Here’s a question I ask folks who walk into my Bountiful office: Does your retirement come with a monthly pension check? For most people retiring today, the answer is no. The traditional pension, the guaranteed check your parents may have retired on that arrived every month until they died, ...
My bluegrass lawn has some patches of tall different grass. I want to get rid of the fescue with weed killer, dig up the dirt in those patches and get rid of it. Then I’ll plan to get some new topsoil for those spots. I already have some good grass seed to plant. Am I right? Do you think I ...
Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week (visit the listed website for more information): CENTRAL Provo Aug. 8 Hoot & Holler Festival, Sundance Resort, 7 p.m. (sundanceresort.com) 2026 Provo Farmer's Market, Pioneer Park, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. ...
The full Utah Valley calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week: 1. 2026 Larry H. Miller Utah Open Riverside Country Club, Aug. 14-16, all day Golf lovers in Utah Valley always look forward to mid-August because that's when top talent ...
When driving or walking along through the roads and neighborhoods in northern Utah, the mountains that surround us often grab our attention. Whether it is the stunning colors of a dramatic sunset or the picturesque manner that the clouds cling to the peaks, those crags fire the ...
I'm about to commit travel heresy. If you're planning a vacation this year, you might want to skip Paris, Rome, and Bali. Not because they're bad. Far from it. They're fantastically famous for a reason. But popularity has a cost. Today many of the world's most celebrated destinations are ...
When I get an opportunity to show people Utah’s beautiful backcountry, sometimes I get overly excited. It is hard to remember that not everybody enjoys an adventure as much as I do. I am always thinking about an ATV adventure when people just want a ride without the adventure. Several ...
If you’re looking to plant a rare flower with a storied past that’s had a well-known song written about it, edelweiss will check all your boxes. My mother grew up in northeastern Italy, just over the Austrian border near the Alps, where edelweiss grow wild along steep rocky ledges. When ...
My daughter picked London for her senior graduation trip. My wife and I tried to talk her out of it. Not because we dislike London. It’s just that there are so many more distinctive, if not scenic, cities we’d return to first. But it was her choice. So we reluctantly booked our flights, ...
In March of 2008, I wrote an article for the Ogden newspaper about the need for an ATV club in northern Utah. We planned a meeting at the Clearfield Library in April for anyone interested. Forty people showed up at that first meeting. We worked together to organize the club. The first order ...
