2018 Daily Herald Year in Photos

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DEAR READERS We’re labeling 2018 the year of close calls.

Most prominently, we think of the Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires that dominated the lives of thousands of Utahns in the fall, as it edged closer to homes, threatening south Utah County cities and clouding the skies with thick smoke. With the help of thousands of firefighters and support staff from all over the country, the fires were completely contained more than a month after lightning sparked them. This time period saw serious concern, but also significant outpouring of generosity, service and compassion. This compassion and volunteerism we witnessed is exactly what Utahns are known for. How grateful we are for our first responders, firefighters, Utah National Guard and other crews that keep us safe in emergencies and on a regular basis.

In politics, Utah residents saw the closest midterm election in recent history, with the 4th Congressional District race between incumbent Rep. Mia Love and Salt Lake City Mayor Ben McAdams determined by just over 600 votes at the final tally. Such was the case with other Utah County ballot items like the Provo bond, Orem Proposition 5, and other statewide propositions that were passed: Proposition 2 for medical marijuana and Proposition 3 for Medicaid expansion. Utah County saw a great jump in voter engagement during this political year resulting in many close races.

High school sports teams across the county also saw some close calls as they persevered to claim victories in state championships. You’ll find glimpses of those moments celebrated throughout the magazine.

This is our third annual issue recapping the year’s most beautiful and monumental moments via photographs. Our newsroom of reporters and photojournalists work hard throughout the year to share the most crucial, and also quiet, moments that make up Utah County lives. We want to thank readers and residents for continuing to let us into your homes and giving us that trust.

Looking forward to 2019, Jordan Carroll Executive Editor

Isaac Hale

Evan Cobb

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Publisher Rhett Long Executive Editor Jordan Carroll Art Direction McKenna Park Photography Evan Cobb Isaac Hale Advertising Director Craig Conover Staff Sylvia Abbott Heather Marcus Morgan Bassett

Cover photo Sundance Mountain Resort employees hoist up Big Betsy before the group skis down Bearclaw run with the flag on Feb. 7, 2018.

By Evan Cobb

Index photo The Lee family drives up the road to return to their camping trailer to remove it from near the top of Currant Creek Mountain on July, 11, 2018.

By Evan Cobb

INDEX News 6-19 Portraits 20-29 Sports 30-41 Daily Herald’s Photo Contest 42-49 Entertainment 50-56 Features 57-66

NEWS

Tariffs’ local impact Barley spills out of the auger into the grain tank as Gary Miner combines barley in a field owned by Rex Larsen on Aug. 9, 2018, in Spanish Fork. Beef, corn and alfalfa have all had retaliatory tariffs levied or threated against them by other countries, and even though Larsen’s products are sold through local feed stores and brokers, he still expects to see the prices he can get for them drop.

By Evan Cobb

Farmers brace for impact Barley spills out of the auger into the grain tank as Gary Miner combines barley in a field owned by Rex Larsen on Aug. 9, 2018, in Spanish Fork.

By Evan Cobb

NEWS

First female UVU president Astrid Tuminez stands on stage after being announced as UVU’s new president in the Sorensen Center on April 20, 2018, in Orem. Tuminez is the seventh president for the university and the first female.

By Evan Cobb

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NEWS

Passing of a prophet Church officials stand as the casket of Thomas S. Monson, late prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is brought to the rostrum during his funeral service Jan. 12, 2018, at the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City. Monson died Jan. 2. He was 90 years old. He served more than 50 years in church leadership.

By Isaac Hale

17th president President Russell M. Nelson, center, and First Counselor Dallin H. Oaks smile at the Quorum of the Twelve before the press conference at the lobby of the LDS Church Office Building on Jan. 16, 2018, in Salt Lake City. Nelson was announced as the church’s next president and prophet. Oaks was called as first counselor in the church’s First Presidency with Henry B. Eyring as second counselor. Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf went on to continue to serve as an apostle.

By Evan Cobb

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NEWS

Pole Creek fire takes off Hot spots flare up near a rock formation as the Pole Creek Fire burns Sept. 12, 2018, near Nebo Loop Road in northern Juab County.

