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Parking lot coming for Payson Canyon’s Four Bay Recreation Area

By Arianne Brown

“Those who park on the lower access point have been parking at the pipeline corral on the west side, and then have to cross over the road to get to the trails.

“Those who start on the upper part, have to park on the east side in the scout parking lot, and cross over the road to access those trails. Having this parking lot will allow access to the main portion of the trails down low, especially for children who ride the simpler trails like the Ezra trail.”

The new parking is funded in part by a Utah outdoor and recreation grant Payson City was able to receive.

The parking lot will go just north of the three mile marker near the cattle guard on the east side of Payson Canyon Road.

The Four Bay recreational area in Payson Canyon is getting a parking lot in the coming months, and according to trail system creator, Carey Pierce, it’s been a long time in the making.

“It was two or three years ago when I ran into Mayor Wright and told him about my idea of a parking lot, and it’s really great to see it happening,” Pierce said.

“Four Bay is becoming a place for those who want to experience the outdoors in Payson Canyon, and putting in this parking lot will improve the experience,” One of those improvements will be safety.

“Right now, there isn’t really a safe access point to the Four Bay area,” Pierce said.

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Right now, the lot will have space for about 20 cars, with the potential to grow.

According to Payson City Recreation Director, Karl Teemont, the parking lot is something that he hopes will improve user experience.

“Four Bay is a great thing for our community,” Teemont said. “People come from all over to bike, hike, run, snow shoe, and just to experience the outdoors.

The parking lot is something that is needed to make the experience better, improving safety and giving ease of access to the wonderful trails there are out there.

“The plan right now is to have the lot, a restroom and a bridge going over the river, accessing the trails on the east side.”

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has nearly 10 miles of single track that have seen increased traffic over the past year. According to Pierce, the parking lot could not be coming at a better time.

“Four Bay has been growing steadily over the years, but with the pandemic, a lot more people have been outside recreating. We also have

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a lot more high school teams using the area. With all of this, I’d say that we’ve seen a 5-10 year growth in use just over the past year.”

Pierce said that he is happy with the growth and increased use of the area so people can see what the canyon has to offer. (Brown is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Rodeo Reading Challenge Spanish Fork youth invited to saddle up and take part in a rodeo of a different kind

By Shellie Peterson

Spanish Fork elementary school students are invited to participate in the 2021 Fiesta Days Rodeo Reading Challenge taking place during the month of March.

The challenge, which has occurred annually since

2014, is something the kids and teachers look forward to each year.

Seth Perrins, City Manager and Fiesta Days Rodeo Committee member, explained that the Fiesta Days Rodeo Reading Challenge isn’t meant to take the place of the local schools’ reading

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programs. Instead, the program is meant to enhance those programs.

Last year, Spanish Fork elementary school kids smashed their reading record. Perrins explained, “halfway through the month of March, kids went into homeschool. So we were concerned that they would just stop reading.”

On the contrary, the kids stepped up their reading in a big way. They surprised everyone and catapulted past expectations by reading approximately 2.8 million minutes in a single month.

To put that into perspective, Perrins explained that’s just under 2,000 days’ worth of reading, and approximately five years and four-anda-half months’ worth of minutes.

In the past, the reading challenge was always kicked off with an assembly. This year, things are a little differ-

ent due to the pandemic.

Instead of an assembly, the kids will see a 10- to 15-minute video that’s fun and entertaining. Teachers will also send an informative flier home with each student so they know what the challenge entails. All Spanish Fork elementary school children (kindergarten through 6th grade) are invited and encouraged to participate.

At the end of the challenge, after students have turned in all their reading minutes to their teachers, each school will do a drawing to select one winner from every grade. The winning students will receive two free tickets each to the Fiesta Days Rodeo.

Two grand prize winners will also be chosen. Those winners will receive two free rodeo tickets each, as well as a pair of Wrangler jeans, a pair of Justin cowboy boots, and a Resis-

tol cowboy hat. The prize apparel is donated by Wrangler Jeans, Justin Boots and Resistol specifically for the Fiesta Days Rodeo Reading Challenge grand prize winners.

