Brighton High School teacher Barbara Scrafford is Canyons School District's inaugural teacher of the year.
Canyons district officials honored Scrafford on Wednesday during a surprise event at the school. She has taught at Brighton for approximately 21 years. She is a student advocate, special-education teacher and culinary-arts instructor.
Scrafford is an "innovative teacher dedicated to helping her students learn through a variety of experiences," said Superintendent Dave Doty.
— By Amy K. Stewart
DWR stocks Strawberry
Strawberry Reservoir lures thousands of people for its trout fishing, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources wants to give fishermen a great catch on the line in the years to come. So the DWR has stocked the reservoir with half a million cutthroat trout.
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20,000 Salt Lake County residents who volunteered during 2011 had their efforts valued at $20 million.
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