SPRING CITY — Spring City will resume its community concert series Friday, Feb. 20, with a 7 p.m. performance in the ballroom of the Spring City Community Center, 45 South 100 East. The opening concert will feature tenor Brian Stucki, a Spring City resident, along with several of his vocal students from Snow College. Tickets…
It’s been decades now, but the memory is still as vivid as if it happened yesterday… The least likely kid the whole 8th Grade metal shop class was awarded the only perfect score for the most challenging assignment of the semester—a metal riveting hammer; eight inches in length with a four inch handle and a…
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…
However it happens, we all tend to fall into our own comfortable and familiar routines over time. And are these routines the result of any conscious planning or deliberation? Not typically; certainly not in my case. They just tend to gradually develop, and before I’ve even realized it, I have some new thing in my…
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…
FAIRVIEW—The Fairview Shining Star Award is reserved for individuals whose lives reflect extraordinary service, generosity, and commitment to others.This year, the honor belongs to Gayle Jensen—a woman whose tireless dedication has left an indelible mark on Fairview and the surrounding community.Mayor Brad Welch presented the award, which is sponsored by Fairview City, at the December…
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…
Cast members in the summer production of Honk! practice in-costume before the big show. EPHRAIM—A cast of 80 youth actors capped a two-week theater camp with full houses at Manti High School on Friday and Monday, presenting the one-hour musical “Honk! Jr.,” a retelling of “The Ugly Duckling.” The camp, run by Ephraim Recreation Events…
One of the legendary figures in the Rocky Mountain sheep industry is Hank Vogler, who runs the “Needsmore Sheep Ranch” in Spring Valley south of Las Vegas. He spoke during the storytelling session at the 2025 gathering. FILLMORE—Ah, 22 years. Twenty-two winters, that is. That’s how many years the Old Sheepherder’s Gathering, which brings together…
An image of the original cover page to the manuscript of Henryk Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” which Snow College is producing this week and next. Henryk Ibsyn, Norwegian playwright and author of “An Enemy of the People.” EPHRAIM—The Snow College theatre season ends this week and next with a production of Norwegian playwright…
The Miss Gunnison Valley 2025 royalty are Tenley Wanner (center), queen; Nila Peterson (left), first attendant; and Hailey Murray, second attendant. GUNNISON—Seven contestants took the stage Saturday, March 29, at the annual Miss Gunnison Valley Scholarship Pageant, where judges crowned Gunnison resident Tenley Wanner the 2025 Miss Gunnison. Tenley, daughter of Michael and Mekesha Wanner,…
Lila Lee Christensen waves to customer Sara Sanders as Sanders leaves Lila Lee Apparel with a formal dress in 1994. Sanders later worked at the store. GUNNISON – Lila Lee Christensen and her family have had a presence on Gunnison’s Main Street from her birth until the neon sign containing her name was removed in…
The 2025 Miss Moroni Royalty. From left are attendant Kynnedy Cartright, Miss Moroni Kenadee Hopes and attendant Angela Vasquez. MORONI—The 2025 Miss Moroni and Little Miss Moroni royalty were crowned last Saturday night during a pageant at North Sanpete Middle School. After a talent performance and evening-gown walk, the judges crowned Kenadee Hopes as Miss…
Angela Vasquez Kenadee Hopes Kynnedy Cartright MORONI—The 2025 Miss Moroni and Little Miss Moroni Pageant will take place Saturday at 6 p.m. at the North Sanpete Middle School. Miss Moroni hopefuls include three contestants: Kynnedy Cartright, daughter of Kris West and J.R. Cartwright, plans to highlight mental health awareness in her platform by encouraging people…