This year is the first year the Spanish Fork Library is actively participating in the Fiesta Days Rodeo Reading Challenge. Elementary school students are invited to come to the library to receive a limited-edition collector’s library card created specifically for the reading challenge. Since some students come to Spanish Fork elementary schools from other cities (including Salem, Springville, Mapleton, Lake Shore and Benjamin), the library will waive the non-resident fee for those students during March. Students are encouraged to talk to their teachers if they have any questions. (Peterson is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Planners Aim to Make New Library a Gathering Place

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The construction and pending completion of the new Spanish Fork library located on the corner of Main Street and 100 South is an event residents of Spanish Fork City look forward to with great anticipation.

The decision to build a new library was one that the mayor and city council thought about for a long time.

Scott Aylett, the Library Director, explained that the original library residents are currently using was built in the mid-1960s when the population in Spanish Fork was only about 6,000 people.

Back then, the basement of the library wasn’t finished, so there was very little usable space in the building.

In the mid-1990s, some renovations were done to the original building to turn the basement into a usable space. That took the total usable square footage from 6,000 square feet to 12,000 square feet.

Today, Aylett explained, there are an estimated 45,000 residents in Spanish Fork, and their needs have outgrown the current library building.

Residents need to have enough space for large programs, and the current building only has one program room. Additionally, the size of the current library limits the collection size, so there are fewer books available for residents to check out.

To address these shortcomings, plans were made to build a new library. Aylett stated that the mayor and city council recognized that

“the library of yesterday isn’t the library of today nor is it the library of tomorrow.”

He went on to explain, “Libraries historically have had a focus on circulation and having their collection for people to come in and check items out.

But over time, libraries have evolved and become more of community gathering spaces. That’s why programs are so important. And not having sufficient program space now is certainly an obstacle that we face.”

The new library will have about 4,000 square feet of program space, which is a notable improvement over the current library’s 500 square feet of program space.

The building, when completed, will have approximately 40,000 square feet of total space, but a third of it is reserved for a new city council chamber as well as a new city finance office (for utility billing, payments, and setting up utility accounts).

The rest of the square footage will be wholly dedicated to the new library.

Thanks to the added space, the new library will be able to increase its collection size by approximately 30 percent more than the current library’s capacity. So, while the current library has a collection size of approximately 70,000 items, the new library will have closer to 90,000 items.

But one of the features Aylett said residents are most excited about is the highly anticipated drive-up book drop.

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located right by the library entrance. Once the new library is complete, residents will be able to drop off their books without ever leaving their vehicles.

Blalock and Partners, an architectural design studio located in Salt Lake City, designed the library with guidance from the mayor and city council as well as feedback from approximately 200 Spanish Fork residents.

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Two common requests that helped inspire the new library’s final design were to include as much natural light as possible and to complement the historic look of the city office building located adjacent to the new library.

To accommodate both requests, the north side of the building (as viewed from Main Street) is being constructed with a lot of brick.

The color of the brick is complementary to the adjacent city office building. This is the side of the building where the new city council chamber and finance office will be located.

The south side of the building, where the library portion will be located, will include many large windows that let in copious amounts of natural light and deliver

a more contemporary look and feel. With these two unique halves of the same building, the architecture of the new library will masterfully combine both the historic and the modern sides of Spanish Fork.

In addition to its attractive and innovative exterior, Spanish Fork residents who visit the new library will be greeted with cutting-edge technology that makes it easier than ever before to check out their selections.

The new library will feature an automated material handling system that allows patrons to put their books onto the book drop conveyer belt and have their items automatically checked into the library system and sorted into the appropriate bins.

This smart technology will save library staff an estimated six to 10 hours of work each day.

Additional improvements include self-check-out stations where patrons can check items out on their own.

