Be sure to stay vigilante of weather reports and stay off the road as much as possible because injury and death tolls are rising in Utah as a result of flash flooding. Many cars are being swept away. Several people are missing. Be sure to stay safe and keep your eye on the weather.
Flash flooding in southern Utah has killed at least 16 people since Monday night; four others remain missing.
Twelve of those deaths are in the small Utah border community of Hildale after a flash flood swept through the town. A vehicle carrying three women and 13 children was swept away, and only three children survived. Washington County Emergency Services told The Weather Channel one person is still missing, and it is unclear whether the individual is an adult or child.
People rushed to the scene when the cars finally came to a stop downstream. What they saw was gruesome; dead bodies were strewn everywhere and the vehicles that once held them were crumpled and mangled, almost beyond recognition. But somehow, they found one boy who survived the ordeal, standing nearby.
“The little boy was standing there,” Yvonne Holm told the Associated Press. “He said, ‘Are you guys going to help me?'”
(MORE: Flash Flood Danger of Vehicles)
Some 20 miles to the north, the AP reported four people were killed by flash flooding in Zion National Park and three remain missing. Up to 1.89 inches of rain was measured in the park over the past two days as of Tuesday morning at an elevation of 5,741 feet, according to the National Weather Service. Officials have not yet released the identities of those killed or missing.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert expressed his sorrow in a statement, lamenting, “I join with other Utahns in mourning today the lives lost in two tragic incidents at Zion National Park and Hildale. Jeanette and I send our thoughts and prayers to the families and friends of those who have lost loved ones. I thank the first responders, volunteers and other officials involved in the recovery effort.”
The situation in Hildale has shocked the community. Flooding started overnight and “obviously caught these people off guard,” Hildale assistant fire chief Kevin Barlow told The AP. “Witnesses say they were backing out of it trying to get away from it and it still swept them in.”
A vehicle rests in debris after a flash flood in Hildale, Utah. (Mark Lamont via AP)
Three people survived as the flash flooding washed the vehicles several hundred yards downstream about 5 p.m. MDT. One survivor was found downstream at a bank in town. One survivor remained hospitalized overnight, Washington County Emergency Services reported. Six of the deceased were located in Utah and two in Arizona, almost 2 1/2 miles downstream.
In light of the tragedy, Herbert warned residents and tourists, “Today’s tragedy also serves as a reminder to residents and those visiting our state to take appropriate precautions and be aware of the factors that contribute to dangerous flash floods. This includes strong thunderstorms and intense rainfall that can take place over several hours or even just a few minutes.”
Authorities say that around 150 people from county, state and federal agencies, 500 community volunteers, and six or seven search dogs are working at search and rescue efforts in Hildale and its sister town across the Arizona border, Colorado City. 
Herbert released a statement Tuesday morning indicating that state officials are in close communication with local government and public safety officials in the affected area and offered the full resources of the state to the town of Hildale to aid with the search and rescue effort. The Utah National Guard has been mobilized and is expected to arrive late Tuesday afternoon, Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox, said at a press conference.
Zoom-in of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, highlighting Short Creek and the canyon northeast of Hildale. (Google Earth)
According to the NWS in Salt Lake City, the deadliest single flash flood on record in Utah prior to Monday’s event was an August 13, 1923 flood near Farmington, claiming seven lives.
The towns sit at the foot of picturesque red rock cliffs about 315 miles south of Salt Lake City. The floods came after heavy rains fell in the canyons just north of the towns, sending waves of water barreling through the streets.
“This hit with a vengeance we haven’t seen for some time,” Barlow told NBC.
The women and children were on a gravel road north of the towns, Barlow said. It appears they were coming back from a park in the area when the flash flood hit, he said.
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The Holidays Are Here for SLC Performing Arts
The holidays are a wonderful time to share with family and friends. Most people actually get to go and experience some of the culture that their respective cities have to offer when they take out their friends and family. If you are looking for some ideas of fun activities to do with the family, check out this exciting calendar of holiday themed performance art in Salt Lake City.
