All Entries in the "Cover Stories" Category
50 Most Fabulous People
You’ve got to hand it to Utah Valley — it’s overflowing with fabulousness. And we’re not even counting the celebrities. We’re talking good old fashioned, regularly fabulous folks.
May we present Utah Valley Magazine’s second annual “50 Most Fabulous People,” starting with man behind the “Fablehaven” heaven — Highland’s Brandon Mull.
BRANDON MULL
Mull over this: Brandon Mull, author of The New York Times Bestselling series “Fablehaven,” didn’t always plan to be a writer. Sure, he hoped that someday he’d get to “geek out and write fantasy books,” but hope doesn’t pay the bills. So instead of pursing his writing full-time, Brandon, a BYU grad, worked for several years in marketing while penning novels at night. In 2006 his efforts hit pay dirt when Shadow Mountain published the first book in the “Fablehaven” series, and Brandon decided to write full time.
Seeing Fit
For Sherri Tomlinson, Scott Crockett and Stephanie Shurian, 2008 was all about gains and losses. Collectively, they lost 107 pounds and 42 percent body fat. They gained healthy habits and valuable fitness advice.
When we introduced our three fitness challenge participants a year ago, they admitted they’d tried everything from Weight Watchers to cabbage soup diets to exercise videos. They were at a loss, ready to gain help from our expert personal trainers. Now, a year later, Stephanie, Scott and Sherri are seeing fit with the healthy outlooks they’ve gained.
We’ve followed their gains and losses in each 2008 issue of Utah Valley Magazine. Here is our final look at their fit new figures.
Home (Cooking) For The Holidays
Provo’s Kelsey Nixon spreads holiday cheer with original recipes and a new Food Network show For a 24-year-old, Kelsey Nixon’s resume reads like a recipe for success — she’s earned culinary arts degrees and a bachelor’s in journalism, she’s worked for Martha Stewart Living, she develops recipes for Utah-based Zupas, and she’s taught her cooking [...]
150 Minutes Leading To 8 Seconds
Bull riders are well paid for a mere eight seconds of work. But those who’ve been in the arena know there’s much more to bull riding than a few seconds of hanging on. Utah Valley Magazine spent 150 minutes with Payson resident and reigning world champion bull rider Wes Silcox to document his time leading [...]
Would-be First Lady is a First-Rate Lady
Ann Romney is not just “the wife that Mitt built.” She has opinions, community board positions and horses all her own. But for 12 months, Ann put the campaign before the horse and traveled around the country giving speeches nearly every day at the side of her Republican husband. After the couple bowed out of [...]
14 High School Students Who Will Change The World
Haley Richardson SPANISH FORK HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS: Mark and Lynn Richardson | FAMILY: 2 older sisters, one younger sister, 2 younger brothers How will you change the world? I will always have a good attitude, and I’ll help other people to be happy. Plans after high school: Get a degree in art and teach or [...]
The Tribe Has Spoken
Pleasant Grove’s Todd Herzog survived 39 days in China while 15 million viewers watched him lose weight, manipulate and ultimately sway the jury of his peers to win $1 million and the 15th installment of “Survivor.” Todd Herzog may be the richest person to attend his five-year reunion at Pleasant Grove High School this summer. [...]
The Makeup of Bron Roylance
Sundance cabin builder, Hollywood makeup artist and 007’s ‘best man’ Bron Roylance has two speeds — traveling the world doing Pierce Brosnan’s makeup or quietly enjoying his Sundance cabin that he rebuilt and then carefully furnished detail-by-detail. After 30 years dabbing powder on Hollywood’s most famous “it men,” Bron chooses a schedule made up of [...]
Gift Of Dab
Liz Lemon Swindle dreams of a white canvas to paint Christ and Christmas In a dim gallery surrounded by 20 of her own paintings and a splash of light from the photo equipment, Liz Lemon Swindle jokes that this is her typical Friday afternoon. “I do this every week! I dress up in several outfits [...]
Fully Invested
BYU head football coach names 3 players who remind him of himself, his pick for best seat in the stadium and the 5 people he calls most Getting past Shirley Johnson, BYU football secretary since 1980, was the toughest part of interviewing BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall. But once past Bronco’s chief “blocker,” you [...]
