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8/2/2024 - UTILITY BOX ART; HIT AND RUN SUSPECT CAUGHT; THREE BIG IDEAS ON 801 DAY; etc. View this email in your browser "Floral Tangles" was created by artist Durga Ekambaram. She was unfortunately unavailable for the photo session. The three other artists who created pieces for the Mountair Sreetscape, left to right, Vita Rice, Kaylee Rakowski and Cara Jean Hall, pose in front of "Floral Tangles" with Mayor Jeff Silvestrini. ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Meetings Mt Olympus Community Council Mon., 8/5/24, 6pm Churchill Jr. High 3450 E Oakview Dr Millcreek Community NEWS Millcreek's Utility Box Art MILLCREEK. One of the earliest requests the City Council heard from residents after incorporation was to develop a linear park along the east side of Highland Drive between 3010 and 3115 South. What was being used as a "used car parking lot," with grass and bushes that caught on fire a couple of times every summer is now a beautiful linear park—the Mountair ---PAGE BREAK--- Council Tues., 8/6/24, 6:30pm Granite Credit Union Adventure Hub 1354 E Chambers Ave Canyon Rim Citizens Association Wed., 8/7/24, 7pm Granite Credit Union Adventure Hub 1354 E Chambers Ave Historic Preservation Commission Thurs., 8/8/24, 5pm City Hall, 2nd floor 1330 E Chambers Ave Streetscape—with benches, lighting, and a pleasant walking path. As part of the improvements, the city buried the overhead powerlines that distracted from the area. Once the power lines were buried, it was time to deal with the large, ugly, green utility boxes that are required to be installed when power lines are buried. Thanks in part to a grant from the Utah Division of Arts and Museums, those previously ugly boxes now provide visitors strolling along the walkway the enjoyment of beautiful art produced by local Millcreek artists. Thanks are also in order to the Millcreek Arts Council, which assisted with a call for artists and then selected the art for the boxes. The artwork of four artists now adorns four of the utility boxes. We appreciate the artistic skills of Durgha Ekambaram, Cara Jean Hall, Vita Rice, and Kaylee Rakowski. They have helped beautify Millcreek one utility box at a time. We encourage all residents and visitors to meander along the Mountair Streetscape and enjoy their beautiful art. Floral Tangles (pictured above) was created by Durga Ekambaram. Ekambaram is a multi-media artist who tells us that she loves expressing her aesthetic tendencies and ethnic background through her art. Exploring new mediums is a liberating process, and she particularly enjoys creating art with different textures using materials like clay, mirrors, and paper. ---PAGE BREAK--- Ekambaram's art has been displayed at several venues in Salt Lake, including the Children’s Museum, main street (BLOCKS), Utah Cultural Celebration Center, Rose Wagner, Millcreek Library, and South Jordan City Hall. She has also performed at the Utah Arts Festival, demonstrating a unique painting technique known as upside-down painting. Duck Butts was created by Cara Jean Hall. Hall's figurative works are highly narrative and combine realistic painting techniques with surrealistic subject matter. They explore the human experience and have covered topics such as mental health, the plight of women, and musical performance. Her abstract nature works sample colors and compositions from nature and present them with planned composition, hard lines, basic shapes as well as happenstance, organic forms, and painterly strokes. They are typically large scale and very colorful. Hall's work can be found at Salt Lake Community College, Park City, Daybreak, Millcreek, and The University of Utah. She spent the first 15 years of her adult life raising a family then later received her BA from the University of Houston. She resides in Millcreek where she works in public art and studio painting. Dreamscape was created by Vita Rice. Rice is a Utah based painter who creates idyllic and ethereal dreamscapes meant to entrance the viewer and instill a sense of invigoration. Deeply philosophical and metaphysical at its roots, Rice's work utilizes intricate brushwork and vivid colorways to explore concepts around eternality, spirit, chaos theory, environmentalism, and principles of energetics. ---PAGE BREAK--- You can find more of her work at vitarising.com Mountain Scene was created by Kaylee Rakowski. Rakowski is a "down to earth" self taught artist. She specializes in wet on wet nature oil paintings. In