My Community Spanish Fork Magazine - March 2022

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Family Activity Corner | p 11 Get Your Garden Ready | p 25 Spring Porch Decorating Contest | p29

Dear residents of Spanish Fork,

Welcome to your March issue! With our first spring issue, we have fun things we want you to be made aware of!

Articles from your local community experts (pg. 8-10,24,26) Porch Decorating Contest for spring/Easter (see pg. 28-29) Coloring contest now has gift cards from Maceys to win! (see pg. 11) We would love to give you more content and more prizes in the magazine! To do that, we need sponsors for them! If you have ideas for sponsors for contests or sections of the magazine, please let us know.

Give your mother or wife a shoutout for Mother’s Day in the magazine! (see pg. 31) Who should we feature?

We want to introduce the community to the every-day families who make it special.

Send us your nominations! sffamily@mycommunityutah.com Don’t forget to contribute your own stories, experience, advice, or humor into the magazine! (see below for details) With love,

Your My Community Team Are you interested in Advertising | Sponsorship?

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Feedback | Ideas | Submissions Dann Goff Publisher / Cofounder

801-687-9303 dann@mycommunityutah.com

Dustin Grady Editor in Chief / Cofounder 801-472-3965 dustin@mycommunityutah.com

Have feedback, ideas, or submissions? We are always happy to hear from you. Just email us at thebox@ mycommunityutah.com.

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Submission deadlines for all magazine content are the 1st of each month unless otherwise specified. If the deadline falls on a weekend, please submit by the Friday before no later than 5pm.

@mycommunityutah Cover Photo by: Sarah Watson

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Table of Contents 4 4 5

Local Events Important Numbers Community Expert Panel

My Pet Community 6 7

Meet My Pet Pet Corner - Getting Back into Shape with your Pet

Health & Wellness 8

Expert Article - Hospice Care

Finance 9 10

Expert Article - Attorney: Personal Injury Expert Article - Residential Mortgage

Family Activity Corner 11 11

Macey’s Coloring Contest Kid’s Activity

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Feature Family - Meet the Adams

Sports 14 15 16

Student Athlete of the Month Motorsports - SXS at Dome Plateau Outdoor Rec - Jittery Horse in the Book Cliffs

Fine Arts 17

Performing Arts Student of the Month

Real Estate Update 19

Sold Homes Around Town

Food 20 22 22 23 23 23

Food Critic - China Wok Chef's Secrets - Not All Potatoes are Irish Recipe - Boxty (Poorman’s Potato Bread) Recipe - Key Lime Pie Cupcakes Recipe - Shamrock Shakes Recipe - Golden Irish Cream Fudge

Around the Home 24 25 26

Expert Article - Real Estate Residential Your Garden in March Expert Article - Home Gardening

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Community Calendar

Feb. 26th Self-care Workshop Lifehouse in Salem, 8:30am-12pm

March 7th MMHS Percussion & Jazz Band Concert Auditorium, Time TBD

Feb. 28th Grand Opening of ZAGG 1284 N Canyon Creek Pkwy Feb. 28th ALA’s Our Town High School Play Auditorium, 7-9pm March 1st, 8th, 15th, & 22nd Toddler Time SF Library, 10am March 1st, 8th, 15th, & 22nd Preschool & Play SF Library, 11am March 2nd, 9th, 16th, & 23rd Wasatch Chess Club SF Library, 6pm March 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th Music & Movement SF Library, 10 & 11am

March 3rd - 5th The Three Musketeers Angelus Theatre, 7-9:30pm

March 9th Chamber Choir Festival & Choral/Piano Solo and Ensemble @ SHHS March 10th Nebo Dance Company Festival MMHS Auditorium, 2:30-9pm March 11th Ballroom Dance Angelus Theatre, 8:30-11:00 March 12th 90’s Music Performance by Creep Angelus Theatre, 7:30-9:30pm March 21st & 28th Valhalla Nordic Rock Opera Angelus Theatre, 7:30-9:30pm March 23rd - FREE CONCERT Utah Vocal Arts Academy Angelus Theatre, 7-8pm

March 24th-26th Valhalla Nordic Rock Opera Angelus Theatre, 7:30-9:30pm March 26th Festival of Colors Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple, 9am March 27th Festival of Colors Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple, 3-7pm March 28th ALA’s Region Drama Showcase 6-9pm March 29th Girls Softball, SFHS vs SHHS 3:30pm March 29th MMHS Choir & Band - Music at the Mountain Auditorium, 7-10pm March 30th MMHS Region Band Concert Auditorium, 3-9:30pm

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Important Phone Numbers Emergency Police Department Non-Emergency Dispatch Fire Department Ambulance Chamber of Commerce Get Help Food Pantry Workforce Services Substance Abuse Addiction Help

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911 801-804-4700 801-794-3970 801-798-5075 801-804-4755 801-798-8352 Get Help 801-709-8573 801-794-6600 801-794-2350 800-839-1686

Suicide Hotline LGBTQIA+ Lifeline Crisis Hotline Opioid Addiction Domestic Violence, 24hr Hotline Rape Crisis, 24hr Hotline Alcoholics Anonymous Sexaholics Anonymous Child & Familiy Services WIC Animal Shelter

801-691-5433 800-273-8255 801-226-4433 211 801-377-5500 801-356-2511 801-375-8620 http://sautah.org 801-794-6700 877-WIC-KIDS 801-851-4080

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COMMUNITY EXPERTS Attorney - Personal Injury Ryan Schriever

Heating-Air HVAC Lorene Moore

Real Estate - Residential John Sherman

Clothing Boutique Mele Miyasaki

Home Gardening Chris Olson

Residential Mortgage Will Whitaker

Dance Studio Nesha Woodhouse

Hospice Care Carma Karsten

Sewing

Funeral Services Nanette Tanner

Life Insurance Jeffrey Bartholomew

Software Development Seth Lowell

Hearing Health Jessica Nelson, BC-HIS

Music Education Ashley Boothe Ivers

Wellness - Mindful Living Becky Moller

Schriever Law Firm 801-574-0883 ryan@schrieverlaw.com schrieverlaw.com

Mele Saki Fashion - LuLaRoe 801-946-5788 lularoemelekimi@gmail.com melesakifashion.com

