Page 17 - Wasatch Back News Today

This open-air celebration of art will feature close to 200 artists that specialize in mediums including painting, photography, sculpture, textiles and printing.

The issue is unsolvable. The population in general is growing, and Utah is growing faster. The Wasatch Back, faster still. We can build more houses, hospitals, schools, and grocery stores. What we can’t build is another Arches National Park, or another Little Cottonwood Canyon.

He was kind enough to share with me that the most dangerous animal in the world is small, annoying and bites.

All it takes is a bit of photosynthesis and excess nutrients, which can come from leaky septic systems or livestock waste, for blue-green algae — known as cyanobacteria — to blossom in lakes, reservoirs, rivers and ponds; becoming toxic.

While the current moisture level has helped keep vegetation from becoming a potent fuel source, the potential for blazes begins to rise as conditions dry out and become hotter — especially when compared to the Fourth of July.

A business plan/operation manual developed by the task force estimated it would cost around $500,000 to $1 million annually for City Hall and the County Courthouse to operate a housing authority for the first several years until it can become sustainable. 

A visit to the Wasatch Back was scheduled for the week of Jan. 6, 1936. Internationally renowned ski jumper Alf Engen and a fellow Austrian, Fred Speyer, would introduce von Schaffgotsch to Alta and Brighton. Mel Fletcher would do the honors for Park City.

Climbing up to Guardsman, we reminisced back to our early years when a Jeep and crash bars to grip in fear were all part of the journey up the eroding, rocky roadway. Now, the blacktop is smooth as can be.

Slot House by Klima Architecture is an energy efficient Utah home

Today will bring close to seasonal heat across the state with slightly unsettled conditions up north, but even hotter temperatures are looming!