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Great stuff from Jeremy Messersmith at Sundance, and on new album

Monday, February 17th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Great stuff from Jeremy Messersmith at Sundance, and on new album

By Paul Christiansen PARK CITY, Utah — Since indie-rock darling Jeremy Messersmith announced in March he'd be releasing his fourth full-length album “Heart Murmurs,” his major label debut, on Glassnote Records, critics and fans have speculated he'd have to adapt his ...

USA rugby ‘sevens’ tourney in Vegas draws passion, blood, beers

Tuesday, February 11th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | 1 Comment »

Story & Photos by Noelle Johansen LAS VEGAS—The fan in the front row wears a t-shirt thart reads, “80 minutes, 15 positions, no protection, wanna ruck?” The spectacle is rugby, and it was the USA sevens rugby tournament in Las Vegas, ...

‘Styx epic adventure’ comes to Utah on Monday

Thursday, February 6th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on ‘Styx epic adventure’ comes to Utah on Monday

By Paul Christiansen  Styx hasn't let up since 1999. Here they come again. The band performs Saturday at the Peppermill Concert Hall in Wendover, Nev., and will follow that up with a concert Monday in Richfield, Utah, at the Sevier Valley Center ...

Sundance 2014: ‘Boyhood’ premiere maps the trail to adulthood

Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Sundance 2014: ‘Boyhood’ premiere maps the trail to adulthood

By Paul Christiansen PARK CITY—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 growing from a ...

Sundance 2014: ‘Hellion’ a heart-breaking tale of a broken Texas family

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life, Opinion | Comments Off on Sundance 2014: ‘Hellion’ a heart-breaking tale of a broken Texas family

By Katie Swain Special from the Sundance Film Festival SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL—Director and writer Kat Candler got up to introduce the world premiere of her film “Hellion” on Friday at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, and with tears in her eyes and ...

Sundance 2014: Despite Keira Knightley, ‘Laggies’ drags and droops

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life, Opinion | Comments Off on Sundance 2014: Despite Keira Knightley, ‘Laggies’ drags and droops

By Katie Swain Special from the Sundance Film Festival PARK CITY, Utah—She’s pretty, in her late 20s, college-educated—master’s degree in marriage and family counseling, yet!—has potential, intelligence, charisma . . . and she works part-time for father as a sign-dancer on the ...

Want to paint Angie’s? Take ‘pART’ in community mural project

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | 2 Comments »

By Noelle Johansen LOGAN—Many bumperstickers around Cache Valley brag, “I cleaned the sink at Angie’s.” This spring, 12 local artists will be able to brag, “I painted the wall at Angie’s.” Last October, Logan City Planning and Commission approved unanimously a design ...

Cumberbatch fans breathless over Season 3 of ‘Sherlock’

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Cumberbatch fans breathless over Season 3 of ‘Sherlock’

By Noelle Johansen Either you have been living under an uncultured rock for four years, or you were counting down the seconds until the Season 3 premiere of “Sherlock” last weekend. If you have not seen the first two seasons of ...

Adults with Down’s: Finding a path to independent living

Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Adults with Down’s: Finding a path to independent living

By Mitch Henline CACHE VALLEY -- Kam Cheshire grew up in Hyrum, Utah, with his parents, two older brothers and a little sister. Kam has Down syndrome – a chromosomal disorder that according to the National Down Syndrome Society affects one ...

Whispering Canyons: Bonding with horses to heal and learn

Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Whispering Canyons: Bonding with horses to heal and learn

'If you can take care of a horse you can do just about anything' Story and photos by Chelsea Hunter LOGAN -- Madelyn Petty battles the muddy ground in order to lead a buckskin mare named Allie to a hitching post outside ...

Towne Singers’ Christmas concert well received

Friday, December 13th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Towne Singers’ Christmas concert well received

Story and photo by Mitch Henline LOGAN -- The Towne Singers held a free Christmas concert in the Logan Tabernacle Wednesday night as part of the Christmas Music Series that will continue at the tabernacle through Dec. 20. The group performed ...

Nibley’s live nativity scene continues Saturday, Monday

Saturday, December 7th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Nibley’s live nativity scene continues Saturday, Monday

By Mitch Henline NIBLEY --The annual live nativity event kicked off Friday night at Morgan Farm. Parked cars lined 800 West as family after family visited to see the manger scene depicting the birth of Christ and donate to a good ...

A stitch in time: Sew ‘n Sews help Ugandan girls stay in school

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life, Faith | Comments Off on A stitch in time: Sew ‘n Sews help Ugandan girls stay in school

Story and photo by Manda Perkins LOGAN – It was three years ago that the Institute for Sustainable Economics, Education and Engineering – or SEEE Me – found out that many girls in Uganda never finished school. They could not attend ...

Smashing pumpkins kicks off November in North Logan

Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | 1 Comment »

'It's fun to say goodbye to fall and Halloween by chucking a bunch of pumpkins hundreds of feet.' - Dane Hurst, civil engineer Story and photo by Chelsea Hunter NORTH LOGAN -- By 10 o'clock Saturday morning Elk Ridge Park was already ...

Get lost! Valley’s corn mazes provide Halloween fun

Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Get lost! Valley’s corn mazes provide Halloween fun

By Christopher Farnes WELLSVILLE -- There are many Halloween activities available in Cache Valley; one of them is getting lost in a corn maze. The American West Heritage Center and Little Bear Bottoms, both located in Wellsville, have been providing Halloween themed ...

Service day in North Logan brings out neighborly helpers

Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Service day in North Logan brings out neighborly helpers

By Chelsea Hunter NORTH LOGAN -- Residents gathered at locations around the city to kick off the second annual city-wide day of service Saturday. “When there is a big project to be done, it’s amazing what can happen when 100 people ...

Cracker Barrel open once more in Paradise

Sunday, September 29th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Cracker Barrel open once more in Paradise

By Christopher Farnes PARADISE -- “In business since 1884” is what the sign in front of the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Paradise says, but this restaurant is much different than the ZCMI trading post it was in 1884. The Cracker Barrel, which ...

Review: Sevendust’s live show melodic, technical, fantastic

Sunday, September 22nd, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life, Opinion | Comments Off on Review: Sevendust’s live show melodic, technical, fantastic

Story and photo by Paul Christensen SALT LAKE CITY -- Thursday night found me standing in a dark, dank room at In the Venue, waiting for hard rock band Sevendust to take the stage. A sea of black-clothed bodies, surging to ...

Nibley’s scarecrow fest gets kids to read for prizes

Saturday, September 21st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Nibley’s scarecrow fest gets kids to read for prizes

 Story and photo by Mitch Henline NIBLEY – The Scarecrow Festival was bigger and better in its second year. Held at Morgan Farms, the celebration was extended by two days, drew more than 1,000 visitors and had five more entries than ...

MUSIC: Rejuvenated Sevendust returns to Salt Lake

Tuesday, September 17th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on MUSIC: Rejuvenated Sevendust returns to Salt Lake

By Paul Christiansen SALT LAKE CITY -- "We're old enough and we've matured to the point where we've realized that nothing is forever," said John Connolly, rhythm guitarist for and one of the founding members of alternative-metal band Sevendust. "But as ...