tag:www.westjordanjournal.com,2005:/categories/local-life?page=23Local Life | West Jordan Journal Page 23Educating | Entertaining | Informing2019-06-03T15:57:46-06:00urn:uuid:de92184a-6d11-48ef-b97d-ba342b8dc2142019-06-03T15:57:36-06:002019-06-03T15:57:46-06:00Food-packing charity event feeds the mouths of hungry children, hearts of volunteers2019-06-03 15:57:46 -0600Jordan HaffordGardner Village hosted a volunteer event to pack food for hundreds of starving children.
<small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:68c19078-194a-4cc6-a757-17174920d2b52019-05-17T12:26:59-06:002019-05-20T14:04:36-06:00First Look at the New Wild West Jordan Playground2019-05-20 14:04:36 -0600Erin DixonThe new Wild West Jordan playground completion date has been pushed to this fall following some additional planning and funding.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:0af84331-5c34-4761-acd4-e9bba00cbc222019-05-20T11:58:58-06:002019-05-20T11:58:58-06:00The Train Shoppe offers easy way to appreciate the First Transcontinental Railroad2019-05-20 11:58:58 -0600Holly VasicIf you didn’t make it to the Golden Spike 150th anniversary celebration at Promontory Point, take a short trip to The Train Shoppe to see the smaller version of the engines.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:09455bb4-cb00-4f6a-8cdb-30763bfd69a32019-05-08T15:55:47-06:002019-05-08T15:55:47-06:00One of the fastest growing sports is... videogames?2019-05-08 15:55:46 -0600Greg JamesGaming has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry and players have begun to cash in on opportunities to profit from it.
<small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:819621a4-7e9a-44ad-8f53-2b211cf545eb2019-05-07T13:41:34-06:002019-05-07T13:46:40-06:00Dreamscapes lets students who are deaf, blind access and experience art2019-05-07 13:41:34 -0600Jennifer GardinerStudents at the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind get to experience their first hands-on fully immersive art show.
<small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:adff461c-053d-4b8a-a10b-c39f97f7a0852019-05-07T13:32:39-06:002019-05-07T13:35:03-06:00All aboard for a historic event: The Golden Spike’s sesquicentennial celebration2019-05-07 13:32:39 -0600Christy JepsonThis year marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad which happened at Promontory Summit, Utah. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:1781c2f8-fa45-42f7-bb9f-e5387fbb82132019-05-07T13:25:20-06:002019-05-08T14:36:56-06:00Celebrating the mother of all holidays with stories about moms2019-05-07 13:25:20 -0600Jennifer J JohnsonFrom a “Project Runway” contestant, to a woman who may vie to be the state’s next governor, to the new sheriff in town, The City Journals presents inspiring stories of how notable Salt Lake County residents celebrate Mother’s Day. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:2962a180-a49c-466b-914d-4b41628f7b862019-05-06T11:11:10-06:002019-05-06T11:15:53-06:00Calling all Photographers - City Journals Cover Photo Contest2019-05-06 11:11:09 -0600Justin AdamsWe need a new cover photo for Facebook. Anyone know a good photographer?<small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:c4b37501-1c56-410c-9b1c-cef6b044a9ed2019-05-06T15:55:29-06:002019-05-08T16:12:56-06:00Utah Chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness Shares Insight on Growing Issue2019-05-03 15:55:29 -0600Jennifer J JohnsonApproximately one in five adults across the country experience mental illness in a given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:c7a8942a-a3eb-465d-97b6-6c4009bf207f2019-04-26T12:14:06-06:002019-04-26T12:14:06-06:00Local business raises $200,000 for pain-relieving nanotech patch2019-04-26 12:14:06 -0600Justin AdamsAn accidental discovery led to a new pain-relieving patch that's raised hundreds of thousands of dollars through crowdfunding. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>