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April 8, 2025
Becky Ginos
April 08, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes
Alma Richards practices for the high jump. He hadn't even heard of the sport until he was in high school. Courtesy of Remember Films
T.C. Christensen’s ‘Raising the bar: The Alma Richards story’ set to open April 24
By Becky Ginos
FARMINGTON—Filmmaker T.C. Christensen brings true stories to life. His upcoming film “Raising the bar: The Alma Richards story” is no different. The movie will have audiences cheering as the farm boy from Parowan, Utah defies all odds to make it into the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden for the high jump. The film opens in theaters April 24.
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Calendar of Events
April 7-13
Wednesday, April 9, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
NSL City Hall, 10 E. Center Street
Thursday, April 10 through May 16
Bountiful Davis Art Center, 90 N. Main Street
Thursday, April 10, 4 p.m.
Kaysville Library, 215 N. Fairfield Road
Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m.
Centerville City Hall, 250 N. Main Street
April 11-12
Davis Conference Center, 1651 N. 700 West, Layton
Friday, April 11, 7 p.m.
Viewmont High, 120 W. 1000 North, Bountiful
Friday, April 11, 7 p.m.
West Bountiful City Hall, 550 N. 800 West
Saturday, April 12, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Bountiful Lions Range, 1350 N. Skyline Drive
Saturday, April 12, 9 a.m.
Antelope Island State Park
Saturday, April 12, Noon-6 p.m.
Station Park, 140 N. Union Ave., Farmington
Saturday, April 12, 2 p.m.
Light of the Valley Lutheran Church, 1074 Fairfield Road, Layton