Indie-folk darlings Hoodoo branch out to new territory
Sunday, May 25th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Indie-folk darlings Hoodoo branch out to new territoryBy Paul Christiansen LOGAN -- Cache Valley's music scene is constantly changing. Bands often come together and fall apart within only a few weeks; musicians fall in and out of the spotlight quickly and sometimes disappear entirely. Lacey Johnson is aware that ...
For disabled, Common Ground Outdoor Adventures says ‘no’ to ‘can’t’
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on For disabled, Common Ground Outdoor Adventures says ‘no’ to ‘can’t’By Noelle Johansen LOGAN—When USU senior Jordan Pease moved with his family from Texas to Utah 10 years ago, his older brothers quickly picked up snowboarding. Though he wanted to snowboard, too, Pease couldn’t join them on the slopes. [caption id="attachment_10102" align="alignleft" ...
Crisis simulation is rite of passage for JCOM journalists, PR students
Monday, May 12th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Crisis simulation is rite of passage for JCOM journalists, PR studentsLOGAN—CRISIS! Teams of dozens of USU journalism and public relations students were thrown into the deep end of their professions in the third annual CommStrong crisis simulation exercise, a day-long trial by fire in which future communication professionals react to ...
Gossner’s perfect Swiss cheese—a long-time Cache Valley delicacy
Monday, May 12th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Gossner’s perfect Swiss cheese—a long-time Cache Valley delicacyStory & Photos by Sarah Romero LOGAN—For more than 45 years, Gossner Foods has provided cheese-lovers in Cache Valley and around the globe with top-quality Swiss cheese. This is an accomplishment to be proud of—making top-grade Swiss cheese is more complicated than ...
Fuzzy-wuzzies, baby bears & bunnies make Baby Animal Days a hit
Monday, May 12th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Fuzzy-wuzzies, baby bears & bunnies make Baby Animal Days a hitBy Sarah Romero WELLSVILLE—Snuggling soft and fuzzy bunnies. Chasing baby goats. Cradling tiny fluffy chicks. Patting little lambs. What’s not to like? The American West Heritage Center on Hwy. 89/91 in Wellsville drew thousands of families at its 19th annual Baby ...
Annual USU Powwow is about frybread, dancing—and cultural identity
Monday, May 12th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Annual USU Powwow is about frybread, dancing—and cultural identityBy Noelle Johansen LOGAN—It’s more than bright feathers, costumes, drumbeats, dancing and the rattle of tin bells when the annual Powwow comes to USU’s Nelson Fieldhouse every year. [caption id="attachment_10067" align="alignleft" width="600"] Tribes from across the West come to USU for the ...
Canyoneering: A breath-taking weekend of redrock, ropes and trust
Monday, May 12th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | 1 Comment »Romero and friends spend a weekend dropping off precipices in Southern Utah Photo Essay by Sarah Romero CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK—It’s an adrenaline-flooded feeling to hang over a 150-foot gorge on a single strand of rope. Canyoneering in Utah’s back country requires courage, ...
1978 USU journalism grad watching evolution of newspaper business
Saturday, April 26th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on 1978 USU journalism grad watching evolution of newspaper businessBy Noelle Johansen OGDEN—A group of tired-looking journalists was gathered in a second-floor conference room of the Ogden Standard-Examiner, learning how to shoot and upload video from their cell phones. At the opposite end of the table, possibly the youngest guy in ...
Baby ducks and bears! Baby Animal Days comes back for 19th season
Monday, March 31st, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Baby ducks and bears! Baby Animal Days comes back for 19th seasonBy Sarah Romero WELLSVILLE—Snuggle a baby lamb, talk to an iguana or a porcupine, survive a mechanical bull ride, and watch baby bears. It’s the 19th annual Baby Animal Days Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the American ...
Smithfield’s Kris Monson is in government for the long run
Saturday, March 29th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Smithfield’s Kris Monson is in government for the long runBy Alicia Facer SMITHFIELD—Never-ending stress, knee surgery, three children and three grandchildren have not stopped City Council member Kris Monson from donating her services to a community she has been a part of for the past 18 years. Monson has been serving ...
