So do you want your bagel with a shmear? Now Salt Lakers have a chance to answer that typical New Yawk question. Feldman’s Deli offers iconic deli fare - pastrami sandwiches, Jewish salami, matzah ball soup, knishes and New York cheesecake. Michael and Janet Feldman own this Jewish deli outpost in Utah. Michael is a chemist who came to Utah to set up drug testing for the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Randi Lile, Ceramics Artist of Red Kiln Pottery
Ceramics artist Randi Lile isn’t dreaming of becoming a world traveling artist. She is living the dream, creating intriguing, highly original pieces that have found receptive buyers. Randi’s pieces are vivid and striking. They grab hold and take you to a subterranean world partially under the sea and partially into her subconscious. One of Randi’s first creations was an … [Read more...]
Burn’s Saddlery, Serving Utah cowboys since 1876
Established in 1898 Burns has been making saddles since horses were the only way of getting around. Salina, Utah is home to the oldest same-family-owned western retailer in the world. Burns Saddlery caters to real cowboys and people with cowboy aspirations. Back in 1876, Miles Lamonie Burns, opened a leather-working shop near Capitol Reef in Loa. A leather craftsman and … [Read more...]
Mittleider Method, organic farmers using fertilizer?
“Fertilizer has gotten a bad rap, but I don’t believe there is a single successful large-scale organic farmer who is making a living without using fertilizer.” This statement came as a shock. Could it really be that organic farmers use fertilizer? I still haven’t answered this questions as of press time but Jim Kennard, president of the Food For Everyone Foundation, which … [Read more...]
Bee Keepers… a sweet thing
Making a lifelong dream come true has helped to both satiate a passion and also replenish the buzzing sound of summer in the Wasatch mountain range. “Who doesn’t love honey bees?” asked D. William Pettigrew, president and owner of BlueBox Honey of South Jordan. “They represent all that is good and are the only insect to provide a beneficial resource/by-product to … [Read more...]
Ghost Towns of Utah
Frisco, Utah – population zero – is in Beaver County outside of Milford. It may be dead now, but at one point it had a reputation as the “Wildest Town in the West.” According to Stuart Burgess, a mining and ghost town aficionado, it was described in its day as, “Dodge City, Tombstone and Sodom and Gomorrah all rolled into one.” In 1875, Jim Ryan and Sam Hawkes discovered … [Read more...]
Garden Contest– Vote for your favorite
We are so happy to have had participation in submissions and voting, thank you for your support! This issue will conclude our " Best of Garden" contest. There are 3 catagories in which to vote for the best of. They are, X-Scape, Container Gardens and Vegetable Gardens. Please feel free to look them over and vote for your favorite one! The Winner will receive $150 in prizes … [Read more...]
Are Utah Criminals Paying for the Time?
Imagine your husband is killed and your son is also shot and permanently injured by a random act of violence. This is the reality for Vickie Walker and how she found help. Most people would file a civil suit if they were the victim of a violent crime, but what if the perpetrator of the crime had no money? Gary Scheller directs the Utah Office for Victims of Crime, which … [Read more...]
The Motorcycle Desert Doctor of Escalante
Looking around the town of Escalante we see old pioneer homes. Other homes have watchdogs and barbed wire with all sorts of junk in the front yard. Driving past the Desert Doctor’s abode we find a motorcycle hospital far removed from any medical plan imaginable. The Good Doctor’s operating room is just off Main Street. It’s impossible to miss with its hand-painted tires … [Read more...]
Desert Koffee the Kiva way.
With a panoramic view of the Escalante River winding through a red rock canyon, the Kivahouse is unlike any other place in Utah. Kiva koffeehouse is constructed from massive ponderosa pine logs over 40-inches in diameter which form supporting beams. The structure is an octagon shape similar to the Native American kiva. It has that amazing quality of fitting seamlessly into … [Read more...]