Saturday, December 2, 2023 | 
large.0.png

Taylor Hintz

Joseph Carbone, Eye Care 4 Kids founder and CEO, stands with a young boy and his mother who cannot afford retail-priced eyeglasses.
Faith
Eye Care 4 Kids founder has the vision to help children see
Joseph Carbone suffered from short-sightedness and astigmatism his entire childhood, but after joining the LDS Church, he became an optician and has since helped 100,000 low-income children receive professional eye care at a fraction of the cost.
By Taylor Hintz
Tetsuya Miyamoto uses KenKen as a method for teaching math to children, and he will start his own math tutoring class in Manhattan this year, called Miyamoto Mathematics.
Family
Have fun and do basic math with KenKen puzzles
Math-based puzzle KenKen from Japanese creator Tetsuya Miyamoto is becoming more popular as a game and teaching method that requires logic and arithmetic.
By Taylor Hintz
Gail Halvorsen, also known as "The Candy Bomber" and from the movie "Meet the Mormons," will be featured in the Veteran Speaker Series at the Salt Lake City Library on May 4.
Faith
‘The Candy Bomber’ to speak in Veteran’s Speaker Series
Gail Halvorsen, also known as “The Candy Bomber” and from the movie “Meet the Mormons,” will be featured in the Veteran Speaker Series at the Salt Lake City Library on May 4.
By Taylor Hintz
Ines Cano Diaz received mentoring through Cause for Hope to help her start her own business making tortillas -- a business that now earns her four times as much money per month. Diaz's family is seen here with (from left) Charles Didier, Curtis Bennett, G
Faith
Cause for Hope mentors help South, Central American families out of poverty
Cause for Hope helps families in poverty to become self-sufficient business owners, budget-keepers and entrepreneurs. Its unique mentoring program has helped 1,600 families since 2001 in poor Central and South American countries.
By Taylor Hintz
A student skins a chicken correctly as the Utah Restaurant Association holds its annual teenage cooking state championship culinary and management competitions at the South Towne Exposition Center on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Sandy.
Utah
Teen chefs compete in state cooking competition; Springville, Westlake take top honors
Springville and Westlake high schools won the state cooking competition run by Utah Restaurants Association in the South Towne Expo Center March 17. Teams competed to create a three-course meal in one hour as well as menus and business models.
By Taylor Hintz
The American String Teachers Association will hold several concerts during its national conference in Salt Lake City March 18-21.
Utah
American String Teachers Association to hold annual conference in Salt Lake City
The American String Teachers Association will fill the Salt Palace from March 18-21 with some of the world’s most renowned musicians and teachers. Educational sessions and concerts will showcase string performances and modern string technologies.
By Taylor Hintz
J. Christian Jensen after receiving the Silver Medal in the Documentary Category for his film "White Earth" at the 41st Student Academy Awards at the Directors Guild of America on Saturday, June 7, 2014 in Los Angeles. The film has been nominated for an A
Media & Books
BYU graduate, Utah native has documentary up for an Oscar
“White Earth,” a short documentary directed by Utahn J. Christian Jensen, has been nominated for an Academy Award. The 20-minute film explores the booming oil town of White Earth, North Dakota, through the eyes of children.
By Taylor Hintz
Tan Le, entrepreneur and Vietnamese refugee, gives her keynote speech at the RootsTech conference at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015.
Family
From 5-year-old refugee to CEO, Tan Le shares family’s story at RootsTech
RootsTech keynote speaker Tan Le addressed thousands of family history enthusiasts Thursday with a story from her own childhood as a 5-year-old girl fleeing Vietnam on a tugboat with her family.
By Taylor Hintz
Bob and Joanna Walch meet with members of The Piano Guys at a show in Baltimore. From left: Al Van Der Beek, Joanna Walch, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt, Bob Walch and Paul Anderson.
Faith
Couple’s conversion started with a Piano Guys music video
The Piano Guys’ music helped inspire one couple to learn about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. New Jersey residents Bob and Joanna Walch started watching viral videos of the group at home — now they’re church members and friends.
By Taylor Hintz