Lifehouse Performing Arts Academy 801-423-7899 lifehouseacademy@gmail.com lifehouseacademy.com

Legacy Funerals 801-300-7992 legacyfunerals.com

Timpanogos Hearing & Balance 801-806-0819 thebesthearing.com

Nebo Comfort 801-465-2709 lorene@nebocomfort.com nebocomfort.com

Olson's Garden Shoppe 801-465-4422 olsonsgardenshoppe.com

Maple Creek Home Health & Hospice 801-798-5333 carma@maplecreekhhh.com maplecreekhhh.com

Family First Life 303-619-3939 jeffreysbartholomew@gmail.com

Boothe Music 801-798-7650 boothemusic.com

John Sherman - Realtor 801-960-4950 john@livingutah.com john.livingutah.com

801-652-7320 will.whitaker1@gmail.com bestmortgageratesutah.com

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Lifehouse Body & Soul 801-735-4456 info@lifehousefit.com lifehousefit.com

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My Pet Community — Meet My Pet

Oogway Oogway is a 5-year-old Sulcata Tortoise. He loves sunshine, dandelion leaves, and strawberries!

Jett Jett is a 3 year old Black Lab. He loves to jump in the nearby river. He also loves to find sticks and is best known for dragging giant sticks (logs) miles down the river trail to bring them home.

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Tigress

Coco Coco is a prima donna. She is intensely protective of the family with her bark, but get too close and she’ll run away!

Petey Petey is super friendly and fun-loving. He loves to dance to music and will sing along with you when you bust out into song.

Tigress is an adopted stray from the wild. We have no idea how old she is but love has sustained her since finding us!

Maggie Hi my name is Maggie, as you can see I have a high energy level. I love going to Bob's to get dog treats, the garbage man, and my favorite mailman that gives me treats everyday.

Fifi Fifi is our little princess and she knows it! She’s playful, loving and always ready to snuggle when you need it!

Vicky Vicky is a rescue poodle, she also has a sister and they’re both blind. They love cuddles and they think they’re human and only want to eat human food!

We want to meet your pet! Send a high resolution photo with a brief fun description to: meetmypet@mycommunityutah.com

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Get Back in Shape with Your Pet Hooray! It’s spring! If you aren’t ready to get up and move around after a sedentary winter, your pet probably is. Whatever your fitness level, you can still do something with your dog to transition into a healthier lifestyle for both of you.

Warm-Up Activities Warm ups prevent injury by raising body temperature and making muscles more flexible. This helps the body be less prone to injury. A brisk full body rub can help stimulate blood flow before more demanding activity.

Cardio Activities Start slow and build up to full activity. Be aware of any extra weight your pet may have acquired over winter, and ease them into a cardio routine slowly.

Run-Walk-Run - This builds endurance and speed in manageable bursts. To get your heart going, establish a route and determine short running distances between mailboxes or street lights. Alternate your gaits between walking, briskly running, fully running, or lightly jogging for each measurable distance marker. Try to keep this switchup going for at least 10-15 minutes the first time. Gradually increase your distances or overall time by 10% each week.

Strength Activities: Increasing muscle and tendon strength is an under-considered measure to preserve healthy joints and decrease injuries.

Hill/Stair Climbs - A good way to increase stamina and strength of front and hind legs. Start with a small hill or set of stairs and build up to longer and steeper ones as needed.

Go up, then go down. Repeat until your tongue is hanging out like your dogs. Easy!

Cool Down Whatever fun you’ve had, make sure to give yourself a 5-minute walk down to slow the heart rate, reduce soreness, and prevent injury. It’s a good way to signal to your dog that you’re done. Finish the walk with some stretches such as touching your toes with your feet wide apart, but instead of your toes, give your puppy a belly rub!

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Health & Wellness — Expert Article

Dispelling Hospice Myths While hospice care isn’t new (since the 1970’s in the US), there is still so much that both healthcare personnel and the general population do not yet understand about hospice services.

Most people’s understanding regarding hospice is based on myth. This makes it important to first know these myths before we can better understand hospice.

Myth #1: Hospice care is for patients who have cancer.

Truth: Hospice care is for anyone who has reached the end of life or nearing end of life. The truth is that as of 2020, patients with a cancer diagnosis only made up for 30% of the patients receiving hospice care. There does not necessarily have to be a “terminal” illness or disease either.

Myth #2: In order for a person to qualify for hospice care they must be actively dying.

Truth: To qualify for hospice people only need to be declining. Signs of decline include, but are not limited to: weight loss, lack of appetite, increased sleeping, frequent falling, decrease in ambulation and getting out of the house, frequent urinary tract infections/other infections, etc. If you have observed some of these things, it never hurts to call a hospice agency and ask for a free in-home assessment.

Myth #3: I have to quit my meds if I go on hospice.

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Community Expert: Hospice Care Carma Karsten nurse will come to the home and review the patient’s medications with the patient and the physician. The nurse will provide education to the patient and their caregiver in regard to each medication, what it does, why they take it, discuss whether it makes sense, and discuss the side effects of taking it versus not taking it, leaving the final decision to you.

Myth #4: My doctor will tell me when I am ready for hospice care.

Truth: As with anything else, hospice is a specialty, and our staff have been thoroughly trained on determining a patient’s eligibility. This is done by completing both a physical and medical record assessment for the patient.

Myth #5: If I choose hospice care I have to agree to a DNR (Do not resuscitate) status.

Truth: Not true. With hospice care, it really is all about the patient's desires and wishes. While we will discuss the pros and cons of a DNR status, the patient can remain “full resuscitation” if they choose.

Myth #6: Hospice care is expensive.

Truth: Hospice care can actually save the patient money.

Hospice care is covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and many private health insurances.

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Expert Article — Finance Community Expert: Attorney - Personal Injury Ryan Schriever

How To Protect Yourself in an Automobile Accident Car accidents happen and you never know when one will happen to you. Accidents happen to good people.

They happen to people who obey the traffic laws, maintain their vehicles, and do all of the other things right too.

