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Gunnison Valley author encourages young women to focus on true beauty in debut novel
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…
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Thunderbird Bookstore brings culture to its walls
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…
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Mary Hill still grateful for life, even if things will never be the same
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…
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Reawakening my inner, snow-loving child
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. …
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Mother Goose meets Charles Dickens in North Bend Entertainers play
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…
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Spring City poet, artist garners honors from Utah Arts Council
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….
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A laugh a day improves everything
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…
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Trent Hannah Community band and others to perform at Museum
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…
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Optimism is more comfortable than pessimism
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…
