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3 weeks ago | 
deseret.com | Kristin Murphy |Chuck Wing |Chris Miller
Tackling projects from Brigham City to Bicknell, more than a thousand Zions Bank volunteers got to work this week as part of Zions' 33rd annual paint-a-thon. Employees and their families worked on 15 projects across the state Monday and Tuesday, wrapping up Wednesday. Monday evening, Utah Community Action's Head Start Center in Salt Lake City was a recipient of a fresh coat of paint. As many as 75 volunteers, including CEO Paul Burdiss, worked at the James R.
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1 month ago | 
deseret.com | Tess Crowley |Chris Miller |Chuck Wing
Perfect conditions greeted the competitors, crowds and vendors this past weekend at the 21st Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championship and Festival in Heber Valley. Events included the popular sheepdog trials, demonstrations, food and craft vendors and entertainment for four-day event.
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1 month ago | 
deseret.com | Chuck Wing |Chris Miller |Tess Crowley
The Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs hosted a special Memorial Day ceremony Monday at the Capitol, one of many across the state and around the nation. Sen. John Curtis and Utah Attorney General Derek Brown spoke to the assembled crowd. The event included a 21-gun salute as well as a wreath and flag display. Later, Lt. Gov.
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1 month ago | 
deseret.com | Kristin Murphy |Chuck Wing |Chris Miller
Former Midvalley Elementary School students who are graduating from high school this year donned the caps and gowns they'll wear at next week's Canyons District graduation ceremonies on Friday for a visit to their former elementary school. During the morning gathering, the students visited their former teachers and inspired the current elementary-age students to continue pursuing their dreams through education.
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1 month ago | 
deseret.com | Scott G Winterton |Chuck Wing |Chris Miller
The rain came, but so did dance and music groups representing Bolivia and many other countries of South America, Polynesia, Ireland, Mexico, India, the Philippines, Greece, Serbia, Tibet and more during the Living Traditions Festival in downtown Salt Lake City. And everyone had a good time. The three-day event included hands-on workshops, food demos, kids' activities and Sundance film screenings at Washington Square and Library Square throughout the weekend.
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1 month ago | 
deseret.com | Scott G Winterton |Chuck Wing |Chris Miller
A dedicated group of high school welding and construction trades students from the Jordan School District are using skills they learned in the classroom to help make it easier for younger kids to make friends at school. The high schoolers designed and constructed buddy benches for 12 elementary schools in the district. The benches will be installed on school playgrounds as a place for children to sit when they feel lonely or need a friend.
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1 month ago | 
deseret.com | Scott G Winterton |Chuck Wing |Chris Miller
A large gathering of singers stood before the mic Wednesday evening to share the national anthem ahead of the Major League Soccer match between Real Salt Lake and the Portland Timbers. More than 150 missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ who are serving in the area sang the national anthem at America First Field in Sandy.
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1 month ago | 
deseret.com | Chuck Wing |Chris Miller |Tess Crowley
Artist Connor Weight and his team of 15 youth artists are hard at work this week, preparing their entry for Mural Fest, set for May 10 in South Salt Lake. In partnership with One Kind Act a Day, the South Salt Lake Arts Council is working with Weight and aspiring artists from the Promise South Salt Lake after-school program at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School to create a mural that will inspire kindness in the city and beyond. The final work will be unveiled at Mural Fest.
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2 months ago | 
deseret.com | Chuck Wing |Chris Miller |Brice Tucker
Following a recent incident where more than 150 dogs in northern Utah needed a new home, the Weber County Animal Shelter began working around the clock to care for and rehabilitate the dozens of dogs rescued from a bad situation. And local residents and businesses stepped up on Sunday morning to help out. While most of those dogs are not ready for adoption yet, a group of local businesses joined together to support the shelter's ongoing mission with a community event on Sunday.
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2 months ago | 
deseret.com | Isaac Hale |Chris Miller |Brice Tucker
The funeral for South Jordan firefighter Corban Summers on Saturday afternoon focused on service, faith and family. Tributes during the service, held at Hunter High School, included remarks from family and community members, musical tributes, a ceremonial bell ringing and a final dispatcher call honoring Firefighter Summers' service and sacrifice. Summers died while on duty on Monday at the age of 49.
