Crosstown Rivalry and Huck Finn Fishing 🎣🥕

What’s Up Provo!

Today in the ‘lympics: Men’s 400m final (watch for Quincy Hall), the men’s 3000m steeplechase (we’re rooting for Kenneth)…

There’s also the Race Walk Mixed Relay final.🚶 Not sure what to think about this one.

Watching people try their hardest to win is satisfying. Watching people artificially restrict themselves while competing sounds frustrating. Like watching sprinting but the sprinters aren’t allowed to bend their knees. Or the hurdles but your hands have to be in your pockets.

To be fair there is probably a lot more to race walking than we realize. And at the end of the day someone is still getting a gold medal!🥇

We may not have the opportunity to win an olympic gold medal today but we do have a lot great things going on. Let’s get into it!

What’s Happening

Here’s a quick overview of top events coming up:

Ono’s Malasadas

OUR STORY

While on their annual vacation to the Hawaiian Islands, Sophia Bussio and her family discovered Malasadas, a Portuguese fried sweet dough, a food staple in Hawaii. Sophia and her family saw the opportunity to bring the malasada magic to Provo. Excited to embrace the opportunity, the Bussios dove headfirst into the world of fried dough, later naming their new company “Ono’s Malasadas.”

OUR NAME

The name, a fusion of Hawaiian and Portuguese, encapsulates what a malasada truly is. “Ono” in Hawaiian means “delicious,” while in Portuguese, “Malasadas” translates to “bad dough” — a contradiction that perfectly describes the treat.

OUR MENU

💐 Utah Flower Market

Head to Pleasant Grove for the Utah Flower Market. It starts at 11:30am and goes until 1:30. Local flower farmers sell their flowers. Food trucks, soda shop and other local vendors will be there.

📖 Mobile Library Van Visit

Come check out and return books at Quail Orchard Park (the new park between Canyon Road and Timpview Dr.). The van will be there from 3:30pm until 4:30pm.

🏃‍♀️ Olympics
Men’s 3000m steeplechase (Kenneth Rooks, BYU) @ 1:40pm MDT

UVU vs BYU (Women’s Soccer)⚽

Clyde Field in Orem @ 7pm

It’s another crosstown rivalry as the Wolverines host the Cougars. BYU v. UVU women’s soccer games are always full of excitement and drama. 😱

This game is SOLD OUT…BUT, according to UVU’s website: “an extremely limited number of "standby" tickets will be available at the gate. These tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis while assessing available seating.”

This game will not be streamed online. 😞

Huck Finn Fishing and Fun 🐟

Fryer Park @ 6:30pm

This is an event put on by the City of Lindon for their Lindon Days celebration. (So when you try and blend in, use your best Lindon accent.)

The event is being held at Fryer Park and it starts at 6:30pm. According to their website: “We will have the fish ready and the park full of water ready for fishing! Come ready to get wet with your fishing nets and buckets and try to take home a WHOPPER!“

🥫 Canning 101

From the Provo City Library: "Learn the rules of home preservation (canning). See how easy it is to preserve fruits and make jam and jelly. Discover how to preserve tomato-based salsas and sauces. Discover where safe preservation recipes can be found."

The class will be held in Room 201 at the Provo Library and will go from 7pm until 8:30pm.

🥕 Sunset Farmers Markets

Come check out the vendors but also Utah County's largest weekly food truck roundup! 300 East Center Street Orem from 5pm to 11:59pm.

🎸 Guru’s Live Music

Every Wednesday night Guru’s invites local musicians to perform at their restaurant. Enjoy the live music and one of Guru’s many amazing dishes. Musical performances usually start at 7pm and go until about 9pm.

Tip for the day

It’s national Simplify Your Life week. One way to simplify your life is by simply being more effective and getting things off your to do list quickly.

To get stuff off your to-do list more effectively it could help to understand Parkinson’s Law which is "Work expands to fill the available time".

Use Parkinson’s Law to your advantage by first identifying some things you need to do. (Some tasks work better than others when it comes to Parkinson’s law such as cleaning, getting through your emails, researching something online, even getting ready for the day.)

Then figure out a time it might take to accomplish that task, and cut the time in half.

Set your timer to that amount and race to accomplish the task(s). Most every time if you follow this technique you will accomplish your tasks quicker. If you have tasks that have lived on your to-do list for a while it will feel great to finally get those checked off.

