Fairview artist watercolors on display at Museum
Nancy Hayes, who moved to Sanpete County about a year ago from Davis County, will display her watercolors, stained glass windows and mosaics at the Fairview Museum from Dec. 10-Feb. 26.
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Come visit Tuna, Texas at Christmas, courtesy of Snow Theater Department
Snow College Theater Department is producing “A Tuna Christmas,” which opens tonight and runs through Saturday with curtain time at 7:30 p.m. at the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts.
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Turn-of-the-century authenticity
Candland House an embodiment of architectural, community history MT. PLEASANT— Monte Bona, director of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area (MPNHA) practices what he preaches. For nearly 30 years, he has advocated for preservation of historic buildings in Central Utah. During that time, he and his wife, Jackie, have lived in and preserved…
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‘Happy to help’: Fairview woman devoted to helping the town and her neighbors, receives ‘Shining Star’
A Fairview woman known for quietly looking for ways to help her neighbors or for any town projects she can dive into was recently designated as one of the town’s “Shining Stars.”
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Last swim of the season
It is a day in late October. Not a particularly hot day—60 degrees at most; and I have made the deliberate and determined decision to pedal my bicycle to a local pond for a ceremonial polar-bear-plunge into what I know will be bracing autumn water—the kind of cold plunge that will immediately take your breath…
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Smallpox in Turn-of-the-Century Utah
Dr. Hubert F. Andrews had just graduated from the Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons when he settled in Gunnison, Utah, in the summer of 1899, taking a job as a Sanpete County quarantine doctor. A year earlier in 1898,
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Sanpete children are ready for Halloween!
Several cities have Trunk-or-Treats and other celebrations When the night air turns cold and a layer of frost lingers on the pumpkins in the mornings, everyone knows it will soon be time for finding costumes, buying huge bags of candy and getting ready for Sanpete’s favorite dress-up holiday—Halloween. This year, there will be a bunch…
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Ghosts in our midst
I have a cousin who has always been interested in very old things. An inveterate rock-hound and arrowhead-seeker, he is continually on the hunt for that rare item of hidden beauty, or historical significance. Such expeditions have led him into several old abandoned mining towns, and ghost-towns, of our Western United States, opening up a…
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Scouts hold fundraiser at TIFIE Scout Camp
Scouts hold a fundraiser at the TIFIE Scout Camp.
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Granary Arts exhibition draws from Utah’s culture
Granary Arts is pleased to present two new exhibitions from artists that have explored Utah’s natural wonders and cultural symbols.
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Not exceptional in the history books, but exceptional as pioneer and community leader
Anthony Wayne Bessey was honored during the 33rd Settlement of Sanpete observance.
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Singular joy of desert downpour
I recently caught up with a young friend who had just returned from an extended stay on the Oahu Island of Hawaii. When I asked how he found our Sanpete Valley after three months in such a lush, tropical setting, he answered me with a single word… “Brown.” I understood. Having lived in the verdant…
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Plein Air names competition winners
SPRING CITY—Spring City Arts hosted the 15th Annual Plein Air Painting Competition and Artist Studio Tour last week. This is one of Utah’s longest running premier plein air painting events. Artists painted from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2 in Sanpete County. All of their artwork must be created during the week of the event. Finished…
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Hospital exec who once said, “I can’t do this,” looks back on successful career
GUNNISON—Mark Dalley, chief executive officer of Gunnison Valley Hospital, will end his 40 year career in healthcare in December. After a hard year in 2020, he now reports, “The hospital is in good shape. We are financially strong and continue to be independent.” The Gunnison Hospital is a service district, which is a government entity,…
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Bloom where you are planted
We are still going through a worldwide pandemic, which resulted in locking down whole towns. Gradually, things have begun to open up, especially after the COVID-19 vaccine became widely available. However, those from big cities who had experienced mob violence on both coasts, as well as violence in large cities, began a modern gold rush…
