EPHRAIM — A sweeping tale of pain and redemption takes center stage this month in Snow College’s production of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s theatrically rich musical “Bright Star” at the Kim Christison Theatre. The production, a two-act affair directed and adapted by Snow assistant professor Jenn Chandler, opened Thursday, March 19, and will run…
FAIRVIEW — The Fairview Museum will open a new artist exhibit featuring Ephraim photographer Savannah Withers on Friday, March 13.An open house is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. at the museum. The exhibit will remain on display through May 29, according to Celeste Curtis of the Fairview Museum. Withers, a Snow College student pursuing…
MANTI—For the Bradley family, whose roots in Sanpete County stretch back to George Washington Bradley, one of the founding pioneers of Manti, endurance is not just a hobby but a way of life. Nathan Bradley was 7 years old the first time he finished a 50-mile horse endurance race. Bradley, alongside four of his five…
EPHRAIM—The latest Snow College theatre production features something audiences probably won’t expect: a 27-foot hand-built prop plane with movable wings, a cockpit and a working propeller, built to approximate the actual size of the biplanes flown by the Soviet Union’s all-female 588th Night Bomber Regiment during World War II. The Night Witches, written by University…
EPHRAIM—When Nancy Bean first started collecting clothes for foster children in 2012, she stored everything in her garage. More than a decade later, that small act of compassion has grown into the Resource Clothing Bank, a community lifeline serving hundreds of Sanpete County residents each month.“We’ve been able to get clothes now and feel better…
SPRING CITY—On Oct. 9, Spring City Mayor Chris Anderson presented Kaye Watson with a Certificate of Achievement recognizing 45 years of service as Spring City’s volunteer town historian.Spring City is one of only two places in the entire United States where the whole town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The designation…
A boardwalk leads to Finnish saunas heated by burning wood at Mumma’s Sauna Village in Mt. Pleasant. (Inset): Tina Geddes, a native Finn, stands in the doorway of one of the saunas at a new recreation development in Mt. Pleasant. MT. PLEASANT—Time in a hot, dry sauna, followed by dumping a bucket of cold water…