Season-best quarter lifts Utah State past New Mexico in up-and-down regular season finale

Utah State wide receiver Jordan Nathan (16) jumps over his teammate Jaylen Warren heading to the end zone between New Mexico defensive lineman Joey Noble (98) and safety Jerrick Reed (9) for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 in Albuquerque, N.M. | Andres Leighton, AP

Powered by a strong second quarter, the Aggies defeated the Lobos 38-25, earning the program’s seventh win of the season

LOGAN — The Utah State Aggies did something Saturday afternoon against New Mexico that they hadn’t pulled off all season: They scored 24 points in a single quarter.

Those points came in the second period of the Aggies’ regular season finale, courtesy of placekicker Dominik Eberle, wide receivers Jordan Nathan and Derek Wright and running back Gerold Bright.

They represented the most points scored in a quarter by Utah State since Dec. 15, 2018, when the Aggies’ defeated North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl.

In that game — played in the same stadium that Utah State and New Mexico battled in on Saturday — the Aggies coincidentally dropped 24 points in the second quarter before rolling to a 52-13 victory.

Utah State hardly needed the scoring outburst against North Texas. They needed every single point against the Lobos.

Utah State (7-5, 6-2) defeated New Mexico (2-10, 0-8) 38-25, and the 24-point second quarter was the difference in what was otherwise an up-and-down season finale.

“We knew it was going to be a fight,” said Utah State head coach Gary Andersen. “New Mexico played hard. They played physical. It was a tough physical battle. We had some issues, but we made more plays at the end.”

The majority of which came in the second quarter, whether it be on offense or defense.

Offensively, quarterback Jordan Love and the passing attack took a back seat to the Aggies’ run game, headlined by Bright.

The senior rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown in the first half before finishing with 113 total, which pushed Bright over the 2,000-yard mark for his career and into the top 10 in Utah State history

There it is!@GBR1GHT has surpassed 2,000 rushing yards in his career!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/R3lY1BlSov

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

“It is pretty cool,” he said, before bemoaning his total rushing numbers on the day. “I had a personal goal I wanted to make and I fell short of that goal. I’m kind of upset about that. My expectations for myself are pretty high.”

Nathan, meanwhile, rushed for his score on an 11-yard carry, as Utah State ran for 116 yards in the first half, 196 in the game.

“I was proud of the way we ran the ball,” Andersen said. “It was great to see our young offensive line make some plays in the run game to give us an opportunity to control the game.”

Defensively, Utah State recorded three turnovers in the second quarter: an interception by cornerback DJ Williams and fumble recoveries by defensive end Justus Te’i and defensive tackle Christopher ‘Unga.

The later two led to back-to-back touchdowns, Bright’s 1-yard run and Wright’s 16-yard reception.

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— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

“Defense got some turnovers,” said Andersen. “Our defense had its issues but made plays at the end, and we finished with four turnovers. Two of them led directly to scores.”

While the second quarter proved the high point in the game, Utah State largely struggled the rest of the contest.

Exclude the second quarter and New Mexico outscored USU 19-14, taking advantage of some uneven play.

After trailing 31-6 at the half, the Lobos opened the third quarter with back-to-back touchdowns, pulling within 13 points of Utah State.

A quick three-and-out then gave the Lobos possession of the ball again, with a chance to cut the Aggies’ lead to six points.

“All of a sudden it was game on,” said Andersen.

With the game in doubt, Utah State made just enough plays to walk away with the win.

The USU defense forced a New Mexico punt, after which Love marched the Aggies down the field on a 14-play, 77-yard drive, before finding Siaosi Mariner for a 10-yard touchdown reception.

RED ZONE ALERT @SdotGatsby with the one handed catch!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/ViPH9VBVm5

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

“It was big because you can’t win games if you can’t score points, and you can’t win unless the defense gets stops and gives the ball back to the offense,” said Bright.

The defense then came up with one final stop in the fourth quarter, when Williams intercepted his second pass of the game, sealing the victory.

Read it like a book!@GodsWarrior615#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/8U5w9wxhrj

— USU Football (@USUFootball) December 1, 2019

“I guess to sum it up, every time these kids have faced real adversity, we understand it, but don’t accept it,” said Andersen. “It hasn’t gotten to the point where they haven’t come back. I am proud of these kids. They came into this situation and fought back from another tough loss that they had last week, and they have done that every time. They have bounced back hard.”

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Family gathers to remember Sherry Black, seek help in solving killing

Heidi Miller, second from right, listens as her mother-in-law, Gail Miller, left, speaks at a memorial service for Heidi Miller’s mother, Sherry Black, at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. Sherry Black was killed in an unsolved homicide in 2010. Second from left is Greg Miller, son of Gail Miller and husband of Heidi, while at right is Earl Black, Heidi’s father and Sherry’s Black’s husband. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Miller family has offered $100,000 reward

MILLCREEK — Sherry Black didn’t have to do much to make holidays special for her family.

“They were the best,” said Heidi Miller, wiping away tears. “She just always made them so special — just being together, family meals, not a lot of specific traditions. The tradition was just being together and the love.”

On the anniversary of her mother’s death, Miller thanked family and friends huddled around Sherry Black’s headstone Saturday, candles in hand, while pleading with the public to help them find the person who killed her nine years ago.

“Thank you for coming on a Saturday, braving the cold,” Miller said softly into a microphone at a vigil honoring her mother. “It means so much to me and my dad. I just think it’s important after nine years to keep her in our memory, to think about her, to remember the good times we had with her, and show how much we miss her. I also think it’s important to keep it out there in the public, so anybody that knows anything, has any information about her murder might come forward.

“I think it’s important to remember that after nine years, her case still hasn’t been solved.”

Miller, flanked by her husband and father, wept as she talked about her mother, who was stabbed to death in her South Salt Lake business, B&W Billiards and Books, 3466 S. 700 East, on Nov. 30, 2010. Unified police detective Ben Pender attended the vigil and said they continue to work the case, which they share with South Salt Lake police.

“There is still a lot to do in the case, still a lot that we’re working on,” said Pender. “We are looking for the public’s help. I truly believe in this case that somebody does know something about this. And it’s a piece, a small piece, that we’re missing, and we just need somebody to come forward and provide us with that information so we can progress this case along.”

Miller said her mother didn’t leave her a long list of advice or memorable sayings.

“It was the way she lived,” Miller said. “And the way she would listen without judging. She was always there to listen. She was always available for those she loved. I don’t ever remember a time when she said, ‘I can’t. I don’t have time.’ She would always push things aside for family. That, and being independent, those were the greatest gifts she gave me.”

Miller’s oldest daughter, Courtney Hawks, and her mother-in-law, Gail Miller, also offered some memories and kind words about Black during the vigil.

“When I think of her I think of a sweet, gentle, loving person with no guile,” Gail Miller said through tears. “You’re carrying that on and I’m so proud of you.”

She said she hopes her daughter-in-law finds comfort in knowing that her mother lives on in her.

Hawks said she just missed spending time with her grandmother, who always made time for her family.

“She was always just so available. I remember, even as a little girl, calling her on the phone all the time, just wanting to talk to her,” Hawks said. “Anytime we’d ask to have a sleepover, it was always a yes. She’d always make it so fun.”

