🎓 “Was the hallway always this short? Was the drinking fountain always this low?”

In a move that’ll hit you right in the nostalgic feels, high school seniors took a stroll down memory lane—literally—by walking the halls of their old elementary schools (and promptly realizing everything is, in fact, tiny).

Desks? Tiny.
Chairs? Tinier.
Emotions? Surprisingly huge.

📚 Read the full heart-melty moment in The Herald Journal. Bonus points if you cry a little and blame it on “allergies.”

Well folks, it’s official: the largest mansion in Utah—and possibly the most magical—is going up for auction right here in Hyrum.

That’s right. Hyrum. Not Beverly Hills. Not Monaco. Hyrum.

We’re talking 40,000 square feet of pure imagination:
🎢 A Cars-themed raceway
🌴 A Swiss Family Robinson dormitory
🔫 A full-on Frontierland shooting range
🌺 An Enchanted Tiki Room replica
🌌 And yes… a Star Wars tunnel.

The estate sits on 154 acres, comes with a 16-car garage (because of course it does), and features themed bedrooms so decked out they’ll make your kids permanently disappointed in regular hotels.

💰 Opening bid? A casual $8 million (pennies, really).

🏗️ Bonus: A barn is still under construction—because what's a Disney dream mansion without a side barn?

The auction starts June 5, so if you’ve been hoarding Disney pins and startup stock… this might be your moment.

✨ Wishes do come true… especially in Hyrum.

The Logan City School District and Cache County School District is serving up more than just good vibes this summer—they’re dishing out free meals for kids and teens all over town.

No sign-up. No catch. Just a tasty way to make sure no kid goes hungry while school's out.

With multiple pickup spots and a menu that doesn’t scream “mystery meat,” it’s a win-win for busy families and hungry bellies.

📍 See where and when at The Herald Journal

Because summer should be about snacks, not stress. 🧃🍎

If you haven’t heard the splash-tastic news yet, allow us to throw it at you like a water polo ball at game point…

The Cache Valley Water Polo Club—home to 76 fierce little fish ages 8 to 18—is absolutely soaking up success this season!

🚺 The High School Girls Team just took 3rd place in the state, which is kind of a big deal considering the only thing tougher than treading water for 4 quarters is surviving finals week.

And the hardware? Oh, there’s plenty of it:

• 🏅 Zoey Hunter was named Utah’s Player of the Year (yes, the whole state!)

• 🧢 Coach Doug Fryer earned Coach of the Year, proving once again that his strategy is tighter than a swim cap on game day.
  
  

👀 Wait, haven’t we seen this level of excellence before?
Why yes, we have! Back in 2022, Zac Dunker and Coach Eric Richards pulled off a similar flex after the boys team won their first-ever state championship.

What can we say? Excellence swims deep around here.

And the accolades don’t stop there:
Girls Team

• 🧤 Whitley Davis: 1st Team All State Goalie (aka human wall)

• 🏊‍♀️ Beza Fryer: 1st Team All State

• 💪 Nya Joekel: 2nd Team All State

• 💥 Sophie Dayton: Honorable Mention (but still totally legendary)
  
  

Boys Team

• 🔥 Justus Field & Tyler Crook: 1st Team All State and masters of the deep-end showdown
  They even made it to the state finals, only to lose by a single goal in a shootout. That’s basically the water polo version of a movie cliffhanger.

Ever wonder what pieces an art collector actually loves most?

George Wanlass—Utah’s own artsy Indiana Jones and major backer of the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum—just revealed his Top 10 favorite artworks, and it’s a tour through 20th-century Western art that’ll have you saying, “Wait, I saw that in Logan?!”

From sculpture to surrealism, this isn’t just a list—it’s a love letter to the weird, wild, and wonderfully West.

🎨 Peep the picks in the Salt Lake Tribune

(Warning: May cause sudden urge to museum.)

⚔️ Couples Who Parry Together, Stay Together! 💘

Tired of the same ol’ dinner and a movie? Trade the popcorn for a foil (that's a sword, not aluminum) at North Logan Rec’s Date Night Fencing Class!

On June 5th, you and your favorite duel partner can learn to fence, flirt, and maybe even flourish en garde—all for just $45 per couple.

💥 No experience? No problem.
🍓 Refreshments included.
🗡️ Bragging rights optional... but encouraged.

🎟️ Sign up before it sells out faster than you can say “Touché!”
NorthLoganRec.org

🥕Get Your ‘Crop’ Together—It’s Market Season!

