PJHS Band delights with concert devoted to the oldies
I am a baby boomer. For those of you who don’t know what that is, it means I am the daughter of an American GI who was fortunate enough to return home from World War II, marry and start a family. My mother had no musical talent, but she could make our home rock with […]
Chairbound Sportsman Experiences More than a Buffalo Hunt
Chairbound Sportsman events are always about more than the hunt or fishing trip for a physically handicapped civilian or retired military individual. They are always about pursuit of a passion or pleasure thought lost by an accident or medically debilitating physical condition. However, the March 6 “Big Bull Buffalo Hunt for Heather Terry” was about […]
Local musician’s music video selected as best during LDS Film Festival
Ryan Stream’s music video I Wonder was selected as the Best Music Video at the 2021 LDS Film Festival. It also earned the Audience Choice Music Video Award. The success of the I Wonder video is a tribute to three men and the intent of reaching out to confront young people about the tragedy of […]
Keeping the lights on in Spanish Fork steeped in history
The Spanish Fork windmills get a lot of visual attention but let us not forget the history of Spanish Fork’s hydroelectric power that has been providing electricity to south Utah County for more than 110 years. What started in 1906 as a farmland irrigation initiative, known as The Strawberry Valley Project eventually had a byproduct […]
Birds of a Feather
One of the largest migrations of snow geese takes place right in our backyard One of the largest annual migration visits of snow geese in the United States occurs just a few miles west of Delta. From Mid-February to Mid-March an estimated 20,000 snow geese stop for rest and nourishment at the Gunnison Bend Reservoir. […]
Ranch brings thrill of the hunt to life for enthusiasts
You are probably familiar with the large non-flying bird native to Australia called an emu. They can be six feet tall, weigh 80 to 100 pounds or more, and run 30 miles per hour. Emus are valued for their meat, their oil, their feathers, and their leather. Just think, an emu leg is a meal […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Beauty of January
Winter paints our landscape in white which creates unique contrasts that we do not see in other seasons. Clean snow covering everything gives our world a sanitary look that reminds us of cleanliness and purity. The world becomes a contrast of black and white as opposed to the technicolor of other seasons. Six or eight […]
The Story Behind the Jolly Old Elf
The photograph at right is an example of prehistoric rock art found in Lower Nine Mile Canyon has been called the “Santa Claus Panel” and you can see why. A 20th Century archeologist came up with that name, it is someone’s cute name for this Fremont culture artwork created 800 years ago or more. There […]