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Napoleon Dynamite
The hometown of “Napoleon Dynamite”, Preston, is also the hometown of its creator, Jared Hess, who grew up in a family of six boys, and graduated from Preston High School in 1997. He based the movie on a compilation of… Read More >
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Living the Medieval Life in Present Day Preston
So, you’ve visited every pizza shop and convenience store in Preston, convinced that you’re seen everything to be seen in town. But, if you haven’t visited Spiderlilly Custom Metal Works at 53 Preston Ave., you “ain’t seen nuthin’ yet.” There… Read More >
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Local Reservoirs
Several reservoirs are located near Preston: Johnson Reservoir, Foster Reservoir, Lamont Reservoir, Glendale Reservoir, Condie Reservoir, Oneida Narrows, Oxford Reservoir, Strong Arm Reservoir, Treasureton Reservoir, Twin Lakes Reservoir and Winder Reservoir. As long as one is careful to protect those… Read More >
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Bear River Massacre
For generations the So-So-Goi people moved with the seasons through Southeastern Idaho and Northern Utah, knowing where to find what Mother Nature had provided to sustain their families. When the first European explorers and settlers arrived, they became known as… Read More >
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The Sad, Forlorn Story of Oneida County’s Elkhorn Dam
Taming the western US largely told tales of successful projects delivering life-bringing irrigation water to thirsty land. Dams were built, canals were dug and reservoirs filled with water, and the vast majority of irrigation projects resulted in prosperity. But, not… Read More >
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Making Her Father’s Dream Reality
Some people make commitments, but never follow through on them. But since Gene and Kay Caldwell and Brent Bowen are not that kind of people, generations of the Malad Valley will benefit from their efforts. A beautiful tribute to local… Read More >
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A Miracle from the Past- Grandpa’s Aggravation Game
It’s strange how a chance conversation can take on a meaning of its own. Somehow, a random reference here or there connects us to others and sometimes with our former lives.Though I don’t know a lot about her, we connected… Read More >
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Malad 4th Grader Publishes Her Own Book
Jordyn Rose Thomas is a published author at just eight years of age. At an age when most kids are uncertain what their own dreams even are, Jordyn has already fulfilled one of her dreams, by publishing her own book,… Read More >
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Washakie Township
Located just south of Portage, Utah near the Utah/Idaho border in Utah’s Box Elder county, for decades the Washakie Township represented an alternative to reservation life for the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone. In 1880, a handful of Shoshone families… Read More >
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Osmond’s Samaria Ancestors had Great Musical Talents
Long before the singing Osmond Brothers became famous, their ancestors were widely known for their outstanding musical abilities in the Malad Valley.Anna Jenkins liked to dance and play the tambourine, and while at a party near her home in Wales,… Read More >
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