By Isaac Hale

The world on fire On Sept. 6, 2018 ligning caused a fire in the Nebo Loop that became known as the Pole Creek Fire. Less than a week later, dry and windy conditions caused the fire to grow, necessitating evacuation orders for residents in the cities of Elk Ridge and Woodland Hills and other communities in the area impacting 6,000 people. Simultaneously, lightning started the Bald Mountain Fire in the same region.

The Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires burned through a total of 120,000 acres; the fires closed U.S. Highway 6 temporarily.

At the height of the fires, there were two Type 1 Incident Management Teams in Utah County managing overseeing the operations with 1,551 personnel working to fight the fires. The fires were listed as the number one priority fire in the nation at the time. On Oct. 8, the two fires were reported at 100 percent containment. The biggest loss as far as recreation sites go was Blackhawk Campground, located off the Nebo Loop above Payson Lakes.

Answering community questions U.S. Forest Service officials answer questions from community members after a public meeting concerning the Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires Sept. 15, 2018, at Salem Hills High School.

By Isaac Hale

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NEWS

Evacuating the fires Brandon Morgan, center, 17, loads items into a truck as his friend, Carter Wilkey, 16, of Payson, helps Morgan evacuate from his Elk Ridge home during a mandatory evacuation as the Pole Creek and Bald Mountain Fires move toward homes Sept. 13, 2018.

By Isaac Hale

Attacking from the air

The aftermath

A firefighting aircraft drops fire retardant near Elk Ridge on Sept. 17, 2018. The Bald Mountain Fire and Pole Creek Fire at that time were estimated at a combined 86,739 acres.

Burned trees and benches stand along Loop A of the Blackhawk Campground near Mount Nebo Scenic Byway on Oct. 18, 2018, in southern Utah County.

By Isaac Hale

By Evan Cobb

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NEWS

Freedom Festival parade applicants reach compromise Participants in the float for Mormons Building Bridges wave American and Pride flags during the Freedom Festival’s Grand Parade on July 4, 2018, in Provo. For another year, LGBTQ groups’ applications were denied participation. After more public uproar, the festival reached a compromise with some of the groups, though it was not without high tension.

By Evan Cobb

Medical marijuana passes Alysse Lundgren gives her son, Castiel, 8, a dose of CBD oil at their home Oct. 2, 2018, in Lindon. Castiel has autism and takes CBD oil to treat symptoms of the disorder and help prevent seizures. Voters passed Proposition 2 on Nov. 6, allowing medical marijuana in Utah. The state legislature then went and passed a “compromise medical marijuana law” to replace the ballot initiative on Dec. 3.

By Isaac Hale

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NEWS

Solving a murder From left, Libertad Edith Salgado-Figueroa, Ruth Yolanda Laguna-Salgado, and Rosemberg Salgado pray with family members at the site of where the body of Elizabeth Elena Laguna-Salgado was found on June 15, 2018, in Hobble Creek Canyon. Salgado disappeared in 2015 in downtown Provo. The Utah County Sheriff ’s Office is treating the investigation as a homicide; the family has been frustrated by the lack of leads.

By Evan Cobb

Search for Jerika

Remembering the missing

Paul Conover runs through a dry cement culvert near the American Fork Canyon on March 22, 2018. Jerika Binks disappeared from a residential treatment center on Feb. 18. Since her disappearance, family and friends have spent hundreds of hours walking routes she may have taken near American Fork Canyon.

Amanda Davis Arthur, one of Kiplyn’s cousins, holds a candle while Amazing Grace is performed during a vigil held for missing people in Utah, including Kiplyn Davis, who has been missing for 23 years, on May 2, 2018, at the Spanish Fork City Cemetery.

By Evan Cobb

By Isaac Hale

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NEWS

Senator-elect in Utah’s midterm election Mitt Romney, candidate for the U.S. Senate, exits the conference room with his wife, Ann, at his headquarters after giving a victory speech after the race was called by the Associated Press on Nov. 6, 2018, in Orem. Romney, 71, will replace Orrin Hatch after receiving 62 percent of the vote.

By Evan Cobb

County politics

Curtis for Congress

Tanner Ainge, right, and his campaign manager, Ezra Nair, carry signs up to the watch party for Ainge at Five Star BBQ on June 26, 2018, in Orem. Ainge was elected in November to fill the commission seat being vacated by Greg Graves, who was surrounded by controversy in the last year.

