Hard News Cafe

Cherry Peak Resort to offer a variety of terrain to guests

November 14th, 2014 Posted in Outdoors, Sports |

Story and photo by Michael Royer RICHMOND —Forrest Fackrell looked out of his Cache Valley home Thursday morning and saw something everyone involved in the ski industry loves to see — snow. Fackrell is general manager of Cherry Peak Resort, the first privately owned ski area to open in Utah since Deer Valley in 1981. “This […]

Tags: Bill Emmett, Cherry Peak resort, Forrest Fackrell, John Chadwick, Kevan Eyre, Richmond

N. Logan mulls city’s need for protection from high school home runs

November 14th, 2014 Posted in Opinion |

By Katherine Lambert NORTH LOGAN — Precautions to prevent grand slams from the new high school’s baseball field from flying into 400 East were discussed on Thursday at the North Logan Planning Commission meeting. While a high school athlete would have to hit a baseball approximately 450 feet to get a ball across 400 East, […]

Tags: Alan Luce, Brett Robinson, Chris Nelson, Cordell Batt, high school baseball field, North Logan Planning Commission

Valley’s first snowstorm yields 21 vehicle crashes

November 14th, 2014 Posted in Opinion |

Story and photo by Jared Dangerfield LOGAN — The first snowstorm of the season hit Cache Valley on Thursday and with it came car accidents. In the county 21 accidents were reported — 10 of which happened in Logan City. But even with 21 accidents was an improvement from last year,when 32 accidents were reported in a […]

Tags: Logan Police Department, snow, Tyson Budge, winter driving conditions

North Logan considers fee for more holiday pay for fire, police

November 13th, 2014 Posted in Opinion |

By Katherine Lambert NORTH LOGAN — Whether or not the North Park Police Department will be charging cities a fee for its services on the holidays was just one of the main concerns discussed at the North Logan City Council meeting Wednesday. “It would allow compensation for working for the entity on a holiday,” police chief […]

Tags: Jeff Jorgensen, John Bailey, Jon Keller, Kim Hawkes, Lance Anderson, NL Fire Department, North Logan City Council, NPPD

Providence neighbors protest proposed rezone to commercial

November 13th, 2014 Posted in Opinion |

By Jared Dangerfield PROVIDENCE — Seventeen upset residents took a stand against a rezone requested by one of their neighbors Wednesday at the city’s Planning Commission meeting. Carol Fae Jensen Wilde, who was not in attendance, has requested that property she owns at 196 W. 100 North be rezoned from single family traditional to commercial. This proposal […]

Tags: Carol Fae Jensen Wilde, Harley Christensen, Kirk Allen, Larry Hogge, Providence Planning Commission

Logan father pleads guilty to child abuse

November 11th, 2014 Posted in Opinion |

By Michael Royer LOGAN— A Logan man pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse involving physical injury, a class A misdemeanor, Monday in 1st District Court after a plea negotiation was accepted by the judge. Sammie Lee Hodges, 29, was originally charged with four counts of child abuse. Cache County prosecuting attorney Jacob Gordon […]

Tags: 1st District Court, David Perry, Jacob Gordon, Judge Brandon Maynard, Sammie Lee Hodges

Cache Food Pantry gears up for the holidays

November 7th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life |

Story and photo by Michael Royer LOGAN — It’s the beginning of November, the season of giving. And the Cache Community Food Pantry is reaping the benefits. “Our contributions and donations are easily up five times in November and December than other months of the year,” said director Matthew Whitaker. “It blows my mind how […]

Tags: Cache COmmunity Food Pantry, Christine Rich, Farrell Layne, Matthew Whitaker, volunteers

Shorter winters, less snow put life as we know it at risk

November 7th, 2014 Posted in Outdoors |

Story and photo by Jared Dangerfield LOGAN — As another winter approaches, ski enthusiasts are crossing their fingers for a “good powder year” but some ski bums are worried there may not be very many good years left. Porter Fox, a lifelong skier and editor of Powder Magazine, was in Logan Wednesday to talk about the […]

Tags: climate change, DEEP, future of snow, Jack Greene, Paul Heins, Porter Fox, Powder magazine

‘Cache Valley boys’ getting it done at Cherry Peak

November 4th, 2014 Posted in Opinion |

Story and photo by Jared Dangerfield RICHMOND — Snow may have already fallen in the Bear River Mountains, but the newest Cache Valley ski resort is still rushing to finish final preparations before it can properly welcome the 2014-2015 ski season. Cherry Peak Resort, which sits east of Richmond, is anticipating opening Dec. 13, so […]

Tags: Bret Christensen, Cherry Peak, Jed Clark, Richmond, ski resort

Race the Reaper 5k raised money for family support center

October 30th, 2014 Posted in Sports |

By Katie Larsen Lambert NORTH LOGAN — Outrunning death wasn’t the only purpose for the Race the Reaper 5k. The event, which incorporated Utah State University’s cross country team, was a fundraiser for the Child and Family Support Center. “They (the proceeds) will all go towards our Child Abuse Center,” said Esterlee Molyneux, executive director of the center. […]

Tags: Child and Family Support Center, Eric Shellhorn, Esterlee Molyneux, Halloween fundraiser, Jason Pond, North Logan, Race the Reaper 5k

Nibley planning board nixes Stonebridge’s open space request

October 30th, 2014 Posted in Opinion |

By Michael Royer NIBLEY — Without exception, residents who attended the public hearing at Wednesday night’s Planning Commission meeting got what they wanted: The commission denied a request by developer Jan Nelson to amend the final plat for phase two of the Stonebridge Cluster Subdivision, located at approximately 1200 W. 2980 South St. “It’s hard […]

Tags: Barbra Willden, Bill Green, Dave Davenport, Jan Nelson, Jim Renshaw, jon stucky, Nibley Planning Commission, public hearing, Stonebridge Cluster

Providence names Bankhead its new nuisance officer

October 29th, 2014 Posted in Opinion |

By Michael Royer PROVIDENCE — She started working for Providence as the city recorder in 1995. She became city administrator in 2005. And now Skarlet Bankhead has a another new job: The City Council appointed her Tuesday to be the city’s nuisance officer. Steve Hobbs, a resident for 45 years, said Bankhead has her work cut out […]

Tags: Don Calderwood, Providence City Council, Skarlet Bankhead, Steve Hobbs

Pumpkin Walk entertains folks for 22nd year in North Logan

October 29th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life |

By Sierra Copeland NORTH LOGAN — A tradition since 1982 continued this year as hundreds of Cache County residents lined up outside of Ida Beutler’s farm for the annual Pumpkin Walk, celebrating its 22nd year. The air is cold, but hearts are warm as they stroll around the Beutler farm. Surrounding them are scenes from classic stories, […]

Tags: Aubrey Thomas, Brian Cox, Jen Casey, North Logan, Pumpkin Walk

LUDMO makes Richmond’s land use questions easier to answer

October 24th, 2014 Posted in Opinion |

By Jared Dangerfield RICHMOND — “I didn’t think this day would ever come,” were the words of City Manager Marlowe Adkins when the Land Use Development and Management Ordinance (LUDMO) was approved by the City Council this week. Approving this ordinance has been three years in the making while the council and Planning and Zoning […]

Tags: city council, land use ordinance, LUDMO, Marlowe Adkins, Mike Hall, Richmond, Tucker Thatcher