Fiesta Days Rodeo to celebrate 75 years

By Cecile Peay
By Cecile Peay
The Fiesta Days Rodeo is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2017. This rodeo just keeps getting better.The Diamond Fork Riding Club was instrumental in starti
La Casita is chamber’s 2017 Business of the Year

The Springville-Mapleton Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce that La Casita is its choice for 2017 Business of the Year.Considered one of Utah County’s top Mexican food restaurants for nearl
Kiwanis Club of Springville donates thousands to local schools

On Dec. 5, 2016, Mike LeFevre, president of the Kiwanis Club of Springville, along with other members of the club played Sub for Santa at Reagan Academy and Sage Creek Elementary School. Because
National parks, monuments to offer fee-free days

As most of us know and are proud of, Utah is blessed with five national parks: Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon and Zion. Utah also has eight national monuments: Cedar Breaks, Dino
Letter to the Editor: Paying it forward

I have a sweet story to share about a wonderful, selfless, kind and charitable woman. Ms. Charity! Charity received a Christmas bonus and decided to share it. She went to Walmart and paid off two
Three students honored with Springville Mayor’s Recognition Award

Springville students Allie Dorman, Jon Ferrin and Dakota Pace were recently honored by Springville City’s mayor and city council with December’s Mayor Recognition Award.’Allie Dorman attends Mead
Landmark students perform mock brain surgery

Landmark High School students recently performed surgical procedures on an orange that represented a brain in Sarah Lewis’s psychology class. Students learned about different parts of the brain t
Springville Historical Society plans February lecture

Brigham Young famously said, “If I were placed on a cannibal island and given a task of civilizing its people, I should straightway build a theatre.” The pioneer settlers of Springville heeded Br
Letter to the Editor: Small gesture, big difference
The other day (December 20, 2016) at work a lady went through the line with one doughnut. Not a big purchase but she had had a long day and deserved a treat. To her dismay she could not find her
Maple Mountain High wins prestigious award

The Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association announced recently that Maple Mountain High School was awarded the Director’s Cup for 4A schools in the state of Utah for the 2016-201