Rep. John Curtis listens to a question during a post-debate media scrum after Utah’s Republican Primary debate for the Third Congressional District seat held May 29, 2018, at KBYU Studios on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

By Evan Cobb

By Isaac Hale

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NEWS

Underdog victory Ben McAdams, mayor of Salt Lake County and Democratic candidate for Utah’s 4th Congressional District, hugs Suzanne Harrison, a Democratic candidate hoping to represent District 32 in the Utah House of Representatives, after an election-night watch party held by the Utah Democratic Party on Nov. 6, 2018, at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City.

By Isaac Hale

Utah’s closest race In the 2018 midterm election, the state saw highly contested issues draw voters to the polls. The tight race in the 4th Congressional District between Incumbent U.S. Rep. Mia Love and Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams wasn’t finalized until the final votes were tallied. McAdams won the race by 694 votes.

“This race was about who was best positioned to serve Utah and working to not get it caught up in a national, partisan election,” McAdams said. Love was the first and only black female Republican in Congress. In her concession speech, Love addressed remarks by President Donald Trump who said she lost because she distanced herself from him. “This gave me a clear vision of his world as it is,” Love said. “No real relationships, just convenient transactions.”

Republicans take a loss U.S. Rep. Mia Love speaks during a press conference at the Utah Republican Party headquarters on Nov. 26, 2018, in Salt Lake City. Love conceded the election for the 4th Congressional District to Ben McAdams two days prior.

By Evan Cobb

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NEWS

Breezy and Riley Kylysta Otteson, Breezy’s oldest sister, wipes a tear as she looks at the remains of her sister while she’s consoled by Cassie Anderson after a memorial service for Riley Powell and Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson held April 7, 2018, at the Tintic School District office building in Eureka.

The two teens had been missing since Dec. 30, 2017 when they left Toole to go to Spanish Fork and Eureka. Their bodies were later found 100 feet down in an abandoned mine near Eureka. A 41-year-old mammoth man, Jerrod Baum, was later arrested and accused of stabbing the two teens before throwing their bodies in an abandoned mine shaft. He faces two charges of aggravated murder, as well as first-degree felonies of aggravated kidnapping.

By Isaac Hale

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NEWS

Sexual assault accusations in the LDS Church A picture of McKenna Denson hangs on the wall behind Denson, lower right, and Rebecca Rose, a friend of Denson, upper left, during the press conference at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center on April 5, 2018, in Salt Lake City. Denson accused former MTC president Joseph Bishop of sexually assaulting her when she was at the center in the 1980s. In August, a judge dismissed a portion of her lawsuit against Bishop and the LDS Church.

By Evan Cobb

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NEWS

Plane crashes into Payson home Parker Youd, 17, son of Duane Youd, hugs Nikki Ewell, his aunt, near the site of the plane crash at his father’s house on Aug. 13, 2018, in Payson. Duane Youd intentionally crashed a plane into his house earlier that day after a domestic violence arrest the day before. “This was a very unexpected thing,” his teenage son said.

“None of us saw this coming.”

By Evan Cobb

Preventing debris flow Daniel Turner, a specialist with the Utah Army National Guard, cleans his muddy boots with a stick Oct. 3, 2018, in Spring Lake. Gov. Gary Herbert activated the Utah National Guard on Oct. 1 to respond to potential flooding near south county cities affected by wildfires.

By Isaac Hale

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PORTRAITS

Sergeant and SWAT member Nisha King, a sergeant in the Provo Police Department and a member of the Orem-Provo-BYU Metro SWAT team, poses for a portrait March 8, 2018, at the Provo Shooting Sports Park.

By Isaac Hale

PORTRAITS

Short notice Jeff Johnson poses for a portrait outside the community bathrooms at American Campground on Feb. 21, 2018, in American Fork. Johnson was one of a handful of residents in the recreation vehicle campground who were given notice by management on Feb. 12 to vacate the premises by Feb. 28.

By Evan Cobb

Cosplay at the Comic Convention Eli Pompadour, of Midvale and dressed as Prince, poses for a portrait during the opening day of FanX: Salt Lake Comic Convention held Sept. 6, 2018, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City.

By Isaac Hale

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PORTRAITS

Making a haunted circus

Beautification projects

Matthew Uppencamp, of Provo and dressed as Pennywise from “It”, poses for a portrait at the Strangling Brothers Haunted Circus on Oct. 18, 2018, in American Fork.

