Michael Ballam

Jason Kimber and David Simmons in the StoryCorps Airstream trailer in Logan, May 2023. Jason and Dave stand facing the camera, angled slightly toward eachother, arms folded, smiling. They both wear black shirts with white tees underneath. Dave had greying black hair with a trim beard and mustache. Dave has short dark ginger hair and green eyes.

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Logan StoryCorps: A rough and tumble story of Cache Valley royalty

Mary Heers

David Simmons tells his friend Jason Kimber about growing up in Cache Valley with his family, whom Jason dubs "Cache Valley Royalty."

Michael Ballam stands behind his wife and daughter, with a hand on each of their shoulders. He wears a blue button-up shirt and a large gold ring on his right forefinger. His hair is full and white and he smiles into the camera. Laurie Ballam has dark brown hair and stands full head shorter than her husband. Her eyes are green and she wears a burgundy red blouse, smiling toward the camera. Vanessa Ballam is half a head taller than her mother and half a head shorter than her father. She has dark brown hair and green eyes. She wears a long teardrop pendant earring and wears a blue blouse with a tie in the front and smiles into the camera.

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Logan StoryCorps: Our unusual life

Mary Heers

Michael, Laurie and Vanessa Ballam share a behind-the-scenes look at Cache Valley theater and raising a family on stage.

Utah Festival Opera Requests $250,000 Of Additional Funding From Logan City And Cache County

During last week’s Logan City council meeting, Mayor Craig Petersen proposed a resolution to provide $150,000 in additional funding assistance to The Utah…