Local News Hour

Leadership Park City Director Sott van Hartesvelt talks about the Aug. 21 deadline to apply for Class 33, including two open house events for curious locals, Park City 9-Hole women's golf league representatives Kathy Higginson and Callaway Zuccarello preview the 3oth annual Rally for a Cure event on July 28 at Park City Golf Club and Bettina Wesemann Giese from Timpanogos Valley Theatre has all the details on Friday's opening of "Newsies Jr."

Leadership Park City Director Scott van Hartesvelt discusses the upcoming Aug. 21 deadline to apply for Class 33. Now in its 32nd year, the leadership program focuses on civic training, leadership development, and community connections.

Park City's 9-Hole Women's League representatives Kathy Higginson and Callaway Zuccarello talk about the 30th annual Rally for a Cure event that aims to raise $25,000 to support breast cancer patients. The event is July 28 at the Park City Golf Club.

Bettina Wesemann Giese from Timpanogos Valley Theatre with previews the Friday opening of "Newsies Jr." on Friday. The youth theater productions features two casts of kids aged 12 to 18, with 65 total performers.

Park City-based professional mountain biker and Olympian Haley Batten previews the upcoming International Cycling Union World Cup race at Soldier Hollow in September, Marvin Rust of the Wasatch County Foundation and Michael Moulton from the Heber Valley Heritage Foundation discuss the history of Pioneer Day in the county and local Rich Wyman has details on on Sunday's "Dogapalooza" event at the Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. that honors his son.

Park City-based professional mountain biker and Olympian Haley Batten talks about the upcoming International Cycling Union World Cup race at Soldier Hollow, Sept. 19-20. The area native expresses her excitement for the World Cup, noting the course's redesign with new technical features like rock slabs and jumps.

Marvin Rust from the Wasatch County Foundation and Michael Moulton from the Heber Valley Heritage Foundation discuss the history of Pioneer Day in the county. Moulton says the Heber Valley was initially settled in 1858 by English immigrants and the two mention the importance of preserving the history and cultures that shaped the area.

Local Rich Wyman previews Sunday's "Dogapalooza" event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park. The park is named for Wyman's son, Ian, who died in a 2024 motorcycle accident and the event is inspired in part by his childhood effort to establish Park City's first dog park.

Deer Creek High School Principal Justin Kelly talks about the new high school's grand opening for students and their families July 29, Cathy Van Dyke, the co-chair of Grow The Flow's Greater Park City chapter, talks about the new local group advocating on behalf of the Great Salt Lake, and Wasatch County Parks and Recreation marketing coordinator Jen Bowman previews the annual Fair Days runs from July 27 to Aug. 31.

Deer Creek High School Principal Justin Kelly talks about the new high school's grand opening for students and their families July 29. The 5 p.m. event features a ribbon-cutting ceremony, self-guided tours and more. Deer Creek is the Wasatch County School District's second high school.