As we commemorate the events that led to CCC’s creation twenty years ago this month, we are excited to partner with professors from USU’s Caine College of the Arts in their performances of Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. This quartet was written and premiered 80 years ago in January 1941 in […]
Ninety years old means different things to different people. For Farrell Edwards it means there’s a lot of work yet to be done. When he was about 83 years old, Farrell was going to retire from the Physics Department at USU, but he had his own conditions. He wanted to retire and keep his office […]
On February 16, 2017, Deserae Turner became a victim of a brutal scheme planned by two boys she knew from school. After luring her to meet them at an irrigation ditch behind their school, the two carried out their predetermined plan to kill her because they “thought she was annoying.” After hanging out with the […]
Clare Ahn, with her husband, Professor Yong Kim, came to the United States from South Korea. After attending the University of Iowa, they settled in Cache Valley in 2002. Living in the valley was an easy transition for Clare, her husband and their two boys. Raised a Catholic, she has been thankful for the community […]
Father Joshua Maria Santos did not find himself outside his comfort zone when he first came to the United States from the Philippines. He was first assigned to a Catholic church in California in a community with a large Filipino population. It was as if he hadn’t left his homeland. Life was great! A few […]
Chris and Falene Hough know all too well how autism can sneak up on parents and take them totally unaware. Two of their four boys are autistic. When their oldest son Aidan was diagnosed, Falene suspected there was something going on with him as he was non-verbal at two years old. They had his hearing […]
ADHD has become a common word in today’s society that was often overlooked or under diagnosed in the past. Michael Bingham relates well with the challenges ADHD brings as he too has this diverse ability, as he prefers to refer to it. Michael is an artist, sculptor, educator and activist for people with special needs […]
Deanna and Don Smellie have always been each other’s true north—Don leading the way with Deanna by his side. Unfortunately life has taken a turn and Deanna has stepped forward to shoulder the pain of watching her gifted husband fade into that disease called Alzheimer’s. The Smellies came to the valley in 1968 after Don […]
For Lucy Galarus, cerebral palsy and other disabilities are a way of life, and she does not let them define who she is and what she can accomplish. As a fourteen-year-old, eighth grade student, Lucy is mature beyond her years. Born with cerebral palsy she has never taken a back seat when it comes to […]
Not having a place to worship your faith in a community where you live often results in a form of isolation. When people do not understand the practices of your faith, it can result in misunderstandings and incorrect ideas of what you do believe. In addition, when your religious holidays are not the same as […]