They are called “accidents” because they happen when you least expect it.

There is never a good time for an accident, and one of the best things you can do to protect yourself and your family is to make sure you have enough underinsured motorist coverage. This is coverage that

you buy on your own car so that if someone without enough insurance hits you, you will still be covered for injuries, lost wages and pain and suffering.

We recently finished up a case for a client who had about $21,000 in medical expenses and over $10,000 in lost wages. The person who t-boned our client only had $25,000 in coverage. As you can see, that was not enough to make our client whole. He had over $30,000 in damages without even considering pain and suffering.

Fortunately, our client had purchased enough underinsured motorist insurance that we were able to collect the $25,000 from the other driver’s insurance company and then go back on our client’s own insurance policy to make up the difference.

You simply cannot count on other people to have enough insurance to cover all of your medical expenses,

lost wages and pain and suffering.

The state only requires people to have $25,000 in liability insurance coverage and that amount is oftentimes not enough.

The best thing you can do to protect yourself from the economic hardships of an automobile accident is to call your insurance agent and make sure you have underinsured motorist coverage. On your insurance card, this coverage will show up as “UIM” coverage. We recommend that you carry at least $50,000 in UIM coverage but purchase as much as you can. It is relatively inexpensive, but it is immensely valuable if you are involved in a serious car accident.

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Finance — Expert Article

Why are Rates Rising in 2022?

Understanding why mortgage rates go up or down is straight forward; when there are more buyers of mortgage-related securities, rates go down. When there is less demand and more selling than buying, rates go up.

The number one reason rates are rising is inflation.

When inflation is higher than our Federal Reserve would like to see, the Fed takes action to bring inflation back down. Specifically, the Fed is slowing down its purchases of mortgage-backed securities - reducing the demand - and eventually eliminating its buying altogether. The Fed started its buying spree in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to drive long-term rates lower and spur economic investment.

What do higher rates in 2022 mean to us as residents of Spanish Fork, Utah?

For starters, as you hear the Fed announce later this year that it will raise its overnight funds rate, be ready to see short-term loan rates increase: credit cards, auto loans, and home equity lines of credit, to name a few. Most consumer loan rates are tied directly to these actions of the Fed. If you currently have variable consumer loans at higher rates, have a realistic plan to pay them off before multiple rate increases raise your payments. If paying off these debts within a few years is not realistic given your circum-

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Community Expert: Residential Mortgage Will Whitaker stances, consider replacing the high variable-rate, nondeductible interest debt with low fixed-rate payments.

With higher rates, home prices should theoretically begin to cool off. Therein lies arguably our biggest challenge with our local real estate market: there are still a LOT more buyers than there are sellers! Rising rates are only feeding that frenzy as buyers now don’t want to be “left behind” before even larger rate increases.

If you have intended within the past few years to refinance your home to either lower your rate and/or your loan term and have been putting it off, you will want to act very quickly to find out if an opportunity still exists. Otherwise, you may be waiting for our next recession for your earliest opportunity to do so.

Remember, the Fed is walking a fine line between helping cool inflation and leading our economy towards recession by raising rates. Whenever the Fed has taken this type of action historically to curb inflation, a recession has followed.

Will 2022 be the year for a recession? Who knows. As always, the key is not to panic or worry but to ensure you have the right mix of financial products - including loans that will set you up for both short- and long-term financial success.

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Family Activity Corner

My Community Coloring Contest Sponsored by Macey's

Color one of this month’s pictures (see link below) and email it back to us or post to social media and tag us (@mycommunityutah) and use our hashtag (#mycommunityspanishfork) for a chance to have it featured in the magazine and win a $20 gift card from Macey’s.

February Winners 6 & Under

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Ginny – age 5

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Feature Family

Meet the

Adamses Photo by: Sarah Watson

When Noelle first met Mark at UVU, she once commentattention to correct her answer. Mark followed up by asked he was bound to have many daughters. (This was before ing if she’d like to go out on Saturday. Since Noelle worked they were dating). His group of friends consisted of all girls on weekends, she had to say no. with just one best guy friend. He had a natural knowingNoelle wasn’t interested in dating again after recently exness for communicating with females which most guys periencing a break up. But Mark didn’t stop asking her. For struggle with. (Perhaps this had something to do with Mark most of the semester, their work schedules never aligned being the only boy in his family with three sisters). for a night out. Finally, Noelle had a Friday night off. Mark Little did Noelle know how prophetic her comment had been so consistent that she told him he could join her would turn out to be. When their 5th daughter was born group of friends Friday night at Brick Oven, with a movie to them, Mark said they could change their last name to afterwards. Mark was ready.

Bennet after the five-daughter family in At the restaurant, Noelle, not thinking Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. (It’s one it was a date, told the cashier they’d have of his favorite books.) separate checks. Mark, ensuring it was So how did their family of girls come to a date, took her check and paid for both be? It was a random Spanish class at UVU. of them. At first his chivalry irritated a Mark signed up for Spanish to get an easy date-resistant Noelle, but she found by the A-grade, as he’d spent two years living in end of the evening she genuinely enjoyed Portugal and knew Portuguese. While in his company. So, she agreed to another Spanish class, he found another guy who’d offered date. Three months later, on Valendone the very same thing. They would sit tine’s Day, Mark proposed. And Noelle was next to each other and talk in Portuguese. ready to say yes!

