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Utah Valley Living: 3 events to check out this week (Oct. 11-19)

The full Utah Valley calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week: 1. Insanity Point Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Oct. 11/13/17/18, 7-11:30 p.m. With plenty of different haunted scenes, as well as the other activities included, a trip to ...

Family History stories: Finding history in cemeteries

Many readers from Northern Utah and Utah Valley responded to an invitation to share their favorite family history stories and experiences. Here is one of those stories: Cemeteries are one of my favorite places to visit -- it's hard to beat a cemetery for family history discoveries. My ...

Garden Help Desk: Putting the cut flower garden to bed for the winter

Autumn is here, and a killing frost is on the horizon. It is time to start thinking about putting your cut flower garden to bed for the winter. Preparation now will give your garden beds time to rest and rebuild and will make it much easier in the spring to replant. Here are some tips on how ...

Making a connection: Hope4Orem extends a hand at annual mental wellness fair

Hope4Orem executive director Cathy Ambrose believes making a connection is the key for people struggling with mental health issues to overcome their reservations and seek help. The annual Hope4Orem Community Mental Wellness Fair on Monday aimed to create that connection by showing people the ...

Garden Help Desk: Landscape fabrics can cause more problems than they solve

I will be putting down landscape fabric in my home flower beds and covering it with several inches of bark. I am wondering which quality of landscape fabric I should use. I would have used the best I could find with the longest life expectancy. But I was talking to a professional landscaper ...

United Way: Keeping United Way connections later in life

Just last week, United Way of Utah County was able to host its 32nd Day of Caring event. Each September, we organize scores of volunteer projects in partnership with many incredible nonprofit agencies and local schools across Utah County for Day of Caring. There are a wide variety of ...

EveryDay Strong: Advice on helping a painfully shy child

Today’s column is written by Barbara Leavitt, a child development expert, parent and grandparent who has spent the past 11 years helping parents in Utah County to solve practical problems and to access the services they need. Dear EveryDay Strong: My child is painfully shy and nervous. How ...

Utah Valley Living: 3 events to check out this week (Sept. 13-21)

The full Utah Valley calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week: 1. The 9/11 Project: Utah County Remembers Spanish Fork Fairgrounds, Sept. 13, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.  Time may have dulled some of the recollections of Sept. 11, 2001, but the memory ...