After years of hearing close friends and good neighbors rave about it, my family recently booked a service trip to work (and sometimes play) at a Mexican orphanage over the holidays.
I was initially reluctant to do so, having read the controversy surrounding “voluntourism” — the global ...
The full Utah Valley calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week:
1. Skijoring
Wasatch County Events Center, Heber, Jan. 16-17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Head up Provo Canyon to check out a combination of winter sports and horsemanship at Skijoring ...
The magic and beauty of Kanab will open to the OHV community with the start of the Red Rock Jamboree on April 29, 2026. A week earlier than last year, this is the seventh jamboree hosted by Kane County and the UT/AZ ATV Club. Registration opens January 16, and the jamboree runs ...
What can you create?
We all have an artistic side, a part of us that wants to turn a canvas into a painting or a pile of clay into a sculpture.
Many of also, however, have that little insecure voice in our heads that doubts if we could ever have the skill or talent to create anything ...
Most people think retirement risk shows up late in life.
They imagine it happening in their 80s or 90s—medical bills rising, savings running low, tough decisions near the finish line. So they focus their planning energy on the end of retirement.
But here’s the counterintuitive truth: For ...
The full Utah Valley calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week:
1. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 at The Noorda
Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Orem, Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m.
It will be a night of beautiful classical music highlighting the ...
All of my articles over the years have been about my adventures, but one that my friend, Wesley Ty Tyler, enjoyed was so remarkable that I wanted to tell it, and I will with his permission. I met Ty about 18 years ago when we were first organizing the NUATV club. He was a key element in ...
Every year, travel magazines publish lists of “must-see” destinations. But some of the most memorable trips come from places that are still off most travelers’ radars. For 2026, here are five unexpected spots that promise adventure, culture, and landscapes you might not find on your ...
Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week:
CENTRAL
Provo
Jan. 3
MOMMICKED LIVE & Guests, The Rise, 6:30 p.m. (therisevenue.com)
The Sense of Beauty, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (moa.byu.edu)
ImprovBroadway, 496 N. 900 E., ...
If you are a regular patron of your local recreation center or gym, you may be looking at the next month with a sense of resignation.
If you are determined to make some changes in your life by starting to go to your local recreation center or gym, you may find some extra challenges to your ...