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Paradise signs Wellsville company to plow snow

Thursday, November 4th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Anya Aether PARADISE—With snow coming just around the corner, the Town Council has decided to sign a new contract with Star Landscape in Wellsville to plow snow off the roads this winter and mow the park lawns this coming summer. “Most ...

Paradise council wants better water pressure

Thursday, October 21st, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Anya Aether PARADISE--Help wanted: Paradise town is looking for engineers who can increase the amount of storable water as well as raise the water pressure for town residents. The easiest way to get more water pressure is to put a ...

Scout can paint Paradise fire hydrants, council says

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Anya Aether PARADISE--The town's fire hydrants will soon be spiffed up. Taylor Heaton, 14, had his Eagle Scout project approved to paint the Paradise hydrants by the Town Council. “I want to paint the fire hydrants in Paradise for an Eagle ...

Paradise farmer crosses sweet corn with painted

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life, Business | Comments Off

By Anya Aether PARADISE--Farmer Joseph Lofthouse can usually be found every Wednesday at Paradise Market selling homegrown vegetables. He sells a variety of vegetables from cantaloupe to butternut squash, but not all his vegetables are quite what they seem. Lofthouse has ...

Paradise buys land for park; seeks volunteers to plan it

Thursday, September 30th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Anya Aether PARADISE—The Town Council has approved the purchase of almost 15 acres of land located in the southern part of Paradise. With the new land comes the need for a park committee of about six people to help with ...

Ruby Pipeline crews will be in Paradise until next year, jobs are available

Saturday, September 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Anya Aether PARADISE--A representative for the Ruby Pipeline contractors told the Town Council Wednesday more trucks carrying supplies would be traveling to and from Paradise, resulting in an increase of traffic. "The company is looking to hire about 150 new ...

Paradise farmers’ market proud of ‘small-town feel’

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life | 2 Comments »

By Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE--Linda Thomas was a vendor at last year’s Paradise Market. She said that not only did she love it, but also people apparently loved her and her product. She recycles wool sweaters and turns them into mittens. “I ...

Paradise to speeders: Slow down or get a ticket

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE--Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Ramirez told the Town Council that speeding and driving unlicensed vehicles is still a problem, adding that he is going to “first educate, then start writing tickets.” “I’m sitting at the church and they’re going ...

Paradise council will vote on flood insurance program

Saturday, April 10th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE --The Town Council is considering adopting the new National Flood Insurance program despite their hesitancy to trust information put out by FEMA. Zac Covington, from the Bear River Association of Governments, presented the council with maps put together ...

Paradise plans farmers’ market, approves scout project

Friday, March 26th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE--Ty Mortensen, 17, received approval from the Town Council Wednesday night for the Eagle Scout project he has planned. Mortensen noticed that the roofs of the three little pavilions behind the Cracker Barrel have holes in them. ...

Paradise reviews plans for power, drinking water in emergencies

Thursday, March 4th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE--Town Council members decided Wednesday to set up a Sunday evening meeting to review the emergency operations plan with the fire department and members of the community. “I went to a FEMA meeting and I was kinda disappointed,” ...

More law enforcement soon will be cruising Paradise

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE--Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Ramirez told the Town Council Wednesday night additional police patrols will be coming to help enforce speed limits. “I’ve been told about the four-way stop,” he said, speaking of the intersection of 8800 South and ...

Paradise fire department wins $10K grant

Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE--The town fire department received a $10,000 grant to use for outfitting its new fire engine, volunteer Fire Chief Troy Fredrickson reported at Wednesday's Town Council meeting. “I'm trying to get these things purchased as quick as we ...

Paradise finally annexes Summers’ property

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE--Jake Summers received approval for his 19.5 acres to be annexed into Paradise town limits Wednesday night at the Town Council meeting. Summers said he has been trying to get his property incorporated into the town since 2008. ...

Paradise council approves money for fire department radios

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Seili Lewis PARADISE--The fire department is getting ready to give up their old radios and trade them in for new, interoperable 800-megahertz radios. Fire chief Troy Fredrickson brought a memorandum from Cache County to the mayor at the last Town ...

Noise ordinance finally passed by Paradise council

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Seili Lewis PARADISE--The votes are in: The new noise ordinance with its alterations and a motion to purchase a sound meter passed on a 3-2 vote. Town Council members discussed the proposed noise ordinance yet again last night and finally ...

Paradise museum holds treasures of Utah’s pioneer past

Sunday, November 15th, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off

Story and photos by Seili Lewis PARADISE--One of the first structures that catch the eye as a driver enters the town of Paradise is the old tithing office building, now used to house a museum run by the society of the ...

Explorer Scout program teaches Paradise teens to be firefighters

Thursday, November 5th, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off

by Seili Lewis PARADISE--Troy Fredrickson has been fighting fires in Paradise for 25 years. Fredrickson is chief of the town's volunteer fire department. He wanted to be a firefighter ever since he was a “snot-nosed kid coming around because fire is ...

Voters’ Guide: Candidates for Paradise mayor, council

Thursday, October 15th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Seili Lewis PARADISE -- The future of Paradise lies in the hands of the voters. This year's election for mayor of Paradise and four town council seats is heating up. The primary election has come and gone and now the ...

Paradise residents raise clamor about proposed noise ordinance; council will rethink and vote at next meeting

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off

By Seili Lewis PARADISE -- The wind outside was howling Tuesday night and tempers were rising inside Paradise Town Hall as citizens gathered to discuss an issue that is troublesome to many. The issue at hand was the new noise ordinance ...

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