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Growing community: New orchard planted at Our Village

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 years ago

On the evening of April 18, a dozen or so community members celebrated a new orchard planted this spring at Our Village Community Center. Fifty-two fruit and nut trees—looking for now like bare…

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Moab resident turns 107

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

Kathleen “Kay” Thomson Stoye, a Moab local, turned 107 on April 9, making her one of the oldest people in Utah—in July 2021, there were 165 centenarians in the state. She and her…

Moab resident Dalton Freeman Snow suffered major injuries when he fell while climbing on April 13. [GoFundMe]
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Local climber falls 30 feet, severely injuring hand

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 years ago

Moab resident Dalton Freeman Snow is recovering in a Denver hospital after suffering major injuries from a fall while rock climbing near Moab. Snow suffered a broken pelvis, five broken ribs, a broken…

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Saving Adaline: Despite challenges, Moab Vet Clinic helps animals persevere

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

Two weeks ago, the Moab Veterinary Clinic was called about a young horse with significant damage to her front leg. It appeared that the horse had been hit by a car, and when…

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Spanish Valley farm keeps wool traditions alive

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

“We had a good year this year,” said Sam Cunningham, owner of Cunnington Farms in Moab, as she loosely combed her fingers through the first bundle of wool at last Saturday’s sheep shearing….

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Work Week in the Creek

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 years ago

Each spring (except in 2020 and 2021, due to COVID-19 concerns) climbing advocacy nonprofit the Access Fund puts on a “Work Week in the Creek.” It’s a volunteer stewardship event in the world-renowned…

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The process of creating “Cowboy Stories”

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

Ryan Lundbohm first picked up a camera in 2016. He’s a medically retired U.S. Marine, and was trying to figure out how to assimilate back into the civilian world. He said that depression…

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Moab’s Bluebird: Author, musician, DJ, mechanic, artist and family man Herman Herrera

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

Every Sunday afternoon, Herman Herrera’s plum-colored 1949 Oldsmobile is parked outside the KZMU community radio station, and Herrera can be found inside broadcasting his weekly show, Entre Las Piedras. “It’s Bluebird, el pájaro…

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