Living In Cottonwood Heights

Video on The New Canyons School District

It has been a long time coming, but the new Canyons School District is Here.

New Canyons School District is Here

Wednesday July 1st 2009 is the official opening of the new east side Canyons School District. wOOt wOOt.

There will be a lot of fan fare

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM is the Opening Day Ceremony
12:30 to 12:45 Sign Changing Ceremony
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Bus Parade
3:00 to 5:00 PM Birthday Party

If you are Looking For Employment with the Canyons School District

If you have driven on Ft Union Blvd in Cottonwood Heights, Utah you have undoubtedly driven by the Lone Star Taqueria. It is just west of 2300 East between Hillside tire and the bank on the corner and has the old station wagon with the shark fin and it is  covered in bumper stickers. It has old cowboy boots on top of the fence post. When the weather is nice people sit eat outside on the fairly good size patio. The building is not much for high end ambiance which is why you know the food is killer. You can be all that and have a long line at lunch time.

The Lone Star Taqueria seems to be a family run place, with the owner having cousins and friends working there. They are a Tex Mex group. Put it this way, the food is sooo good Mexicans actually eat there.

(801) 944-2300

2265 Fort Union Blvd
Salt Lake City, UT 84121

1.      Experience-This is very, very important experience. Someone that has been through the real estate cycles. When markets shift, they always have and they always will, you want someone that understands where you are and what is going on. 67% of active sales agents* in the state of Utah have never experienced the market we are in.

2.      Negotiating Skills- The ability to negotiate is critical in a real estate transactions, this is where top notch agents earn their keep, and they can save you and or make you money.

3.      Technology- I don’t mean just a pretty business card web site. I am talking about the all the searching tools, find and extract valuable data, able to provide massive marketing and exposure.

4.      Staffing- Professionals know their strengths and weaknesses. Smart ones understand the value of hiring a talented people that perform task better than they do, like paperwork and routine things. Top professionals spend their time doing lead generation, presentations, and negotiations, not scheduling inspection appointments.

*Data source Utah department of Commerce, Real Estate division.

Cottonwood Heights Parks and Recreation

Besides the fact you are within blocks of two world class Ski Canyons, Cottonwood Heights offers a nice variety of parks throughout the city. We have a the Skate Park for the skate boarders, we have plenty of baseball fields, tennis courts, football, soccer, ice hockey, basketball courts, swimming pools, pavilions for picnics, volleyball, horseshoes, playgrounds… We also have two golf courses that are just outside the city limits, Old Mill Golf Course just to the north of the city in Holladay and Willow Creek Country Club just to the south. The Willow Creek is in the annexation zone and soon may be part of the city.

In other words, Cottonwood Heights is a great place to raise a family. The culture seems to be family and business focused, with all the schools and parks, Cottonwood Heights has the most Class A Office Space outside of Salt Lake City.

A Map of the Cottonwood Heights Parks and Rec Center

Canyons School District To Hire Social Media Specialist

Darren Draper the director of technology services at Canyons School District in Cottonwood Heights, UT has decided that the CSD needs to have at least one “social media specialist” along with the four media specialist. @DDraper believes that schools now need a social media expert especially to get peers up to speed and I agree.

I applaud Draper’s forward thinking for seeing the generational gap among his peers. Draper said for the those coming in it is less needed but for the rest it is.

Here is a quote from Draper’s site.

“I was scolded today by one of the Media Specialists in my old district for having “too much technology” and “not enough library” in the description of the Media Technology Specialist positions that we opened today.

Yup.

That’s exactly what I was talking about when I worried about bringing aboard all of our current media coordinators.  Sorry, but at this point, some librarians still don’t understand that:

21st Century library
-
technology
=
15th Century library - all the monks

Baby steps, one teacher at a time, and with lots and lots of love.”

Yet another reason for the new Canyons School District, it sounds like people from the old district are arguing the world is flat.

If you are in the education business and you have recently discovered the world is kind of round and would like to join a more forward thinking group. Here is a link to the Job openings at the Canyons School District

I checked to see if the date was April 1st. Because Luanne Marie and Michael Dale Olson received only six months in jail. Six months! They told the judge that the reason they are scum bag drug dealers is because of a couple of accidents and then there was an addiction to pain killers.

When they were busted they found weed, heroin, OxyContin and oxycodone. I’m sorry this is a little further than a prescription addiction. This was a family selling drugs to kids as young as 17 years old according to Assistant Attorney General Lana Taylor.  There home was about 550 feet from an elementary school and about 4 blocks from a middle school and they are getting six months and with the possibility of getting out sooner with good behavior.

I don’t know about you but I am furious. I would like them to do a lot more time and the law would allow it. How about tar and feathering. How about putting them on a float for the Butlerville Days Parade and let everyone know who and what they are.

There is a lot more to just selling drugs as if we need more reason. Then there are car break-ins, house burglaries and other criminal activities. It is the root of many of societies ills and we should send a message. Sell drugs here and you will pay.

I think the judge and prosecutor owe the people of Cottonwood Heights an apology. 

Below is a photo of a man in Ireland that was tarred, feathered and then tied to a lamp post. Got a feeling he won’t be selling drugs anytime soon and I am sure others won’t be either.

It was a typical city council meeting, people complaining about one thing or another, budgets being presented, fire department and other reports. 

But the real star of the meeting was Hope Allen.

Hope is a Cottonwood Heights fourth grader from Butler Elementary School. She was at the Cottonwood Heights City Council Meeting to present to the council her science project on cell phone usage while driving. Her hypothesis was that cell phone use while driving was greater in the afternoon then in the morning. Her reasoning was that people were more focused and hurried in the morning and in the afternoon things were not always solidified and people were making plans for the rest of the day.

So she set out to do sampling and three times counted cars as they went by in the afternoon and three times in the morning. Her conclusion was that yes people do use their cell phones more in the afternoon. She also stated that driving while talking on a cell phone is the equivalent as driving under the influence.

This was an awesome presentation, and Hope had won her school and regional competition but was too young to be in the state competition, lucky for the other state entries.

After her presentation Cottonwood Heights Chief of Police Robby Russo and Mayor Kelvyn H. CullimoreJ Jr. Presented Hope with an award. What an awesome young girl and Cottonwood Heights is proud.

Sights and Sounds of Butler Elementary School Annual Family Picnic

There were lots of bouncy rides, a rock climbing wall, hot dogs, sodas, ice cream and kids scream, lots of kids running and screaming.

Ran across my good friends Ed an Julie Schwartz, so we hung out and chatted for a while. Also ran into Edy McGee the principal, it was good to see her and chat.

Saw my friend Pete he was dragging a sticky toddler and said probably not a good time to shake your hand, I took one look at his daughter and agreed.

Below are some slides, enjoy.

Cottonwood Heights Movies In The Park

They’re Back movies in the park. Cottonwood Heights Parks and Recreations Movies in the park were such a hit last year that they are back again this year.

The first one is is Madagascar 2 at Mountview Elementary School field located at 1651 E Ft Union Blvd.

Fun and entertainment for the whole family. Large screen movie against the night sky picnic style. Come early and hang out with friends and family and enjoy the festivities.

The fun starts at 7:00 PM with Scales and Tails along with inflatable rides. Then the movie starts at dusk.