Hawks’ oldest daughter was 5 months old when Black was killed, but in the months before her death, Hawks asked for some sewing help.

“I really wanted to sew a bassinet,” she said. “My grandma was a really good seamstress, and we were probably up until midnight ... and she was just so happy to be so accommodating.”

Heidi Miller said there is a $100,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect in the case.

“I'm so grateful for the detectives who continue to work on her case,” Miller said. “Especially Ben Pender. ... I know he works relentlessly to solve this, and it means so much to me and all of my family. ... We encourage anybody who has any information to contact the Unified Police Department.”

Hawks said she is proud of how her mother has picked up the mantle from her grandmother, including starting the Sherry Black Foundation that provides “meaningful” help to the community. She’s begun helping her mom with the foundation’s work.

“When Mom died, we started the Sherry Black Foundation,” Heidi Miller said. “It’s a way to keep her memory alive and keep other families from having to go through what we’ve gone through with the case not being solved. ... Our purpose is to give law enforcement the tools and the knowledge, just the information, the resources they need to continue to solve crimes. ... We feel like we’ve made a difference.”

Miller said it is the small moments she misses most.

“It is everything,” she said, a tear sliding down her cheek. “The little things you go through, the things you want to share with your mom, the good and the bad, the hard things. My kids come to me now being the matriarch, but I still would have gone to my mom. I don’t have that now. It will always be hard.”

Miller and Hawks may have to continue to build a life without Black’s guidance and insight, but they still have her love to guide and sustain them.

“I think we all help each other,” Hawks said, glancing at her children who played on the other side of her grandmother’s headstone. “We all have our moments of sadness at different things. As time goes on, it’s not the constant sadness anymore, but things will trigger it for different people, and we’re all just kind of there for each other.”

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BYU stomps Montana Tech 98-63, marking the Cougars’ final game without Yoeli Childs in the lineup

BYU’s Jake Toolson drives with the ball during the Cougars’ 98-63 win over Montana Tech at the Marriott Center on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. | Madeline Mortensen/BYU

The Cougars have survived Yoeli Childs’ nine-game NCAA suspension — and at times, they’ve thrived without him. He’ll return to the court Wednesday when BYU visits archrival Utah. 

PROVO — Not long after BYU easily dispatched NAIA opponent Montana Tech 98-63 Saturday afternoon at the Marriott Center, coach Mark Pope said his team is embarking a new start of the season of sorts.

That’s because the Cougars have survived Yoeli Childs’ nine-game NCAA suspension — and at times, they’ve thrived without him. He’ll return to the court Wednesday when BYU visits archrival Utah.

“Monday is going to feel like a new start for us in the sense that we finally have at least all the collected pieces competing together now,” Pope said. “We get to start in a new place, hopefully with all the progress we’ve made in tow and then start this race to see how fast we can grow. Yoeli’s obviously going to be a massive part of that.”

The Cougars’ 6-3 record at this point is much better than most had predicted, considering they were playing without Childs against a formidable schedule.

“I think it’s great. This team has grown a lot since the beginning of the season. We’ve learned a ton,” said guard TJ Haws, who scored 15 points and made 4 of 4 3-pointers Saturday and dished out a game-high six assists Saturday. “Every day, every game, we’re getting better. We’re trusting each other a little bit more. We’re trusting in coach a lot. I feel good about the state of our team right now. Hopefully, we can bring Yoeli in and continue to get better.”

“Our team is really growing and we’re trusting in each other offensively. Our shooting percentage is a product of how we’re playing.” — BYU guard TJ Haws

“I think 6-3 is awesome,” Pope said of his team’s record. “But my evaluation is maybe less based on the record and more based on progress that I think we’ve made in the past month. I think we’ve made really good progress.”

Of course, Childs’ teammates are looking forward to playing with him.

“It’s awesome. We’ve missed him. He’s been in practice and everything but he just hasn’t been in games,” said guard Zac Seljaas. “It’s kind of weird. He’s a brother and it will be fun to have him back on the floor with us, especially with him coming back for the big rivalry.”

Saturday’s game against Montana Tech was sandwiched in between three consecutive Maui Invitational games earlier this week and next Wednesday’s showdown at the Huntsman Center.

But the Cougars picked up where they left off in Maui. They tied a school record for most 3-pointers in a single game — 17 — in last Wednesday’s win over Virginia Tech. Against the Orediggers Saturday, BYU recorded the sixth-highest field goal percentage in the history of Cougar basketball — 68.6% (35 of 51).

“That doesn’t just come by mistake,” Pope said. “It’s because of the way these guys are playing together.”

To what does Haws attribute BYU’s torrid shooting for most of this past week?

“Our team is really growing and we’re trusting in each other offensively. Our shooting percentage is a product of how we’re playing,” Haws said. “We’re making simple plays and extra passes and we’re shooting open shots. We work on those shots every single day. We have a lot of confidence shooting those shots. If we continue that, we’ll continue shooting well.”

While Haws, Jake Toolson (17), Seljaas (14) and Kolby Lee (11) each scored in double figures, three others (Dalton Nixon, Alex Barcello and Trevin Knell) added nine points apiece. Toolson went 3 of 5 from long distance while Seljaas drilled a pair of 3-pointers and pulled down a game-high six rebounds.

After playing four games in six days, not to mention logging a lot of travel time, the Cougars are understandably drained.

“Our bodies are banged up,” Haws said. “Those were tough, fun games that we played in Hawaii and it was a battle (Saturday). It’s always good to have a Sunday off and get some rest, and we’ll be ready to go for a fun week ahead.”

And this week, for the first time this season, BYU will get to play with Childs in the lineup.

TIP-INS: Former BYU player Kari Liimo, a native of Finland, attended Saturday’s game. Liimo was the first foreign-born all-conference player in program history. He scored 1,156 points and averaged 15.2 points in three seasons for the Cougars, and he played for Finland in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. … Montana Tech coach Adam Hiatt formerly coached at Westminster, where he finished fourth all-time in total victories and third in winning percentage. Hiatt played two seasons at Ricks College, where he was a two-time All-Conference performer.

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Live coverage: BYU Cougars wrap up regular season at San Diego State Aztecs

BYU faces San Diego State at SDCCU Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m. MST. | Jay Drew, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — BYU will try to finish off its regular season on a positive note against a familiar foe: San Diego State.

The Cougars (7-4) enter the contest at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego on a five-game winning streak. The Aztecs (8-3), meanwhile, fell last week at Hawaii, a loss that cost SDSU a chance to reach the Mountain West championship game.

The game kicks off at 7 p.m. MST and is being televised on CBS Sports Network. Follow along with the action in our live blog below.

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Bojan Bogdanovic has been carrying Utah Jazz for several games with his clutch shooting

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) and guard Ja Morant (12) defend Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. | Karen Pulfer Focht, AP

TORONTO — With a 12-7 record heading into December, the Utah Jazz may not be where they want to be but are probably about where they should be, considering they’ve played 11 road games and have already faced some of the tougher teams in the NBA.

The question that needs to be asked is, where would the Jazz be without Bojan Bogdanovic?

Probably not 12-7.