The Night Before Christmas
There will be a 15 minute intermission
Kids and Christmas
American Ballet Academy
Let Christmas Shine – Ballroom Dance
House will open 30 minutes before concert begins There will be a 10 minute intermission
Snow White
There will be a 15 minute intermission
Hamlet – National Theatre Live
Julie Moffitt Ballet School Presents The Nutcracker Ballet
How High Can I build a Fence in Utah?
A fence is a great way to boost property value and create division between neighbors but before you build your fence, it is important to make sure that you know the answers to some important questions like do you really know where your property line is? Are there HOA restrictions to building a fence on your property? How high are you legally allowed to build your fence? Here are some great questions to consider and be sure to contact Western Fence Company for more information.
Questions:
Answer:
How high can I build a fence on my property?
In residential areas, local rules commonly restrict artificial (constructed) backyard fences to a height of six feet. In front yards, the limit is often four feet.
Height restrictions may also apply to natural fences — fences of bushes or trees — if they meet the ordinance’s general definition of fences. Trees that are planted in a row and grow together to form a barrier are usually considered a fence. When natural fences are specifically mentioned in the laws, the height restrictions commonly range from five to eight feet.
If, however, you have a good reason (for example, you need to screen your house from a noisy or unsightly neighboring use, such as a gas station), you can ask the city for a one-time exception to the fence law, called a variance. Talk to the neighbors before you make your request, to explain your problem and get them on your side.
Answer:
My neighbor is building a fence that violates the local fence law. How can I get the law enforced?
Cities are not in the business of sending around fence inspection teams, and as long as no one complains, a nonconforming fence may stand forever.
Tell the neighbor about the law as soon as possible. She probably doesn’t know what the law is, and if the fence is still being built, may be able to modify it at a low cost. If she suggests that you mind your own business, alert the city. All it takes in most circumstances is a phone call to the planning or zoning department or the city attorney’s office. The neighbor will be ordered to conform; if she doesn’t, the city can fine her and even sue.
Answer:
What is a boundary fence?
A boundary fence, also called a division fence or partition fence, is a fence that is located on the line between two properties and is used by both owners. Boundary fences are owned by both owners when both use the fence. What constitutes use varies by state. Some states define use as occupancy such as using the land up to the fence, perhaps by planting crops. Some use the word join for use that is, a neighbor who hooks up another fence to the boundary fence is using the boundary fence. Most states say a fence is used only when the landowners property is entirely enclosed by fences.
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Film Buffs Unite
Admit it, you can remember a movie quote better than what you had for breakfast yesterday. You have an impressive encyclopedia of movie knowledge just rolling around in your noggin. Your friends always look at you when they are struggling to think of the name of a movie or actor. It’s alright. Salt Lake has some great events to satisfy your film needs. Many at very affordable prices or free. Check these out.
Fall 2015 Silent Film Series: The Lost World
Rock n Roll High School (PG, 1979)
After Hours Teen Movie Night: October Sky (PG, 1999)
Slow Food Park City Food and Film Weekend
Tumbleweeds Film Festival 2015
Alive Inside: The Story of Music and Memory
Rebel Without a Cause (PG-13, 1955)
The 78 Project Movie
An Evening with Mr Turner
Project Wild Thing Film Screening
Underfunded Film Festival
Fall 2015 Silent Film Series: Harold Lloyd
Tumbleweeds Film Festival Screening: When Marnie Was There
A Mormon Maid
Guide to Choosing Fence Materials
What your fence is made of is one of the biggest factors that will determine the price of the fence and what adding it will accomplish. It also plays a lot into how much the fence will improve the value of your home. So take a look at some of the basic materials that can be used to make your fence and remember that we do custom work, so there are a lot of things that we can work with you on if it is not listed on our site.
Performing Arts in Salt Lake City
Although Salt Lake may not have that large of a reputation for arts, it has a very diverse scene with all kinds of events sure to be enjoyable for everyone. Performing arts are a fantastic spectacle and wonderful exhibition of what people are capable of. It is inspiring and something that we should all collectively go to appreciate on a regular basis. Here are some of the awesome performing arts events in Salt Lake and surrounding areas for the rest of September.