Here's the kicker: this other guy had been Mark is a well-versed man. His spectrum Noelle’s boyfriend, whom she’d convinced ranges from classical literature, to the to take the language class with her… before minute details of technology. He is the IT they broke up! It was an amiable break up, Supervisor at CertusTech, a business that but still made things a little awkward for provides computer and software support Noelle. However, Mark had found himself a Photo by: Sarah Watson to dental offices. How did he get there? By new friend to chat with. going to college to study physical theraOne day, their assignment was group Q&A language py! Tech was a hobby that grew into a very nice career a practice. Mark approached Noelle and asked a question decade down the road. He’s good at what he does, and he in Spanish. What she thought she heard was “Do you have loves doing it too. a sweater?” She answered “yes.” Mark uttered an “oh” and Noelle worked in the financial industry although she moved away. Then it struck her what he’d actually asked: studied music. She later studied herbal medicine. When “Do you have a boyfriend?” Realizing this, she regained his she was expecting her 5th child, her job sold out from un-

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Feature Family der her. She wasn’t sure what to do about another job with a new baby coming. While making a custom cup of herbal tea for her ill Mother, her Mom suggested she try selling her tea blends from home. The idea struck Noelle’s fancy,

Photo by: Sarah Watson

and she went for it. Now, a couple years later, her husband is the IT guy for her own herbal tea business called Whole Life Tea. Find her delicious and nutritious blends on wholelifetea.com such as: Berry Good Throat Soother, Toddy Time Tea, Body & Soul Detox, or Mommy To Be Tea. She makes blends to promote whole health naturally through sustained nutrition and hydration.

So like the Bennets of Pride and Prejudice, their five-daughter family enjoys sipping a good cup of tea along

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with their parents.

Unlike the Bennets, however, they often discuss technology while doing so.

Eve and Esther (16) are identical twins. Fortunately Photo by: Sarah Watson for everyone else, Eve prefers having short hairstyles, and Esther prefers longer hairstyles. They make a stunning complimentary pair, with Eve being the right-brain and Esther being the left-brain. Anyone who knows Esther wouldn’t be surprised if she ended up working for NASA. She’s got a calculating mind that excels in engineering, robotics, and computer programming. Eve has plans to shoot for the stars too - that is, the stars in filming & animation. She’s an artist intending to become an illustrator for Disney, with a focus on digital art.

She plans to attend BYU to capitalize on their well-established connections with Disney.

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Sports — Student Athlete of the Month — Sponsored by Tim Dahle Ford

Lexie Webster Lexie Webster is the Tim Dahle Ford Student Athlete of the Month. Lexie is a senior at American Leadership Academy, and earned Academic All State for both soccer and basketball this year.

For her soccer team earlier this year, she was the defensive player of the year. In girls basketball, Lexie was the #1 3-point shooter this season for all schools in the state 1A-6A. Lexie led the team in scoring last year and is the second leading scorer for this season averaging 10.8 ppg.

Lexie’s 3-point shooting skills are mirrored by her twin brother, Zac, with whom she has combined to make over 100 threes this season for their teams. Basketball runs in

Nominate a HS student! Email studentathlete@mycommunityutah.com the family - their dad plays and has coached them throughout their life.

Showing promise at a young age, Lexie was able to play on the 8th grade team as a 6th grader, and has started varsity since sophomore year. Her coach recognized her shooting ability early on so Lexie doubled down on increasing her marksmanship by shooting thousands of threes in the off-season.

Lexie’s involvement with leadership includes being class president both her sophomore and junior years (with Zac as the vice president).

Off the court, she has maintained a 4.0 GPA and will graduate high school with an associate’s degree from UVU. School comes easy to Lexie, and she takes advantage of that talent by pushing herself to accomplish as much as possible. She wants to pursue mechanical engineering, so she has taken every possible math class available to her.

USU has offered Lexie a full ride scholarship, and she is also awaiting to hear back from BYU. Congratulations Lexie on your achievements this season! Tim Dahle Ford would like to recognize your hard work with a $100 gift card — please visit the dealership for redemption at 2534 N 200 E, Spanish Fork.

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Side-by-Siding in Moab: Dome Plateau

March equals spring and time to get out to Moab with your side-by-sides.

When deciding where to go, consider places that have amazing views and smaller crowds.

Dome Plateau is the perfect choice: gorgeous scenery, relatively easy with just enough technical challenge to keep it interesting, and out of the way enough to keep the crowds down.

The technical rating is a 4/10 difficulty, though Again and Again Hill

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alone kicks the rating up to moderate.

Without it, the level drops to an easy 3/10. There is a bypass to Again and Again Hill if you’re not up for the challenge, but it adds to the travel time. Not to mention it takes a lot of the excitement out of the trail!

Other than that, the rest of the trail offers easy riding for side-by-sides and four-wheelers with incredible scenery – something everyone will enjoy.

The landscape starts low from the Colorado River and brings you up to a plateau overlooking the river, canyons and valley floor.

This trail passes three arches that are part of the Entrada sandstone formations. These arches are lesser known and not easily found on maps, making them a perfect hidden treasure.

The two smaller arches are La Boca Arch and Harold’s Arch. The third is a spectacular arch that requires more effort to reach – Covert Arch.

There are a few giant caves in the rocks you can drive into and explore, as well as some old mining structures.

This is a wishbone-shaped trail.

Most riders drive in one fork, drive all the way to the end, come back and turn down the second fork and exit. You can easily shorten the ride by skipping the out-and-back section, which removes about an hour-plus of travel time.

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Sports — Outdoor Recreation — Sponsored by ZAGG

Jittery Horse in the Book Cliffs

by David Tanner —Resident Submission

Some of Utah’s most rugged country for hunting is in the Book Cliffs in eastern Utah. There are some really neat Indian relics out there, as well as some of the biggest mule deer and elk too. Nowadays, you need a special permit to hunt the Book Cliffs, but back in the 80’s when I was hunting, those permits weren’t around. Still, not many went after those prize deer and elk because of how difficult the terrain was.

The first year I went out there, I went with my good buddy, Seth Boyer, who later became a professional guide.

We had a couple of horses with all our gear packed on their backs so we could go on foot. This is ideally the best way to hunt out there. But, they were new horses, and one of them was pretty jumpy.

Being a bit late to get started, we decided to take a short cut to the hunting spot we’d picked out. We were on top of a ridge, and decided we’d work our way down some of the cliffs to the bottom where our designated spot was before dark.

As we started down a particularly steep area, something shifted underfoot of the jumpy mare. All of a sudden, she just took off on a dead run down that super steep slope kicking. All of our camp gear, all of our pots & pans, flew off everywhere. She kept kicking and running all the way

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down to the bottom of the cliff. When we finally caught her, we had camping gear scattered about a quarter of a mile.

