Chairbound Sportsmen set their sights on the year ahead
Due to COVID-19 several fund-raising events were cancelled, and new funding was down about 25 percent over 2019, but the Chairbound Sportsmen Organization did offer several small group events, such as target practice for several members. Utah CWMU guides offered four big game hunts that were all successful. That included an antelope hunt for a […]
Use your New Year’s resolutions to help local business
Now that 2020 is over and we’ve all breathed a collective sigh of relief, it’s time to turn our focus forward to 2021. If you’re like most people, you’ve probably already come up with a list of resolutions. Hopefully, each resolution will help you achieve a greater level of health and happiness this year than […]
Kindness Rocks Help Spread the Joy of Creativity
Growing up, I had few people I could call “best friends,” but I was blessed with a “best cousin.” We saw each other only a handful of times a year, but our visits were a reliable constant. Similarly reliable was the (mostly) friendly rivalry resulting from such infrequent communication. On these visits, and in a […]
Community members rally to help Hondurans displaced by hurricanes
In November 2020, Honduras was battered by two hurricanes—one a category 4 and the other a category 5. Hurricanes Eta and Iota created paths of destruction across Central America and displaced hundreds of thousands of people in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. In response to the devastation, religious and local community leaders in Santaquin extended a […]
Teaching by Example
Andrew Lovell remembers his difficult transition to sixth grade as a youth, and as a sixth grade teacher, tries to set an example for his students Andrew Lovell teaches sixth grade at Westside Elementary in Springville. He’s been teaching school for six years now and when asked what factors led to him becoming a teacher he was […]
Payson Utah American Legion Post 48 celebrates 100 years of service to veterans
The Payson Utah American Legion Post 48 celebrated its 100th birthday just a few months ago, in October. Since its inception on Oct. 15, 1920, Post 48 has been through many challenges but remained strong and functional throughout them. Some of the challenges included a debilitating depression, national strife, and a devastating World War. Post […]
Woman strives to financial stability in midst of pandemic
When Lucia Leon first moved to Utah from Venezuela in 2014, she needed a little help while she was getting on her feet, so she went to a local food pantry. Once she had a job, she stopped using the food pantry, grateful for how the service benefited her as she started her new life. […]
Spanish Fork Airport continues to make improvements as use increases
The Spanish Fork Airport is one of the best little airports in the nation. It has a small town feel to it and has the flight operations environment of a major airport. As a result, it is popular with both local and transient pilots. Our local airport is both a stimulus and an indicator of […]