THE DAVIS THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2019 DAVISCLIPPER.COMCLIPPERVOL. 127 NO. 35 DOGGONE GOOD JOB! Your Clipper wins UPA Awards Families drawn to peaceful – page 2 Davis County – page 7 Dispatchers vital in emergency – page 8 2 Thursday, April 25, 2019 NEWS DAVIS CLIPPER Bountiful Rotary kicks of ‘Coats for Kids’ Clipper Story and Photos by Becky GINOS [email protected] honored by BOUNTIFUL—For children to Utah Press be ready to learn in school, they need the basics. But too many kids arrive at Association school without coats, boots or gloves. Through the efforts of the Bountiful Once again, your hometown Rotary’s annual “Coats for Kids” car Davis Clipper brought home a show the organization has been able to number of awards from the Utah provide these essentials to more than Press Association’s annual newspaper 8,500 children in south Davis County. contest. The Clipper, along with our Last week, the club held its 21st sister publication Iron County Today annual Coats for Kids “kickoff” lun- in Cedar City, dominated the Group cheon to prepare for the upcoming car 3 awards category for weekly news- show June 14 – 15. papers with circulations of over 6,000 “This helps kids have what they need homes. to do well at school,” said Bountiful Taking a first place award was Mayor Randy Lewis. “We’re so grateful staff writer Louise R. Shaw for Best for everything you do. Thank you from Feature Story, “Alderman plans to the city and Randy Lewis personally.” take on Atlantic.” Shaw also won a Several sponsors such as Burt first place award for Best Photo Page Brothers, Allstate, Holly Oil/Frontier, CLASSIC CARS LINE the parking lot at Joy Luck restaurant where the Bountiful Rotary with creative director Anna Pro for Cache Valley Bank, Step Saver, Texas met for the 21st annual Coats for Kids kickoff luncheon last week. “Songkran Celebration.” Roadhouse and Costco contributed to Bringing home a second place the effort. award was staff writer Becky Ginos The concept of rotary started in 1905 for Best General News Story, “Audit with Paul Harris when he formed the uncovers mishandling of funds by Rotary Club of Chicago. The name came Sheriff’s Office.” Ginos and managing from rotating meeting locations. It was editor Tom Haraldsen won second intended to be a place where members place for Best Feature Series for their could “join leaders, exchange ideas and stories on domestic violence. Shaw and take action.” humor columnist Peri Kinder took “It was 21 years ago that the second place in Editor’s Columns for Bountiful Rotary started thinking about their respective “In This Together” what project they could do that would and “Life and Laughter” series. Shaw impact the community and specifically also took a second-place in Best News the Bountiful area,” said Car Show Photograph for her photos of “New Co-Chair John Redd. “They found out Commanders at Hill Air Force Base.” kids were coming to school without The Clipper also took home coats. So it was suggested to provide third-place awards for Best Feature coats by raising money then giving it to Photography (Shaw for “Star Party”), the schools that could give vouchers to Best Sports Photography (Roger the parents to go to the store and pick V. Tuttle for “Davis Girls Soccer”), out coats and gloves. The kids would and Best Lifestyle Pages (Shaw and never know mom and dad didn’t pay Haraldsen for “Showcase”). for it. They could maintain their dig- Pro won five second-place awards nity and not feel like it was charity.” ROTARY MEMBERS take a closer look at a sleek convertible after the luncheon. The for her work. They were for Best Staff Now it’s one of the biggest events car show raises funds to provide coats, gloves and boots for local children in need. Produced Ad, Best Use of Ad Color, in the area for doing good, he said. Best Circulation Promotion, Best “We give more than $40,000 each Washington Elementary will close its doors at the end In-House Promotion, and Best Front y e ar.” of the school year,” she said. “We’re a Title I school Page. Adelaide Elementary is a Title I school in and I think we’ve used the lion’s share of these coats. I Iron County Today also earned Bountiful that has received some of those funds over want to tell you I’ve never seen a charitable program the General Excellence Award for the the years. “We have around 500 kids at our school,” invoked with dignity through vouchers.” second straight year as best Group 3 said Principal