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Alta High music legacy lives on in new instrumental room
Community members check out the band photos in Alta High yearbooks at the grand opening of the new school instrumental room. (Julie Slama/City Journals) When Caleb Shabestari was a band student at Alta High in 2008, he, as many of those before him and after, signed a brick in the music room. He was the band historian, and it was the first year Alta High had put its recordings on YouTube so he wrote YouTube along with his name.
Utah's Premier Culinary Event: Girl Dinner with a Twist!
Indulge your taste buds with delectable creations from Utah's finest female chefs at this seasons hottest event, Girl Dinner. Dress to impress and strike a pose with our vibrant poppy food art for Instagram-worthy memories. Feeling adventurous? Treat yourself to a new piercing or a small tattoo from our exciting lineup of vendors offering nail art, piercings, tattoos and Jewelry. It's a feast for the senses you won't want to miss!
Utah football fall camp: Three questions for week one (Offense)
Utah football's fall camp is upon us. Players report over the weekend and practices will begin in full force on Monday. As the critical preparation time of the season approaches, Utah enters camp with as much confidence in the season's outlook as we have seen in recent years. With a roster loaded with senior experience and leadership combined with a lineup of up-and-coming underclassmen talent, it's easy to see why hopes are high.
‘It’s a tradition’: Dixie Roundup Rodeo returns for 90th year with online ticket sales now available
CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Get ready for three nights of old-fashioned family fun as the 90th annual Dixie Roundup Rodeo rides into town. For the first time ever, reserved seating tickets will be available early and online. The 2024 Dixie Roundup Rodeo will be held Sept. 12-14 at the historic...
Alterra Mountain Company Welcomes The World to Experience The Games & Newly Expanded Deer Valley for the 2034 Olympic Winter Games
Denver, CO, July 24, 2024 – Alterra Mountain Company is preparing to welcome the world to Utah when Deer Valley Resort hosts events of the Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City-Utah 2034. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the announcement early this morning from Paris, confirming that the Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 bid has been successful. As part of the 2034 Olympic Winter Games, Deer Valley will host the freestyle skiing events, including moguls and aerials, marking a continuation of its long-standing tradition of commitment to winter sport development.
Park City youth athletes to show off mountain sailing skills at World Championship in Denmark
The 2024 RS Tera Class World Championships are August 3 to 8 in Greve, Denmark. Park City Sailing Board President MJ Maloof said five local athletes will compete in the junior regatta. “This is sort of the culmination of many years of work for these young athletes, having started a...
Daines talks about fire training and new public art mural on latest Speak to the Mayor
LOGAN -- On her monthly Speak to the Mayor program on KVNU, Logan Mayor Holly Daines said the city's fire and EMS personnel do ongoing training. Once in a while they do what's called Fire Ops 101 and they occasionally invite elected officials to come see what it's about. "I,...
Student Organization Leaders Are Creating New LGBTQ+ Resource Centers
The University of Utah closed three resource centers dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion after the state legislature passed H.B. 261, an anti-DEI bill, earlier this year. One of the resource centers closed was the LGBT Resource Center, which had supported and assisted LGBT students for 21 years. But just...
Tooele City to fix Overlake roundabout
Tooele City Council members voted to approve the repair of Overlake’s roundabout last week during their Wednesday, July 17 business meeting. During the meeting, Jamie Grandpre, Tooele City’s public works director, presented the needed repairs before the city council. The roundabout is located on 2000 North at the...
Moab city’s Walnut Lane property closed to public; residents have relocated
The city-owned Walnut Lane trailer park is vacant as all residents have relocated following news in April that the city’s insurance provider would no longer insure the aged trailers, forcing people to move. Residents have transitioned to new housing and in the coming weeks crews will remove the trailers...
Days of '47 celebrates historic and modern pioneers
SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands set up camping chairs, canopies and air mattresses along the Days of '47 Parade route Tuesday night and Wednesday to watch one of the oldest parades in the U.S. — a spectacle of pioneer heritage that's been going strong since 1947. For many...
New BMX freestyle training facility in South Jordan
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — South Jordan is now the home to USA Cycling’s new BMX Freestyle Training facility. The training facility finished up in March. Since six cyclists from Team USA were using it to get ready to compete in Paris, the owners kept it under wraps. Joe...
Utah Jazz Star Lauri Markkanen Discussed as Top Trade Target for OKC Thunder, Collin Sexton Surfaces as Alternative
Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen has been at the center of trade rumors, with the OKC Thunder being a potential landing spot due to their frontcourt needs and draft assets. However, a different scenario is proposed by David Rooney of ClutchPoints, suggesting that the Thunder should target combo guard Collin Sexton from the Jazz, known for his scoring prowess and versatility.
Ohio man arrested at Cedar City truck stop, accused of kidnapping California teen
CEDAR CITY — An Ohio man was arrested in Cedar City on Wednesday and accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old from California. Just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, Cedar City dispatchers received a call from a parent in San Diego who said their daughter was kidnapped and taken from their home about 2 a.m., a police booking affidavit said. The caller told police their daughter had met a man online, but she didn't really know him.
New Leadership Team Set for Orchestra of Southern Utah
New Leadership Team Set for Orchestra of Southern Utah. Cedar City: The Orchestra of Southern Utah welcomes new administrative leadership this season. Amy Gold serves as the new manager with Lisa Cox handling ticketing and other duties. Shellee Younkin is directing the educational services such as assemblies as well as helping with grants. “We are thankful to Rebekah Hughes for six years as manager and we wish her well in her new adventures,” said Board President Harold Shirley. “We are excited about the energy and forward thinking of the new leadership team.”
Utah Shakespeare Festival’s HENRY VIII Deeper than “T’will Do.”
CEDAR CITY — A historical figure who was once little more than a footnote in American civics courses has burst back into the limelight due to the outrageous popularity of the girl power pop musical SIX. The story of England’s King Henry VIII is vilified today for his misogyny towards women but was once revered as a foreordained though complex monarch for siring England’s great queen of Shakespeare’s Time, Elizabeth I. It is the second tale spun by the Bard of Avon, perhaps to please his regal benefactor, that plays on the Englestad Shakespeare Theatre stage as part of the annual Utah Shakespeare Festival.
2024 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Track and Field Academic Awards Highlights
The USTFCCCA announced the 2024 All-Academic teams for Men's and Women's Track and Field, recognizing their excellence in competition and academics, with both teams maintaining above a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Minimum Cumulative GPA requirement for award: 3.25 on a 4.0 scale. Athletic criteria for award: Top 96 in any championship...
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