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DeJoria Center, the eastern Summit County concert and events venue, announced Thursday it will shut down Dec. 31.
Representatives for the events center at High Star Ranch say all contracts for 2025 and beyond are canceled and deposits will be returned.
DeJoria Center General Manager Gary Siddoway said he and his employees got the news Tuesday, Nov. 5, and will now have to find work elsewhere.
“I’m just sick, you know? Not just for myself, but I think we have 12 staff members that are going to be done at the end of the year, right around the holidays,” he said. “As a general manager, that’s your job is to kind of protect your staff—and not doing that very well.”
High Star Ranch is a luxury living community on the north side of Kamas with homesites, trails, restaurants and retail. The 9,600-square-foot DeJoria Center has hosted everything from concerts to fundraisers to community events.
Most recently it hosted the Utah Avalanche Center’s 7th Annual Professional Snow & Avalanche Workshop Nov. 4.
Read the full story at KPCW.org.