Needless to say, we got to our camping spot late after rounding everything back up. We didn’t save any time at all, obviously. We didn’t get any nice big bucks that year either, (although we did the following year). Later, my buddy went back out there and got some nice big elk though. He dressed them out on the cliffs, then packed the meat out on a horse.

Whether you can get a tag or not, the Book Cliffs wilderness area is one of Utah’s most popular backcountry destinations. From backpacking to river rafting to guided horsepacking trips, this is an area of Utah adventurers won’t want to miss. The Outlaw Trail, used by Butch Cassidy’s gang, runs the entire 80-mile length of Desolation Canyon, which is one of the most impressive river gorges in the country.

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Sponsored by Spring Creek Mechanical — Performing Arts Student of the Month — Fine Arts

Ariana Whatcott Ariana Whatcott is the Spring Creek Mechanical Performing Arts Student of the Month. Ari is a senior at Spanish Fork High School and is a drama queen in all the right ways.

Recently, her roles include Paulette in Legally Blonde the Musical, Maria in The Sound of Music, Fantine in Les Miserables, and Alice Murphy in Bright Star. Ari is also the Drama Dons president and takes great care to help every production succeed by also participating in the tech crew - something she has done in every production since her sophomore year. She loves the entire creative process.

When it comes to personality, Ari packs a punch - smart, funny, quick-witted, friendly - she completely lights up

the room. Her talents land her strong roles, but she would often be content to simply be an ensemble member. Ari just loves the stage and she loves to get into character and sing and dance. She is a real team player, which makes her a powerful leader and influence both on and off the stage with her classmates. Her humble and unassuming qualities separate her from the divas.

Musical theater called to Ari when she was 6 years old - it was a production of Asop’s fables and she got cast as a mouse and had a solo. She felt like the star of the show and could not get enough of musical theater ever since.

Through all of her busy schedule - constant productions and part time work at Five Guys - Ari maintains a 4.0 GPA. She credits the fact that school comes easily to her which has allowed her to dedicate so much after school time to performance, costume and stage design, and tech.

Much of Ariana’s gifts can be traced back through her rich heritage of music.

Her mother, Lisa, is a notable musician who impacts the community through both performance and teaching.

Ari’s favorite role was Alice in Bright Star. Her current top 3 favorite musicals are Sweeney Todd, Bright Star, and Westside Story (with A Tale of Two Cities getting an honorable mention). She loves everything Disney, and is an avid thrift shopper. One of her dreams is to own and run her own theater where she can give others the opportunity to perform and enjoy the theater as much as she has.

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Feature Family Continued from pg13 Elizabeth (11) fulfilled her father’s dream of having a “Lizzy” in his home from Pride and Prejudice. He had his 4-year old twins calling the baby bump of Mom’s tummy “Lizzy” well before she was born. So, Mom abandoned any other name she might have picked out. Elizabeth is a princess and loves to dress the part. She designs herself dresses from bedsheets and converts too-small princess costumes into accessories (such as capes or sleeves) for her new gowns. She is phenomenal with understanding the moods and needs of smaller children and communicating heart to heart with others.

Holli (9) is a tomboy. Her interests are dinosaurs, soccer, Hot Wheels cars, and she loves camo print. She’s not afraid to speak her mind and is very strong-willed. Being naturally inclusive of others, she becomes a fierce and loyal friend who isn’t afraid to defend her buddies if the need arises.

She is a fitting personality for the title Warrior Princess.

Hannah (2) is a little one with overflowing cleverness for her age. She has unique tenacity in overcoming obstacles, such as baby gates. She loves to climb bookshelves and counters, and getting into objects that are not exactly kosher for toddlers. She’s stoked her parent’s creativity in developing new blockades and boundaries, and loves to surmount them. Her big, bright mind keeps her little mouth talking as much as she’s thinking too.

The Adamses have been living in Spanish Fork since 2017, and we’re pleased they found a home here too!

Photo by: Sarah Watson

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Real Estate Update

Sold Homes Around Town Sq. Ft. Sold Price

Bed

Bath Lot Size

Year Built

1032 $399,999 3

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1153 $359,900 3

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1554 $369,900 3

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1836 $445,000

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1949 $390,000 3

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2063 $445,000

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2589 $525,000

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Food — Food Critic — China Wok

China Wok 97 E 1000 N Chinese food is consistently the most popular ethnic takeout option in America, and second or third overall behind pizza and possibly burgers, depending on whose numbers you trust. It’s even more popular than Mexican, Indian, or Thai, and for good reason. China is a vast territory, with hundreds of distinct cultures, many with documented histories going back 3-4000 years.

This makes China quite possibly the oldest continuous civilization on the planet. And that depth and diversity are brilliantly displayed in their cuisine. Yet many Americans only ever see a sliver of it. You see, what we call “Chinese” food here is overwhelmingly Cantonese, originating from the Guangdong province in the far south of China. There are a few non-Cantonese dishes, like moo shu, that have gained popularity in the US, but not many. To confound the issue even more, Americans tend to view Chinese cuisine as cheap takeout, so we rarely acknowledge the millennia of mastery that have produced the flavors and textures that make us crave it so intensely. I’ve always considered China (along with India and Mexico) to be one of the three great

lows. The shrimp toast is great, love it! Bacon-wrapped imitation crab is a bit mushy with slightly flaccid bacon swing and miss there. Teriyaki chicken is pretty dry, and I didn’t get any sauce with it. The chicken finger was a little overcooked, but very crispy and properly salted, and came with the standard bright red sweet & sour sauce. The cheese wontons seem baked, not fried, and the filling is a bit sweet, with no scallions or any flavors other than cream cheese. The cha siu pork (my favorite Chinese dish of all time) was very dry, and the sauce was not too flavorful.

Lastly, the fried shrimp was a little overcooked, but very crispy and properly salted. Overall, I’d just order individual appetizers instead of the combo platter.

Pork Egg Roll

Pork Egg Roll – It was fried a little too dark, but super crispy. The filling has great texture, which tells me they’re not just buying frozen egg rolls and reheating them. You can always tell a freshly made and properly cooked egg roll because the cabbage inside will be very firm, but not quite crunchy, and it will taste about halfway between raw and cooked. These egg rolls nailed the flavor. If they pull them from the fryer about 30 seconds earlier, they would be perfect.