These stations will feature RFID technology, which allows patrons to set down an entire stack of books and the system will scan the barcodes of all of the books simultaneously. The technology will make for library experience more user-friendly for patrons and will also create efficiencies for library staff.

Aylett explained that the community response to the new library has been overwhelmingly positive. He explained, “The common feedback we’ve heard over the years is that the library is small, it doesn’t have a large collection, and they don’t have a lot of pro-

grams.”

Even residents who don’t currently visit the library are likely to be drawn to the new library.

Aylett stated that in cities where new and improved libraries have been built, the impacted communities typically see a significant increase in library usage.

It’s expected that the same thing will happen in Spanish Fork.

While the library features promise to be impressive, Aylett shares that the real excitement comes from the sense of community the new library will offer.

He stated, “We’ll be able to do things in this new building that we haven’t been able to do or even dream of doing because of some of the limitations we have with the current building. We’ll be able to expand our program offerings, expand our collections, and really become a gathering place for our community because we don’t have that today. We don’t have a place where our residents can come and gather and learn together and share ideas and interests, so we’re so excited that this new building helps us achieve that part of our mission.”

The anticipated completion date for the new Spanish Fork library is fall of 2022. Construction is scheduled to begin this month, and residents are encouraged to visit the city website (spanishfork.org/departments/library/newlibrary. php) to see announcements for the ground-breaking, renderings of the building, and other related details.

(Peterson is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Taking the 50 Yard Challenge Springville Youth Mows Lawns of Those in Need as Part of Nationwide Challenge

By Arianne Brown

Boston Housley, 12, of Springville was recently awarded a lawn mower and leaf blower for completing a challenge to mow 50 lawns to those in need.

The challenge is in conjunction with a nationwide challenge known as The 50 Yard Challenge that was created by Rodney Smith Jr. of Alabama. Smith visited Boston this past

January when he took the trip to Utah to personally deliver the yard equipment, along with an award for completing the challenge.

Smith began the challenge that operates under the nonprofit organization titled, “Raising Men” and “Raising Women” in an effort to encourage the youth to give back to their communities.

Kids and teens from all over the nation take on

the challenge to mow 50 lawns for free for the elderly, disabled, single parents, veterans, and anyone in need of help in their town.

According to Boston, the 50 Yard Challenge was a lot of work, but he enjoyed it and learned a lot.

“My mom was the one who learned about the challenge, and she asked if I wanted to try it,” Boston said. “I’ve

only mowed my lawn before, but I thought it would be good to do it for other people. It was hard, but it taught me a lot about serving others, and it helped me feel like I was doing something good.”

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Challenge our church bishop to see if there were individuals in need, and we got lots of names that way,” Housley said. “We went down to St. George, where my mom lives, and Boston mowed some lawns down there, too.

It was really neat to see Boston serve others and witness the lives that were touched.”

Not only was Boston able to serve people in need in the community, but his dad said that his son got really good at mowing lawns.

“Boston committed to the challenge in May of 2020, and mowed his last lawn in October,” Housley said.

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ing lawns, which means he got a lot of practice. He has gotten really good at it and has even said that it is something that he might want to do as a job.”

Boston was one of five

youth in the state who completed the challenge in 2020, with 49 from Utah having completed it since the challenge began in 2016.

According to Smith’s records (published on his site), to date, more than 1,400 children have taken part in the 50 Yard Challenge, with that number growing nearly every day.

To learn more about the 50 Yard Challenge, go to weareraisingmen.com/the50-yard-challenge/, and on Instagram @rodneysmithjr @raisingmenlawncareservice and @weareraisingwomenlawncareservice. (Brown is a Serve Daily contributor.)

DUP Prepares Opening of Pioneer Museum The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Springville/ Mapleton Company are getting ready to open their Pioneer Museum for the new year on March 5.

It will be open on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 1-4 p.m.

The museum is located at 175 South, Main Street, in Springville. The phone number is 801-491-2076.

At the present time masks and social distancing will be required.

