Welcome to the newest issue of Celebrate! Thank you all for your kind words and the encouraging feedback. We're growing even faster than we hoped! We're going to take contributions from all sources for a while, so now is your chance to send in your most unusual place or person or links. The members will still decide what's included. Send interesting stuff to me at Lois@ImUnusual.com   We'll start out this issue with news of unusual weather. The photos are an ImUnusual.com exclusive.

Aug. 1, 3:24 PM. By Maria Villasenor (Salt Lake Tribune) A storm with high winds moved through Salt Lake and Utah Counties Tuesday Morning, downing power lines, uprooting trees, overturning small aircraft and leaving at least 26,000 people without power. Utah power spokesman David Eskelsen said the majority of the damage occured in the east Bench area. Power outages were first reported about 10 AM in Salt Lake City.

More than an inch of water is estimated in some parts of Salt Lake county in less than an hour. Many drains were clogged and water flooded into the streets and parts of Interstate 15. The storm brought high-speed winds and hail in some areas. "I watched the roof come off my office," said Steve Gleason, Provo City Airport manager. The winds also overturne several small airplanes grounded at the airport. In Provo, broken power lines were strewn across houses near 70 South and 2050 West.

Extremely local news: We had visitors this week. I hope you enjoy seeing them as much as I do. - Dorothy

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