Rakowski's earlier years, she was an amateur photographer, a coach, an outdoor enthusiast, and professional athlete. She also enjoys swimming, running, hiking, climbing and musical arts. Her heart always remains true to the sights and sounds of nature. Following an injury from the trail in early 2021, Rakowski found solace in an old television show, a classic Oil Painter we all know and love. He conveyed a graceful and peaceful style of painting nature scenes which allowed imagination to run wild. This inspired Rakowski to begin painting. While in recovery, unable to walk, and having zero knowledge about painting, Rakowski taught herself how to use oils on canvas to travel to places she was unable to see. Now, she uses a modified style and technique of some of the greatest wet on wet oil landscape and floral artists: Bob Ross, Bill Alexander, and Lowell Speers. Presently, Rakowski is actively filming tutorials for her Youtube channel @kayleerakowskiart, where she shares her passion for wet on wet nature oil painting. She also paints live while selling her work at art festivals and national street fairs, completing a painting in under 3 hours. Follow her Instagram @kaylerakowskiart to keep up to date on her schedule of where she will be live painting next, or displaying more than 60 original paintings for sale in her booth. She is looking forward to meeting you! ---PAGE BREAK--- Hit and Run Suspect Caught MILLCREEK. Thanks to excellent work by the Unified Police Department, a suspect has been arrested in connection with the hit and run pedestrian fatality that occurred this past week at approximately 3000 S on 2300 E. The UPD wants to thank the people who provided information that helped them to solve this crime. Three Big Ideas for Millcreek on 801 Day MILLCREEK. The 801 Day celebration took place yesterday at Millcreek's own Second Summit Cider Company. Sponsored by City Cast Salt Lake and Second Summit Cider Company, free pickleball, live music, and pear rhubarb cider were enjoyed by all. City Cast interviewed Mayor Silvestrini for their podcast. CLICK HERE to listen and hear about Three Big Ideas for the 801 looking into Millcreek's future. The mayor also reads his proclamation that declared August 1, 2024 as "801 Day in Millcreek." (A full copy of the proclamation can be found in last week's newsletter HERE.) EVENTS TONIGHT ---PAGE BREAK--- TOMORROW ---PAGE BREAK--- TUESDAY Get FREE Tickets Here ---PAGE BREAK--- Night Out Against Crime & Rolling Car Show Tuesday, August 6 at Big Cottonwood Park from 5-8 PM Night Out Against Crime is part of a national campaign that takes place annually on the first Tuesday in August. The event enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement to promote positive police-community partnerships. Enjoy the festival at the Big Cottonwood Park, then see classic cars hit-the- ---PAGE BREAK--- road at 6:30pm for a short parade throughout the neighborhood. Do you have a car and want to join the fun? Register at VentureOut.org/rollingcarshow ---PAGE BREAK--- OPEN DAILY ---PAGE BREAK--- New at the Public Market throughout August... 1330 Design Collective Set yourself up in style with bespoke clothing and accessories from Utah artisans. Each local designer offers one-of-a-kind collections that resources into high-fashion statements. Special workshops, giveaways, and fashion experiences every week. Check the schedule at MillcreekCommon.org. EVERY WEDNESDAY ---PAGE BREAK--- Millcreek Farmers Market Join us at Millcreek Common every Wednesday from 5-8 PM through September for local produce, farm goods, artisan food, handmade crafts, and more! SNAP benefits accepted. EVERY THURSDAY Food Trucks to Enjoy on August 8th Fatty Tuna Food Wings on Wheels Mamas Mobile Toasted Cheeser ---PAGE BREAK--- Green Chile House Happy Tummie ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ARTS COUNCIL TONIGHT ---PAGE BREAK--- MONDAY GETTING VISUAL AT THE LIBRARY INFORMATION ---PAGE BREAK--- JOIN THE MILLCREEK ARTS COUNCIL'S SUMMER JAM CONCERT SERIES ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH, AT 7 PM AT CANYON RIM PARK. THE TRASHMOON COLLECTIVE - check it out! ---PAGE BREAK--- VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER INFORMATION & APPLICATION ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- West Nile Virus Detected in Multiple “Mosquito Pools” in Salt Lake County Health officials urge residents to take precautions to avoid illness SALT LAKE COUNTY—The Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) announced