July 30, 2025 - Huck Finn and 3 rodeos and Free Cheesecake

What’s Up Provo! Happy National Cheesecake Day! Go get your free cheesecake at Momo’s (today only), and Cheesecake Factory has a half off deal today as well. 🧀🍰

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💰 Utah Treasure Updates
In case you weren’t aware already, the 2025 Utah Treasure Hunt is happening right now. In case you aren’t aware what that means, it’s the sixth annual adventure in which the organizers, John Maxim and David Cline, hide money on public lands in northern Utah (in this case it’s $25,000) for some lucky treasure hunters to find. (People come from out of state to participate.)

Like they do every year, they’ve released a cryptic poem about how to find the treasure and like every year they supplement it with weekly hints. Here are two of the most recent hints they’ve released and what people are saying about them:

Hint 9: The “Chinese Checkers” Lines

In the original draft of the poem there were two lines that the decided to scrap. But that doesn’t mean they weren’t helpful in some way. Here they are:
“When you are wearied and tired trekkers,
sit down for a game of Chinese Checkers.”
Some think this hint refers to a designated rest area on the trail — somewhere hikers naturally pause and sit down, like a bench of something. Others have talked about a large rock with drill‑hole patterns in Cottonwood Canyon which resembles a Chinese Checkers board.

Hint 10: “Walk the Plank”

The hint says: “The ‘plank’ in the poem refers to some kind of wooden boards you will cross at some point on the trail.”
Numerous hunters point to the narrow wooden bridge over Battle Creek, calling it the literal “plank” you must cross. Others think it refers to one of the boardwalks on trails like the Bonneville Shoreline Trail—especially where the path crosses wetlands or streams. A few suggest other creek crossings in Emigration or Mill Creek Canyon.
(Click the blue header link to read the whole poem. Scroll down a little to see the link for to all the hints they’ve released.)

🎣 Utah Lake’s surprising economic impact
A new Ernst & Young‑commissioned 2024 tourism study shows Utah Lake generated ~$74.3 million in visitor spending, supporting 823 jobs, adding $56.8 million to GDP, and delivering roughly $9.2 million in state/local taxes to Utah County. Not going to pretend we understand this fully, but that doesn’t mean we’re not impressed/surprised.

🚀 Launchpad in Utah?
Utah is taking another run at hosting a space launch facility more than 50 years after its initial bid lost to Cape Canaveral. (Didn’t know that was a thing.) In January of this year, SB62 was passed and the state formed a 13‑member Spaceport Exploration Committee which recently started evaluating potential sites (like Delta and Green River)!

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🤠 Cowboy Poetry & Music Night
This event is the first of its kind for the Utah County Fair and it will be a blend of storytelling and song featuring award-winning singer-songwriters Trinity Seely and Brenn Hill as well as cowboy poet Dakota Holdaway.
Spanish Fork Arena | July 30 | 7pm-9pm | $18 tickets

Lindon Days 2025 Events
♟ Chess Blitz Tournament – July 30, 10:00 am, Lindon Community Center
🎣 Huck Finn Fishing – July 30, 6:30 pm, Fryer Park | Dress up like Huck Finn if you want to win a prize, and bring a bucket or net for the fish you’re going to catch.
⭐ Star Party – July 30, 9:30 pm, Dry Canyon Trailhead Parking Lot

👯 World Folkfest Opening Night Festival
Hosted by Springville Library, but it’s not at the library, it’s at the park. But also, in a sense, it’s not at the park because the international performances are meant to help you “travel the globe…”
The official performances start tonight but they are happening all week long. There are different performers on each night, so no two nights will be the same. Last thing, you might need to bring your own blanket or chair in case they run out of seats.
Tickets cost $7 for a child (ages 4-12), adults are $18, seniors $15, and the family pass (for 2 adults, 4 children) is $60.
Arts Park, Springville | July 30 | Gates open 5:30pm

🎶 Midway Music on the Square
Shannon Runyon and the 3 Kings will be performing!
Midway Town Square | July 30 | 6pm-8pm

🎭 Wicked Sing-Along
Bring pillows, blankets, and a costume. And your signing voice. Don’t need to bring popcorn though, they got that already. (You need to register for this one, not many spots left.)
Provo Library Ballroom | July 30 | 6pm-9pm

🚲 Police Picnic & Bike Rodeo
Bike obstacle course, safety tips, hot dogs and snacks!
Orem Community Park | July 30 | 5pm-7pm

🎭 Grand Gallery for Opera Fest's performance of The Elixer of Love
Springville Museum of Art | July 30 | 7pm

🎡 Utah County Fair
Pretty much all the Utah County Fair events are happening at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds (475 South Main Street)
Western Night Rodeo - July 31 at 7pm | Free Rodeo! Hopefully you got your kid/grandkid signed up for the mutton bustin’ too.
🛍️ 2025 Makers Market - July 31-Aug 2 from 10am-10pm | Over 100 local makers will showcase handcrafted jewelry, pottery, macramé (stuff made with a special knot technique), and more, with free kids activities (Legos and more) and interactive agricultural activities too.