Classic Greek Theatre’s Production and Tour of Sophocles’ Electra
42nd Street
“Fall Season”
Forever Plaid
Forever Plaid is presented “Backstage at The Grand”, an intimate black-box style presentation with limited, general seating Parking is FREE We are located inside Salt Lake Community college Doors open 30 minutes prior to the posted start time
The 39 Steps
Door opens at 7 pm
Utah’s Got Dance!
Doors open at 7:00 pm
Classic Greek Theatre’s Production and Tour of Sophocles’ Electra
Westminster College Classical Greek Theatre Festival: Electra
Free pre-performance lecture, 4:00 pm
Classic Greek Theatre’s Production and Tour of Sophocles’ Electra
Adult Public Technique Classes
James Perry from Studio C
Doors open at 7:30 PM
Wit
Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time
American Idiot
Duration time may vary Please call (801)581-6448 for run times
Classic Greek Theatre’s Production and Tour of Sophocles’ Electra
BRAVO! Series: National Dance Company Of Siberia
Back to the Present
Fiddler on the Roof
The Drowsy Chaperone
Monday and Friday 7:30pm, Saturday 2:00pm
Salem Witch Trials
A Midsummer’s Night Dream Ballet
House opens 30 minutes before production There will be a 10 minute intermission
An Ideal Husband
House opens 30 minutes before production begins There will be a 10 minute intermission
Animal Farm
Rocky Mountain Choreography Festival Presents: Raphael Dance Emerge
Salem Witch Trials
Water Sings Blue
Be Careful on the Road!
Be sure to stay vigilante of weather reports and stay off the road as much as possible because injury and death tolls are rising in Utah as a result of flash flooding. Many cars are being swept away. Several people are missing. Be sure to stay safe and keep your eye on the weather.
Flash flooding in southern Utah has killed at least 16 people since Monday night; four others remain missing.
Twelve of those deaths are in the small Utah border community of Hildale after a flash flood swept through the town. A vehicle carrying three women and 13 children was swept away, and only three children survived. Washington County Emergency Services told The Weather Channel one person is still missing, and it is unclear whether the individual is an adult or child.
People rushed to the scene when the cars finally came to a stop downstream. What they saw was gruesome; dead bodies were strewn everywhere and the vehicles that once held them were crumpled and mangled, almost beyond recognition. But somehow, they found one boy who survived the ordeal, standing nearby.
“The little boy was standing there,” Yvonne Holm told the Associated Press. “He said, ‘Are you guys going to help me?'”
(MORE: Flash Flood Danger of Vehicles)
Some 20 miles to the north, the AP reported four people were killed by flash flooding in Zion National Park and three remain missing. Up to 1.89 inches of rain was measured in the park over the past two days as of Tuesday morning at an elevation of 5,741 feet, according to the National Weather Service. Officials have not yet released the identities of those killed or missing.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert expressed his sorrow in a statement, lamenting, “I join with other Utahns in mourning today the lives lost in two tragic incidents at Zion National Park and Hildale. Jeanette and I send our thoughts and prayers to the families and friends of those who have lost loved ones. I thank the first responders, volunteers and other officials involved in the recovery effort.”
The situation in Hildale has shocked the community. Flooding started overnight and “obviously caught these people off guard,” Hildale assistant fire chief Kevin Barlow told The AP. “Witnesses say they were backing out of it trying to get away from it and it still swept them in.”
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A vehicle rests in debris after a flash flood in Hildale, Utah. (Mark Lamont via AP)
Three people survived as the flash flooding washed the vehicles several hundred yards downstream about 5 p.m. MDT. One survivor was found downstream at a bank in town. One survivor remained hospitalized overnight, Washington County Emergency Services reported. Six of the deceased were located in Utah and two in Arizona, almost 2 1/2 miles downstream.
In light of the tragedy, Herbert warned residents and tourists, “Today’s tragedy also serves as a reminder to residents and those visiting our state to take appropriate precautions and be aware of the factors that contribute to dangerous flash floods. This includes strong thunderstorms and intense rainfall that can take place over several hours or even just a few minutes.”
