HYRUM — Another season of bundling up and riding on a sleigh through the middle of hundreds of wild elk is almost here! The winter sleigh rides begin at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Hardware Wildlife Management Area on Dec. 1. Sleigh rides Haviland’s Old West Adventures will ...

I’m so glad to see that Thanksgiving is becoming more accepted as a two-day holiday. It’s always seemed silly to me to have a Thursday holiday that emphasizes the gathering of families and then expect workers to be happily back on the job on Friday. In this day and age, families often ...

1935 – 2023 Frances Joan Sorensen, 88 of Chester, Utah, passed away peacefully November 11, 2023 surrounded by her family. Born June 21, 1935 to Aaron William & Edith Arvina Monsen Allred in Mount Pleasant, Utah. Frances grew up in Mount Pleasant, Utah and graduated from North ...

1969 – 2023 Shelly Ann Vrieze, 53 of Fairview Utah - Born December 21, 1969 in Salt Lake City, UT to David Lee Vrieze and Sandra Lee Bentley Vrieze. She passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family and loved ones November 12, 2023 in Indianola, UT after a three year battle with ...

1951 – 2023 David Lee Bess passed away peacefully from a sudden stroke on November 6, 2023 in Provo, Utah at the age of 72. He was born in Roosevelt, Utah on January 5, 1951 to John William Bess and Ramona Bacon Bess. He was a much beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend who ...

When I have people come to visit or when a newcomer to Sanpete is with me for a while, I’ll take them to the side of the hill east of the Manti Temple. That’s where the replica “dug-out” is located. When the first settlers arrived in Sanpete, that’s where they “holed up” and ...