“He’s been unbelievable, so we’re going to keep riding him and let him do his thing until somebody stops him.” — Mike Conley, on Bojan Bogdanovic

Bogdanovic has clearly been the team’s top player over the last several games and some might say for the entire season.

He did it again Friday night in Memphis, where he carried the team on his back during a second-half rally that saw the Jazz come back from a 15-point deficit to win 103-94.

The 6-foot-8 Croatian is averaging a career-high 22.1 points per game on 48.8% overall shooting and 46.8% from 3-point range. He ranks eighth in the league in percentage, but among players who have at least six attempts per game, he is No. 1.

“He’s been unbelievable, so we’re going to keep riding him and let him do his thing until somebody stops him,” said Mike Conley, who joined the Jazz this summer along with Bogdanovic. “You give it to him when he’s got it going and he’s had it going for the last few weeks.”

Over the past six games, Bogdanovic is averaging 27.0 points on 55.5% shooting and 48.5% from 3-point range.

The Jazz were expected to be led by Conley and Donovan Mitchell as well as center Rudy Gobert with Bogdanovic adding his presence as a shooter.

Gobert has done his usual thing inside as a defender, rebounding at a career-high 13.9 boards per game while seeing his scoring average drop to 13.4, more than two points below last year’s average.

Mitchell got off to a strong start but has struggled with his shooting a bit lately going just 7 of 22 against Memphis.

Conley has had his moments, but so far has not found his range.

He’s only had three games shooting above 50% with six games below 30%, including Friday night when he only made 3 of 13 shots. For the season, he is shooting 36.1% from the field, which ranks him 126th in the NBA out of 127 eligible players.

As for Bogdanovic, he shrugged off his good play of late.

“It shows how unselfish we are, especially Donovan,” he said. “He’s supposed to take last shots in the last couple of minutes, but even in Bucks’ game he told me take the last shot. The coaching staff and both Donovan and Mike put the ball in my hands, it just shows how good they are.”

After losing the first two games of their road trip in Milwaukee and Indiana, the Jazz dearly needed to win Friday, which they did with their strong second half when they outscored the Grizzlies 64-39.

They’ll be challenged the next two nights with a game against defending NBA champion Toronto Sunday (4 p.m. MST), followed by a game at Philadelphia Monday (5 p.m.).

The Raptors have been one of the NBA’s surprise teams, despite being the reigning champs, standing at 14-4, the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. They lost their top player, Kawhi Leonard, but others have stepped up, most prominently Pascal Siakam, who is having an all-star-type season, averaging 25.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 46.0% from the field.

Kyle Lowry (21.8 ppg) has missed 10 games with a thumb injury but has been targeting Sunday’s game for his return. Fred VanVleet, in his first year as a starting guard, is averaging 18.5 ppg, while the other starters are forward OG Anunoby (11.3 ppg) and Marc Gasol (5.8 ppg).

JAZZ NOTES: Ed Davis returned to the Jazz lineup Friday after being out four weeks with a broken left fibula. He played 12 minutes and grabbed five rebounds while going scoreless. ... Dante Exum, who has been working his way back from a knee injury, played well in his short stint Friday, scoring five points with a 3-pointer and a dunk off a lob by Royce O’Neale, but after playing four minutes in the second quarter, he didn’t see any action in the second half. ... Joe Ingles went 1 for 6 against Memphis and is just 4 for 19 in his last four games. ... After playing Philadelphia, the Jazz will have five of their next six games at home, beginning with the red-hot L.A. Lakers Wednesday, followed by Memphis Saturday and Oklahoma City Monday.

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Utah enrollment in ACA surpassing last year, but experts say some might be confused

Jon Elswick, Associated Press

Premiums nationwide on average are down 4% for 2020

SALT LAKE CITY — The number of Utahns enrolling in insurance plans so far on the federal health exchange are surpassing last year’s, but insurance experts say some might still be confused about their options.

“Far too many consumers still believe coverage is too expensive or out of reach. And yet, roughly 80% of those that shop on the exchange qualify for financial assistance to make health coverage affordable,” according to Take Care Utah, a nonprofit that helps people enroll in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

As of Nov. 23, the most recent date for which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released updated enrollment numbers, 62,090 Utahns had bought insurance on the federal health exchange. By comparison, Utah saw 56,105 people enroll last year by the same time, according to the services’ data.

National numbers

Open enrollment began on Nov. 1, and the last day to enroll in a plan on the exchange is Dec. 15.

Premiums nationwide on average fell 4% for 2020, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, as 20 more issuers are now participating — bringing with them more competition.

In Utah, Molina Healthcare reentered the health exchange market last year for 2019 in 10 of Utah’s 11 most populous counties. The organization recently announced for 2020 it expanded to include Box Elder, Morgan, Rich, and Wasatch counties.

“Our marketplace expansion will mean more choice for Utah residents shopping for insurance on the individual market,” Brandon Hendrickson, president of Molina Healthcare of Utah, said in a statement.

In Utah, the average benchmark plan premium decreased from $509 in 2019 to $456 in 2020, according to the federal data.

Overall in the U.S., 2,372,957 had signed up as of Nov. 23, compared to 2,424,913 last year — an about 2.1% decrease.

Many of those living on lower incomes remain unaware they’re eligible — even as a recent analysis from Avalere Health found that 96% of low-income residents in eligible counties can find a basic plan at no cost to them, the Associated Press reported.

While the administration of former President Barack Obama placed an emphasis on marketing during open enrollment, President Donald Trump, who has vocally opposed so-called Obamacare, decreased the program’s advertising budget, according to the AP. Federal officials have said they’re “focused on providing a quality sign-up experience and keeping the healthcare.gov website running smoothly,” the AP reported.

Take Care Utah — which provides “assisters” around the state who help people enroll — has seen the numbers of people in Utah seeking help enrolling consistent with last year’s, spokeswoman Maria Guadarrama said.

But she noted that numbers halfway into open enrollment aren’t an indication of how many will ultimately enroll. The group tends to see high numbers when the period begins on Nov. 1, followed by “a little bit of a slowdown in between the weeks.”

The organization expects to see a spike in people seeking help signing up during the two weeks before the Dec. 15 deadline.

Guadarrama said she believes that during open enrollment the past few years under the Trump administration, there has been some confusion about whether the Affordable Care Act still exists. And since Utah voters approved a full Medicaid expansion bill, which was later replaced by state legislators with a more limited expansion plan, some also don’t realize they might be eligible for Medicaid.

Utah’s options

Take Care Utah sees the open enrollment period as a chance to not only educate people about enrolling in insurance in the federal marketplace, but to also help them see if they might be eligible for Medicaid.

“Not only are we focused on open enrollment for the marketplace, but we help individuals and families, and screen them for Medicaid and CHIP. Because as household size changes and households’ income changes, people tend to be unaware that they potentially could qualify for Medicaid or CHIP,” which have all-year enrollment periods, she said.

Now, because full Medicaid expansion isn’t expected to happen in Utah until January, it’s unknown how many families enrolling in the marketplace now could transition to Medicaid, according to Guadarrama.

“But for right now, we do know that families that still qualify for adult expansion stay on Medicaid, and the families and individuals that qualify for the marketplace will enroll in those (plans),” she said.

