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What is your favorite Christmas Song?

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022

Christmas songs have been around for centuries, dating back to the medieval period, when religious hymns were sung in churches around the world. The first Christmas carol was written by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223 and was titled “Adeste Fideles” (“O Come All Ye Faithful”). This song is still sung today and is one… Read more

The Death of A Legacy

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

I come from miners’ stock. My grandfather and great-grandfather on my mother’s side were hard rock miners. And when they were not working in the mine, they were driving a team of horses. They both worked at a mine that supported a town that is now dead. The town no longer exists. The land was… Read more

Categories: History

100 Years of Dust

July 28, 2022July 25, 2022

On Thursday, July 21st the Eagle Mountain City Roads department spent the day putting down a layer of Magnesium Chloride on the dirt portion of Lake Mountian Road. Magnesium Chloride has been used for years around the country to help mitigate dust. Pacific Dust Control in Washington on their website takes about the use of… Read more

Categories: Development / History

What Did People Do 100 Years Ago For July 24th, 1922?

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022

100 years ago the internet was a thing of Science Fiction, but social media existed. Most newspapers in the day would have a Society section. This section was the social media area before information traveled at the speed of light over the internet and other electronic devices I recently received an email from Newpapers.com, an… Read more

Categories: History / Society

Cedar Valley Was Once Its Own Utah Territory County

February 23, 2022March 3, 2022

At one point The Cedar Valley, which currently is home to Eagle Mountain, Cedar Fort, and Fairfield was a county by itself. “In one of several efforts to reduce the size of Utah county, Cedar Fort was designated as the county seat of Cedar County, which existed between 1856 and 1861, at which point it… Read more

Categories: Cedar County / Cedar Fort / History

Utah Black Lives Matters Makes Statement That If You Fly The American Flag, You Are Racist

July 8, 2021October 5, 2021

The Utah chapter of Black Lives Matter recently posted on their Facebook page that if you fly an American flag you are an idiot, racist and can’t be trusted. Here is the text from the post. When we Black Americans see this flag we know the person flying it is not safe to be around…. Read more

Categories: City Government / History / iNSIDER / Society

Lightning In The Cedar Valley

May 4, 2021

Lightning has always been a cause of fires in Utah and the Cedar Valley. Each year lightning starts fires around Eagle Mountain and the Cedar Valley. But fires are not the only problem or issue that lighting in the valley can cause. Earth Networks, a company that provides environmental intelligence from the world’s largest hyperlocal… Read more

Categories: History / Police and Fire / Prepardness / Weather / Wildlife

From The Past 1920 – Cedar Fort

October 30, 2020

Cedar Fort is a small town that shares the Cedar Valley with Eagle Mountain Utah. Eagle Mountain is a fairly new city. Cedar Fort has been in the Cedar Valley since 1870 when it was originally founded. The people of Cedar Fort have seen the valley grow and change. Back in 1920 (estimate) a Cedar… Read more

Categories: History / iNSIDER / Lifestyle

Halloween in Cedar Valley

September 17, 2020September 15, 2020

In the past I have written about some of the weird and bizzare things that have happened in and around the Cedar Valley. You can read more about those type of Halloween activities in the article “The Ghosts of Eagle Mountain“. The purpose of this article is to show traditions and ways that residents of… Read more

Categories: Family / History

Topology of Eagle Mountain and Cedar Valley – 3D Print

August 24, 2020August 25, 2020

I recently purchased a Creative Ender 3 3D printer. And as any new 3D printer owner would do, I went on the search for things to print. Besides the common ones like the ball in a cube, and Mandalorian figures, I wanted to find some productive educational things to print as well. So I started… Read more

Categories: History / iNSIDER / Lifestyle