Elevate, Inspire, and Inform the Cedar Valley Community
Hear directly from the voices of Cedar Valley. This section features opinion pieces, poetry, satire, and personal stories that offer unique perspectives on life in our growing community.
At 21:59 on the 3rd of May, as people were getting ready to watch the Fireworks commemorating the end of the Eagle Mountain Pony Express days, people noticed an orange glow on Turtle Hill. Turtle Hill is one of the peaks found on Lake Mountain. The peak is found between the City Center and Ranches…
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As you visit the local Social Media groups, you will see reports of missing children. It seems like you can’t go for a week without seeing one posted. In 2016 the Eagle Mountain division of the Utah County Sheriff’s office responded to 12 missing person cases in Eagle Mountain alone. On 6/4/2017 a local LDS…
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The 3rd of June was the final day for the Pony Express Days celebration in Eagle Mountain. The day started off with a parade that proceeded down Pony Express Blvd, the main street of Eagle Mountain. The parade started at 10:00 AM, and consisted of entries from the Cities Elected Officials, the local schools, and…
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The Lehi Area Chamber of commerce serves the cities of Lehi, Saratoga Springs, and Eagle Mountain, including the surrounding communities. What is the chamber of commerce? “The Chamber of Commerce is an interconnected group of businesses and professionals working together to increase local commerce and to serve their communities more effectively than can be done…
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On May 30th, Mayor Pengra announced that he will not be running for a second term. This announcement follows the announcement by Adam Bradley, during a recent City Council Meeting, that he would also not be running for another term. Pengra states in the letter written to the “City Council, City Staff, and Residents of…
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Eagle Mountain had its yearly city-wide clean up day on Saturday May 13th. At 8:30 am around 400 residents assembled at Frontier Middle School to be organized into groups. Those groups then to descend on the city for various clean up projects. During the day there were 14 dumpsters, provided by the city, for residents…
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May 17th was a night of honor and recognition for a large number of the Westlake 2017 senior class. The administration staff, seniors, and their families started to stream into the Westlake Thunder auditorium for a program to honor the achievements of the 2017 graduating class. The Westlake High School Senior Evening of Excellence is…
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While the demolition derby may be my favorite event at Pony Express days. The Mascot Miracles Foundation, stick horse Rodeo is definitely the most rewarding event that Pony Express Events puts on. Pony Express Events is the non profit, that has put on the rodeo for the last 4 years, and they will be bringing…
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The following email was sent for the Ranches HOA to the homeowners. It included three documents, all three of those documents are included below. From: Date: Fri, May 19, 2017 at 2:50 PM Subject: Notice to Homeowners – Settlement Agreement Date: May 19, 2017 Subject: Notice to Homeowners – Settlement Agreement Notice to All Ranches…
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On Saturday May 20th the 2017 Utah State GOP (Republican Party) Organizing Convention will convene in Sandy, Utah. This convention is used to elect State GOP officials, as well as modify the State GOP bylaws and set forth resolutions that are designed to guide the elected GOP officials for the following years. Eagle Mountain has…
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