Lynde Mott, a muralist, poses for a portrait in her living room of her home, which features a mural she painted herself, that depicts the stages of settling Nauvoo by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on Aug. 17, 2018, in Pleasant Grove.

By Isaac Hale

By Isaac Hale

“28 Phases Later” Abigail Morris poses for a portrait in her home studio on March 29, 2018, in Orem. Morris’ project caught the eye of hundreds on Instagram.

By Evan Cobb

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PORTRAITS

Styling the stars Fashion designer Kenneth Boggs, CEO and founder of Kenneth Boggs Suits, poses for a portrait at his business Oct. 24, 2018, in Provo.

Boggs — a man who does not own one pair of jeans — is very serious about his suits. Boggs’ suits can be found on Dwight Howard of the Washington Wizards, Ziggy Ansah of the Detroit Lions, Raul Neto of the Utah Jazz and James Harden of the Houston Rockets. His suits have also walked the runways of Paris, New York and Atlanta shows.

By Isaac Hale

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NEWS

Everyday hero Allan Anderson, 86, a U.S. Marines veteran and member of American Legion Post 72, poses for a portrait Nov. 7, 2018, in Orem.

By Isaac Hale

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PORTRAITS

On the clock Sgt. Dan Thomas, of the Utah County Sheriff ’s Office Eagle Mountain Division, poses for a portrait near Cory B. Wride Memorial Park on Nov. 16, 2018, in Eagle Mountain. Working on holidays is not unusual for law enforcement officers. Thomas didn’t mind working Thanksgiving. In fact, his team also worked Christmas.

By Evan Cobb

Convict to public defender Ben Aldana poses for a portrait in the Daily Herald office on April 26, 2018, in Provo. Aldana graduated this year from BYU’s law school. When he was younger he spent years in federal prison on drug-related charges.

By Evan Cobb

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PORTRAITS

Player of the year Salem Hills forward Lauren Gustin lays the ball up as she poses for a portrait March 14, 2018, at Salem Hills High School. A senior, Gustin was named the 2018 Utah Valley Girls Basketball Player of the Year by the Daily Herald.

By Isaac Hale

Magic touch Orem wide receiver Puka Nacua poses for a portrait Nov. 20, 2018, at Orem High School. A senior, Nacua scored 26 touchdowns in 2018 and broke Utah’s state record for the most touchdowns in a single high school season.

By Isaac Hale

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PORTRAITS

Basketball boss Brigham Young University guard Jahshire Hardnett poses for a portrait during BYU basketball’s media day in the Marriott Center Annex on Sept. 25, 2018, in Provo.

By Evan Cobb

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Football rallies Skyridge tight end Ioholani Raass (31) shouts to pump up his teammates before a game between the Skyridge Falcons and the Lone Peak Knights held Aug. 23, 2018, at Skyridge High School in Lehi. The Skyridge football team ended up losing to Corner Canyon in the 5A state title game, finishing second in the class.

By Isaac Hale

SPORTS

SPORTS

Sweet victory Brigham Young University players celebrate after sweeping the University of Texas in an NCAA regional final match Dec. 8, 2018, at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo. The Cougars advanced to the NCAA women’s volleyball Final Four held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

By Isaac Hale

Forever Orem Owlz?

Skyridge vs. Timpanogos Skyridge outside hitter Naomi Pulu (27) and outside hitter Julina Tusieseina (12) talk to each other on the bench during a game between the Skyridge Falcons and the Timpanogos Timberwolves held Sept. 20, 2018, at Skyridge High School in Lehi.

Orem Owlz pitcher Jerryell Rivera walks back to the dugout after giving up two runs and being subbed out for pitcher Anfernee Benitez in a ame between the Owlz and Ogden Raptors on June 29, 2018, at UCCU Ballpark in Orem. Later in the season, reports surfaced that the Owlz were considering a move to Colorado however the deal fell through and the team remains in Orem.

By Isaac Hale

By Isaac Hale

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SPORTS

A title of its own Lone Peak forward Nicole Ray (16) slides to block a kick from Layton’s Abby Fotheringham (5) during the 6A girl’s soccer state championship match between the Lone Peak Knights and the Layton Lancers held Oct. 19, 2018, at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy. The Lone Peak victory secured the first girls soccer state title for the Knights, who had been forced to settle for being the runner-up on a number of previous occasions.

