wrestlers, produced Ss feams about a every three or four years. ee During his first year at West, 1 was ithe un region champion and state: placer. His first truly impressive team came: only three years later in1974. fares are calculated according to the distance traveled by a transit Utah Transit Authority Board rider. The concept aims to prevent urban riders from subsidizvoted unanimously - with one ing costs of suburban riders. abstention - to raise fares on buses — At the meeting, UTA General and TRAX. The revised rates will Manager John Inglish expressed take effect May 1, 2005. that his agency does not propose Para transit riders will be making any BERNE uns to spared an increase this year, but fares based will see single fares rise on income or by 5 cents distance trav“T don’t think it’s UTA’s next year, eled. Inglish with monthly responsibility tto deal passes going up $1. Adult cash fares, on the other hand, will increase from $1.35 to $1.40 in 2005 and to | $1.50 in 2006. said in'a telephone with low-income issues... We don't understand this pr oblem” 7 ’ said UTA ; General Manager John Inglish. Fares for seniors © and citizens with disabilities will rise this year from 60 to 70 cents and to 75 cents next year, with monthly passes increasing by $1.50 this year. Lively debate between lowincome advocates and UTA board members has occurred concerning these fare increases. At the request of Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, two UTA board members requested a study to explore the impact . of fare increases on low-income riders and to study “distance-— interview, “I don’t think Other outstanding teanisincluded those. in, 1976, responsibility to deal with Recon domination from 1992 ihronee 1997. There was little doubt, however, that his team in1994. had the best chance to bring home the title. 5 Holtry’s 1994 team had a record nine Repivi champs! The team was considered by many to be the it’s UTA’s low-income issues.” Furthermore, he claimed that review by his agency could not find any distinct inner-city neighborhoods that could be categorized entirely as low-income. He could not say what qualifies as low-income. “I don’t know. We don’t understand this problem...” He did agree that low-income people need help, just that other entities are set up The community thanks Coach his many years of dedication. Don Holtry for best head-to-head team in the state with 15 consecu- by Dan Potts Head West High wrestling coach, Don Holtry, is calling it quits after 35 years. Holtry was presented awards at both the Region and State tournaments this year, for his long career of excellence on and off the mat. Coach Holtry has an undisputed career record of 521 dual meets with 349 wins, and winning records against 33 of the 55 other high schools -his teams have wrestled. Over the past 35 years, he has coached 94 region and nine state champions, and has positively affected the lives of about 500 wresing to take a look at it by hearing | tlers. As a result, wrestlers from Holtry’s past teams from existing agencies that deal — show up in the wrestling room from time to time to to provide that help. “We’re will- with low-income issues,” Inglish said. : contribute to a tradition that cannot be bettered at _ any other high school in Utah. tive dual meet wins that year. West placed a record ten of the18 wrestlers that it qualified for state that year, but alas, Pleasant Grove High overtook: the Panthers in the final round. Holtry was honored at that State Tournament with the well-deserved 4-A Coach of the Year Award. Anticipating the 1994 team’s success, I ore nized a 25-year West High Wrestler Reunion to commemorate coach Holtry’s longtime efforts. The two-day event was intended to celebrate West High’s long wrestling tradition and culminated in - the presentation of a West High letterman’s jacket to Coach Holtry by his wrestlers in thanks for his many efforts over his first 23 years of coaching. There is little doubt that re see Holy, on page 2 - Don Holy iis amei