BBQ Sparerib – Chinese spareribs are always a little chewy and dry, but this one was maybe a little more so.

The sauce was great but could use a little 5-spice.

Pu Pu Platter original cuisines of the world, and I could go on for days about its history, evolution, artistry, and countless virtues, but I will refrain. However, if that interests you, there is a fantastic documentary called “The Search for General Tso” that is well worth a watch. With that said, let me tell you about our latest restaurant adventures.

Chicken Wing – This is a dim sum classic, and China Wok does it right! By the time I ate this wing, it was already cold, but it was still crispy. The interior is salty, moist, and tender. Dip it in any of the sauces that come with your food and it’s better than any wing Colonel Sanders ever turned out.

Chicken Lo Mein – Disappointing. There wasn’t much chicken and the noodles were badly overcooked and mushy. The flavor was good, but with the texture and lack of chicken, it was not worth it.

Shrimp Egg Foo Young – The eggs and gravy both needed salt. Shrimp was beautifully cooked, and the eggs had perfect texture, which tells me they used a little oil and either some corn or potato starch in the slurry. I could use some more chunks of green and white onion. Overall, pretty good once you add a dash of salt.

Pu Pu Platter – I’m tempted to penalize them half a star for the unappetizing name on their appetizer, but I’ll give them a pass. The Pu Pu Platter is a mixed platter of 7 different appetizers. It’s also a mixed bag of highs and

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China Wok — Food Critic — Food

Szechuan Beef

Ham Fried Rice – Nicely salted, but it needs more of literally everything. I didn’t even see any egg in there, which is odd for fried rice. If you take the time to compose a bite with every component, it tastes great, but you’ll only get a few bites before you’re left with just rice.

Szechuan Beef – Nicely salted with just a little bit of heat.

I could honestly use more heat. The veggies and beef are perfectly cooked. Great flavor!

Orange Chicken and Cherry Chicken – I’ll review these both together because they tasted almost the same. It’s just sweet & sour chicken. It tastes fruity, but you’d never be able to guess which fruit. That said, it’s delicious! Cooked nice and tender, with well-salted, flavorful sauce. I could use a little hot pepper on the orange chicken, but overall, nicely done.

House Special Moo Shu

House Special Moo Shu – I’m a bit of a moo shu snob, and I’ve made it at home many times. That makes me simultaneously very critical and very appreciative of restaurants that serve it. China Wok does it well. Let’s get the criticism out of the way — it’s missing the golden lily buds that add such an amazing fragrance to the best moo shu. But I get it, lily buds are a bit pricey, so not everyone uses them. There were nice chunks of woodear mushrooms, and the sauce had a rich, mellow flavor that everyone loved. The spring pancakes are nice and thin with great chew. We all agreed this was the best dish on the table.

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Food — Chef's Secrets

Not All Potatoes are Irish It’s theorized the Irish potato famine was partly due to everyone growing the same few varieties of potatoes. If there had been more diversity in the spuds the Irish were eating, the blight might not have so adversely affected their monoculture crop. So, this St. Patty’s Day, add some diversity to your potato dish and try out a new spud!

Potatoes fall into three categories:

All-Purpose

Yukon Gold - When you’re not sure which potato to use, reach for the Gold! They have just the right combo of moisture and starch to hold up in almost any cooking method.

Traditional Irish Boxty (Poorman’s Potato Bread)

A staple Irish dish dating to the 1700's, boxty are potato pancakes made from a combination of grated and mashed potatoes that are fried until delightfully crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

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Starchy

Russet (aka Idaho) - These thickskinned, oblong potatoes are best for baking. Their starchy, dry, fluffy flesh is ideal for mashing, and making crisp and sturdy hash browns, french fries and potato pancakes. Butter, cheese, and sour cream compliment this potato well.

White - These are the best spuds to use in casseroles due to their narrow, oblong shape which slices uniformly for layering into cookware. Ideal for soups and stews, their starchy white flesh maintains a good shape when boiled while also naturally thickening up sauces.

Round (aka Irish) - Large and round, these taters are thin-skinned Ingredients: 2 C mashed russet potatoes, cold 2 C grated raw russet potatoes 2 C flour 1 ½ tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 ½ to 2 C buttermilk, plus more as needed Butter, bacon grease, or oil for frying Optional add-ins: shredded white cheddar cheese, chopped green onions/scallions Directions: 1–Boil, drain, and mash the potatoes.

Chill until cold, or overnight.

2–In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

3–Grate the potatoes, place them into

(not the best for baking). While their high starch content also makes them good for soups and casseroles, their wide girth will give you huge slices.

They are best for making cubes in hashes or soups.

Waxy

Red (or New) - These are a favorite for salads and chowders because they'er fine-grained. They’re high in moisture and low in starch, so they hold up well boiled or roasted.

Fingerling - As the name implies, these potatoes are small and elongated. They’re great for boiling and roasting whole. The thin skin keeps them from becoming waterlogged and mealy. They are ideal for salads and scalloped potato dishes. a clean cotton towel and wring out excess liquid.

4–Place potatoes and flour into a large bowl. Add the buttermilk and combine. Add more milk as needed.

5–Heat some butter, bacon grease, or oil in a heavy pan over medium-high heat. Scoop the batter into the pan to form individual patties, pressing down on them to flatten. Fry until the bottom is nicely browned (4-5 minutes), and then flip to fry the other side until equally browned. (Be sure not to cook them too fast, or the interior will remain raw).

6–Serve immediately while still hot with ample butter. They pair well with sausage, or bacon and eggs.

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Recipes — Food

Key Lime Pie Cupcakes Ingredients for Curd & Cupcakes:

1 15-16 oz box white cake mix ¼ C sugar ¼ C key lime juice (bottled concentrate) 1 egg + 1 egg yolk 3 Tbsp butter, cut into pieces & chilled

Ingredients for Frosting:

8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature 1 stick salted butter, at room temperature ¼ C key lime juice (bottled concentrate) 4 C powdered sugar Graham cracker crumbs for topping Thin slices of lime, for topping

Directions:

1– Preheat oven to 350°F. 2– Prepare the Lime Curd: Combine the sugar, lime juice, egg, & egg yolk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and whisk until the sugar dissolves (about 1 minute).