The companies that offer plans on the federal health exchange in different Utah counties include SelectHealth, Molina Healthcare, University of Utah Health Plans and Cigna Healthcare.

Heidi Castenada, director of individual and small employer sales at SelectHealth, which offers 29 of the 54 plans available in Salt Lake County, said the company is also seeing average enrollment numbers.

SelectHealth premiums have been “stabilizing and dropping slightly” over the past couple of years, but premiums go up as people age, according to Castenada. Although the ultimate price has gone down slightly, the average person might see a slight increase as they get older, she said.

Regardless of provider, Castenada recommends those already in the marketplace to review their current plans and make sure the overall annual cost and coverage are appropriate for their needs. They should also reevaluate their provider networks every year, as there are a “variety of sizes and different networks that you can have access to,” she said. Some people pay more than they need to on a larger network, when they could access the providers they use regularly on a smaller network, Castenada said.

She also suggests looking ahead to what types of health care one might need for 2020, including upcoming surgeries or other events. As well as considering premiums, people should look at what their out-of-pocket costs will be for the entire year, she said.

“Combine those things together to kind of get an overall value of the plan you’re enrolling in. I think that’s something people overlook: they may be oversimplifying and just look at premiums, but there’s a better way to do it by looking at the overall value of the plan,” Castenada said.

People should also be aware of additional benefits different plans might provide them, such as virtual doctor visits.

Like Take Care Utah, SelectHealth also expects a surge of people enrolling as the deadline approaches.

“That is human nature to wait until the last minute to make decisions, and so yeah, we expect people right now to just kind of be thinking things through, doing their shopping. But a very large majority of people will wait until that very last minute to make a change,” Castenada said.

To review plans, visit healthcare.gov/lower-costs.

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Inside the newsroom: Digital and print in a changing media landscape

Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — We have a saying around the Deseret News: We don’t want the financial realities of a print newspaper to get in the way of outstanding journalism. It’s why for a decade we’ve been on the forefront at Deseret Management Corp. of digital innovations to support the great local and national journalism that our reporters, visual journalists and opinion writers are producing.

And more changes are on the way both digitally and in print.

Through the Deseret News local and national print editions, and its digital reach with deseret.com, millions of readers in Utah and across the country — and internationally — each month are seeking out our in-depth reports. We absolutely value our print subscribers, and for many there is nothing like sitting down with the Deseret News each day and discovering each page.

But we don’t want the costs and limits of that daily paper to curtail the watchdog journalism we do locally, championing the precepts of the First Amendment on speech, religion, the press and the right to gather; and in providing a watchdog role for families of all stripes — a key component to a successful society.

Our podcasts, video reports and interactive features let us provide authoritative and trusted news and features, as well as sports coverage, in unique ways. We also strive to reach you by email, and on whichever device you choose: a printed paper, a phone, an i-Pad or on your desktop.

The journalism includes strong local offerings, like today’s investigative work by Amy Donaldson who reveals that Utah’s system of background checks and training of athletic coaches in eight areas — including concussion protocols, CPR training and sexual abuse training — is out of compliance. She found that it is ineffective and without public transparency.

In February we went in-depth on the practice of conversion therapy, noting the cooperative efforts that were underway by faith groups, lawmakers and stakeholders to make Utah the 16th state to ban what was called “an abusive practice.” When legislative efforts failed, that initial story laid the groundwork for continuing coverage, reporting step-by-step with pertinent news and commentary throughout the year.

We’ve partnered with the Solutions Journalism Network to find solutions to air pollution in Utah, earning grant money to go beyond Utah’s borders in search of solutions.

Our journalist and in-depth editor Jesse Hyde received a grant from the Pulitzer Center to dissect what is happening in the Brazilian rain forest. We’ve written about changes in our climate from a stewardship of the earth point of view, trying to get beyond partisan politics and take it to the principles we live by.

It’s an effort to make readers informed so they can make decisions for themselves.

Next week, in an effort to keep our focus on in-depth reporting, we will make some changes with our print edition.

The Faith section, which normally appears on Saturday, will now appear on Thursdays in place of the Latter-day Saint Living section. We plan to have more ecumenical news and information as we enhance our coverage locally. Some columns from Latter-day Saint Living will appear in the section, but Latter-day Saint Living will no longer appear as a separate print section.

Church News, a publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will continue to be distributed in the Deseret News each Saturday and is available online daily at Thechurchnews.com.

We are discontinuing our Wednesday Family section. During the course of the past few years, we have increased our in-depth coverage of family issues, from technology’s effect on families, to addiction, to just what is it that allows children to succeed. We also work with an expert advisory panel from across the country to produce the American Family Survey, now with survey data from five straight years, to measure trends that are widely published throughout the country by major media outlets.

In order to continue to enhance in-depth coverage in this area, we are limiting some of the family features and putting others in the local sections of the newspaper. Comics and other features on this day will appear in a different section of the newspaper.

Finally, we will bring local news into the A section one day a week, on Mondays, which will allow for cost savings and allow our news teams to focus on the most pertinent local coverage through the week.

We continue to be motivated by providing the most vital news and information for you through the prism of accuracy, relevance and principle. We ask, what are the principles at play behind a news event? Why is it happening? What can be done about it? Are there solutions to problems facing Utah and the country?

We then seek those answers, whether it is local crime or national discourse on civility.

Change will continue to be part of the media landscape both locally and nationally in 2020. We’re glad to be a leader in that industry.

Doug Wilks is editor of the Deseret News.

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Inside the newsroom: Digital and print in a changing media landscape

Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — We have a saying around the Deseret News: We don’t want the financial realities of a print newspaper to get in the way of outstanding journalism. It’s why for a decade we’ve been on the forefront at Deseret Management Corp. of digital innovations to support the great local and national journalism that our reporters, visual journalists and opinion writers are producing.

And more changes are on the way both digitally and in print.

Through the Deseret News local and national print editions, and its digital reach with deseret.com, millions of readers in Utah and across the country — and internationally — each month are seeking out our in-depth reports. We absolutely value our print subscribers, and for many there is nothing like sitting down with the Deseret News each day and discovering each page.

But we don’t want the costs and limits of that daily paper to curtail the watchdog journalism we do locally, championing the precepts of the First Amendment on speech, religion, the press and the right to gather; and in providing a watchdog role for families of all stripes — a key component to a successful society.

Our podcasts, video reports and interactive features let us provide authoritative and trusted news and features, as well as sports coverage, in unique ways. We also strive to reach you by email, and on whichever device you choose: a printed paper, a phone, an i-Pad or on your desktop.

The journalism includes strong local offerings, like today’s investigative work by Amy Donaldson who reveals that Utah’s system of background checks and training of athletic coaches in eight areas — including concussion protocols, CPR training and sexual abuse training — is out of compliance. She found that it is ineffective and without public transparency.

In February we went in-depth on the practice of conversion therapy, noting the cooperative efforts that were underway by faith groups, lawmakers and stakeholders to make Utah the 16th state to ban what was called “an abusive practice.” When legislative efforts failed, that initial story laid the groundwork for continuing coverage, reporting step-by-step with pertinent news and commentary throughout the year.

