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Utah Hike of the week: Mill Creek in Moab

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:49:43 MDT

Utah Hike of the week: Mill Creek in Moab

Updated Jun 13, 2013 10:49AM MDT

Directions • This hike has it all: River, waterfall, swimming hole and even petroglyphs. The trailhead is located on the south end of the town of Moab. To get there from southbound U.S. Route 191 (also Moab’s Main Street), turn left on 300 South, then right on 400 East. Turn left onto east Mill Creek Drive. Follow the road as it winds out of town, then turn left on East Powerhouse Lane. There’s a parking lot near the trailhead, which can get crowded on nice days. Prepare to get wet on this hik...

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It’s swim season! Help keep Utah’s pools clean

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:24:53 MDT

It’s swim season! Help keep Utah’s pools clean

By Nicole DeCriscio The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 15, 2013 05:24PM MDT

Salt Lake County public health officials are urging Utahns to help keep pools clean and safe this summer, concerned about a possible outbreak of illnesses caused by cryptosporidium. Germs from the parasites, highly infectious and chlorine resistant, come from fecal matter and can cause diarrhea for as long as two to three weeks. “Crypto outbreaks tend to be cyclic, and we haven’t seen a large outbreak in a few years,” said Pam Davenport, communications manager at the Salt Lake County Health Depa...

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Swimmer Will Reeves savors chance to compete in Great Salt Lake

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:10:03 MDT

Swimmer Will Reeves savors chance to compete in Great Salt Lake

By Ben Raskin Special to The Tribune

Updated Jun 12, 2013 03:10PM MDT

The brine shrimp, flies and hypersalty waters keep most Salt Lake residents on the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake. Most open-water swimmers find Utah’s lakes and reservoirs more to their taste than the barren waters of the city’s namesake. Will Reeves isn’t your average Salt Laker. The 60-year-old civil engineer joined 11 others on the southern tip of Antelope Island and headed toward Black Rock Beach for the Great Salt Lake Open Water on June 8. Armed with nothing more than a pair of goggles ...

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Swimmer and movie star Esther Williams dead at 91

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:03:55 MDT

Swimmer and movie star Esther Williams dead at 91

The Associated Press

Updated Jun 6, 2013 10:03PM MDT

Los Angeles • As a teenager, Esther Williams dreamed of Olympic glory on the U.S. swim team. She had to settle instead for becoming a movie star. The self-described “Million Dollar Mermaid,” whose wholesome beauty, shapely figure and aquatic skills launched an entire genre of movies — the Technicolor “aqua musicals” — died Thursday at 91. She was remembered for her Hollywood fame but also her influence on fashion and on synchronized swimming, the Olympic sport inspired by her cinematic water ba...

Swimming champion, movie star Esther Williams dies

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:20:29 MDT

Swimming champion, movie star Esther Williams dies

Updated Jun 6, 2013 03:20PM MDT

LOS ANGELES - Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91. Williams's died early Thursday in her sleep, according to her longtime publicist Harlan Boll. Following in the footsteps of Sonja Henie, who went from skating champion to movie star, Williams became one of Hollywood's biggest moneymakers, appearing in spectacular swimsuit numbers that capitalized on her wholesome beauty ...