Whisking constantly, add the butter a few pieces at a time, waiting until it melts before adding more. Continue whisking until the curd is thick and coats the back of a spoon (about 3-4 minutes). Transfer to a small bowl and refrigerate until chilled (about 1 hour).

3– Make the Cupcakes: Line the muffin cups with green paper liners. Prepare the cake mix according to package directions. Bake & cool as directed.

4– Make the Frosting: Beat the butter, cream cheese, and lime juice in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light & fluffy (about 3-4 minutes). Reduce speed to low and slowly add the powdered sugar. Continue to beat until just combined (about 1-2 minutes).

5– Assemble the Cupcakes: Use a paring knife to cut a small hole in the top of each cupcake, about 0.5" deep and 0.5" in diameter. Spoon ½ teaspoon of lime curd into each hole. Spread frosting onto the cupcakes. Sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs. Top each cupcake with a lime slice.

Golden Irish Cream Fudge Ingredients:

3 C sugar ¾ C salted butter 5 oz evaporated milk 1 bag (11 oz) white chocolate chips 2 C mini marshmallows (or 7 oz tub of marshmallow cream) ⅓ C milk ⅓ C chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions: 1– Line a 9x13-inch cake pan with foil or parchment paper.

Set the pan aside.

2– In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, butter, & evaporated milk. Place on the stovetop over medium heat until it begins to boil, then stir while it boils for 5 minutes. It will become bubbly & hot. Be sure to stir continuously to prevent sticking or scorching.

Shamrock Shakes Ingredients:

1 ½ C whole milk 1 1/2 tsp mint extract 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 C vanilla bean ice cream 2-3 drops green food coloring Whipped cream, cherries, & fresh mint for garnish

Directions: 1– Into a blender, add the ice cream, milk, extracts, and food coloring. Blend until thick and creamy.

2– Pour into tall glasses. Top with some whipped cream, a cherry, and fresh mint.

3– Remove pan from the stove. Add in the chocolate chips and marshmallows. Stir the chocolate until all of the chips and marshmallows have melted. Stir in the regular milk (and nuts). Continue stirring until it mixes into a thick fudge.

4– Pour the fudge mixture into the prepared pan, spread evenly with a spatula. Allow the mixture to cool until it has set.

5– Cut into one inch squares and serve. Store in saran wrap or a sealed container.

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Around the Home — Expert Article

How to Sell Your Home

This Winter

Community Expert: Real Estate - Residential John Sherman

Set the stage to sell your home this winter Maintain your walkways. Keep your walkways clear of snow and ice to prevent potential buyers from slipping on the way to see your home.

Clean up clutter. Move shoes, coats, boots and any other items away from the entryway and into a closet. Place removable booties near the door to keep mud or slush from being tracked through your home.

Regardless of the time of year, there are always buyers looking to find a home of their own. You can take advantage of the drop in temperature to improve the marketability of your home by enhancing its warmth and coziness.

Make it cozy. This time of year is great for showcasing the warm and inviting qualities of your home. Use seasonal decoration, and fold a thick throw over the back of an arm chair or couch.

Turn the focus to the fireplace. If you have a fireplace, arrange a few logs to make the space look ready for a fire, you don’t have to keep it burning.

Turn on the lights. Since it gets dark earlier in the winter, make sure the inside of your home is well lit. Turn on each light in the house and make sure your blinds and drapes are clean and open.

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…and turn up the heat. It’s cold outside, so turn the thermostat to a warmer temperature. Just keep in mind, people may keep their coats on, so try not to sweat them out.

4 reasons to buy a home in the winter 1– Your lender or title company is less busy There are typically fewer buyers in the winter, so you may be able to have your loan processed quicker.

2– You can take advantage of deals Including the post-holiday and income tax related sales on appliances, hardware and decorative items.

3– You’re more likely to see homes at their best With fewer buyers looking, it is easier for sellers to prepare their homes for showings.

4– Less Buyers to compete with Because there are less buyers looking in the winter, your chances of getting your offer accepted is much better. You may even find a good deal.

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Sponsored by The Laughing Owl Greenhouses — Gardening — Around the Home

Your Garden in March

by Travis Knoop —Resident Submission

March is the time to plant your cool season annuals and veggies! Here are some basic tips that will help you prepare your garden as the season changes.

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Annuals - Dianthus, Snapdragons, violas, pansies

Cool season veggies - peas, lettuce, radishes (as soon as garden soil is workable)

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Be sure to add compost in your garden beds to build and amend your soils (if you didn’t do it in the fall)

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Great additives to add to your soils in March are worm castings, nutri mulch, and black kow.

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If you’ve been storing bulbs, check their condition to ensure that they are firm, and remove any that are soft or rotten.

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March is the month to plant bare root trees and shrubs.

Fertilize spring-flowering bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, fritillaria and crocus with a fertilizer high in phosphorus.

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March is a great time to prune your fruit trees such as apples, pears, peaches, cherries, plums, apricots but be sure to do it before they blossom.

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Around the Home — Gardening — Expert Article

Community Expert: Home Gardening Chris Olson

What Spring Brings With spring comes warmer weather, plants waking up and coming back to life, longer days, and spending lots of time outside. It’s the time to start planting, repotting, and fertilizing. It’s almost too good to be true. There’s a lot that goes on in the spring, so here are a few tips and tricks to help you get ready for it.

Early spring is the best time to get started with lawn care.

Once the snow melts, you can start to fertilize your lawn and start treating weeds. March and April is when you will want to get started on the first step of the Fertilome Lawn Care Program called Crabgrass Preventer Plus Lawn Food.

It should be applied early; before any weeds are present. In April and May, you can get started on the next step: Weed Out Plus Lawn Fertilizer. Apply this when your lawn is wet and water it in after 24 hours.

