Is it a Restaurant, or a Bank?
My 4-year-old isn’t the only one who gets excited when he sees an excavator and construction equipment breaking ground on a new business. And it’s not just because we get to see the big machinery in action, although that is pretty cool. No, the construction is exciting because of the promise of a new business. […]
Honoring Local Women Veterans
What do you think of when you hear the word Veteran? For most people, they see the elderly gentleman with a baseball cap that reads WWII Veteran. But there are more than 6,000 women veterans in Utah. In the last 103 years women have gone from not being able to legally serve their country to […]
Heroes Who Perform the Most Thankless Job in the World
No one decides to become a mother so she can get recognition. The truth is, motherhood generally doesn’t come with accolades, awards or bonuses for good performance. You don’t collect a paycheck for it and you never get time off from it. Most of the time the rewards for motherhood are non-monetary but simultaneously priceless. […]
A Mother’s Love and Sacrifice
When I was young, my family was not well off financially. In addition to not having much money, very little of our money was budgeted toward meeting the needs of our family. It was left to my mom to assure that our family of five had all of our needs met, from food to household […]
Mortal Kombat will bring back childhood nostalgia, even if it’s not kid friendly
When I was younger, I played a lot of video games on a PC and the original PlayStation console. One of the games that I grew fond of was Mortal Kombat. I remember playing with my brothers and trying to memorize all the moves so that I could take down my opponent. The fatalities were […]
Student makes a comeback from season-ending injury
n the Fall of 2019, Spanish Fork High School tennis player, Kylie Smith, was experiencing some chronic pain in her elbow that would result in a season ending injury. The condition is called medial epicondylitis, which is also known as golfer’s elbow. Her injury would require her to take a six month break from the […]
Payson Woman Starts Business After Helping Friends During Pandemic
It was early March 2020 when Keely Ballard of Payson went shopping. On her list was flour from Costco. Having a background in the culinary arts, Ballard knew the importance of having not only good ingredients to work with, but ample supply. Then it happened. Pandemic frenzy emptied store shelves of essential goods — like […]
Soccer high school seniors leave their mark
Once again, seniors from the Spanish Fork High School girls soccer program have celebrated the end of their season with a service project. This has become a tradition for the soccer team, establishing a way for the players to leave the program a little better than when they arrived. “Senior service is such a fun […]
Grant Helps Single Mom with Rent after COVID Daycare Closure
Earlier this year, Gina (alias), a college student and single mom with two kids, didn’t know what she was going to do. She’d used all her savings to pay her deposit and rent on a new apartment, and she needed a new job to cover her bills. Her baby’s daycare closed because of COVID-19, so […]
Scavenger Hunt, Anyone?
Payson City throws a little friendly competition into the mix in its re-branding efforts For the past few years, Payson City has been working on re-branding the city, embracing its outdoor recreation areas and other local resources. According to Brial Hulet, chairman of Economic Development for the city, the rebranding is something that will highlight […]