By Isaac Hale

A state champion American Leadership Academy’s Quenton Mortimer holds down South Sevier’s Triston Fillmore as they wrestle in the 126-pound weight class during the UHSAA 3A and 4A State Wrestling Championships on Feb. 10, 2018, at the UCCU Center in Orem. Mortimer took home gold.

By Isaac Hale

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SPORTS

Football fumbles Cougars defensive lineman Corbin Kaufusi (90) blocks a field goal attempt, which was then recovered by the Cougars and run for several yards during a game between Brigham Young University and McNeese State University held Sept. 22, 2018, at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo.

Rumors at the end of the season wondered if BYU would be in a bowl game, however it was later announced BYU would make its first appearance in the Potato Bowl in Boise against Western Michigan.

By Isaac Hale

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SPORTS

Strike that Children of the Utah Xtreme 8U team act out make-believe plays and stand about before a game between Brigham Young University and the University of Utah on April 24, 2018, at Miller Park in Provo. Utah Xtreme is a youth baseball team based in Spanish Fork.

By Isaac Hale

Sweet victory Lone Peak players gather around the championship trophy to kiss it as they celebrate their victory over the Layton Lancers in the 6A girl’s soccer state championship match Oct. 19, 2018, at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy.

By Isaac Hale

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SPORTS

Spectacular plays Santa Clara Broncos Katherine Sanchez (21) collides with Brigham Young Cougars first baseman Allie Hancock (27) as Sanchez runs to first base after her hit during the first game of a doubleheader between Brigham Young University and Santa Clara University on April 6, 2018, at Gail Miller Field in Provo. The Cougars won the West Coast Conference title in May.

By Isaac Hale

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SPORTS

Another sold-out rodeo Utah County’s Elise Cooper, 15, buttons up her helmet during the game against Herriman at the Midvale City Park on April 21, 2018, in Midvale. As one of the top rodeos in the county and a gold member on the Million Dollar Tour of Professional Rodeo, the event offers cash prizes and has sold out for 48 consecutive years.

By Evan Cobb

A superlative effort Salem Hills runner Preston Stone takes a breather after finishing the 4A boys cross-country state race at Highland High School on Oct. 17, 2018, in Salt Lake City.

By Evan Cobb

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SPORTS

Top golf American Fork golfer Larsen Price examines the line for his putt during the 6A boys state golf tournament at Talons Cove on Oct. 4, 2018, in Saratoga Springs.

By Evan Cobb

Intercounty rivalry Utah Valley University players get pumped up just before a game between Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University held Nov. 9, 2018, at the Marriott Center in Provo. The UVU squad ended up losing 75-65.

By Isaac Hale

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SPORTS

First soccer title Pleasant Grove head coach Chris Ecalono celebrates with goalkeeper Chris Jenkinson (1) among other players after the Vikings won the 6A boys’ soccer state championship over the Herriman Mustangs in an overtime shootout May 24, 2018, at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy.

Jenkinson stepped up and stopped two Mustang shots, allowing junior Tyler Ashby to seal the thrilling 1-1 (4-3) win for Pleasant Grove with his PK. “It’s amazing,” Jenkinson said. “I’ve never won a state championship and to get it in front of my entire school here, it’s beyond amazing.”

By Isaac Hale

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PHOTO CONTEST

SCENIC: 1st place “Smoke on the water”

By Eric Melander

PHOTO CONTEST

SCENIC: 2nd place “Dying of the light”

By Ryan Farmer

SCENIC: 3rd place “Summer light show”

By Sterling Brinkerhoff

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PHOTO CONTEST

LIFE: 1st place “Dancing queen”

By Lindsay Huntsman

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PHOTO CONTEST

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PHOTO CONTEST

LIFE: 2nd place “Flying cowboy”

By David Murdoch

LIFE: 3rd place “Life at great heights”

By Morgan Bassett

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PHOTO CONTEST

PORTRAIT: 1st place “1 year birthday cake”

By Jeremy Millet

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PHOTO CONTEST

PORTRAIT: 2nd place “Ziggy”

By John Somervillle

PORTRAIT: 3rd place “Cherry blossom”

By William Ng

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ENTERTAINMENT

The National Parks Members of the The National Parks perform among the audience during the first show of the season for the Rooftop Concert Series held July 6, 2018, in downtown Provo. The series’ ninth year saw a shortened schedule due to restructuring the series around Provo’s administration change.

