tag:www.draperjournal.com,2005:/categories/local-life?page=47Local Life | Draper Journal Page 47Educating | Entertaining | Informing2015-11-17T14:37:58-07:00urn:uuid:9c45c5b5-a3eb-4da8-968d-a9a392e33d9c2015-11-06T08:44:10-07:002015-11-17T14:37:58-07:00Draper Mom Invents SafSounds for Safe Listening 2015-11-06 08:44:10 -0700Bryan ScottIt started when Tammy Erdel, 45, took to the road jogging. The Draper mom loved running in the fresh air and sunshine with her headphones on.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.draperjournal.com">Draper Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:c6f45b8f-b885-4b69-91e0-46d5e2b563e32015-11-06T08:41:10-07:002015-12-07T10:29:59-07:00First Annual Masquerade Ball Honors Heroes and Angels2015-11-06 08:41:10 -0700Rachel Hall“Anytime I can be around those little heroes is magical for me.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.draperjournal.com">Draper Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:492388b2-e4d8-40ac-917c-57aee105ec7e2015-11-06T08:38:34-07:002015-11-17T14:38:50-07:00Training in Thailand: Locals Learn the Meaning of ‘I can’2015-11-06 08:38:34 -0700Erin Dixon Salt Lake family travels to Thailand to enhance their training and teaching at the Draper Ultimate Combat Training Center.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.draperjournal.com">Draper Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:0ffd2842-639f-4be9-ad08-cdf076c174192015-11-05T10:30:56-07:002015-11-05T10:30:56-07:00Send in the Clowns2015-11-05 10:30:56 -0700Bryan ScottWelcome to the Reality TV show political campaign landscape that’s a combination of “Survivor” and “Hell’s Kitchen.” I call it “American Idle: Washington, D.C.”<small>Original article published at <a href="www.draperjournal.com">Draper Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:cf61ba42-d46d-4e48-93c9-6aab4d35c5d22015-11-05T10:25:55-07:002015-11-05T10:25:55-07:00The Gift of a Gift-less Holiday2015-11-05 10:25:55 -0700Bryan ScottNow we have creepy-looking elves wreaking havoc on the house and leaving daily surprises for an entire month.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.draperjournal.com">Draper Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:d4850e06-2201-4d9e-9bc4-2992c1594ac92015-10-08T14:38:17-06:002015-11-06T10:58:53-07:00Land of Legends Yielding Composer to Valley2015-10-08 14:38:17 -0600Rhett WilkinsonBach. Brahms. Haydn. Händel. Strauss. Beethoven. Today, Zimmer. And in Christian Voss, emerging musicians locally will soon be led by a composer from a land that, in Germany, has produced the world’s greatest composers.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.draperjournal.com">Draper Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:2e5d1a05-8236-4d0c-adb0-d27034633cc92015-10-08T12:07:12-06:002015-11-06T08:15:24-07:00A Star in the Valley’s Midst after Multiple Awards2015-10-08 11:59:00 -0600Rhett WilkinsonThe next Taylor Swift might be in our own backyard.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.draperjournal.com">Draper Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:e47697a1-0e68-48e0-a7a4-e4003c60bef32015-10-07T11:23:45-06:002015-11-06T09:12:49-07:00Artist, Mother Shows Love on Brown Paper Bags2015-10-07 11:23:45 -0600Bryan Scott“It makes me feel good because I know they’re at school away from home and there’s a piece of me with them even though I’m not there with them,” Singleton said.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.draperjournal.com">Draper Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:a1b0cd45-4ad8-43b7-97b3-802066babca02015-10-07T11:11:10-06:002015-11-17T14:57:29-07:00An Inmate’s Perspective: From Pride to Compassion2015-10-07 11:11:10 -0600Bryan ScottHansen’s cellmate, Shorty, taught him to crochet. His first lessons were stitching one row, taking it apart and doing it again. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.draperjournal.com">Draper Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:47f9d49a-880c-499f-806f-c7c10e1567702015-10-07T11:06:35-06:002015-11-17T14:57:58-07:00Draper Elementary’s Dragon Dash Includes Fun, Competitive Runs2015-10-07 11:06:35 -0600Bryan ScottThe annual Dragon Dash is the school’s Parent-Teacher Association fundraiser, which made about $25,000 last year and Brown hopes to match again this year. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.draperjournal.com">Draper Journal</a></small>