Ellen Clyde, museum

director, invites the community to see the White Meeting House historical monument marker #587 on the grounds of the Springville Public library. It was dedicated on Springville”s 170th birthday that was celebrated on Sept. 19. The story of the marker is also found on YouTube “The White Meeting House”.

Anyone interested in learning about the DUP organization may call the museum. (Serve Daily submission.)

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A Teaching Partnership Spanish Fork Teachers Juggle Classroom Duties and Marriage with a Smile

By Angi Gibson

This month’s teacher spotlight is an extra special one to me. This dynamic duo in teachers happens to be my brother and sister in law, and they are amazing!

Both of them teach at Spanish Fork Junior High.

David Thacker is the Eighth Grade Digital Literacy and Ninth Grade Business Office Specialist. Thacker has been teaching for 17 years.

When he started college, he was working toward a business degree, not certain where it would lead him.

When his wife, Kathy, suggested teaching, as all good husbands do, he switched his course and finished his degree in teaching.

He says one of the most valuable things he learned this year teaching through Covid was that when the governor announces to the state that schools are going to be closed before he tells the schools themselves, teachers can step up, adapt, and completely change the way they teach so that their students can still have school remotely.

David said that the hardest part of teaching during this pandemic was that he didn’t like being the mask police.

“If I could go a day of teaching without begging students to put their masks on, up above their noses, that would be nice,” he said.

David said, “My classroom is a computer lab, and

although I am ‘the expert’ in my room, these students can get the computers to come up with errors I have never seen before. And when asked how they did it, they almost always say, ‘I don’t know!’”

His advice to parents: “Talk to your students. I mean really talk to them.

Show them that you really care about them and their friends.”

David hopes that his students remember him as being fair, and most of all, that he cared.

David’s advice to a new teacher starting out, “Be like the duck. Let all the hard times roll off of your back like water rolls off the duck’s back.”

The second part of the dynamic duo is Kathy Thacker. She also teaches at Spanish Fork Junior High but as the seventh grade College Career and Awareness and FACS Exploration teacher, as the eighth grade FACS Exploration teacher and as the ninth grade Sewing Construction and Textiles 1 teacher. She has been teaching for 16 years.

Kathy said, “I always wanted to be a teacher.

When I was a kid, I wanted to teach Elementary school.

I never expected to be a junior high teacher. Honestly, I don’t think that anyone ever dreams of teaching junior high, but I’m glad that is where I ended up.

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Kathy said this year has been a good reminder of the fact that there is so much more to education than just the content to be learned.

And when asked about the hardest thing about teaching during this pandemic, her response was very similar to her husband, “I hate being the mask police! It’s not like me to be the naggy teacher, but I feel like I’m constantly nagging kids to put their masks on their faces and make sure their noses are covered.”

When I asked Kathy about some fun stories about teaching her response was, “There are so many! Check out #GottaLoveTeachingJrHigh on my Facebook.”

And I can attest there are so many. One of my favorite things to do is read Kathy’s posts. She makes the hard job of teaching seem light and wonderful and oh so entertaining.

Her advice to parents, “Don’t just talk to your kids, actually really try to listen to what they have to say. Don’t just compare your teenage years to theirs and assume that you know what they are dealing with. These kids live in a very different world than you grew up in.”

Kathy hopes her students remember that she cared

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David and Kathy Thacker both teach at Spanish Fork Junior High School.

about them and treated them with kindness and respect. She hopes they remember that she worked to see the good in people and encouraged them to do the same.

Her advice to new teachers coming up, “Find ways to build relationships with your students. Kids are much more likely to want to learn the content you are trying to teach them if they know that you truly care about them. Sometimes the kids that are hardest to love are the kids who need the most love.”

When asked what it was like teaching at the same school as each other, both Dave and Kathy’s responses were not far off from each other.

Kathy’s response, “I love it, though I’m not sure that Dave always does. I think I drive him crazy sometimes because I have a tendency to

share a lot more about our family than he does. Part of that is because the content that I teach. The fact that we teach the same students allows us to support each other, and work together to figure out the best ways to reach and teach our students. It’s great that we can carpool to school together, though if we ever have to drive different vehicles to school for any reason, people assume we are fighting.”

