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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...
Birding tour is Summit County’s first public event on 910 Cattle Ranch
The Saturday, June 1, event will provide 15 members of the public with a first look at the 910 Cattle Ranch—a sprawling and mostly-untouched property between Jeremy Ranch and Morgan County. Summit County entered into an option to purchase it for $55 million last year, and recently secured a...
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...
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.”
‘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 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.
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...
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...
Monument Valley pops-up during monthly stroll at Trove Gallery
‘Artistic Visions of the Majestic Monument Valley’ by Gwen Cates. Where: Trove Gallery, 804 Main St. Visual art lovers can experience the spirituality of Monument Valley this Friday when internationally renowned Virginia-based painter Gwen Cates opens a pop-up exhibit at Trove Gallery. The event, which opens at 5 p.m....
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.”
The greens and the needs with water
Regarding the article, “Park city turns on spigot” May 18-21: Every evening in summer, the quiet tranquility surrounding the golf course at the Park Meadows Country club is punctuated by a series of mechanical clicks as the timed-irrigation system springs to life. I have come to associate the nightly ritual and meditative thrum of irrigation machinery with summer evenings. Any of my children playing outside are always reminded: “Be home by the time the sprinklers turn on!”
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