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Heber City loosens street-parking regulations
Heber City residents worried their neighbors are going to rat on them for street parking can relax, at least a little. The City Council has decided to make the municipality’s curbside ordinance more lenient and clear. City Attorney Jeremy Cook said last week the suggested amendments came at the...
Powwow brings Native culture to the Heber Valley
Where: River’s Edge in the Heber Valley, 7000 Old Hwy. 40. Cost: $10 for adults and $5 for dancers, singers, seniors, veterans and children ages 12 and younger. Note: Volunteers are needed for the powwow. Anyone interested are encouraged to email Meláni Glassman at melani@culturalfireevents.org. Also:. Healing Sounds...
LGBTQ+ Task Force celebrates Pride Month with new name and events
June is Pride Month, and this year Park City’s LGBTQ+ Task Force will celebrate more than just a series of community events. “We are announcing the Task Force, originally formed with the help of Park City in 2021, is branching out on our own,” said member Cami Richardson. “We hooked up with the Park City Community Foundation, who helped us collect donations, and are going to form our own 501 (c) 3, called Summit Pride.”
Heber City works to find compromise for Main Street banner space
Over 100 banners honoring the Heber Valley’s veterans are hanging over Main Street for Memorial Day. City staff have been busy this May swapping out banners for different causes after compromising over competing demands for the space. The city received too many banner requests to accommodate during the month...
Non-profit group supports veterans with charity motorcycle ride through Summit County
PARK CITY, Utah (KUTV) — Veterans in Park City donned leather and revved up their motorcycles to honor those who lost their lives defending the country by celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Veterans Charity Ride, a nonprofit dedicated to helping vets integrate back into society. “You have a...
Prescribed burns scheduled to start May 29 north of Mirror Lake Highway and go throughout June
The U.S. Forest Service have announced a plan for a prescribed burn in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest from Wednesday, May 29, to Sunday, June 30, according to a press release. The burn is part of the Ponderosa Restoration Project, which is located about 10 miles east of Kamas and concerns...
Commemorative Air Force to hold 11th annual swing dance
The Commemorative Air Force is Holding its 11th annual swing dance at its hangar at Heber Airport (Russ McDonald Field in Heber City) this Saturday, June 1, from 6-10 p.m. This event features a 14-piece, live swing band and dancing nestled amongst historic memorabilia and antique World War II aircraft.
Utah family obtains legal assistance to help get children they adopted out of Haiti
OREM — Saturday was a big day in the Stewart household. Then again, celebrating a kid's birthday is always a big deal. "Here are his new trucks that he will be able to play with when he finally gets home," said Zachary Stewart. "And there is another birthday gift that we were able to get."
Developers talk plans for new homes, leisure amenities east of Deer Valley expansion
Called the SkyRidge development, about half of the planned 473 homes have already been released to the market. It also features a host of leisure amenities including a clubhouse, an equestrian barn (now being rebuilt after a fire last November), and a nine-hole golf course and driving range. Developers shared...
Park City water department revenue is down, thanks to conservation efforts; rates set for an increase
Park City residents are using less water as awareness of the West’s megadrought grows. The city’s water department, which relies on revenue from customers, is now facing a roughly $2 million budget shortfall due to the dip in usage. Consultants hired by the city suggested raising rates by...
Park City Rotary accepts applicants for large sum grant
Park City Rotary has $100,000 to support impactful, non-profit initiatives and the application period is now open. The application period opened last week for the Park City Rotary Club’s “Service Above Self” grant program. And unlike other annual grant programs which offer just a few thousand dollars, Rotary Club President Ember Conley says they will be awarding grants of $25,000 up to $75,000 this year.
‘Topaz Stories’ exhibit travels Utah showing human side of WWII internment
PARK CITY — Stories are bridges. Or at least that’s what Ruth Sasaki, editor of “Topaz Stories” and daughter of a World War II Japanese American internment camp survivor, thinks. Sasaki has spent the last six years collecting stories of the more than 8,000 Japanese Americans...
Park City to form new committee for nonprofit funding recommendations
There are more than 120 nonprofits in Park City, and several partner with the city government to provide services to residents. “Mountain Trails [Foundation] is a great example, because they groom all of our trails,” Park City Mayor Nann Worel said. “If they weren’t there to do that for us, we’d have to add that department. So it’s much more cost efficient for everyone to have Mountain Trails out there, and they’re such a great partner of the city.”
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