And of course Dave’s response, though very similar, was a little more in his line of thinking, technical and to the point, “Carpooling to work is nice. We know the same students, the same faculty members, and the same administration.”

Every year without fail, they talk about their “Date Night” at the school during Parent Teacher Conferences. (Gibson is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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uncertainty. We want to know what the

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Lawyers cannot always predict exact results, but they can tell you what to expect and how to get the best result possible.

Eliminating the uncertainty and doubt provides tremendous emotional and psychological value.

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Some people seem to have a perception that lawyers are know-it-alls who don’t listen to clients and talk too much about themselves. If that description fits your lawyer, you should find a new lawyer.

Lawyers do not make decisions for clients; they advise clients about decisions.

Another word for lawyer is “counselor.”

Being a counselor is an important part of the job. Your lawyer should let you know what your rights are, what your decision options are, and what consequences might flow from the decision you want to make.

A true counselor will not make the decision for you but will help you reach the best decision for your situation.

There are many rules of ethics and evidence that are centered around the idea that a client must be able to trust his or her lawyer.

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Hand Made in Payson Keeps it Natural for Customers

By Shellie Peterson

There are a lot of bath and body products out there, but many use cheap fillers and ingredients that may not be healthy for the body.

Heidi Maloy seeks to change that by offering hand-made lotions, bath salts, and other bath and body products that use natural, good-for-you ingredients. Maloy sells her products in her Hand Made shop located at 90 South on Main Street in Payson.

Maloy’s entrepreneurial venture began with a desire to create a home-made lip balm approximately six years ago. As a self-described nerd, she decided to do some research and find out how to make a lip balm using natural ingredients. Soon, she decided to make other bath and body products from scratch and sell them.

When asked why she decided to offer

pandemic. She closed her shop temporarily then reopened it again right before the holidays. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the business was held on Feb. 12.

Maloy’s longtime friend, Shannon Flippen, is the shop’s first full-time employee.

She was one of the first people to recognize how good Maloy’s products were and told her “you should sell these.” Now, she enjoys helping her friend live her dream.

Flippen isn’t the only one to express enthusiasm for the shop’s luxurious lotions and other products. Mindi Menlove, a loyal customer, explained that she loves Hand Made lotion because “it doesn’t feel greasy.

It just goes right into your skin.”

Maloy explained that with Mother’s Day coming up, bath and body products make a great gift idea. While she offers consistent scents year-round, she loves to come up

with seasonal scented products for all the holidays.

Interested buyers are invited to visit the Hand Made shop at 90 South Main Street in Payson (business hours can be found at heidimaloy.com/, or they can purchase products directly from the website. Maloy also makes shop and product announcements on her Heidi Maloy Hand Made Facebook and Instagram pages. (Peterson is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Heidi Maloy enjoys creating her own unique, madefrom-scratch bath and body products using natural ingredients.

natural bath and body products to the community, Maloy said, “I think more people are becoming aware of how much better the natural products are for us. A lot of times we think about what we eat and put in our bodies, but we don’t think about what we put on our skin, which

is where we absorb the most.”

When the building where Hand Made is currently located became available, Maloy jumped at the chance to set up her first brick-and-mortar shop.

She officially opened her shop right before everything shut down due to the COVID-19

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Gabe Dunn the previous owner of Big O Tires is now the owner of Tire Buster’s located at the same address, 1146 West 800 South, Payson. He celebrated the change of franchisees with a ribbon cutting on Feb. 6.

Henry’s Back Yard BBQ was there with lunch for everyone who came to celebrate with Gabe at the start of his new venture.

Sport’s Clips

Jodi Asay, owner of a few different Sport’s Clips establishments, brought a Sports Clips to Payson, 1146 West 800 South, during the summer of 2020. According to Jodi, this has been one of her favorite stores. They have been the recipient of four regional awards as well as the Business of the Month Award from the Payson Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce for the Month of February 2021. Jodi celebrated the opening of the Payson location on Feb. 10 with a ribbon cutting.

