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Utah Arts Festival preview: A sweet way to cool off, organically

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:27:04 MDT

Utah Arts Festival preview: A sweet way to cool off, organically

By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 14, 2013 10:27PM MDT

Amber DeBirk has worked a booth at the Utah Arts Festival before, selling her fused-glass artwork. This year, the Salt Lake City artist is setting up shop at a different part of the event: The food row. DeBirk is proprietor of Wasatch Pops, which sells ice pops and shaved ice from a trailer at the weekly Millcreek Community Market and other events. She started the business because her oldest daughter, Indy, now 7, had severe food allergies and couldn’t enjoy the summer treats other kids ate. It...

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90-year-old lobsterman survives sinking off Maine

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:43:02 MDT

90-year-old lobsterman survives sinking off Maine

The Associated Press

Updated Jun 11, 2013 06:43PM MDT

Harpswell, Maine • A 90-year-old lobsterman is eager to get back on the water after surviving the sinking of his boat by swimming to a nearby island through the cold waters of the Gulf of Maine. Philip Tuttle, of the Great Island community of Harpswell, is on the mend, but his boat needs more work to ensure the engine is OK and the electronics are restored, daughter-in-law Verian Tuttle said Wednesday. His boat, Queen Tut, hit rocks Saturday, lurched and took on water in choppy, 50-degree seas a...

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Utah mother nearly killed child with alcohol, police say

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:57:08 MDT

Utah mother nearly killed child with alcohol, police say

By Jim Dalrymple II The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 8, 2013 10:57PM MDT

A Weber County mother gave her young, disabled daughter so much alcohol that the girl could have died, a sheriff’s deputy said Saturday. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Raquel Borce, 31, Wednesday for giving her 4-year-old daughter alcohol in April, Weber County Sheriff’s deputy Klint Anderson said Saturday. The girl has cerebral palsy and Anderson described her as “very fragile” and unable to take care of herself. “It’s not possible that this child inadvertently consumed alcohol,” Anderson said....

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Sam Gordon: Football star’s ‘sweet feet’ still on the ground

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:42:41 MDT

Sam Gordon: Football star’s ‘sweet feet’ still on the ground

By Kurt Kragthorpe The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 7, 2013 11:42PM MDT

South Jordan • With her arms wrapped around her father’s neck as they watch football highlights, Samantha Gordon looks like any other 10-year-old girl. Except she’s the player who’s running for touchdowns, making tackles and captivating millions of viewers — including the NFL commissioner, a U.S. women’s national soccer team star and network television producers. All of those rushing yards for Herriman’s team in the Gremlins division of the Ute Conference are impressive. Yet the real story is no...

Paul Rolly: Dan Snarr and the case of the flawed flasher

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:15:34 MDT

Paul Rolly: Dan Snarr and the case of the flawed flasher

By paul rolly The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 7, 2013 07:15AM MDT

The Perry Mason-type drama swirling around the disputed speeding ticket of Murray Mayor Dan Snarr will be continued until fall season, keeping us as spellbound as the suspenseful wait to find out who shot J.R. Ewing. In the Caper of the Mysterious Missing School-Zone Light, Snarr’s date with destiny in Salt Lake City’s Justice Court was to reach its climax Thursday. But Snarr was granted a continuance until Sept. 5 so he could attend Murray High School’s graduation ceremonies one last time as m...