The Davis Beat davis journal

Years in the making, and with multiple hurdles, Boys Volleyball is now a bona-fide UHSAA sanctioned sport. Tom speaks with Bountiful H.S. Head Coach Sarah Chism about what this means for student athletes and the future of the sport. They also discuss how the boys play a different game than the girls - it may not be what you think!

Tom speaks with Rebekah Anderson about the history of the Bountiful Food Pantry and how it meets increasing needs through the generosity of the community and the upcoming Feed Utah Food Drive, March 16th.

Tom chats with Author Dru White about his book, Hiking For Life - How to Feel Good, Look Great and Live Well. Dru has climbed Utah mountains for almost seven decades and in the last 10 years he's hiked 5000 miles climbing over 2 million vertical feet. He shares insight on nature's healing power through simple "day hiking."

Tom Haraldsen, Davis Journal Reporter speaks with Davis Co. Clerk Brian McKenzie about the process of verifying the recent election and the services offered by the Clerk's office. From Marriage Licenses to Passports there's more to the Clerk's Office than one may think.

Bountiful Food Pantry Executive Director Rebekah Anderson and Director of Services Jordan Gingrich speak to Tom Haraldsen about the growing needs of the Pantry, the generous support of the community and the upcoming (hard to believe it's already here) Sub-for-Santa program. In Fiscal Year 2020, the Pantry provided over 110,000 Food Packs to needy children in over 60 Davis County schools. The Pantry, with contribution of 25,190 hours from the community, distributed roughly 1,700,000 meals. The Sub-for Santa program in FY 2020 cheered the Christmas of 693 children.

Chris Vanocur talks about his new book, Sander's Study and shares stories about his Dad's experiences as a Washington TV reporter in the 50's, 60's and 70's. He also discusses the document he received that broke-open the scandal with the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.