Council member Mike Mendenhall files to run for Spanish Fork Mayor
Tuesday, Spanish Fork Mayor Steve Leifson announced that he will not be seeking re-election for Spanish Fork Mayor and that he is strongly supporting current City Council member Mike Mendenhall in his run to be the next Mayor. Leifson has served his longtime home for the past eight years as Mayor and for eight years […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
American Preparatory Academy presents Pops Concerts at the Park on May 13
The American Preparatory Academy Music Department will present a Pops Concerts at the Park on May 13, at Salem Pond and Peteetneet Amphitheater, featuring the advanced band, choir, and orchestras. Come celebrate outside and bring your blankets and picnics for brunch! Concerts will be at 9:30 a.m. – Salem Pond in Salem by the Community […]
Month of May selected to focus attention on mental health awareness
Life is full of ups and downs, right? All of us have experienced positive feelings and the negative. For example, maybe you get a promotion at work and have a good few weeks of up-beat joy. But then, to your dismay, you find out that one of your relatives has passed away. Experiencing different emotions […]
Art show displays artists imaginings of a ‘Heavenly Mother’
Art published in the Boys’ and Girls’ Guides to Heavenly Mother will be on display in an exhibit at Writ and Vision (274 West, Center Street, Provo). The public is welcome to attend an opening reception on May 7 from 6-9 p.m. The gallery will showcase dozens of portrayals of Heavenly Mother and Heavenly Parents, […]
USS Arizona Pearl Harbor survivor flies high for his 100th birthday
PROVO, Utah – In celebration of his 100th birthday on April 15, 2021, Mr. Ken Potts, one of only two living survivors that were aboard the battleship USS Arizona (BB39) during the attack on Pearl Harbor, will be taken on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flight by the Utah National Guard’s 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion. “It […]
Should Parents Track their Teens?
Hi there, I’m Aspen! I am a sophomore in high school, and I am here to answer questions from parents of teens from a teenager perspective in my new column “Ask Aspen.” I recently put out a poll asking parents what things they want to know about raising teenagers today. My first question comes from […]