Lindon Days 2025 Events
🤠 JR Rodeo Pre‑Show – July 31, 6:00 pm, Lindon Horse Arena | Stick‑horse races and Cash Cow games for kids, it’s all free!
🐴 Lindon Jr Rodeo – July 31, starts around 7:00 pm, Lindon Horse Arena | Dirt dance afterwards
🍬 Mayor’s Candy Scramble – July 31, starts around 8:00 pm, Lindon Horse Arena

🌍 World Folkfest at Library Hall
If you aren’t attending World Folkfest in Springville, here’s a great chance to see live and free performances from Europe and Mexico. We haven’t seen anything about registration anywhere, so as far as we can tell, it’s a first come first to be seated kind of event.
Orem Public Library | July 31 | 7:30pm

Non-fair or festival events:

🎉 Heber Market on Main
Heber Main Street Park | July 31 | 5pm-9pm

🎤 2025 Summer Concert: Jagertown
Jagertown’s been bringing their country-rock magic since 2005— and they will be playing with Midnight River Choir, Swagger, Headshine & more.
Heber Market Main Stage | July 31 | 6:30pm-8:45pm

🐴 Mountain Valley Stampede Rodeo
If you’ve been counting, that makes three rodeos happening locally in one night… Where do they get all the riders?
This rodeo is Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Fireworks every night after the rodeo, and after tomorrow’s rodeo there’s a free concert as well.
Wasatch County Outdoor Arena | July 31-Aug 2 | Thu 6:45pm, Fri & Sat 7:15pm

🏍️ Harleys After Dark
Enjoy free Walking Tacos, non-alcoholic drinks, fun games & prizes—and you might just wheel away with a brand-new grill!
Summit Harley-Davidson | July 31 | 5pm-9pm

🪄 Harry Potter Parties
The Instagram video for this one is a little nuts.
Springville Library | July 31 (6pm-8pm) & August 1 (7pm)

⚽🏈🏐 2025 Cougar Kickoff
Tons of activities and unique games. Interact with the athletes and get your gear signed. Admission is free, and there will also be adaptive races as well!
BYU’s Helaman Fields | Aug 6 | 6pm-8pm

🏞 Great American Outdoors Act Day (Free entrance into all National Parks)
Any National Park | Aug 4

🎉 Alpine Days
Markets on Aug 6, Rodeo Aug 7-9, carnival and concerts Aug 8-9, Fireworks Aug 9
Alpine | Aug 2-Aug 0

Barbell Therapy in Orem is owner-run and locally grown. It’s open 24/7, has elite level equipment, but no contracts, and no extra fees.

We talked to Jake, the owner of Barbell Therapy to learn more.

How it started: After Jake got home from his mission he was 6'1", 140 pounds, but over the next few years, he gained 70 pounds of muscle, earned a personal training certification, and then built a garage gym during COVID.

Then, with almost no money, Jake signed a commercial lease. “Signing that lease felt very much like jumping off a cliff without a parachute.” But he started building Barbell Therapy piece by piece. He sourced equipment by buying, selling, trading equipment on KSL and Facebook marketplace, even welding some of it himself! After three years of hustle, he created a fully equipped strength training gym.

What makes them different: “Barbell” reflects the gym’s focus on resistance training with top-tier gear for lifters at every level. “Therapy” speaks to the deeper mission: helping people experience the mental health benefits of exercise. As Jake puts it, “Looking is great, but feeling and being capable and strong is even better and more valuable.”

📍 495 N State St, Orem
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@ The Velour
Wednesday - Open mic
Thursday - Ferocious Oaks, Icarus Phoenix, MEGARITUAL, Adam & Darcie

@Java Junkie
Thursday - LampShade Acoustic Night
Friday - Open mic

@ The Rise
Friday - THE VAULT: local urban music night

Also, No Such Animal, CAYSN, Allo Monroe, The Lip will be playing at the Classic Fun Center this Friday for a free concert! More on that next time.

In exchange for helping you plan out your week please consider forwarding this to someone who could be the next stick horse champion. 😉 (coming up Aug 2nd)

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie