IRONMAN 2012 - May 9, 2012
The halls of the Dixie Center are silenced, the buzz and energy portrayed by the very essence of the triathlete’s presence of Ironman participants gone. After long months of preparation by both the athletes and organizers, a week long of accumulating activity (from April 30th – May 7th) in readiness of the DAY, 2012 Ironman has concluded. [...] May Days a Hay Day for Dixie Center! - May 8, 2012
May is jammed packed with scheduled events at the Dixie Center! On May 10th the Leadership Dixie Banquet will be hosted at the Dixie Center. If you have never heard about this organization you can check them out at their website at www.leadershipdixie.info/ Their mission is to provide a diverse resource pool of leaders who have been [...] Utah League of Cities and Towns Road School - April 30, 2012
Riding on the forefront of Ironman, Utah League of Cities and Towns hosted their annual road school at the Dixie Center, April 25 -27, 2012. Every April, the ULCT, in cooperation with the Utah LTAP Center, plans and coordinates a conferernce specifically for public works department personnel from throughout Utah. The conference provides an opportunity to [...] Spring Has Sprung! - April 3, 2012
The Home and Garden show at the Dixie Center on March 30 and 31 seemed to earmark the beginning of Spring! Absent for several years, due to the downturn in the economy, this year’s event brought in approximately 8,000 attendees. There is just something about Spring time that spurs people into wanting to plant their flower and [...]
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Rural Water Concludes Week Long Conference - March 2, 2012
Don’t think water is a prime issue for the state of Utah, then think again! For one week, Feb.27-Mar. 2, the Rural Water Association of Utah filled the halls and corridors of the Dixie Center, offering a smorgasbord of training, courses, and lectures on everything from water protection, management and finances,wastewater management, right down to the [...] Family History Expo Closes A Very Busy Month At The Dixie Center! -
After a rolling month filled with conventions, a Transportation Fair, and a Gun Show, the Dixie Center closed its month by hosting the Family History Expo. Held on February 24 and 25 the event offered attendees more than 100 classes, where researchers with doctoral degrees taught on traditional subjects such as deeds and land records, as [...] 150 Years Old and Still Thriving! - January 19, 2012As the City of St. George winds down its week long City birthday bash, I marvel at how this deprived area has developed into the magnificient community it represents today! It certainly wasn’t without a lot of resilience and persistency by the pioneers who settled it! With art displays, short plays and lectures scheduled at various [...]
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UVU Fire Academy -
Each year the Utah Fire and Rescue Academy of Utah Valley University host a conference in St. George at the Dixie Center. During their two day event, scheduled this year on Jan. 13 and 14, fire-fighting divisions from the entire state came to receive an intense training session on all aspects of fire training. Designed [...]
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Economic Summit-Optimistic or Pessimistic? - January 13, 2012Having just attended the Economic Summit, held at the Dixie Center on Wed. Jan. 11, 2012, I am still pondering whether I should be optimistic or pessimistic by the presentations given by this year’s guest speakers. The one point it did bring to mind was that when a ‘LEADER”, whether, it be a leader of [...]
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Dickens’ Festival Celebrates A Decade! - December 5, 2011
The spirit of Christmas Past joined the Spirit of Christmas Present at the recent Dicken’s Festival held at the Dixie Center Nov. 30 through Dec. 3. As visitors entered, Merry Olde England sprung to life with costumed townsfolk and quaint English cottages, bordering a network of walkways leading to the magical streets of: Ebeneezer St., [...]
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