‘Aggie Radio Drama’—Student radio station applies for FCC license
Saturday, March 29th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on ‘Aggie Radio Drama’—Student radio station applies for FCC licenseBy Noelle Johansen LOGAN—Utah State’s 7-year-old student radio station, Aggie Radio, which has streamed its signal online in partnership with Utah Public Radio since 2007, is applying to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) for a low-power FM license to send its ...
Forrester Park—home of the famed Blue Sox and a small-town fixture
Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Forrester Park—home of the famed Blue Sox and a small-town fixtureBy Alicia Facer HNC Smithfield Correspondent SMITHFIELD—Green fields for baseball and softball, an equestrian park and outdoor batting cages are just a few features that Forrester Acres Park, home of the 120-year-old Smithfield Blue Sox, offers the community. [caption id="attachment_10006" align="alignleft" width="383"] Forrester ...
You lookin’ at me? Robert De Niro’s dad was a great painter
Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on You lookin’ at me? Robert De Niro’s dad was a great painterBy Katie Swain PARK CITY—Twenty years after the death of Robert De Niro Sr., HBO’s Sheila Nevins and Robert De Niro Jr.’s producing partner Jane Rosenthal came together with directors Geeta Gandbhir and Perri Peltz to honor the abstract expressionist painter ...
You’ll say, ‘Wish I Was There,’ when you see Braff’s new film
Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on You’ll say, ‘Wish I Was There,’ when you see Braff’s new filmBy Katie Swain PARK CITY—Ten years after his directorial debut with “Garden State,” writer, director and actor Zach Braff returned to Sundance to tears and a standing ovation as he screened the premiere of his second film, “Wish I Was Here.” “Garden ...
‘Listen Up!’—annoying, arrogant but somehow likeable Sundance film
Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on ‘Listen Up!’—annoying, arrogant but somehow likeable Sundance filmBy Katie Swain PARK CITY—Premiering at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, “Listen Up Philip” is the latest indie film from director Alex Ross Perry. With unlikable author Philip Roth (Jason Schwartzman) as the belligerent, cantankerous, yet somehow charming protagonist, “Listen Up ...
‘The One I Love’—what?
Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on ‘The One I Love’—what?By Katie Swain PARK CITY—In any film, the first concern should always be a strong, coherent plot. Artistic elements, daring experimentation, complicated visual effects, and even dialogue or casting should be considered only after a good storyline is mapped out. All ...
Sundance 2014: ‘They Came Together’ is sweet, funny, klutzy
Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | 1 Comment »By Katie Swain PARK CITY—New York City, a big business “vaguely, but not overtly, Jewish leading man,” and a mom and pops candy store owning “klutzy, but adorable, leading lady” who are so different they’re obviously perfect each other. Sound familiar? ...
Real lives: Sundance film echoes Utah same-sex marriage debate
Monday, February 17th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Real lives: Sundance film echoes Utah same-sex marriage debateBy Katie Swain PARK CITY, Utah — In the midst of angry debates and hurt feelings on both sides of the same-sex marriage situation in Utah, Park City held a celebration in honor of the approximately 1,300 gay and lesbian Utah ...
More than a childhood, ‘Boyhood’ took 12 years, and tells moving story
Monday, February 17th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on More than a childhood, ‘Boyhood’ took 12 years, and tells moving storyBy Paul Christiansen PARK CITY, Utah — The Sundance Film Festival has been host to many beautiful and inventive films over the years, but few have been as groundbreaking and inventive as director Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood,” the story of a boy ...
Better late than never: Sundance apologizes for missing ‘Bottle Rocket’
Monday, February 17th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Better late than never: Sundance apologizes for missing ‘Bottle Rocket’By Katie Swain PARK CITY, Utah–This was the 30th anniversary of Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festival. As part of its celebration of three decades of success, the indie movie-fest also apologized for one of its mistakes—to a cast, crew and director ...