By Isaac Hale

ENTERTAINMENT

Thrilling vocalist Sam Smith performs during his “The Thrill of It All Tour� held Aug. 22, 2018, at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City.

By Isaac Hale

Trans-Siberian Orchestra hits town

Fiddling away

A violinist for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra performs during their concert at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Nov. 20, 2018, in Salt Lake City.

National Parks fiddler Megan Taylor Parks performs with the band at the Rooftop Concert Series held July 6, 2018, in downtown Provo.

By Evan Cobb

By Isaac Hale

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ENTERTAINMENT

Kesha brings big notes to USANA Kesha performs at USANA Amphitheatre on June 16, 2018, in West Valley City.

By Evan Cobb

Girl power Bri Ray performs during Les Femmes de Velour on Feb. 22, 2018, at Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo. The musical event, which spanned Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, showcased some of the area’s best female artists.

By Isaac Hale

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ENTERTAINMENT

Whimsical fantasy Olivia Hill, 11, of Sandy, makes her way into a tunnel within a giant pumpkin during the grand opening of Evermore Park held Sept. 29, 2018, in Pleasant Grove.

The live theatrical fantasy experience opened to much acclaim, with the theme of “Lore.” The idea is once you’ve entered the park, you’ve actually stepped through a portal to another world, Evermore. The exerpience is set on visitors engaging with characters like elves, goblins and nymphs as they go on quests.

“Our goal at Evermore is to literally redefine the concept of immersive entertainment and take it to a whole new level where people get to step into the story and enjoy an adventure,” said Ken Bretschneider, founder and CEO of Evermore.

By Isaac Hale

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Small but faithful Antoinette Miller, 9, looks back as she listens to her father, Luke, preach during a worship service March 18, 2018, at Living Water Mennonite Church in Provo. The church currently holds services in a renovated garage, but hopes to build a more permanent place of worship soon. The gathering of no more than 30 faithful is one of the few Mennonite congregations in Utah. It is one of only two such churches in the state, according to Pastor Luke Miller.

By Isaac Hale

F E AT U R E S

FEATURES

Jumping into Fiesta Days Rodeo

Bareback-riding aftermath

Kyson Kay, 5, of Spanish Fork, takes a hit from a sheep as he competes in the mutton-busting event during the first night of the Fiesta Days Rodeo held July 20, 2018, at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds.

Wyatt Johnson hugs family-friend Jenny Bjarnson, both of Payson, after Johnson’s hand got stuck as he competed in the bareback-riding event during the first night of the Fiesta Days Rodeo held July 20, 2018, at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds.

By Isaac Hale

By Isaac Hale

Goat yoga takeover Logan Greer, of Lehi, holds a yoga pose as a goat stands on him during a goat-yoga session Aug. 14, 2018, held by Goga near the Summerhill Event Center in Saratoga Springs. Co-owned by full-time college students Benson Richardson and Derek Westover, Goga provides a unique experience for yoga and animal lovers alike: yoga classes featuring baby goats. Richardson and Westover both grew up on farms in rural Weiser, Idaho, where their affinity for goats began. “There’s two main reasons why people do yoga: the exercise factor of it, and for therapeutic purposes,” explained Richardson. “We find the goats enhance both of those reasonings.” On one hand, the 14 baby goats at Summerhill Event Center add weight and additional difficulty in balancing, and on the other hand they provide cuddling opportunities for attendees.

By Isaac Hale

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FEATURES

Baking in the Utah County Jail Armando Ramirez scopes cookie dough out and places it on baking sheets in the bakery area of the kitchen at the Utah County Jail on Jan. 23, 2018, in Spanish Fork.

By Evan Cobb

Bear hugs Ellie Crockett, 7, left, and her younger sister, Claire Crockett, 3, right, hug their bears after making them at Build-A-Bear at University Place on July 19, 2018, in Orem. The officers heard it was Ellie’s birthday and that she couldn’t get a teddy bear at the store that day due to the “Pay Your Age” event that caused chaos at the mall, so they took her another day.