We’ve partnered with the Solutions Journalism Network to find solutions to air pollution in Utah, earning grant money to go beyond Utah’s borders in search of solutions.

Our journalist and in-depth editor Jesse Hyde received a grant from the Pulitzer Center to dissect what is happening in the Brazilian rain forest. We’ve written about changes in our climate from a stewardship of the earth point of view, trying to get beyond partisan politics and take it to the principles we live by.

It’s an effort to make readers informed so they can make decisions for themselves.

Next week, in an effort to keep our focus on in-depth reporting, we will make some changes with our print edition.

The Faith section, which normally appears on Saturday, will now appear on Thursdays in place of the Latter-day Saint Living section. We plan to have more ecumenical news and information as we enhance our coverage locally. Some columns from Latter-day Saint Living will appear in the section, but Latter-day Saint Living will no longer appear as a separate print section.

Church News, a publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will continue to be distributed in the Deseret News each Saturday and is available online daily at Thechurchnews.com.

We are discontinuing our Wednesday Family section. During the course of the past few years, we have increased our in-depth coverage of family issues, from technology’s effect on families, to addiction, to just what is it that allows children to succeed. We also work with an expert advisory panel from across the country to produce the American Family Survey, now with survey data from five straight years, to measure trends that are widely published throughout the country by major media outlets.

In order to continue to enhance in-depth coverage in this area, we are limiting some of the family features and putting others in the local sections of the newspaper. Comics and other features on this day will appear in a different section of the newspaper.

Finally, we will bring local news into the A section one day a week, on Mondays, which will allow for cost savings and allow our news teams to focus on the most pertinent local coverage through the week.

We continue to be motivated by providing the most vital news and information for you through the prism of accuracy, relevance and principle. We ask, what are the principles at play behind a news event? Why is it happening? What can be done about it? Are there solutions to problems facing Utah and the country?

We then seek those answers, whether it is local crime or national discourse on civility.

Change will continue to be part of the media landscape both locally and nationally in 2020. We’re glad to be a leader in that industry.

Doug Wilks is editor of the Deseret News.

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A world on the go: Projections call for near tripling of air passenger seat miles by 2050

Aircraft technician Kevin Hines disconnects a fuel line from a Frontier passenger jet after refueling it from a tanker truck at the Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News

Salt Lake airport expansion includes more international gates

SALT LAKE CITY — The $3.6 billion expansion of Salt Lake City International Airport adds more international gates, a good thing since passenger seat miles are expected to nearly triple globally in the next 30 years from a growing middle class that will travel more frequently — both domestically and internationally.

A recent analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows jet fuel consumption, in particular, will increase the most in China and other Asian countries by 2050. China’s jet fuel consumption, the analysis says, will more than triple during that time period.

The analysis says the United States and countries in the Middle East and Europe will also experience considerable growth in jet fuel consumption as more passenger jets hit the sky.

Nancy Volmer, spokeswoman for the Salt Lake airport, said locally, this airport expansion will accommodate more international flights. Earlier this year, Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced plans for a direct flight to Seoul, South Korea, from Salt Lake City — a nod to Asian flight trends.

The “new” middle class in these emerging economies will travel, and travel often, according to the analysis.

Overall, jet fuel consumption will increase at a faster rate than any other liquid transportation fuel through 2050, and global jet fuel use more than doubles in the next 30 years, the administration said.

Volmer said airlines are “up gauging,” their customer service by flying fewer flights, but using bigger jets to carry more passengers. Some of the smaller, regional flights are being eliminated, she added.

Other airports in Utah are expanding as well to cash in on the demands of a flying public.

Just last week, officials at the Provo Municipal Airport broke ground on a $40 million terminal that will add four more gates, with the potential for additional expansion in the future.

St. George Regional Airport extended and repaired its runway and is adding commercial hangars. It recently opened after a four month closure.

Freight transport via airlines also grows over the next 30 years, with much of that increase happening in China and other Asian countries, the new analysis said.

In 2018, the Salt Lake City International Airport handled nearly 392 million pounds of cargo and more than 41 million pounds of air mail, according to its website.

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‘We’ve got one shot to get this right and that’s our absolute plan’: Utah breaks ground on stadium project

University members and donating families participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Ken Garff Performance Zone before the start of an NCAA football game between the Utah Utes and Colorado Buffaloes at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News

Rice-Eccles getting $80 million in enhancements.

SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah broke ground — albeit in ceremonial fashion — on its new Ken Garff Performance Zone. Dignitaries in hard hats used gold shovels to turn some dirt on the $80 million project that will officially begin in January.

“We’ve got one shot to get this right and that’s our absolute plan,” said Utah athletic director Mark Harlan.

When complete in the summer of 2021, the Ken Garff Performance Zone will bring significant enhancements to the stadium. The existing building and stands in the south end zone will be replaced by a structure featuring new locker rooms, meeting spaces and premium seating. It’ll enclose the stadium and raise capacity for Utah football games from 45,807 to 51,444. Funds for the project are being covered by donations and future revenue streams associated with the new suites, loge boxes, ledge seating, stadium club, field level club, rooftop terrace and benches.

The zone will also include sports medicine and hospitality areas, as well as spaces for equipment, media and a recruiting lounge.

Harlan said it will be the best facility in the country when complete.

Before the event moved outdoors, a press conference was held. Speakers included Harlan, university President Ruth V. Watkins, Spencer Eccles and Bob and Kathi Garff.

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Live coverage: No. 6 Utah takes 14-7 on Colorado in second quarter on Brant Kuithe’s second TD

Snow blankets Rice-Eccles Stadium before the start of an NCAA football game between the Utah Utes and Colorado Buffaloes in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — There is plenty at stake for Utah in its regular-season finale on Senior Day at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

The No. 6 Utes host Colorado on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. MST. With a win, Utah (10-1, 7-1 Pac-12) would claim the Pac-12 South title and earn its second straight appearance in the league championship game. The Utes also stay in the College Football Playoff discussion.

The Buffaloes (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12), meanwhile, enter the contest on a two-game winning streak and would become bowl eligible with an upset victory.

The game is being televised on ABC.

Scoring summary: Utah 14, Colorado 7

First quarter

Colorado, Brady Russell 7-yard pass from Steven Montez (0:43), Evan Price kick

Second quarter

Utah, Brant Kuithe 38-yard pass from Tyler Huntley (11:21), Jadon Redding kick

Utah, Brant Kuithe 7-yard pass from Tyler Huntley (2:03), Jadon Redding kick

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Utah geologists showcase state’s scenic wonders through yearly calendar

Lake Blanche sits at an elevation of 8,300 feet up Big Cottonwood Canyon at the base of Sundial Peak amid glacier carved deposits. | Marshall Robinson

2020 Utah Geological Survey Calendar now on sale

SALT LAKE CITY — If you’ve never explored Utah’s youngest volcanic field known as Black Rock Desert and taken a gander at the Devil’s Kitchen scarp, geologist Adam McKean takes you there through his photographs of some of its features scattered throughout 700 square miles.

Chances are you’ve never seen a drone view of a delta along the mud flats occupying the southeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake, where Lee Creek twists and turns before giving up to the largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere.

You can now, thanks to Adam Hiscock, another geologist.

