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Spring City poet, artist garners honors from Utah Arts Council Linda Peterson Staff writer 11-24-2016 SPRING CITY—Sue Jensen-Weeks’ poetry is a reflection of her life. And despite her protests to the contrary, it’s been an interesting one. As a sixth-generation Spring City resident, Weeks’ roots are burrowed deep in the clay Sanpete soil….
A laugh a day improves everything Corrie Lynne Player Columnist 11-17-2016 For the last little while, I’ve been talking about facing challenges, overcoming sorrow and putting yourself into God’s hands. This month, I’d like to shift gears a bit and share a few laughs with you. Behavioral science has proved that we all…
Trent Hannah Community band and others to perform at Museum The Snow College Music Department will perform a free concert at the Fairview Museum of History and Art on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. The show will open with a jazz combo, which are then followed by the Trent Hanna Community. The…
Optimism is more comfortable than pessimism Corrie Lynne Player Columnist 10-20-2016 Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? How you perceive the world will affect whether or not you can be happy no matter what happens around you. Research shows that happy…
Free documentary ‘Splinters of a Nation’ shows treatment of German POWs in Utah Robert Stevens Managing editor 10-20-2016 GUNNISON—The Casino Star Theatre will offer an advance showing of a public TV documentary that highlights Utah’s experience housing German prisoners-of-war (POW) in communities throughout the state during World War II. The screening of “Splinters…
‘Illuminations’ art exhibit opens Friday Robert Stevens Managing editor 10-20-2016 EPHRAIM—The Snow College Art Gallery is hosting a new exhibition by Bill Kennedy, artist, published author and professor of photo-communications at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. “Illuminations: Photographic Deconstructions” began with an open house reception on Friday and will run until Dec….
Heading up into the hills… my first real hunt By Randal B. Thatcher After four years of living in this lovely, high-mountain valley of ours, and having had so many horizon-broadening “country” experiences during that time, I wasn’t sure how many of these experiential “firsts” were still left for me to assimilate. But…
Service to community runs in her veins Megan Batterman Staff writer 10-6-2016 SPRING CITY—Dedication to family, nature and community service have been a reoccurring theme throughout a 77-year old Spring City woman’s entire life. Service to community runs deep in the veins of Jane Hawkes (born Jane Hunt) of Spring City. From…