If you thought the only heat in Cache Valley came from summer sun and Dutch Bros lines, think again.

Ridgelines’s Emilee Skinner lit up the court all season long, snagging All-Valley honors and proving she’s got more range than your cousin’s karaoke playlist.

Buckets? Yep.
Defense? Locked.
Senior season? Handled with style.

Emilee wasn't the only one...catch the full story of our valley's baller finale—because these girls didn’t go out quietly. 🔥

💎 Got a necklace that hasn’t seen daylight since 2009? Time to let it shine—for a good cause.

The Cache Valley Chamber is hosting their “Sparkle to Support Women” sale, and they’re looking for gently-loved jewelry to help local women sparkle a little brighter.

✨ Donate your gems, baubles, or that bracelet you swore you'd wear (but never did).
💼 Proceeds go to benefit local women in business and leadership.

It’s the only time cleaning out your jewelry drawer = instant good karma. 💫

Thanks to a passionate group of USU students, Spanish-language campus tours are now a thing—making Aggie life more accessible (and way more bilingual). 🇪🇸📚

Because college shouldn’t come with a language barrier, and every family deserves to feel like they belong on the quad.

Catch the full story on how these students are opening doors, one tour at a time. 🐮💙

Logan-based fitness tech giant iFIT just leveled up—forming a Science Advisory Council packed with brainiacs in sports science, health, and wellness.

Their goal? To personalize your workouts using biometrics, behavior, and probably a sprinkle of magic.

Think: workouts tailored to your actual body and brain, not just your vibes and Spotify playlist.

Get the scoop on how Cache Valley is quietly becoming the Silicon Valley of sweat. 🏃‍♂️📈

💦 Splash Pad Season Is Here, Cache Valley!

Whether your kids are part dolphin or you're just trying to survive summer without melting into the sidewalk, we’ve got you covered. Here’s where to cool off and get your splash on:

🌊 Smithfield Central Park
📍 100 N 100 W, Smithfield
🕙 10 AM–8 PM, 7 days a week
🚿 Basically open whenever your kids get sticky.

🦌 North Logan – Elk Ridge Park
📍 1190 E 2500 N, Logan
🕚 Open May 31 • M/W/F/Sat, 11 AM–6 PM
🎯 Great for mid-week wiggles and weekend wildness.

🌾 North Logan – Meadow View Park
📍 2600 N 300 E & 400 E 2800 N
🚧 Opens June 14-ish (or sooner if the stars align)
🕓 Schedule: TBD, but hope lives eternal.

🎶 Logan – Laub Plaza
📍 55 N Main St, Logan
🎉 Tentative opening May 25 • Mon–Sat, 12–9 PM
💃 Splash, shop, repeat.

🌈 Providence – Alma Leonhardt Park
📍 N 300 W, Providence
🕙 10 AM–8 PM, 7 days a week
🧼 Clean water + clean fun = parenting win.

🌞 Millville – South Park
📍 510 E 300 S, Millville
⏳ Hoping to open this weekend!
🕚 11 AM–5 PM, daily (fingers crossed)

🔥 Hyrum – Salt Hollow Park
📍 350 W 100 N, Hyrum
🕔 Open now! Closes at dusk
🌄 Sunset splashing? Yes please.

🐟 Hyrum – Blacksmith Fork Park
📍 176 S 1300 E #148, Hyrum
🕔 Also open now! Closes at dusk
🐾 Splash and sniff (for the pups too, probably).

📖 Wellsville – Tabernacle Park
📍 Opens May 22 • 11 AM–7 PM
📚 Water fights + a book = perfect small-town summer.

✨ BONUS SPLASHPADS (Outside Cache, Still Worth the Drive!)

🚗 Tremonton – Shuman Park
📍 200 N 100 E, Tremonton
🗓 Opens Memorial Weekend (weather permitting)
🕘 7 days a week
☀️ BYO snacks. And maybe sunscreen.