Jeri Thomas. “About 45 percent are in Carmony held up a children’s book and told of how newspaper in Utah. the free and reduced lunch program. We value this the main character would throw Christmas gifts off “It’s always a tribute to our hard- program (coats for kids) tremendously. It’s such a the back of a train for the children and related it to working staff when we receive these benefit to our students. There is nothing more reward- receiving the coats. “I have to tell you,” she said. “Many honors,” said R. Gail Stahle, publisher. ing than to see students come to school in a coat mothers and fathers weep when they pick up the coat “We’ve prided ourselves for more they’re so excited about. Thank you so much for your vouchers. It helps to buy what they need so maybe they than 127 years in producing the best generosity.” can buy a little something they want for their children. newspapers in the state. These awards Washington Elementary Principal Sandra Carmony Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom bear testimony to those efforts. I’m said her school has benefited from the car show of my heart. You’ll never know how grateful those grateful to my employees for all they as well. “You may have heard that unfortunately parents are for what you do.” d o.” DAVIS CLIPPER NEWS Thursday, April 25, 2019 3 Schoenenberger sentenced to life for toddler’s murder by Becky GINOS change.” [email protected] Before announcing his decision, Morris FARMINGTON— explained the law After almost four years, and what factors he the man accused of considered. “The beating his girlfriend’s injuries caused were 2-year-old to death is extreme. The amount headed for life in prison. of force was likened to POOL PHOTO Second District those sustained in a car Court Judge John R. ABOVE: DR. TODD GREY accident,” he said. “The Morris imposed a testifies about the autopsy consequence is simply JJ sentence of life without findings at a previous will not have the oppor- parole last week for hearing. (At right) Defense tunity to do anything in Joshua Schoenenberger Attorney Ed Brass consults life he would have been who was found guilty of with his client Joshua able to do. The sentence aggravated murder by a Schoenenberger during an for aggravated murder jury last October. earlier court appearance. is life without parole. Schoenenberger Utah at the time and This is not something was accused of beating performed the autopsy I’ll forget or that I enjoy 2-year-old James “JJ” on JJ to testify about his doing. Atonement is not Sieger May 9, 2015 mine to offer.” findings. POOL PHOTO when he was unsuccess- “There were mul- ful with potty training. tiple blunt force injuries lost. “Early on May 11, “While JJ was being According to police, to his abdomen, head, 2015 I sat in a chair next brutally attacked I was Schoenenberger said he torso and extremi- to my baby nephew,” she on vacation. Now I can’t became frustrated with ties,” said Grey. “The said. “I was not able to leave without wondering the boy and started to most severe injuries cradle him or hold him if my whole world will squeeze his abdomen documented were to as he passed because his be turned upside down and then dropped him the abdomen. There body was considered again. He was only 2. on the floor and stepped was also a tear of the evidence. I placed my What could he have on his stomach. transverse colon, a tear hand on his heart and done to be so despised Schoenenberger and that didn’t completely felt the last beat. I told and hated? I’ve apolo- the toddler’s mother go through the wall of him I loved him and gized that I couldn’t save Jasmine Bridgeman the colon and an area that it was OK if he him but I’ve never heard brought JJ to Davis of bleeding in the inner couldn’t fight anymore any remorse, grief or an Hospital that night lining of the rectum. he could go. As I walked apology from the person claiming they found There were multiple out the doctor handed who did this.” him face down in a contusions and bruises me his blanket. I told Schoenenberger’s bathtub and that he to his head and around him to leave it so JJ defense attorney Ed was unresponsive. The the eye and bruises wouldn’t be cold. The Brass pleaded with the child’s injuries were on his upper back and doctor said he’d give JJ court to consider 25 severe and he was flown lower back.” another one but we both years to life. “I’m asking to Primary Children’s Hunt had Grey point knew he didn’t need it.” for hope,” he said.