Robert Frost wrote in a poem, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” Wandering through the woods last week in pursuit of grouse, this poem came to mind and I wondered how we choose the roads we take. Hunting and angling …
The news over the next couple months will be headlined by drought and fire. This situation has been brought about by below average precipitation and above average temperatures. Utah is in bad shape with 98% of the state in extreme drought while 22% of Idaho is in a similar condition.
BOSTON (AP) — When Boston socialites Minna Hall and Harriet Hemenway sought to end the slaughter of birds in the name of 19th century high fashion, they picked a logical namesake for their cause: John James Audubon, a naturalist celebrated for his stunning watercolors of American birds.
A couple weeks ago I read a news article by several journalists from The Trace and USA today. It was a discussion of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) oversight of gun dealers. While this report had many facts, it put few of them in context. I thought the article …
PROVO (AP) — If you have visited Timpanogos Cave National Monument in the past 53 years, you have likely come in contact with Ranger Jay Allen, learning from and catching a love for the caves from him. Allen retired this spring after working as a guide at the cave every summer since he gradu…
Fishing limits for Wellsville Reservoir, Skylar’s Pond and Garden City Pond were increased Thursday, along with 54 other community fishing ponds in Utah.
Living in a Rocky Mountain state, it can be hard to believe the fish species anglers spend the most days pursuing are largemouth and smallmouth bass. Nationwide, more than twice as many days are spent casting lures to bass than all the trout species combined.
For the last 20 years I have been lucky enough the teach fisheries management at Utah State University. Over that time, I have seen many students go on to have careers that positively affected angler experiences. While the technology used to collect and evaluate data has changed, the goal of…
With September comes the harvest season. In our nearly 40 years of gardening in Logan, possibly due to this summer’s heat, we have had one of our best harvests ever. Early in our marriage we grew an heirloom dry bean we called “Hodgdon beans.” We never knew its real name, but we were told th…
When visiting my parents recently, I found my mom’s and her sisters certificates of baptism. I learned that all 3 girls were baptized on January 6, 1935 at Trinity Lutheran Congregation in Astoria, Oregon. When I asked my mom about it, she didn’t remember them baptized together. Certainly th…
After 84 memorable years, the Hill Cumorah Pageant has ended. I had the privilege of performing in the cast as a young 17-year-old, back in 1978.
A few years ago, my grandmother received a confusing piece of mail.
Yes. No. Maybe. Depends. There are a variety of ways that we can answer a question. At times an absolute, Yes or No is correct. At other times, a level of vagueness might be appropriate. While our answer can reveal more than a simple yes or no, the context is equally important. For example, …
One of my sons made an interesting observation about two people in our ward.
Recently I needed to have a MRI done for diagnostic reasons. Because of the magnets used, I needed to remove my medical device and jewelry. My mind was so focused on the need to remove my glucose sensor that I didn’t realize until the evening before that I still needed to remove my wedding ring.
We have now been living under the cloud of COVID-19, wearing masks and practicing social distancing, for over a year. Maybe, like me, you hope that the finish line is around the next bend.
A “Black Widow” movie should have been done a long time ago. There were rumblings that Marvel didn’t think a female-centric movie could garner the box office buzz as some of the MCU’s other big-name heroes. That was early in the process, but now we know different.
Piling blankets and pillows in the back of a pickup truck to watch a drive-in movie may seem like a thing of the past, but Cameron Reeve, originally from Logan, hopes to revitalize the industry and get people out during the pandemic.
Taking pictures is more than a craft or creative pursuit for fine-art photographer Maria Ellen Huebner of Logan. It’s a way to connect with people.
Along the same lines as “Coco,” “Onward” attempts to grapple with the hereafter and how families deal with death. “Coco” is much more thoughtful about it, providing an emotionally resonant portrait love, loss, and death. “Onward” doesn’t reach those heights but does produce some satisfying s…
Whatever happened to social dancing? Even up until just a generation or two ago, waltzes, foxtrots, jitterbugs, Virginia reels and square dances were common forms of fun among the old and young alike. Are these community gathering art forms lost forever?
Jazz Night at Elite Hall, one of Cache Valley’s popular perennial events, returns this week in the run-up to the historic Hyrum dance hall’s long-planned renovation.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans reacted with rare collective joy Monday after director Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” won the Oscar for best picture and three other awards, good news that came as their country struggles to guard against a new virus and counter North Korea’s nuclear threat.
Pushed back from a November 2019 release after backlash focusing on the look of the title character, which was indeed nightmarish, Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog” seemed destined for failure. A revised February release date — with new special effects — didn’t do it any favors, as that time …
Summer is a time for trips. Whether you are taking a day trip to Bear Lake or an extended vacation, one thing you’ll always have to plan for is what food you’ll eat.
Along with hundreds of other people, I completed the 50-mile Cache Gran Fondo bike ride a few weeks ago. Wow! Some of the bicycles there cost more than my car is worth!
“Water is life” is a phrase that exists in some form throughout the world, both in language and culture. Few would deny the fundamental importance of water to people, and indeed, to all living organisms.
Editor’s note: The following column is part 2 of a two-part series on sleep. The first installment ran on May 7.
Editor’s note: The following column is part 1 of a two-part series on sleep. The second column will run in June.
Julia, 12, of Logan, tested her physical endurance on Saturday at Utah State University’s Maverik Stadium as she crawled on her hands and knees under steel hurdles, completed pushups and kicked a football into a goal post.
We are not great at evaluating our own health. Sure, our sniffles tell us if we have a cold, and back pain is pretty obvious. However, we probably tell ourselves that we weigh less and exercise more than we really do. The 2017 Utah Health Values Study noted that only 45 percent of people in …
Compared to the summer months, I always feel housebound during Utah’s winters. It’s not that I’m inactive. Rather, the limited daylight hours put a cramp in my style. I like running up Green Canyon on early summer mornings. I enjoy riding my bike around the neighborhood with my hubby, Robert…
