One of the great iconic — and ironic — pop culture lines comes from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
That's when — after a prolonged lightsaber between hero Luke Skywalker and villain Darth Vader that includes Luke having his hand severed — Darth Vader (voiced by the incomparable ...
We started with one plan for a ride on the Shoshone ATV Trail System. It was a route that we took two years ago from Black Smith’s Fork to Garden City. Who are we? My grandson, Mark, and his wife, Charlotta, and my wife, Gayle.
That was an adventure – a storm broke on our way back, and ...
The full Utah Valley calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week:
1. Absolute Adele with Jennifer Celia
Covey Center Main Stage, Provo, June 27, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Enjoy a delightful tribute to one of the iconic modern voices of this era. The ...
Some of the world’s most fascinating places live in tension. Between languages. Between governments. Between religions, cuisines, ideologies, and identities. They are borderline towns living on the literal edge. Places where boundaries blur and travel doubles.
I’ve long believed the best ...
I have a question regarding my raspberries. I have a lot of new stalks that look very healthy. However, in the last 2 to 3 days, the very top leaves are wilted, sickly or dead. Only the very top leaves look bad. The rest of the stock still looks very healthy. What could be causing this and ...
It was the second day of the 2026 Outlaw Jamboree in Vernal, Utah. The previous day was spent on the John Taylor Loop, in the mountains north of town. On this day, we were riding at an elevation close to 5,000 feet lower, in washes and canyons south of Vernal, in mining country.
Traveling ...
Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week:
CENTRAL
Provo
June 13
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tomas, Covey Center for the Arts, 6:30 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
2026 Provo Farmer's Market, Pioneer Park, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. ...
I’ve flown thousands of miles, stayed in countless hotels, and wandered streets in dozens of countries. I’ve done it so much that travel often feels effortless. That is until you stop and wonder what makes it all possible. It’s built on unseen systems most of us never notice, operating ...
Just about anywhere you go in the United States, you'll see one of its most common symbols: the American flag.
Iterations of the flag wave from flag poles in front of buildings, from stands on houses, honoring veterans at cemeteries and countless other locations. Images of it are used in ...
The full Utah Valley calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week:
1. 2026 Flag Day Ceremony
Provo Veterans Memorial Park, June 15, 7 p.m.
The symbol known as "Old Glory" may mean different things to different people but it gets its own ...