By Ellen M. Arch, MD As a Developmental Pediatrician and Clinical Biochemical Geneticist here in Saint George. I know all too well the struggles that today’s young people deal with, both mentally and emotionally. It’s not uncommon for me to meet kids who feel disenfranchised by the education system they...
On May 1st at 11:53 P.M. Rescue Alert of Dixie received a “Panic” signal from a customer. Answering the call, the Response Center Attendant announced herself and asked, “Do you need help?” Receiving no response, she asked a second time and heard a very weak and garbled “Help me.” The...
By Angel Naivalu, MSW Making Boys into Men – the Old-Fashioned Way. It’s worked for eons of time, and it’s been working well for Greg Kesler, Owner of Life Skills Recovery Ranch, for over 25 years. Decades ago, Western Horseman Magazine wrote an article about Greg and his...
By Lyman Hafen Not long ago I was invited to an evening gathering of colleagues at a home in the St. George neighborhood of Stone Cliff. As I drove south down River Road toward the bridge spanning the Virgin River, I remembered boyhood rides on my bike coasting down...
By Anna DuPree, Board Member, One Family One Family is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to helping Southern Utah – one family at a time. There are so many wonderful groups in the world who help people in small ways. It is our goal to make a life changing...
Local business serves the Intermountain West for eight decades – and still going strong! By Jones Paint & Glass Staff Harold Jones started Jones Paint & Glass in 1938 after his parents, believing in his vision, took out a $300 loan for Harold, using their furniture as collateral. Eighty years later,...
By Alberto Souza, MS, APRN, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner Specialist, Medical Director at Centers for Couples and Families We all have those days when it feels like we woke up on the wrong side of the bed. For whatever reason, we are just in a bad mood. Often times these bad...
How to create and cultivate your love garden By Dr. Matt Eschler, PhD, LMFT – Centers for Couples and Families I am pretty certain that we all hope for a juicy fun, passionate, loving relationship with our lovers! The relationships that maintain a spark and continue to bloom and blossom...
By Kelly B. Kendall The sound of slamming metal doors with automatic locks is deafening. It’s a sound I will never get used, no matter how many times I enter to facilitate InsideOut Dad® classes. It is not only loud, it echoes through the concrete hallways like nothing I have...
By: Jack W. Rolfe “Find what gives you joy and match it with the needs of the world.” ~ Sean de Four, MSW Spring is a wonderful time of year with new blossoms signaling fresh beginnings. One spring season going back in time to April 28, 2007, I was...