Spring is the best time to start fertilizing your trees and shrubs. A great option for fertilizing your trees and shrubs is a time release fertilizer.

This is a granular fertilizer that you can put on top of the soil around the base of your plant. As you water, it will slowly release the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium into the root system of your plant. Simply apply it evenly, mix it into the top few inches of soil, and continue to water as you normally would. This type of fertilizer is great because you only have to apply it every few months.

Fruit trees will start to bud out in the spring. Because

of this, you shouldn’t do any pruning. It’s best to prune fruit trees when they are completely dormant (January or February). Something great you can do for your fruit trees in the spring is apply dormant spray. This is something that won’t hurt your tree and will smother any eggs of potential insects. This helps kill any bugs that might be on your tree and prevents it from getting more. Apply this when you can see buds on your tree, but before they start to swell.

In the spring, you might start to notice a lot more new growth on your houseplants. This is because they are coming out of their winter dormancy and are ready to start growing. It’s almost like they wake up and kick into gear. Spring brings longer days and more sunshine, which makes for happy houseplants. Spring is the best time to start fertilizing your houseplants, and you can continue to fertilize through the summer months. This is also the best time to do any pruning, repotting, or propagating.

Here in Utah, we get extra excited about spring because it’s when we get to plant our vegetable gardens and beautiful annual flowers. It is best to wait until Mother’s Day to plant these to avoid the possibility of them freezing. Usually after Mother’s Day there isn’t any more risk of frost.

Hopefully some of these springtime tips were helpful to you and get you excited about what things come with spring!

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Sponsored by Friends of the Magazine — Memories — Around the Town

Memories at Spanish Fork High At the center of Spanish Fork is a yellow brick building, now serving as the City Offices. It was known as Central School and was completed in 1896. It served its educational purposes for 66 years. The final graduating class from within its halls was 196 students in ‘62. Students there remember lots of stairs to climb between classes.

The current Spanish Fork high school, with its large halls and auditorium, saw its first graduating class in ‘63.

In it’s 45 years, the student body and it’s needs has grown, necessitating a 3rd new building, which is now under construction. In those 45 years, many memories were made for numerous Spanish Fork residents. Here are a few of those memories. Perhaps you’ll remember them too!

Memory from the 70’s: A hugely popular musical was showing at the high school auditorium: Saturday’s Warrior. It was sold out nightly for about 6 weeks solid. The high school stage crew was used to producing the event, so several students manned the sound and light room up in the catwalk high above the audience heads. One night, one of the performers made her way up to the lightroom along the darkened catwalk during the production of the show. Below, the comical cast onstage was singing a song entitled Who Are These Children Coming Down? During this song, the performer up in the catwalk misstepped, and fell. She came crashing through the ceiling, falling about 25 feet, onto the laps of a few stunned audience members below. Because of the song, Who Are These Children Coming Down, most of the audience thought the accident was a part of the play, causing everyone to laugh. Luckly, the performer fell lengthwise across several laps. Other than her resultant broken ankle, no one else was injured. It was not until after the play was over that people realized (through word of mouth) the surprise feature was a genuine accident. The stage crew couldn’t stop laughing at the uncanny timing of her misstep, (grateful it added to, rather than detracted from) the performance.

Memory from the 70’s: One year, there was an important, live-or-die game against Payson High School. A Spanish Fork student named Mike called into the radio station prior to the big game. On live air, he proudly announced that Spanish Fork would beat Payson “bad.” Luckily, this turned out to be a true prediction. Later that night, at their celebratory Victory Dance, Mike got called up to the DJ’s stand. Because his name had been announced on the radio, some Payson boys were able to identify him. Being sore losers, the boys cornered and informed Mike it was his turn to be “beaten bad.” Fellow Spanish Fork boys could smell a fight brewing and came to Mike’s defense. Moves were made, and the biggest Payson fella was dropped almost immediately by Mike’s good friend, Blake. The message of double-defeat was accepted and Mike was able to return to the Victory Dance celebrations in fine shape with his buddies for the

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remainder of the night. Good friends are always good to have around.

Memory from 2011: One ambitious student, having access to a large, heavy-duty, 5-yard, rubber-tired loader, thought it would be funny to pull a prank on his classmates by removing the large rock in front of his school which had stood in its place for 36 years. He planned to hide it in a scrapyard a little ways away. Even with the large, professional equipment, he found removing the big, painted boulder difficult. He managed to dislodge the rock from its cement encasing and move it from its original position when he got caught - by Dad. (And the school cameras.) Dad owned the equipment, and was not happy about how it was being used. (Dad had also been a loyal student at Spanish Fork High in the 70’s, and in fact, had been instrumental in obtaining the school’s landmark rock.) Dad firmly told the boy that was the kind of a prank you pull on a rival school, not your own school.

Dad made sure the rock was put back in its original position. The broken cement was replaced with a 10” thick, rebar-reinforced cement pad to ensure no such silliness was ever attempted again. Thus, the most successful attempt at stealing the rock came not from rivals, but one of Spanish Fork’s own.

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Spring Porch Decorating Ideas

With our next porch decorating contest coming up, we want to give some ideas for different ways to beautify the front of your home for the community to see.

Potted plants bring spring home A pot full of cold-weather pansies or early-blooming daffodils and tulips will freshen up any porch with new life. Pick the right colorful pot to add to the effect. Artificial flowers are always an option too. Don’t forget to dress up your steps!

Invite people to linger Announce warmer weather is coming and make people want to stay a little while by adding a bench, chair, or small cafe-style table for some outdoor conversation with your neighbors overlooking your yard.

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Add some comfort Add some outdoor pillows to your furniture to be more welcoming. Pillows are a great way to add more color and texture, which is easily switched out according to the season.

Bring some indoor touches to the outdoors Set expectations to spend time on your porch enjoying fresh air and sunshine by installing some curtains on the outside of your windows, and hang up some wall art.

Cover the floor To really set your porch apart, utilize a large outdoor rug to add color and texture across your porch floor that makes it feel like an extension of your home. For smaller porches, layer your rugs for the same effect. If you’re truly ambitious, paint your porch floor with a color of outdoor-quality paint that compliments your house.

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