The Utah Geological Survey’s 2020 Calendar of Utah Geology is out, featuring an array of Utah’s most stunning landscapes documented via photographs by employees while they worked in the field over the last year.

Adam Hiscock

A delta forms as Lee Creek winds through mudflats along the southeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake

The annual tradition, in its 14th year, features a new online, interactive component with a story map and more detailed descriptions of the specific areas than in years past. People can check out the cover photo and accompanying details now, and each month will be showcased as the year unfolds. The online component also includes more photos and lessons in geology on particular formations unique to Utah. Topics this year include ancient deserts and microbialites

Typically, dozens upon dozens of photos compete for inclusion in the calendar and a screening committee picks those that document the stark differences in Utah’s geology. This year, there were 211 entries.

Bryce Canyon and its stunning hoodoos are always popular, and the scenically intriguing Great Salt Lake offers some pictorial beauty in its own way.

The calendar is available for $5.95 or $4.95 for orders of 10 more at the Utah Department of Natural Resources Map & Bookstore, 1594 W. North Temple, Salt Lake City.

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Utah lawmakers ‘still headed’ for Dec. 12 special session on taxes

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One last meeting of tax reform task force will be just days before

SALT LAKE CITY — Better not make plans for Dec. 12 if you want to be around when the Utah Legislature is expected to meet in special session to consider a sweeping tax reform plan that’s still undergoing substantive revisions.

Those aren’t expected to be ready for review until the next meeting of the Legislature’s Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force on Dec. 9, just a few days before lawmakers would be asked to vote on a plan intended to reduce income taxes while raising other taxes, including on food, gas and some services.

That’s still plenty of time, say GOP legislative leaders who are anxious to have what could amount to up to a net tax cut of up to $124 million in place before the start of the new year, when all of the House and half of the Senate is up for reelection.

Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, said tax reform has already received more attention than it would have during the regular annual 45-day legislative session given that the task force has been working since the summer when a series of town hall meetings were held around the state.

“We’ve taken hours and hours and hours of public comment. I think the task force has listened. I think they’re responding to the public as best they can. There’s been a myriad of changes to the bill. There’ll be additional changes,” Adams said. “Eventually, I think, we’ll have a bill we can vote on, and I think we’re still headed to the 12th.”

House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, agreed.

“I’m optimistic we will have a special session in December,” Wilson said, describing the work still ahead for the task for as deciding how “to maximize the amount of Utahns that would receive a large tax cut. There are only a few items that need to be addressed prior to our next meeting and special session.”

The speaker said he is “confident the chairs will come back to the committee with a proposal that will protect public and higher education funding and restore balance within our tax code, all while giving hardworking Utahns a significant tax cut before the end of the year.”

What will be the fourth version of a plan first pitched in October by the task force co-chairmen, House Majority Leader Francis Gibson, R-Mapleton, and Sen. Lyle Hillyard, R-Logan, is supposed to contain changes to ensure more Utahns will see a tax break.

The size of the tax cut in the plan may be larger than the $80 million in previous versions of the plan because that would have meant nearly 30% of Utahns would have seen a tax increase. That number would drop to as low as 12% under options presented to the task force on what was to be its last meeting on Nov. 25.

But lawmakers have only set aside $75 million for a tax cut. That money was set aside after an unpopular House bill that would have raised taxes on most services was abandoned during the 2019 Legislature in favor of creating a task force.

House Majority Whip Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, said during last week’s meeting that money to pay for any cut larger than that would have to “come from somewhere else” and made a motion to have the co-chairmen work with legislative staff and the governor’s office to see what money is available, then decide how big the cut can be.

Schultz told the Deseret News that the additional funds could come by “hopefully working with the (governor’s) office to reduce some spending inside their agencies,” and stressed any budget cuts would not include public education. He said there have been discussions with the governor’s office.

Gov. Gary Herbert’s spokeswoman, Anna Lehnardt, said it’s the Legislature that’s “leading out on tax reform.”

She said that “while we always look for ways to improve efficiency and provide the best value for taxpayers’ dollars in crafting the budget, our office has received no direction from the Legislature — official or otherwise — to cut agency budgets.”

Lawmakers are trying to deal with Utah’s lagging growth in sales tax revenues, which aren’t keeping up with income tax collections as consumer spending shifts from goods to services. Because income taxes are earmarked in the Utah Constitution for education, the fear is money will eventually run out for other state needs.

An effort to amend the constitution to remove the restriction on using income tax revenues, something that requires voter approval, will wait until the 2020 Legislature begins meeting in late January. Lawmakers are also expected to consider at that time a proposal to increase funding for public schools by making it easier for local districts to raise property taxes.

The new changes to the special session tax plan being put together likely will focus on allowing joint income tax filers with no dependents to take advantage of the proposed exemption increase from $565 to $2,500, and limiting who qualifies for a new grocery tax credit of up to $125 per person for low- and middle-income families.

Not anticipated to change is the proposed increase in the state sales tax on food from the 1.75% rate in place for more than a decade to the full 4.85% rate, or the new sales tax on the wholesale price of gas expected to add about 12 cents a gallon to the price at the pump on top of the state’s existing 31-cents-a-gallon gas tax.

The plan also adds sales taxes to a limited list of services, including installations, pet boarding, ride-hailing services, towing, parking lots, online dating, streaming media and storage, while eliminating exemptions on some sales, such as textbooks sold off campus, vending machines that accept credit cards and newspapers.

There are also budget shifts anticipated, including depositing proceeds from state-controlled liquor sales into the state’s general fund and paying for school lunch and anti-underage drinking programs now funded from those sales out of the education fund.

But those shifts, which would also affect higher education, are supposed to hold public school spending harmless. The Utah Education Association and others, however, have been sounding the alarm about cutting the income tax rate from the current 4.95% to 4.64%, especially before an acceptable funding alternative is in place.

Adams said lawmakers have no intention of doing anything that would hurt public education.

“I can almost assure you that we won’t pick an option that doesn’t allow us to fund education properly,” the Senate president said. “Our commitment always has been, always will be, to do our best to fund education.”

House Minority Leader Brian King, D-Salt Lake City, said Democrats have problems with both increasing the sales tax on food and reducing the money earmarked for schools by cutting the income rate without spelling out how the funds would be made up.

“I am not dead-set against this, but I have concerns,” King said, about whether a plan could be ready in time for a special session.

“I think it’s just way premature to be thinking about doing these things in a special session. Or even the 2020 general session,” the minority leader said. “I’m not saying, ‘Hell no.’ I’m saying I want to understand this more, the details of it. I just don’t see how something this complex can be thrashed out thoroughly before Dec. 12.”

King, who is not one of the two Democratic lawmakers serving on the tax reform task force, also questioned the political benefits if the Republican supermajorities in both the House and Senate get a tax cut through before the end of the year.

“It’s almost more appearance than anything else,” King said. “I don’t know how much difference it makes.”

Republican legislative leaders have said Utahns should see less money withheld from their paychecks starting in January if tax reform is finished before the new year, allowing lawmakers to tell their constituents that they cut their taxes.

But University of Utah political science professor Matthew Burbank said lawmakers may really be hoping to avoid dealing with the issue in an election year since some of the elements of tax reform, particularly imposing new taxes on services, are likely to upset voters.

