Draper Eagle Mtn. Guardsman awarded purple heart A Utah County soldier received a long-awaited Purple Heart Tuesday for injuries suffered while serving in Iraq. Officials work to squelch sewer stink The stink from the north county sewer plant has been reported from up to eight miles away, and recently caused some local business people to send employees home early. Marc Haddock: Surviving the winter storm There are hundreds of stories about the hardships endured by the residents of Cedar Valley during last Wednesday's blizzard. We experienced two of them. Snow fleas abound in Utah County field They must be pretty tough if they live in the snow. So thought John Hinckley when, while sleigh riding with his family, he found snow covered with what turned out to be an infestation of snow fleas. Marc Haddock: The show must go on About 20 years ago I stepped on a stage to perform in a play for the first time. Soldiers honored for Afghan service There wasn't room at the Camp Williams base to host a Freedom Salute Campaign presentation Saturday afternoon so its leaders came to Lehi High School's auditorium instead. Learning to be a leader Editor's note: This is the third in a series about Bert Gividen of Orem. Basic training for Gividen ends (after he battles double pneumonia and terrific headaches), and he declines Officer Training School (which would have meant extending his enlistment a year). I found myself back at Fort Ord for Leadership School, after which I was advanced in rank to corporal. More money, anyway. I took one week's furlough, drove my car home, was ordained an elder, went through the temple, and took the bus back to Fort Lewis. My orders were to prepare to be shipped to Korea for active duty. Soldiers honored for service in Afghanistan There wasn't room at the Camp Williams base to host a Freedom Salute Campaign presentation Saturday afternoon so its leaders came to Lehi High School's auditorium instead. There are 79 items tagged with Draper. You can view all our tags in the Tag Cloud |