Tuesday, August 8th, 2017
Jamboree Troop 3248 took one of the 10 days it had at the 2017 National Jamboree to provide a Messenger of Peace service day in Hinton, West Virginia. After a 90-minute bus ride from the Jamboree, the...
Thursday, July 20th, 2017
The 2017 National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America officially started Monday at Summit Bechtel Family Scouting Reserve deep in the Appalachian Mountains. The 10,600-acre Scout Reservation has become West Virginia’s third largest city overnight with...
Thursday, January 14th, 2016
I’ve lived in Tooele County for more than 15 years now. Yes, I know that’s nothing compared to most of you. But it’s long enough to recognize a true Tooele County sports fan when I see one,...
Tuesday, January 12th, 2016
While the college football season ended last night with an Alabama national championship, Brigham Young University and Southern Utah University are still making more turnovers than a bakery. I’m not talking about fumbles and interceptions, although BYU...
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015
While BYU fans across the nation were trying to guess who BYU was going to play in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, head coach Bronco Mendenhall was cutting a deal with the University of Virginia. As...
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
How do you describe fearlessness? How do you illustrate indomitability? How do you depict resilience? How do you define team spirit? What words portray the crack of the bat, the pop of a 98-mph fastball in a...
Thursday, October 29th, 2015
We are living in a world of misinformation. As a result, we have compromised our thinking and let others do it for us. We listen to opinions and innuendoes like they were facts, when in reality they...
Tuesday, June 9th, 2015
As the sun set on Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, the numinous twilight revealed the god kings of ancient Egypt basking in their glory. Again, a divine deity was crowned with carnations, a silver bowl and...
Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
Despite the time spectrum speeding up daily, Thanksgiving is that wonderful time of year where we try to slow things down a bit to give thanks and show appreciation for life’s blessings. It’s been a great year...
Monday, November 24th, 2014
As winter looms closer with each dark night, I find myself reminiscing about family and old friends and the simplicity of those precious moments outdoors and at our local gun shop. Growing up, you’d find us in...