By Evan Cobb

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FEATURES

Decontamination duty Jared Herbert, foreman for the Meth Mob, looks out the window of a house he decontaminated on June 28, 2018, in Payson. Ann Atkin, the owner of Meth Mob, said her company cleans more than 100 houses every year. Every month has been busier than the preivous month in the two years the company has been in business.

By Evan Cobb

Bagpipes and drums Zoey Braithwaite, 10, right, warms up before the Garden Valley Pipe Band’s performance at the Shelley Irish Dance Concert at the Covey Center for the Arts on May 10, 2018, in Provo. When Zach Lees started the Utah County Community Bagpipe Class as a nonprofit, he hoped to foster a love of bagpiping and Scottish drumming through free music lessons. He’s been able to do that in the last few years, and his group has grown in number and skill.

By Evan Cobb

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FEATURES

Shark encounter Jack Hetzel, 3, of Spanish Fork, walks through a shark-encounter cage after the Shark Encounters show during the Utah County Fair held Aug. 15, 2018, at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds. The shark encounter exhibit was new to the fair in 2018, replacing a dog show, with a featured diver every few hours.

By Isaac Hale

Netting June suckers Gary Howes, assistant manager at the Division of Wildlife Resources’ Fisheries Experiment Station, hoists out a net full of June suckers at the DWR Fisheries Experiment Station on Feb. 28, 2018, in Logan. There will be 2,000 fished tagged and tracked in an effort to gather more data about the June sucker population.

By Evan Cobb

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FEATURES

Fish Grab Vaughn Jaten, 9, of Alpine, left in glasses, and Sean Groll, 9, of Highland, right in glasses, react as they catch trout while other kids scramble to catch fish with their hands during the Alpine Days Fish Grab held Aug. 11, 2018, at Creekside Park in Alpine.

“I remember doing it when I was a kid,” said Roman Frazier, one of the fish grab’s hosts. “I lived here in the early ’80s. It’s fun to see it back.” According to Frazier, the fish grab began as an Alpine tradition about 30 years ago. The city-celebration tradition waned for a few years along the way, but returned a few years ago.

By Isaac Hale

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FEATURES

Splash Bash

Tall enough?

Emma Thurgood, 14, of Saratoga Springs, tries to avoid the foam during the Splash Bash Water Party as part of Saratoga Springs’ Splash Days on June 6, 2018, at Sunrise Meadow Park in Saratoga Springs.

Ella Donovan, 4, looks questioningly at her sister, Addision, 6, both of Springville, as Ella checks to see if she is tall enough to ride the slides in the activity pool area after a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 16, 2018, at the Clyde Recreation Center in Springville. The aquatic center opened to the public on May 24.

By Isaac Hale

By Isaac Hale

Winter wonderland Sasha Dolan, 2, from Los Angeles, licks a clump of snow after sledding down the hill at Rock Canyon Park on Feb. 20, 2018, in Provo. Dolan was visiting Utah with her parents.

By Evan Cobb

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FEATURES

Rock art beauties Steve Acerson, the president of the Utah Rock Art Research Association, describes the rock art shown on a boulder on Feb. 8, 2018, in the West Mountain area. There are petroglyphs in a least 15 different areas around Utah County, including Provo Canyon, Santaquin Canyon, Eagle Mountain, Cedar Fort and the Lake Mountains.

By Evan Cobb

‘I’d be back’ Andrea Lee runs her hand along the Lee’s camping trailer near the top of Currant Creek Mountain on July, 11, 2018. “When I left, I rubbed my hand down the trailer and told it ‘I’d be back to get it,’” Lee said. The Lee family returned to their property after the Dollar Ridge Fire consumed 40,000 acres in Wasatch and Duchesne counties.

By Evan Cobb

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FEATURES

Zombie prom Partygoers dance during the second-annual Zombie Prom for Juvenile Arthritis held Oct. 20, 2018, at Mapleton Memorial Hall.

By Isaac Hale

OneRepublic shines Attendees watch the fireworks show during Stadium of Fire held July 4, 2018, at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo. The OneRepublic concert was seen by thousands in person and was also streamed live to military personnel in more than 100 countries. Stadium of Fire also included a talent competition, fire dancers, a skydiving team and a flyover by a group of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters.

By Isaac Hale

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