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Show COMMUNITY NEws SPRING 2004 The West View Earth Day 2004 at the Page 7 In Memory of Alzheimer’ S Wildlife Grove Gayen Wharton Cumeanin mar ily athet at the AIPhbinie: Gar a to Boner Earth Day andthe late Cavan Whar ton. Photo by Chad Jepperson By Fred Fife The 13th annual Earth celebration/clean-up at Day the Alzheimer’s Wildlife Grove was held on Thursday, April 22. tion among local residents. Wharton adopted the site with the placement of a plaque in her grandmother’s memory. She has spent countless hours beautifying and maintaining the garden. This year’s activities were dedicated For the past several years this to Wharton, who at age 53, died event has been spearheaded by | on February 29. Gayen Wharton with coordinaDespite rain and cool weath- ‘Volunteers Needed for Monthly Glendale Community Clean Up er, many community members and friends and family of Wharton attended to pay tribute to her and Earth Day. Volunteers pitched in with general garden maintenance such as weeding, raking and spreading wood chips. A big tooth maple tree was planted at the site in Wharton’s honor. | New Arrival At 8:59 p.m. on January 22, Erik Mikael Tammer was born. Glendale Residents and This brave prairie falcon child is the son of Enk Jermaine Business Alliance (G.R.A.B.A.) is a non-profit community improvement organization whose goal is to form a community part- Trimmer and __— Karla Housekeeper Trimmer. He is the grandchild of Poplar Grove residents Edie Trimmer and Thomas Brill. nership in the Glendale area ded- icated to engaging individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environment. G.R.A.B.A. Corinne) Cer He Up is a program that encourages people to care for communities through volunteer participation. Clean ups take place on the first Saturday of every month from 8:00 — noon. Volunteers meet in designated areas and proceed to Erik Mikael Trimmer is named Mikael for Enk’s best friend and’ brother, Mikael Tyree Watson, who died at age 18 on September 12, — 2003. He is named Enk for his wondertul father. We grieve for the loss of Tyree, mourn for his mom Cristina and. brothers Marquis and Stevie, and celebrate the birth of brave Enk Mikael. | pick up trash around the area. Join’ G.R.A.B.A. in taking responsibility for your neighborhood. Call 972-1448 for more information. Traffic Notice: A new four-way stop sign has foe put into piace on the corner of Illinois Ave. and Concord Street. Motorists, please be aware. Do You LOvE JEWELRY? Can you picture yourself earning a fabulous income - in an adaptable career that fits your lifestyle? Maybe a career as a Jewelry consultant is for you! ¢ Be your own boss. ¢ Control your own work schedule. © 50% commission. ¢ Incredible fringe benefits including free jewelry, travel opportunities, and tons of social interaction. Please contact Amber Briem, Sr. Consultant for Cookie Lee Jewelry (801) 487-8204 1950-2004 Educator, Activist Gayen Wharton Dies By Paul Rolly Colunmist, Salt Lake T Fibitie Gayen Wharton, an educator, author and community activist, died Sunday of cancer. She was 53. Wharton co-authored seven books with her husband, Salt Lake Tribune writer Tom Wharton. on the subjects of outdoor recreation, Utah landmarks and travel. She also co-produced a book about — dinosaurs with Tribune cartoonist Pat Bagley and she wrote several features and commentaries that appeared in The Tribune. But it was as an elementary teacher in the Granite School District that her unique talents and passions stood out. Honored in 1995 as one» of the nation’s top environmental educators and named Utah's “Outstanding Water Educator” that same year, Wharton took great care in teaching students the value of their environment and the need for its preservation. She secured a grant from the state Division of Wildlife Resources in 1992 that enabled the 500 students at Oakridge Elementary School to build a “nature scape” of trails that involved testing soils and placing indigenous plants on a Po ignored part of the school grounds, - She used the nature park for years afterward as an outdoor class- room, attracting wildlife and growing flora meant for Utah’s desert environment. | During her teaching career, her fourth- and sixth-grade classes participated in stream rehabilitation in Mill Creek Canyon and studied water quality in Parleys and Big Cottonwood canyons, along the Jordan River Parkway and in Decker Lake. She also taught her students the intricacies of the Central Utah Prove! and about kokanee salmon at Strawberry Reservorr. Wharton served on the Sugar House Community Council and chaired the Sugar House Historical Preservation Committee, dedicated to preserving the historic flavor of that Salt Lake City neighborhood as it developed into a thriving retail center. She was a member of the Sugar House Park Authority and led a movement to create a small neighborhood park in the area, which would eventually feature a cement sculpture adorned with handprints of children who grew up nearby. “She was one of the most spirited and dedicated members of the [Sugar House| neighborhood council,” said neighbor and fellow activist Lynne Olson. “She cared deeply about her community, making it a livable place and preserving the character of oe Sugar House area so it would be a wonderful, viable community.” Wharton was born Oct. 19, 1950 in Salt Lake City to Max and Althea Bennett. She graduated from Skyline High School and later graduated magna cum laude from the University of Utah with a B.A. in elementary education and a minor in Spanish. She married Tom Wharton June 17, 1972, who survives her along with their four children and one grandchild. Funeral services were held on March St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Salt Lake City. 4, at |