Were ‘Butch and Sundance’ among Sanpete railroad roustabouts?
“I had a peace and a joy and a love, and it was perfect”
Metal Shop Miracle A life lesson in the form of a metal riveting hammer Randal B. Thatcher Columnist 2-16-2017 It’s been decades now, but the memory is still as vivid as if it had happened yesterday: When the least likely, least confident, least capable boy in that year’s 8th grade metal shop,…
Gunnison Valley author encourages young women to focus on true beauty in debut novel By Robert Stevens Managing editor 12-22-2016 GUNNISON — A Gunnison Valley author has written a book that addresses the issues of unrealistic body images and self-worth in young girls. Sara Larson of Gunnison wrote the book, titled “Unblemished,” under her…
Thunderbird Bookstore brings culture to its walls By Robert Stevens Managing editor 12-22-2016 EPHRAIM — The owners of Ephraim’s Thunderbird Bookstore are launching a new project to help cultivate art and artists in Sanpete County. Titled “Art on 89,” Thunderbird Book owner Ryan Roos says the project is intended to become a professional art…
Mary Hill still grateful for life, even if things will never be the same By Daniela Vazquez Education coordinator 12-22-2016 CENTERFIELD — Life for Mary Hill was once active and full. Then, in 1996, she received awful news that would forever change the course of her life. Hill was born on Aug. 28, 1949 and…
A Half-Bubble Off Plumb Reawakening my inner, snow-loving child Randal B. Thatcher Colmnist 12-8-2016 Leaving my native state of Utah some 30 years ago, I felt glad to be also leaving behind the condemnable snows of a Utah winter—swapping all that troublesome white stuff for the less hassle-inducing rains of a Seattle winter. …
Mother Goose meets Charles Dickens in North Bend Entertainers play Robert Stevens Managing editor 12-8-2016 FAIRVIEW– A classic holiday tale gets the fractured fairy-tale treatment this weekend when the North Bend Entertainers of Fairview present their production of “A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol.” The upcoming production takes place on Dec. 9, 10 and…