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We Grow Together

“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” Margaret J. Wheatley Right now,

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Twisted Trunks

My relationship with aspen trees is a bit of a love–hate affair. I love them in the mountains. I hate

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Come Together

The Heber Valley is not only lighting up the night with fireworks this Fourth of July but also extending the

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IDEAL Farms

Forced to think out of the box, a new kind of classroom has arrived in our progressive community. Innovative, Discovery

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Amateur (HAM) Radio

As you are reading this, there is probably someone, somewhere in the Heber Valley, talking through their radio to another

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Happy Hanukkah

“The spirit of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is shared by all people who love freedom.” – Norma Simon, Author

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Digging up Town

Jump back in time to the Roaring Twenties in Heber Valley. World War I and the Spanish Flu Pandemic were

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Heber Leadership Academy

For those dreaming of getting more actively involved and developing a stronger network in our community, a rewarding leadership opportunity

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Your Move

I woke up this morning in a classic rock daydream. The tune echoing in my mind was ‘Your Move,’ from

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Memento Mori

Being a teenager is rough. I certainly worked through my fair share of disillusionment during my run through the teen-to-early-adulthood

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Next man up!

Once there was a delicious soup. It was created with homemade recipes, and people loved it. They loved it so

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Encircle House

The idea for Encircle House began with one simple question: How can we bring people together to create a better

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Make That Change

I am a stubborn individual. Many times I have pondered whether this character attribute is, in fact, a virtue or

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Wasatch Community Foundation

Wasatch Community Foundation

In recent years Wasatch County has undergone a tremendous amount of change. As the people who live in this beautiful valley we’ve had to take a deeper look at what we, the community, care about.

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Heber Valley Tourism

Tourism in Heber Valley

Paul and Cameron Phillips are a father and son duo who own and operate Strawberry Bay Marina on Strawberry Reservoir. They represent the second and third generation of the Phillips family to run the family-owned business. Since the mid-1970s, when Paul’s father started the company, the father and son team have grown the business to serve the over 2 million visitors that come to recreate at Strawberry Reservoir each year.

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Russ McDonald Field

Amelia Earhart once asked, “What do dreams know of boundaries?” As children, our dreams have no boundaries — we can

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Leaning In

Leaning In

“Things are tough all over,” a phrase coined by a popular movie from the early 1980’s — but every bit

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Turn the Page

By Stacey Burton In the last few months, life as we have known it has dramatically changed, but thankfully there

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Wasatch County Fair

The arrival of hundreds of glimmering horse trailers and clanking trucks precariously carrying carnival rides, combined with the sweet-sticky-hot-oil smell

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Breaking the Mold

Breaking The Mold

I have heard it popularly stated that by small and simple things – great things could be accomplished. Spring is

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Life Is Good 5K

Life is Good 5K

Turning a loss into a win is no easy task. Lindsay and Travis Jepperson understand the frustration and struggle of

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Ventum

Ventum Racing

What is it about Wasatch County that is so attractive to residents and visitors from around the world? Perhaps the

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Heber Half

Heber Half

The Heber Half Run for Autism is an event that brings the community together in love and support toward those

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Humanity

How Human Are You?

One of my all-time favorite science fiction stories centers around a dystopian future in the San Francisco of 2021. In

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Heber City Council

Heber City is the third-fastest growing micropolitan city in the nation. With that comes great pressure to grow responsibly and

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Nature

Living Sculpture

One of my personal hobbies is styling and tending to bonsai trees. The overall goal behind the art of bonsai

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delicate flora

Tread Lightly

The transition from winter dormancy to tender spring awakenings has a soft spot in my heart. Our mountain desert environment

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fastest-growing community leader

Celeste Johnson

What an exciting time to be a mayor in this valley! Depending on which study you look at, Wasatch County

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Heber Valley Bypass

Beyond The Bypass

Roads create the patterns of our lives. We drive, ride and even walk them daily. Transportation is an essential part

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Heber City Theaters, August Business of the Month

Most people have a general understanding that the movie business is big business. With each new movie hitting the big screen reports come flooding in with box office performance numbers in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Even making a two-hour feature length movie can rack up several hundred million dollars.

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Shop Local

Keep it Local

In the summer of 2015, the Heber Valley Chamber of Commerce created a new initiative called “Keep it Local.” The

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