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🌱 Orem High big man takes his game all the way to Alaska
Orem, Utah Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Orem! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Orem High big man takes his game all the way to Alaska
- How Orem gymnastics trip ended in a yearlong search for twins
Also on today's calendar: Sun May 24 | Provo, UT | 4:30 PM and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: Why does a cow wear a bell ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cool with periods of sun, with a high of 63 and low of 37 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and cool, temps: high: 65, low: 47.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, nice and cool, with a high of 64 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Nanooks Grab Signing of Ethen Stoddard Out of Utah (alaskananooks.com) — An Orem native is heading to NCAA basketball’s far north: 6-foot-8 center Ethen Stoddard, an Orem High School graduate, has signed with the Alaska Nanooks after a strong season at Utah State Eastern. Local hoops fans can track his collegiate career as he brings Orem-grown size and efficiency—over 60% shooting last year—to a program expecting him to contribute immediately on both ends of the floor. 
• Twins vanish after gymnastics, father desperate for answers (eastidahonews.com) — A missing-children case with roots in Orem is back in the spotlight as a father describes how his 7-year-old twins disappeared after a gymnastics outing in the city last year. He joins a TV interview to share his search efforts and keep attention on the case.
📸 Around Orem
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Upcoming Events in
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Sat May 23 | Provo, UT | 1:30 PM →
Provo Towne Centre, 1200 Towne Centre Blvd, Provo
1:30 pm
Saturday May 23
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Other local events
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Summit High Graduation
Mountain View High School, 665 W Center St, Orem
4:00 pm -
Provo High Graduation
UCCU Center, 800 W University Pkwy, Orem
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Independence High Graduation
Independence High School, 636 Independence Ave, Provo
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Mountain View High Graduation
UCCU Center, 800 W University Pkwy, Orem
8:30 am -
Sun May 24 | Provo, UT | 4:30 PM →
Provo Towne Centre, 1200 Towne Centre Blvd, Provo
4:30 pm -
WBN Best State for Families
Altabank, 2174 W Grove Parkway, Pleasant Grove
11:30 am
Wednesday May 20
Thursday May 21
Friday May 22
Sunday May 24
Wednesday May 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Daybreak senior care
DayBreak Senior Services, 1351 Valley Dr, Ogden
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ATEC Graduation
American Fork Junior High School, 20 W 1120 N, American Fork
4:00 pm -
Drama: Banquet
Timpanogos High Orem, UT 84057
6:00 pm -
Senior Dinner Dance (Provo Library Ballroom)
Mountain View High Orem, UT 84057
6:30 pm -
Summit High Graduation
Mountain View High School, 665 W Center St, Orem
4:00 pm
Tuesday May 19
Wednesday May 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found a lost dog.
It seems to be a Shih Tzu. We have it at our house in the Scera Park area of Orem. Please message me if it’s your dog or know whose it is. (Nextdoor Scera Park South) - Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
Esme was LOST on April 29, 2026 in Orem, UT 84058 near Springwater park Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the owner,… (Nextdoor Sharon)
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Orem. Apply here.
- Buffalo Wild Wings posted a job opening for Server in Orem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orem here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- 6A Baseball: No. 7 Skyridge upsets No. 2 Mountain Ridge 11-9 (heraldextra.com)
Provo
- Pressing pause: Provo City School District tables school closure talks, to examine DLI programs (heraldextra.com)
- Duncan Aviation completes dual Gulfstream G650 144-month inspections (mrobusinesstoday.com)
- Where Art Meets Innovation: Inside the Salt Lake Art Show and the X5 Vision (techbuzznews.com)
Ok Orem! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because its horns doesn't work! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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