Bonnie Busco keeps a booklet that one of her young cast members made for her after a performance of “Cries of Freedom.” It’s close at hand and full of signatures from dozens of other cast members she’s worked with through the years. She flips to a page and reads one of the inscriptions ...
Mayor John Curtis’ announcement in November that he would not be seeking a third term in office seemed surprising for a mayor who held a 93 percent approval rating over the last several years of his tenure. He said it was an emotional decision, but that it was time for him to be done, keeping ...
Ken Niumatalolo, head football coach of the U.S. Naval Academy, offered his four perspectives on America during the Freedom Festival’s Patriotic Service on Sunday.Niumatalolo told the crowd assembled at Brigham Young University’s Marriott Center in Provo that his perspectives were inspired ...
SUNDAY, JUNE 25<h3>Patriotic Service</h3><strong>WHEN:</strong> 7 p.m.<strong>WHERE:</strong> Marriott Center<strong>COST:</strong> ...
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. This most American of holidays will be marked with typical festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family ...
Family, freedom, God and country — those are the traditional American values that the Freedom Awards seek to highlight. This year, the four recipients — Taj Khyber Rowland, Dr. Raymond E. Beckham, Adam Paul Steed, and Gabe Adams — all embody those ideals in their own, unique ways.“I ...
Phasers were set to “tag” as teenagers and younger children enjoyed an energetic game of laser tag Friday afternoon at Margaret Wines Park as part of Lehi’s week-long Round-Up celebration.“We let as many people play as we can, and they get to just shoot each other and have a great ...
No animals — or kids — were harmed during the making of this experience.Each year, the Strawberry Days rodeo in Pleasant Grove holds the Mutton Bustin’ event before the PRCA rodeo. It’s an event that crowd looks forward to almost as much as the actual rodeo.Mutton Bustin’ as it’s ...
Those who have been attending Lehi Round-Up for many years will be happy to know that old standbys like the three-day rodeo, $5 barbecue and grand parade are still an integral part of the city celebration.But a few new events are also being added in order to provide activities for a larger ...
When it comes to Pleasant Grove’s Strawberry Days events in the summer, there are many fun events to be had. But only one tastes this good.The pie-eating contest that Strawberry Days put on Friday was quite the event. With lots of kids in the contest, pies were strewn about the park east of ...