Looking for plans this Saturday?

The Cache Valley Gardeners Market is your weekly serotonin shot—farm-fresh produce, homemade goodies, artsy treasures, live music, and those feel-good local vibes.

9 AM–1 PM at the Historic Courthouse—come for the produce, stay for the pottery and pastries. 🌱

🚗🦁✨ Golf carts, popcorn, and Pride Rock—oh my!

Celebrate the end of the school year in serious style at Logan Country Club’s Drive-In Movie on the Course!

Your crew gets a golf cart chariot ride to hole #4, where Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King plays under the stars.

Bring your blankets, grab your candy, and get ready for a magical night on the green. 🌟

🎟️ Just $8/person (popcorn + snacks included!)
📍 Monday, June 2 | Check-in at 8 PM | Movie at 8:30
🛺 Spots are limited—reserve your cart now!

🎭✨ Drama queens (and kings) of all ages, take the stage!

Unicorn Theatre is hosting a FREE Open House on June 28, and you're invited to jump into the spotlight—whether you're 5 or 85!

From little stars and teens to grandparents and grandkids, there’s a class (and probably a dramatic monologue) for everyone. 🦄

Bonus: The Generations on Stage class lets the whole fam act up together.

🎟️ Reserve your free spot:
Class Descriptions & Registration

📍 June 28 | Unicorn Theatre | 12:30–4:00 PM
Let’s get dramatic—in the best way possible.

🎒 Cache Valley Summer Camps Roundup

Because nothing says "summer success" like tired kids and zero screen time.

💪 Speed. Agility. Strength. Sibling Rivalry Fuel.
Cache Valley Athletes Summer Program
15 sessions of epic movement for ages 7–High School.
$225 to turn your kid into a summer legend.
📞 Contact @cachevalleyathletes or Austin at 801-809-5590

🎨 Spark Camp (Ages 8–11)
STEM, crafts, culinary magic, and leadership vibes—all packed into one power afternoon.
📍 June 4 | 1–4 PM | Cache County Fairgrounds
💵 Free-ish (ok, totally free!)
Register on 4h.zsuite.org!

🌞 Fun in the Sun Solar Camp
Kids cook using the power of the sun and walk away thinking they’re tiny engineers.
📍 July 29 (Ages 5–7) & July 30 (Ages 8–18) | 11:00–1:30
💵 $5 includes lunch! Yes, lunch.
Register on 4h.zsuite.org!

🐾 Wag N’ Learn Camp
If your kid’s BFF is four-legged and occasionally eats socks, this one’s for them.
📍 June 26 | 10:00–11:30 AM | Ages 8–18
💵 $2 for a tail-waggin’ good time
Register on 4h.zsuite.org!

🚁 4-H Drone Camp
Take flight with mini drones, chuck gliders, and knowledge cooler than your A/C.
📍 June 19 | 8:30–4:30 | Ages 12–18 (10–11 if parents come too!)
💵 $65 (and yes, they get their own drone)
Register on 4h.zsuite.org!

🚀 Out of This World Space Camp
Your future astronaut called—they want to go to this.
📍 June 17 | 1:00–3:00 PM | Ages 8–18
💵 $5 to infinity and beyond
Register on 4h.zsuite.org!

🧶 Crochet Camp
Stitch, loop, and tangle with friends. Also great for calming fidgety summer energy.
📍 June 16 | 11:00–1:00 | Ages 8–13
💵 Free (like your grandma’s hugs)
Register on 4h.zsuite.org!

🦋 Wings and Things Camp
Explore the wild world of bugs and birds—no bug spray required.
📍 June 11 | 11:00–1:00 | Merlin Olsen Park
💵 $5 for some creepy, crawly fun
Register on 4h.zsuite.org!

🍳 NEW! Youth Summer Cooking Camps @ Love to Cook
Starting Monday, June 9: Get your junior chefs sizzling with hands-on cooking camps and classes at Love to Cook – Kitchen Kneads in Logan.

From crepes to kimbap to cake decorating, there's something tasty for every age 8+ foodie.

📍 795 North Main Street, Logan
💵 $60 per class or $180 for multi-day camps
👩‍🍳 Spots fill fast—reserve yours now:
luvtocook.com/collections/youth-summer-cooking-classes

🐶 Camp Fetch: Where Kids + Dogs = Summer Magic
Yep, it's back—and wagging harder than ever. K9 & Kids Summer Camp is the perfect cure for bored kiddos and lazy pups.