“I think it’s entirely possible that there is a real push to try to get something done to avoid that real problem of trying to do a big tax bill in an election year,” Burbank said. “That could happen. They could even hold a special session and that could pass. I’m skeptical, however.”

Like King, Burbank suggested an overhaul of the state’s tax structure is too much to try to do in a special session before the end of the year, given that there’s still work being done on the plan and time is running out with the holiday season underway to sell it to voters.

“I don’t see how they’re able to get this refigured, get this out to people, get everyone on board, and have a special session by the middle of December,” Burbank said. “They’ve really tried very hard to position this as an income tax cut, and isn’t that great. But that message doesn’t seem to be the one people are hearing.”

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Salt Lake event encourages shoppers to visit mom and pop shops for unique finds

Salt Lake City Mayor-elect Erin Mendenhall talks to Gail Piccoli, owner of Commerce & Craft, right, while making a purchase at the shop during a Small Business Saturday event in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Small, unique shops pepper the streets of Salt Lake City and most other Utah communities, but how many have you stepped into?

During the second annual Shop Small Crawl on Saturday, dozens of local businesses joined up to help kick off the holiday shopping season and promote mom and pop shops in a time when big retailers often take the spotlight.

In Commerce and Craft, a store located in the Sugar House neighborhood at 1950 S. 1100 East, a small group of shoppers met up with Salt Lake City Mayor-elect Erin Mendenhall to browse quirky pieces of art, ornaments and winter wear.

Store owner Gail Piccoli said she stocks the shop with pieces made by crafters from around the country, and even Canada. She herself makes stained glass art.

“I do think the small businesses really make the character of a community. You know where you are because of the small businesses, and so I think it’s important to support small businesses for that reason,” Piccoli explained.

It’s also essential to support artists in order to keep art alive, she added.

“And anyone who’s able to open up their wallet to someone who makes something, I think it’s just a great thing.”

The holiday season is “extremely” important to the success of her business, she said. “I mean, I wish it wasn’t quite so, but it is very important, for sure.”

Though the administrative duties associated with owning a shop can be challenging, she said, the store receives a lot of support in Sugar House. Among rewards to running a small shop are “just the people that just appreciate, in general. They might not buy something, but they enjoy being here, and they look at everything, and they ask questions.”

“Small business are what make Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City,” Mendenhall said. “It’s drawn so many of us, myself included, to want to live here where we can walk, shop, know the shop owners, help support our community while being a part of something that’s bigger than us, at the same time.”

She said for every dollar spent in a local business, 55 cents stay in that city.

Meanwhile, when shopping at large, non-locally owned retailers, only 13% stays in Utah, according to Buy Local First Utah, the group that organized the event.

“So it’s literally building our economy in a way that’s four times bigger than a chain business. Also, these businesses are contributing property taxes and helping us support our roads, our schools,” Mendenhall said.

But along with adding to the city’s coffers by shopping local, “you get really cool stuff you couldn’t find anywhere else,” she said, showing reporters the handmade ornaments she found for family members, artsy stickers and “snarky buttons.”

“You can’t find it at Walmart,” Mendenhall said.

Lisa Brady, owner of Lillie Botanica, also at 1950 S. 1100 East, said owning the shop is a way to share the things she loves.

“It’s great being able to do what I love, and I fill the shop full of things that I would want, and so I hope that other people would want them, too,” she said.

The shop sells “kind of a little bit of everything, really,” from a variety of vintage items, to mini pagodas, to framed butterflies. She said she used to own a tea room downtown, and she brought her “tea sensibilities” with her to her new store.

Old-fashioned French music plays softly in the background. Brady hopes those who come in can “do a little bit of time travel by stepping in here.”

Small shops are needed because “there’s a place for everything. Sometimes, you just want something from a big store. But I think when you come into little stores like this, you can get things you can’t get at other stores like that,” she said.

Like Piccoli, Brady said holiday season shopping is essential to her business.

“We really count on the holidays to sort of fund the rest of our year. You know, you buy things throughout the year, and then you hope that the holidays will really give you enough to sort of pay for all that,” she said.

Though Brady loves owning a business, the challenge for many is getting enough sales to keep going, and letting people know they’re there. “Because we don’t have the big advertising budgets that some places do.”

Helen Wade, owner of the Stockist, 875 E. 900 South, a “life shop” that carries men’s and women’s clothing and home goods, called small businesses “the heart of Salt Lake City, and of Utah.”

“Small business keeps everything going, keeps it alive. We support our communities 100%. We give back to our neighborhoods, and we give back to our schools, and we all work together in partnerships. ... If you want to still feel that neighborhood community, support your local businesses,” Wade urged.

For her, the biggest challenge of running a small, local business is “the stress of thinking you need to keep up with those big stores, when that’s not a realistic goal. So keeping your goals realistic, and to be honest, cash flow’s always a big thing for small businesses.”

She said she wants people to remember that large retailers get special terms from manufacturers — and sometimes don’t pay their bills. By contrast, small businesses have to pay for everything up front, she said.

The Conens, who happened upon the shopping event, had heard about Sugar House and set out to explore it.

“And our daughter, too, is not with us, and so we’re kind of getting ideas for Christmas, of neat little things you can’t find anywhere else,” Lisa Conen said as she browsed in Commerce and Craft. Among interesting items, she found reusable sandwich wraps that she thought her daughter would like.

“When we go to different towns, we always like hitting little spots like this, local shops ... kind of explore the place,” Rich Conen explained.

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Highlights, key plays and photos from Utah State’s 38-25 victory over New Mexico

Utah State wide receiver Jordan Nathan (16) jumps over his teammate Jaylen Warren heading to the end zone between New Mexico defensive lineman Joey Noble (98) and safety Jerrick Reed (9) for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 in Albuquerque, N.M. | Andres Leighton, AP

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah State used a 24-point second quarter to cruise to victory in a 38-25 win over New Mexico on Saturday at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Aggies (7-5, 6-2 Mountain West) wrapped up the regular season with their third win in four games. The Lobos (2-10, 0-8 MW), meanwhile, lost in the final game for Bob Davie after the school announced Monday it’s parting ways with the head coach after eight seasons.

Here are three takeaways that defined this game.

Slow start before offense breaks out

Halfway through the first quarter, the Aggies had punted on their first three possessions and had netted 16 total yards on 11 plays. At that point, quarterback Jordan Love had completed 2 of 8 passes for 2 yards.

USU finally got on track with an eight-play, 87-yard touchdown drive that included a 42-yard pass to Caleb Repp, a 5-yard TD pass to Repp and four carries for 26 yards from Gerold Bright.

LOVE ✈️ REPP x 2️⃣!

Aggies take a 7-0 lead over New Mexico!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/LXC9nzTB6P

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

That was the first of three straight scoring drives for the Aggies to give them the lead for good and jumpstart the offense.

Turnovers spark 24-point second quarter

Utah State forced three turnovers late in the second quarter and the Aggies ahead 17-6. The first — a DJ Williams interception — stopped a promising New Mexico drive that reached Aggie territory.