today that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in multiple “mosquito pools” within Salt Lake County boundaries. "Mosquito pool" is the term used for a group of mosquitoes caught and tested out of a single trap; it is not related to swimming pools or pools of water. The mosquito pools testing positive so far this season are in western Salt Lake City and along the Draper/Riverton border, but SLCoHD and the county’s three mosquito abatement districts expect additional mosquito pools to test positive in coming days and weeks. Because mosquitoes can travel several miles, everyone in the region—regardless of their exact location—should take precautions against mosquito bites to avoid exposure to the virus. “There will be a growing number of mosquitoes carrying the disease,” said Andrea Price, SLCoHD epidemiologist, “so it is now especially important that Utahns protect themselves from mosquito bites, particularly in the hours from dusk to dawn.” Although only some mosquitoes carry WNV, there is no way for residents to tell ---PAGE BREAK--- which mosquitoes may be infected so it is important to minimize all exposure opportunities during mosquito season (which will continue until the first hard freeze): Use an EPA-registered mosquito repellent with DEET, permethrin, picaridin, IR3535 or oil of lemon eucalyptus; follow package directions about application. After dusk, wear long sleeves and pants Drain standing water in yards (old tires, potted plant trays, pet dishes, toys, buckets, etc.). Keep roof gutters clear of debris. Clean and stock garden ponds with mosquito-eating fish or mosquito dunks. Ensure door and window screens are in good condition so mosquitoes cannot get inside. Keep weeds and tall grass cut short; adult mosquitoes look for these shady places to rest during the hot daylight hours. WNV can cause mild to severe illness and many people may not even know they have been infected. It is estimated that less than 1% of people infected with WNV will develop the neuroinvasive form of the disease, which can result in debilitating long-term complications or death. of WNV infection appear within 2 to 14 days of a mosquito bite and include fever, headache and body aches. More severe infections may include high fever, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, tremors and muscle weakness or convulsions. People over age 50 and people with weakened immune systems are at the highest risk of illness due to WNV, but anyone can become ill from the bite of an infected mosquito. WNV is not transmissible from person to person. There is no specific treatment for WNV infection other than to treat If you think you have WNV infection, contact your health care provider. WNV was first detected in the U.S. in 1999 and in Utah in 2003. Last year, public health officials confirmed that eight people in the state contracted the virus; five of those resulted in the neuroinvasive form of the disease and one person died. Because only 20–30% of infected people will have any at all—and many of those will notice only minor, flu-like likely that infection with WNV is more prevalent than the reported case numbers indicate. ---PAGE BREAK--- Join the Millcreek Team!! We have a job opening for a full time Code Compliance Inspector - see information HERE. MILLCREEK MAKES THE NEWS MILLCREEK. A group of gymnasts, dressed in red, white and blue, gathered at the Gymnastics Training Center in Millcreek to watch the Olympic gymnasts. Check out the KSL story HERE. Even though Log Haven Restaurant, located in Mill Creek Canyon, is technically outside our city boundaries, we are thrilled to congratulate them on receiving a $50,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Log Haven joins 50 other historic eateries in receiving this grant to help them "rejuvenate, innovate, and expand their businesses, ensuring their cherished legacies endure". You can view information on the award on The National Trust for Historic Preservation website. Interesting Flashback: Log Haven's cabin was built by coal and steel baron L.F. Rains in 1920 as an anniversary gift for his wife. He shipped the logs from Oregon and hired Swedish woodworkers to build the house. It became a restaurant and event center in the 1950s. The same family has owned it since the 1990s. ---PAGE BREAK--- Meetings with the Mayor Fridays from 2- 4pm have been set aside for citizens to meet with Mayor Jeff Silvestrini. Call [PHONE REDACTED] to schedule a slot. 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