Think dog sports, treat-making, yoga with dogs, and something called a "sniffari" (yes, it’s as fun as it sounds).

🦴 Daily fun includes:
• Dog sports & scent work
• Make-and-take treats & toys
• Reading & yoga with dogs (pawsitively relaxing)
• K9-themed art & more!
🍽️ Catered lunch included
💵 Just $25/day

📅 11:00 AM–2:00 PM | Weekly sessions all summer

📍 k9sunleashedacademy.com | 📱Text Jill: 435-890-6469

Let the kids burn energy with the dog for once. Sign up for one week or go all in—tails will be wagging either way!

🤽 Youth Water Polo Camp
Make a splash this summer with Youth Water Polo Camp—perfect for kids who love the pool but are ready to level up the fun.

Held Friday mornings at Mountain Crest, it’s a full summer of fitness, teamwork, and water-based chaos (the good kind).

📍 Mountain Crest Pool
🕘 Fridays at 9:30 AM
👧 Ages 7–14
💵 $50 for the whole summer
🌐 cachepolo.com

New friends, strong strokes, and a sport they’ll flip for—just add water!

🎨 CREATEit: Summer Art Classes at The Alley
Back by popular demand and bursting with color—CREATEit classes are the perfect Tuesday morning pick-me-up for ages 10 and up!

Each week features a new beginner-friendly project using paint, mixed media, and more.

🖌️ Tuesdays at 10:00 AM
📍 The Alley On Center (19 W Center St, Logan)
💵 $35 per class
🌐 Sign up: alleyoncenter.com

Come for the creativity, stay for the inspo (and maybe a few new artsy besties).

Kids Water Polo Camp
No experience needed—just bring a love of swimming, a smile, and the willingness to learn how to throw a ball while being half-submerged and guarded by three equally hyped 12-year-olds.

📍 Mountain Crest Pool
🗓️ Fridays, June 6 – July 18
🕘 9:30 AM
👧 Ages 7–13
💻 cachepolo.com

This club isn’t just about competition—it’s about community, confidence, and turning pool time into prime time. 🏆💦

🎉 KIDS SUMMER CAMPS at The Family Place
Looking to keep the kids busy (and smiling) this summer? The Family Place has you covered with four awesome camps packed with themed adventures, snacks, and memory-making magic.

Camps run 10 AM–12 PM for kids ages 6–11 and cost just $75 per camp.

🪐 Outer Space
Blast off into a galaxy of fun!
📅 June 16–20

🧙‍♂️ Harry Potter
Wands at the ready—your Hogwarts letter just arrived.
📅 July 7–11

🐬 Under the Sea
Dive into an ocean of games and sea creature adventures.
📅 July 28–Aug. 1

🎪 Under the Big Top
Circus games, silly fun, and maybe even a dancing elephant or two.
📅 Aug. 4–8

📍 1525 N 200 W, Logan
🔗 Register at thefamilyplaceutah.org

🏀 Sky View Girls Basketball Camp
📅 June 3–June 19 (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
⏰ 2nd–5th Grade: 9:00–10:30 AM
⏰ 6th–8th Grade: 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
💵 $50 per camper
📍 Smithfield Rec Center (315 E 600 S, Smithfield)

Come work on your defense, shooting, passing, ball handling, and rebounding with Coach Vanessa Hall!

Register at smithfieldrecreation.com or call 435-994-1061.

Know a parent teetering on the edge of summer break survival?

Do them a solid—forward this Summer Camp Roundup their way before their kids start building a slip-n-slide down the hallway.

🦉 Calling all future bird nerds!

The Smithfield Library just launched Bird Watching Kits—and they're tweet perfection.

Binoculars, birding books, and a magnifying glass are all included so you can finally tell the difference between a chickadee and “some little brown bird.”

📍 Ask for one at the front desk and let the birding begin! 🐦🔎

🎬🐾 Movie Monday is going to the dogs—in the best way!

Join the Smithfield Library for our first free Movie Monday featuring the one and only Clifford the Big Red Dog!

❤️ Kick off your summer with a giant red pup, big laughs, and cozy family time.

📅 June 2nd
🕐 1:00 PM sharp
📍 Smithfield Library

Popcorn optional. Giggles guaranteed.

💥 Buckle Up, Cache Valley—It’s Gonna Get LOUD!