Tomorrow

📘 500 Books Before Middle School Completion Party

Provo Library @ 4:15pm

🏫 Back to School Night

Aug 8th » Spring Creek Elementary, Wasatch Elementary

🗡️ Peter Pan (1924)

Lindon Community Center @ 12:30pm

🐑 Lindon Jr Rodeo

Lindon Horse Arena (200 N Main) @ 7pm
(Plus Jr Rodeo Pre-Show and post-show Dirt Dance)

Later this week

🏫 Back to School Nights
Aug 8th » Spring Creek Elementary, Wasatch Elementary
Aug 9th » Timpanogos Elementary, Provost Elementary
Next Week » Edgemont Elementary, Canyon Crest, Westridge Elementary

⚽ BYU Women’s Soccer
Friday, August 9th vs Wyoming (home)

🚀 BYU Film Series: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Friday, August 9th Harold B Lee Library (Reynolds Auditorium) @ 7pm

🛸 Outdoor Movie Star Wars: Episode 1 @ University Place
Friday, August 9th, 2001: A Space Odyssey at BYU, Star Wars: Episode 1 (outdoor movie) @ University Place

Live Music

@ The Velour
Wednesday: Open Mic
Friday, Aug 9th: Botanical Animal, OracMind, Hasha
Saturday, Aug 10th: Kin Lodge, Abner Avenue, Wild Flour, Rex

@ The Boardwalk
Friday, Aug 9th: Filibusters, Always Her, Calling Card
Saturday, Aug 10th, CARE, OrcaMinda, Hasha

What’s the Weather

Today
96° 🌡️ | ☀️ | 0%

Tomorrow
94° 🌡️ | ☀️ | 0%

Slightly cooler weather coming this weekend…

Weightlifting, Track and Field, Skateboarding

(All times are Eastern Times)

🏃‍♂️ Track & field: women’s pole vault final (1 p.m.), men’s discus final (2:25 p.m.), men’s 400m (3:20 p.m.), men’s 3,000m steeplechase (3:40 p.m.). NBC is airing the finals.

🛹 Skateboarding: men’s park final (11:30 a.m., USA Network)

🥊 Boxing: Four semifinal bouts (3:30 p.m., 3:46 p.m., 4:02 p.m., 4:18 p.m.), two final bouts (4:34 p.m., 4:51 p.m.)

🏃‍♂️ Marathon: Race walk mixed relay (1:30 a.m., USA Network)

👨‍🎨 Artistic swimming: team acrobatic routine (1:30 p.m., E!)

🥋 Taekwondo: Four bronze medal contests (2:19 p.m. start), two gold medal contests (3:23 p.m. and 3:39 p.m.)

🚲 Cycling track: men’s team pursuit bronze (12:25 p.m.), men’s team pursuit gold (12:33 p.m.), women’s team pursuit gold (12:57 p.m., E!)

🧗‍♀️ Sport climbing: women’s speed final (6:55 a.m., E!)

🤼‍♂️ Wrestling: six medal events (1:30 p.m. start, runs through about 4 p.m.)

🏋️‍♀️ Weightlifting: men’s 61kg (9 a.m.), women’s 49kg (1:30 p.m.)

UPDATE: BYU alumna Courtney Wayment

Courtney Wayment took 12th place on yesterday in 3000-meter steeplechase at Stade De France.

She finished with a time of 9 minutes and 13 seconds, the top American finisher in the race.

UPDATE: USA Wins GOLD in Major Upset

Jacob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) and Josh Kerr (Great Britian) were favorites to win the men’s 1500m race in Paris. But Cole Hocker of the U.S. shocked the world in what is being called one of the biggest upsets in Olympic running history. We won’t give away exactly how the race went, better just to see it: Watch the race

“I just felt like I was getting carried by the stadium and God. My body just kind of did it for me. My mind was all there and I saw that finish line.

“Winning gold was my goal this entire year. I wrote that down and I repeated it to myself even if I didn’t believe it. My performances showed me that I was capable of running 3:27, whatever it took. I knew I was a medal contender, and I knew that if I get it right, it would be a gold medal. I’ve been saying that.”

Reminders!!!

Start Smart Football Registration
(For 3 - 5 year olds) Registration goes from Aug 6 to Aug 29th
Registration

BYU Organ Workshop Registration
Registration

Lindon Jr Rodeo Muttin Bustin Registration filling up🐑
Registration

Public School Starts Aug 13th!

Current Fire and Fireworks Restrictions
No fireworks and heavy restrictions on campfires.

More info

Words To Remember

Thanks for reading! Hope you catch a whopper today!