Hope Recovery and Healing opens in Springville
Hope Recovery and Healing has opened in Springville. To celebrate their new opening a Ribbon Cutting was held at the Chamber Office at Springville City building. Hope Recovery and Healing was founded to address the growing need for quality mental health resources in our community and provides one of the state’s only intensive outpatient programs […]
The Lemonade Code
Community rallies to help boy after his bike is stolen, and he pays it forward Eleven year old River Peacock of Payson woke on April 29 to find that his brand new bike had been stolen. His mother, Carrie Peacock had recently taken pictures of her son’s bike, so she posted those pictures on the “Payson […]
School is out, now what? 5 tips on how to enjoy summer with your children
I’m not gonna lie. Summer is basically my favorite time of year, and not just because the sun stays up longer than I do, but because it means I have all of my kids home with me. Yes, I’m one of those parents. I don’t love the structure of the school days, and I loathe […]
Positive in the Present
Beloved principal says goodbye to his school but continues to champion mental health Bart Peery, the beloved principal at Salem Hills High School for more than 10 years, is saying goodbye this year to the students he has come to love. He is going to the Advanced Learning Center, which is located two blocks from the […]
Easter Seals searching for volunteers
The Easter Seals program is looking for senior volunteers to help with some of their partnership organizations. If you and to put a little jazz into your retirement life, and earn a few extra dollars and keep your benefits, volunteer with Easter Seals “Train to Work” and be placed in one of its partnership organizations, […]
Satellite Food Pantry arrives for community of Springville
The Kiwanis Club of Springville has collaborated with Community Action Services and Food Bank to bring a satellite pantry to Springville. Mountainland Headstart has provided the space and Provo Food Pantry set up a freezer, refrigerator, shelves and other equipment to provide on-going re-stocking of the pantry. Their hours of operation are Tuesdays and Thursdays […]
Local businesses thrive through pandemic with The Potluck
There’s no denying the impact COVID-19 has had on the restaurant industry. Nationally, total sales for 2020 were $240 billion lower than the pre-pandemic forecast, according to the National Restaurant Association. At least 110,000 restaurants closed in 2020—permanently or temporarily—and the eating and drinking sector had 2.5 million fewer jobs by the end of 2020 […]
School changes lives through ‘Make A Wish’
Since Salem Hills High School opened during the 2008-2009 school year, it began an association with Make-A-Wish Utah. Chad VanLeuven, a Social Science teacher at the school, explains, “the school was looking to partner with a charity that we could raise money for, and their goals and ours aligned.” Each year, the school helps grant […]