ALA’s Summer Shakespeare play presents Richard III
This year’s Summer Shakespeare show at American Leadership Academy will be Richard III. The shows will be at ALA July 8-10 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are sold at the door and are $5 per person or $25 for a family pass. Every summer, the ALA drama teacher (Sandy Millet) and her students dedicate […]
Springville Museum of Art opens doors to summer concert
The Springville Museum of Art will host a concert by the students of Utah Vocal Arts Academy on July 21 in its Grand Gallery at 7 p.m. The Utah Vocal Arts Academy’s Summer Opera Festival presents an evening of Golden Age Musical Theater and Operatic favorites. Nine young, emerging local artists will be joined by […]
New food pantry now open in Springville
Prior to COVID, nearly 64,000 people, including almost 23,000 children, were facing hunger in Utah County. With numbers like that, there will always be those who step up to bring the numbers down through service. Brent Haymond and the Kiwanis Club in Springville are no strangers to collecting food and donating to people in need. […]
What social media apps are teens using and what for?
This month, a parent of two teenage boys asked me about social media apps that teens are using, and what they are using them for. It’s true that social media apps have different uses for different teens. This isn’t an everybody take on things; It’s a me take on things. So, take it for what […]
Walker and Monson chosen ALA Teachers of the Month
American Leadership Academy named Bryce Walker and Jordan Monson as May’s Teachers of the Month. Walker has been teaching Video Production, TV Broadcasting, and photography for six years. Walker will be retiring after this school year to pursue his hobbies of producing videos and music. Jordan Monson has been teaching 6th grade at ALA for […]
Annual Springville/Mapleton Pizza Battle crowns its champion
The Springville-Mapleton Chamber of Commerce held their 3rd Annual Battle of the Pizza competition at their Lunch & Learn on April 27. Everyone had an exciting time trying all the amazing pizza and casting their votes. It was difficult choosing winners out of all these amazing pizza restaurants, and the close results were the proof […]
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 […]
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 […]