The 10th Annual Trash Car Racing is smashing its way into the weekend, and it’s gonna be pure, unfiltered chaos (the fun kind).

🗓️ Saturday, May 31
📍 Cache County Fairgrounds
🕔 Gates open: 5:00 PM
⏱️ Time Trials: 5:30 PM
🏁 Races start: 7:00 PM

With drivers as young as 13 and more twisted metal than a monster movie, this is the dirt-flying, crowd-roaring showdown you don’t want to miss! 🎟️

Grab your tickets here: strideevents.com

🎤🎸 This Week at The Cache: Bring the Noise

Friday: Rock out with Royal Bliss—live, loud, and ready to shake the walls!

📅 5/30 Royal Bliss
📍 Cache Bar & Grill

🎟️ Grab your Royal Bliss tickets here: Get Tickets

Let’s make some noise, Logan! ⚡

🌭🍕 Let’s roll into summer—retro style!

The Cache Valley Co-Op Summer Kickoff is hitting the fairgrounds on June 7, and it’s packing more flavor than a chili cheese dog in July.

🕙 10 AM – 7 PM
📍 Cache County Fairgrounds, 490 S 500 W, Logan

Expect local vendors, live entertainment, delicious eats, vintage vibes, and enough sunshine to toast your buns (hotdog pun very intended).

Whether you're here for the food, the fun, or just to vibe with your fellow pizza-lovin' people—this is your official summer starts now moment. 🎉🕶️

🍕 Local Business Spotlight:
Hungry Howie’s Logan – Friendship, Faith & Flavored Crust 

What do a mission trip, a wheelchair, a couple of VW buses, and a mutual love of pizza have in common? The answer is Hungry Howie’s Pizza in Logan—and the even better story behind its local owners, Andy Livermore and Trevor Lind.

Andy (from Pocatello) and Trevor (from Idaho Falls) first met in 2009 at the Mission Training Center in Provo, Utah, both headed for Arizona and unknowingly toward the best pizza ever.

Spoiler alert: it was Hungry Howie’s—home of the legendary flavored crust. What they didn’t know then? That their journey would include building a lifelong friendship and a full-blown pizza empire right here in Cache Valley.

🎓 After their missions, Andy faced a life-changing challenge. A serious accident left doctors unsure he’d ever walk again.

But with encouragement from Trevor—who grew up with a mom in a wheelchair and knew firsthand that joy isn’t tied to mobility—Andy pushed through months of rehab.

In what can only be described as a miracle, he regained feeling and learned to walk again.

Back in Logan, they became roommates at Utah State University, bonded over Jeeps, snow skiing, water skiing, VW cars, and—you guessed it—pizza.

Oh, and fun fact: they also share the same birthday. (We’d like to imagine their parties involve candles in cheesy bread.)

Andy graduated in Accounting, Trevor in Marketing, and together they launched their dream: opening Hungry Howie’s Pizza Logan in 2018.

Since then, they’ve been slinging hot pies, serving up kindness, and delivering joy with every slice. You’ll still find them working the counter, talking to customers, and living proof that community and carbs go hand-in-hand.

👏 So next time you’re craving a pizza that packs flavor right into the crust, stop by Hungry Howie’s on 1400 North.

Say hi to Andy and Trevor, ask about their Aggie days, and let them whip up something amazing.

Because when life gives you obstacles… these guys built a pizza place. 🍕💛

Hungry Howie’s Logan
1475 N Main St, Logan, UT 84341

🚨 Summer Survival Hack: The “I’m Bored” Buster Jar

Day 2 of summer break and your kid’s already declared there’s nothing to do?

Classic.

Instead of losing your mind or hiding in the pantry with a sleeve of Oreos, try this:

🎉 The Boredom Jar.

Grab a mason jar, a cup, an old shoebox—whatever’s nearby—and fill it with slips of paper that each have a simple, fun activity on them.

Stuff like:

• “Build a living room fort (blankets required, parental approval optional)”

• “Host a 2-person talent show”

• “Sidewalk chalk masterpiece contest”

• “Dance party to Mom’s favorite 2000s hits (bonus points if they groan)”

• “Water balloon attack... on Dad.”

The rules?

If they say “I’m bored,” they must draw from the jar. No trades. No negotiations. Just pure, random childhood magic.

It keeps them busy, keeps you sane, and hey—you might even score 20 uninterrupted minutes to drink a ice cold Coke like it's 2019. 

See you around town!
– The Cache Valley Locals Team