🏙 Brigham City Splash Pad
📍 East side of John Adams Park
🕘 9 AM–9 PM, Open now!
🎶 City splash vibes with extended hours = 👌

🏞 Preston – Blayne Rounds Memorial Pad
📍 249 N State Street, Preston
🕘 9 AM–9 PM, Open now!
💧 Clean fun. Clean up after. Everyone wins.

💧P.S. Don’t forget the basics: towels, snacks, water, and “yes” energy. Let’s keep the splash zones tidy and tantrum-free.

A little library with a lot of love. 💗

If you’re ever near Wellsville, take a peaceful pause at Rowan’s Library—a sweet spot where stories are shared, bubbles float freely, and a beautiful baby’s memory lives on in the joy of reading. 📚🫧

Bring the kids, bring a book, or just bring yourself. 346 N 100 W, Wellsville. You’ll be glad you stopped.

🎪 Tiny CEOs. Giant Ambitions. Lemonade empires in the making. 🧃

It’s the Center Street Children’s Market—where kids run the show (and the cash register). You’ll find everything from glitter slime startups to bracelet tycoons and sidewalk chalk moguls.

Think Shark Tank… but with more juice boxes and less yelling.

🛍️ Come support these mini makers and their homemade hustle!

📍 Center Street | 🗓️ May 17, June 14, July 19, Sept 27 | ⏰ 9AM–1PM

📩 Want your kiddo to be the next neighborhood mogul? 

Email: vendor@cvridsmarket.com

Because who says small hands can’t build big businesses? 💼✨

🥪💻 Skip the boring lunch scroll and snack with some literary legends instead.

On June 4, the Smithsonian scientists are bringing the extinct back to life (no, not your houseplants). Then on June 10, bestselling author Lisa Jewell drops by to keep us all guessing—because who really was gone?

🧠✨ Bonus chapter: Our summer lineup of K–12 authors kicks off June 24, and trust us—it’s gonna be so good the kids might actually want to read.

📚 Join the fun from your couch, car, or comfy library cave: libraryc.org/loganlibrary

🎶 Smooth banjo. Summer air. Tunes that make your toes tap.

Taps & Tunes is back June 5—and Xavier Hay is pickin’ and strummin’ his way into your Thursday night plans. 🪕✨

Catch it on the patio behind the alley on Center & Prodigy Brewing.

Every Thursday this summer. Great music. Chill vibes. Maybe even some spontaneous two-stepping.

You in?

🚨 Attention bookworms, dragon tamers, reverse colorers, and Clifford superfans:

The Smithfield Public Library has a jam-packed week that’s one part zen, one part chaos, and all parts awesome. 🧘‍♀️🐉🎨

📅 June 2–7 Highlights:
📽️ Clifford on Monday (bring tissues… and snacks)
🧘‍♂️ Mindful Movement Tuesday (because even summer needs deep breaths)
🎲 Teen D&D Wednesday (roll for charisma)
🎨 Reverse Coloring Friday (yes, that’s a thing—and it’s glorious)
📚 Saturday = SUMMER READING PARTY 🎉

🔥 Sound the (non-emergency) alarm! 🔥

The Hyrum Fire Department is throwing open the station doors and letting you play firefighter for the day—no training required, just curiosity and maybe a camera.

🚒 Climb in a fire truck
🧯 Spray a hose like a hero
🧑‍🚒 Try on gear and feel 87% more powerful

It’s all going down Saturday, June 7 from 9AM–12PM. Come meet the real-life heroes serving Hyrum, Nibley, and Millville—and check out their shiny new ladder truck (spoiler: it’s tall).

🎶 Boots. Beats. And possibly a few awkward grapevines. 🕺

Friday Night Live at the Plaza is BACK—and this week, Sage Hall Line Dancing is teaching us all how to yeehaw like pros (or at least try not to trip over our own feet).