The next two turnovers — both New Mexico fumbles deep in their own territory — led to two USU touchdowns in the final 1:10 of the first half. Bright scored from a yard out for the first touchdown, then Derek Wright caught a 16-yard pass from Love with 23 seconds until the half to make it 31-6 at halftime.

LOVE ✈️ WRIGHT for 6️⃣!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/Uusxn8KxEv

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Top performances

Several Aggie players had standout games. Bright rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown while moving past 2,000 career rushing yards.

There it is!@GBR1GHT has surpassed 2,000 rushing yards in his career!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/R3lY1BlSov

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

After a slow start, Love completed 18 of 35 passes for 172 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception. Siaosi Mariner was his favorite target, with 55 yards on three receptions and one touchdown.

RED ZONE ALERT @SdotGatsby with the one handed catch!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/ViPH9VBVm5

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Defensively, Williams had two interceptions for USU — both in Aggie territory, with the second ending New Mexico’s final drive — and Tipa Galeai had five tackles and two sacks.

Read it like a book!@GodsWarrior615#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/8U5w9wxhrj

— USU Football (@USUFootball) December 1, 2019

Scoring summary: Utah State 38, New Mexico 25

First quarter

Utah State, Caleb Repp 5-yard pass from Jordan Love (4:21), Dominik Eberle kick

LOVE ✈️ REPP x 2️⃣!

Aggies take a 7-0 lead over New Mexico!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/LXC9nzTB6P

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Second quarter

Utah State, Dominik Eberle 45-yard field goal (14:55)

Like Money.

45-yard field goal from @theDEbbz gives the Aggies a 10-0 lead. #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/c4qibuMK2K

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

New Mexico, Jordan Kress 7-yard pass from Trae Hall (10:35), kick failed

Utah State, Jordan Nathan 11-yard run (7:44), Domink Eberle kick

⚡️⚡️⚡️@jordannathan_ around then end for 6️⃣!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/gT6pgF4EYQ

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Utah State, Gerold Bright 1-yard run (1:07), Dominik Eberle kick

GB SKI in for 6️⃣!

Aggies take a 24-6 lead with 1:07 left to play in the half!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/vESqfsky1Z

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Utah State, Derek Wright 16-yard pass from Jordan Love (0:23), Dominik Eberle kick

LOVE ✈️ WRIGHT for 6️⃣!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/Uusxn8KxEv

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Third quarter

New Mexico, Trae Hall 1-yard run (10:15), kick failed

New Mexico, Marcus Williams 19-yard pass from Trae Hall (6:51), kick failed

Utah State, Siaosi Mariner 10-yard pass from Jordan Love (2:43), Dominik Eberle kick

LOVE ✈️ MARINER for 6️⃣!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/Q4Gqa3VuLE

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Fourth quarter

New Mexico, Trae Hall 7-yard run (4:32), Andrew Shelley kick

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Highlights, key plays and photos from Utah State’s 38-25 victory over New Mexico

Utah State wide receiver Jordan Nathan (16) jumps over his teammate Jaylen Warren heading to the end zone between New Mexico defensive lineman Joey Noble (98) and safety Jerrick Reed (9) for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 in Albuquerque, N.M. | Andres Leighton, AP

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah State used a 24-point second quarter to cruise to victory in a 38-25 win over New Mexico on Saturday at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Aggies (7-5, 6-2 Mountain West) wrapped up the regular season with their third win in four games. The Lobos (2-10, 0-8 MW), meanwhile, lost in the final game for Bob Davie after the school announced Monday it’s parting ways with the head coach after eight seasons.

Here are three takeaways that defined this game.

Slow start before offense breaks out

Halfway through the first quarter, the Aggies had punted on their first three possessions and had netted 16 total yards on 11 plays. At that point, quarterback Jordan Love had completed 2 of 8 passes for 2 yards.

USU finally got on track with an eight-play, 87-yard touchdown drive that included a 42-yard pass to Caleb Repp, a 5-yard TD pass to Repp and four carries for 26 yards from Gerold Bright.

LOVE ✈️ REPP x 2️⃣!

Aggies take a 7-0 lead over New Mexico!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/LXC9nzTB6P

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

That was the first of three straight scoring drives for the Aggies to give them the lead for good and jumpstart the offense.

Turnovers spark 24-point second quarter

Utah State forced three turnovers late in the second quarter and the Aggies ahead 17-6. The first — a DJ Williams interception — stopped a promising New Mexico drive that reached Aggie territory.

The next two turnovers — both New Mexico fumbles deep in their own territory — led to two USU touchdowns in the final 1:10 of the first half. Bright scored from a yard out for the first touchdown, then Derek Wright caught a 16-yard pass from Love with 23 seconds until the half to make it 31-6 at halftime.

LOVE ✈️ WRIGHT for 6️⃣!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/Uusxn8KxEv

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Top performances

Several Aggie players had standout games. Bright rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown while moving past 2,000 career rushing yards.

There it is!@GBR1GHT has surpassed 2,000 rushing yards in his career!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/R3lY1BlSov

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

After a slow start, Love completed 18 of 35 passes for 172 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception. Siaosi Mariner was his favorite target, with 55 yards on three receptions and one touchdown.

RED ZONE ALERT @SdotGatsby with the one handed catch!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/ViPH9VBVm5

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Defensively, Williams had two interceptions for USU — both in Aggie territory, with the second ending New Mexico’s final drive — and Tipa Galeai had five tackles and two sacks.

Read it like a book!@GodsWarrior615#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/8U5w9wxhrj

— USU Football (@USUFootball) December 1, 2019

Scoring summary: Utah State 38, New Mexico 25

First quarter

Utah State, Caleb Repp 5-yard pass from Jordan Love (4:21), Dominik Eberle kick

LOVE ✈️ REPP x 2️⃣!

Aggies take a 7-0 lead over New Mexico!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/LXC9nzTB6P

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Second quarter

Utah State, Dominik Eberle 45-yard field goal (14:55)

Like Money.

45-yard field goal from @theDEbbz gives the Aggies a 10-0 lead. #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/c4qibuMK2K

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

New Mexico, Jordan Kress 7-yard pass from Trae Hall (10:35), kick failed

Utah State, Jordan Nathan 11-yard run (7:44), Domink Eberle kick

⚡️⚡️⚡️@jordannathan_ around then end for 6️⃣!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/gT6pgF4EYQ

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Utah State, Gerold Bright 1-yard run (1:07), Dominik Eberle kick

GB SKI in for 6️⃣!

Aggies take a 24-6 lead with 1:07 left to play in the half!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/vESqfsky1Z

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Utah State, Derek Wright 16-yard pass from Jordan Love (0:23), Dominik Eberle kick

LOVE ✈️ WRIGHT for 6️⃣!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/Uusxn8KxEv

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Third quarter

New Mexico, Trae Hall 1-yard run (10:15), kick failed

New Mexico, Marcus Williams 19-yard pass from Trae Hall (6:51), kick failed

Utah State, Siaosi Mariner 10-yard pass from Jordan Love (2:43), Dominik Eberle kick

LOVE ✈️ MARINER for 6️⃣!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/Q4Gqa3VuLE

— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 30, 2019

Fourth quarter

New Mexico, Trae Hall 7-yard run (4:32), Andrew Shelley kick

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