Authorities say that around 150 people from county, state and federal agencies, 500 community volunteers, and six or seven search dogs are working at search and rescue efforts in Hildale and its sister town across the Arizona border, Colorado City.
Herbert released a statement Tuesday morning indicating that state officials are in close communication with local government and public safety officials in the affected area and offered the full resources of the state to the town of Hildale to aid with the search and rescue effort. The Utah National Guard has been mobilized and is expected to arrive late Tuesday afternoon, Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox, said at a press conference.
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Zoom-in of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, highlighting Short Creek and the canyon northeast of Hildale. (Google Earth)
According to the NWS in Salt Lake City, the deadliest single flash flood on record in Utah prior to Monday’s event was an August 13, 1923 flood near Farmington, claiming seven lives.
The towns sit at the foot of picturesque red rock cliffs about 315 miles south of Salt Lake City. The floods came after heavy rains fell in the canyons just north of the towns, sending waves of water barreling through the streets.
“This hit with a vengeance we haven’t seen for some time,” Barlow told NBC.
The women and children were on a gravel road north of the towns, Barlow said. It appears they were coming back from a park in the area when the flash flood hit, he said.
Read more at: http://wxch.nl/1Mp7oPR
If You’re Looking for a Great Time in Salt Lake…
There are all kinds of fun places to go. This week, Ben Harper and The Innocents are coming to Salt Lake City at the Red Butte Garden. Ben Harper has been huge in music since the late nineties for his unique take on blues, folk, reggae, soul and funk/rock music. He really can take on any genre. He is a musician that had his first big gig at age 12 and has only continued to grow and expand his talent.
An Evening with Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals
300 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals are back-returning to the stage and the studio in 2015 after a seven-year hiatus-the last show they played together was a double encore set in Brazil in September 2008. Fans were ecstatic when the band announced plans for a reunion tour of North America and Europe-a mixture of intimate shows and headlining slots at Bonnaroo and other music festivals. The tour and forthcoming studio recording reunite Harper with The Innocent Criminals’ classic line-up: percussionist Leon Mobley, bassist Juan Nelson, drummer Oliver Charles, keyboardist Jason Yates and guitarist Michael Ward.
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Recent Project
Want to see what Western Fence Company can do for you? Check out these photos from one of our latest projects. We stand by our work and are proud of the difference we can make in property value and appearance!
How to Choose the Best Fence
There are many different reasons that a homeowner would want to build a fence. Whether it be to show property lines, to keep unwanted people or things out of yards or for aesthetic value to increase the price of the home upon sale. Whatever the reason, there are four tips that you should consider to help you choose the best fence for your needs that will stay with you for life.
8 Ways To Spice Up Your Fence
Fencing plays a starring role in the home decor news these days. You’ll see weathered pickets or rugged fence boards ingeniously repurposed as living room wall art or headboards for the bedroom. But sometimes a fence is just a fence – not something to be recycled, but an actual structure that provides privacy, security, and shade to your yard. There’s no reason for this essential item to be boring, though. Here are 8 fences imaginatively decorated by Hometalk members. Try doing one of these projects yourself to delight the eye and perhaps add curb appeal to your home.
1. Marble-Embellished Fence
Photo: C.R.A.F.T./Hometalk
Here’s a whimsically embellished fence courtesy of Creating Really Awesome Free Things (C.R.A.F.T.). Her mom created the shiny decorations by drilling holes in wooden fencing and wielding a mallet to pound in a jillion children’s marbles. Who else loves the sparkle?
2. Peek a Bark Fence
Photo: Joe L/Hometalk
A privacy fence will keep passersby from peeking in, but what if you have a four-footed somebody who wants to peek out? Joe L cut a hole in his board fence to let his beautiful Sheltie buddy Blaze watch what everyone was doing in the back field. The peek a bark hole is lined with plywood so Blaze’s fur doesn’t snag.
3. DIY Repurposed Tin Can Hanging Planters
Photo: Newly Woodwards/Hometalk
Try this cheap and easy way to add charming pops of color to an uninspiring stretch of fence. NewlyWoodwards hung her fence with spray-painted tin cans full of flowers. Voila! Instant rustic planters that brighten up the landscape on a budget.
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