💃 FREE lessons
🎸 Live country vibes
💦 Splash pad for the wild ones
📍 Laub Plaza | Fridays | 6:30–8:00 PM

So grab your boots, your friends, and your best attempt at rhythm—we’re kicking off the weekend one line dance at a time. 💥

🚨 North Logan Rec’s Summer Clubhouse of Wonders is OPEN. 🚨

If your kid’s idea of summer is wild experiments, dancing parrots, Lego towers, and cookie bribes—you’re gonna want to read this:

🔭 STEAM Club: Straw Rockets & Galaxies in a Jar
Science + crafts = cosmic fun. Kids build a mini galaxy they can literally hold and launch straw rockets across the room like junior NASA interns. (No physics degree required.)

🎶 STEAM Club: The Science of Sound with Seize the Night Records
Your kids will learn how sound actually works—and maybe discover they’re the next pop star, DJ, or future sound engineer. Bonus: the pros from Seize the Night Records are bringing the vibes.

🦜 Scales & Tails Animal Show
Live bird show in the morning. Reptile show in the afternoon. Come for the feathers, stay for the scales. Warning: You might fall in love with a lizard.

🧱 LEGO Club
Your kid + 1,000 bricks = total creative chaos. They’ll build, imagine, destroy, rebuild, repeat. (Also a great place to quietly show off that elite mini-figure collection.)

🎤 Music Talent Show
Does your tween sing, dance, beatbox, juggle, or perform dramatic poetry? Ages 12–17 can sign up to wow the crowd at Hansen Sports Complex. Sparkle optional, confidence encouraged.

💎 Tween Jewelry Design
Ages 10–12 can create their own necklaces, bracelets, and blinged-out masterpieces—plus snacks are involved. (And let’s be honest, they’re mostly coming for the snacks.)

🌱 Perennial Plant Exchange + Book Sale
Okay this one’s for you, grownups. Trade your extra plants, grab a few new reads, and fill a bag of books for just $5. It’s like a garage sale…but greener and better smelling.

📅 Spots are limited—sign up now at northloganlibrary.gov

🎉 Don’t say we didn’t warn you when your kid asks to go every single week.

💙 Wednesdays just got warmer.

Every Wednesday, we rally for our neighbors in need through Warming Center Wednesdays. From blankets and socks to hygiene essentials, your donations go directly to those experiencing homelessness right here in Cache Valley.

It’s simple. It’s powerful. And it matters more than you know.
One item. One dollar. One act of kindness. That’s all it takes to spark a little hope. ✨

Let’s show up—together.

🌲 Trails, Tips & Treats? Yes, please. 🍪

This National Trails Day (June 7), we’re teaming up at First Dam to chat about what “Leave No Trace” really means—and why it’s more than just a trendy phrase on a sign.

Swing by between 9–11 AM, grab a snack, pick up some trail wisdom, and maybe hit one of the three beautiful trails nearby. Walk, ride, or skip—we won’t judge.

Let’s show Cache Valley’s trails the love they deserve. 💚

✨PSA for the moms: these are the shorts.✨

The Kancan Taupe Barrel Bermuda Shorts are basically the holy grail of mom summer style:
✅ Stretchy where you want ‘em
✅ Long enough to bend down without a show
✅ Cute enough for Target runs, park playdates, and last-minute snow cone stops

They pair perfectly with dry shampoo, a toddler on your hip, and that iced Diet Coke you’ve refilled twice already. 🙃

Comfy, flattering, and secretly stylish—just like you.

Use code: 10off to get 10% off your entire order! 

Get them here 👉 Pink Pineapple's website

🎒 Summer Hack: The Adventure Bag That Lives in Your Trunk 🧴🍫🕶️

Designate one tote bag as the Summer Adventure Bag—stock it once, and be ready for spontaneous stops all. summer. long.

What goes inside?
✔️ Sunscreen
✔️ Bug spray
✔️ Water bottles
✔️ Granola bars (the non-melty kind)
✔️ Hats/sunglasses
✔️ A towel or two
✔️ Bubbles (because why not)
✔️ That one bandaid that makes everything better

It’s basically your “yes” bag—because when the kids spot a splash pad or trail or snow cone stand, you’ll be the mom who’s already packed.

See you around town!
– The Cache Valley Locals Team