HM

Heidi Maloy, the owner and operator of HM, has been selling natural beauty products out of her home since 2014. In 2019 she opened a store front location on Downtown Main Street, 1146 West 800 South. Last year was a difficult time, but with sound business practices she was able to withstand the economic storm and decided to start 2021 off with a celebratory ribbon cutting on Feb. 12. It was a well-attended event with many coming in to enjoy the many products created by Heidi.

Iceberg Drive Inn

Feb. 19 was a fun and momentous day for owners, Andrew Kafentzis and Aspen Hill, of Iceberg Drive Inn at 34 Highland Drive, Santaquin. Reed Reinhold, from the corporate office, arranged for a ribbon cutting to introduce Iceberg to the community after months of anticipation. There were many who attended the event, such as Santaquin’s Mayor, Kirk Hunsaker and City Council member, Ben Reeves.

Chubby’s Café

Alan Moak, one of the owners of Chubby’s Café was thrilled to open Chubby’s in October in Payson, 855 Turf Farm Road, to add gourmet hamburger flavors to the current fair found in the city. Chubby’s was welcomed amongst the residents and on Feb. 22, the family of owners celebrated the opening with a Ribbon Cutting that was well attended. Among the attendees included Mayor Bill Wright and Representative Doug Welton.

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Aaron Garcia recently wrestled his way to be crowned the 5A wrestling state champion in his weight class.

Payson High School junior, Aaron Garcia earned another title in the world of athletics on Feb. 18: 5A wrestling state champion in his weight class.

Championships are something Aaron is used to, since he has been competing most of his life around the country as an MMA fighter. Wrestling, though, is something he hasn’t spent as much time training for, which made the win that much sweeter.

The competition took place at Wasatch High school in Heber, and Aaron said he knew going in that he would have to fight hard if he would have a chance at taking home the championship title.

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That competition would be fierce, especially when it got down to the final match.

“In my final match, I faced a wrestler from Farmington who had actually beat me a few weeks ago in a dual meet,” Aaron said. “We had kind of a rivalry going into the tournament, and I knew that I would have to work really hard for the win.”

Aaron’s hard work paid off when he beat his competition to

secure the title of 5A state champion in the 106 pound weight class.

“It felt great to win, because it just shows what hard work can do,” Aaron said. “It also shows how much

support I have had to get here, and I want to say thank you to everyone who has helped me.” (Brown is a high school junior. He enjoys learning about other athletes and sharing their accomplishments.)

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Payson High School Wrestling Team Wins Seventh Straight State Title

By Arianne Brown

The Payson High School wrestling team brought home the state championship title on Feb. 8, keeping its streak alive for the seventh year.

Head coach Jeb Clark who had been with the team the last four years, said he is proud of his team for coming together during what has been a very challenging year.

“This season has been very different because of the pandemic,” Clark said.

“COVID shortened our season by an entire month, so we weren’t able to get in as many matches in to prepare for state. Due to the pandemic and injuries, it wasn’t until late January when we were even able to put together a full team to wrestle at matches.”

All of it came together at the right time, however, when he had a full roster ready to go for the 5A state tournament.

And according to Clark, his team was strong going in, and he

knew they had a solid shot at taking home the state title.

“With six state championships under our belt going in, we definitely had the upper hand, and we knew that the title was ours to take, but we would need to work hard,” Clark said.

“Wasatch and Box Elder have some great wrestling programs and winning histories.

Wasatch actually beat us in a duel during the season, so we knew we had some tough competition.”

By the second round, however, the Payson Lions had secured enough points for a substantial lead. Clark said that doing this well so early on in the tournament was a testament to what a great team he has.

“We have such a great team full of awesome talent,” Clark said.

“Not only do we have the best varsity team in the state, but our JV team could compete well against most other varsity teams in the state. We had 24 of our

wrestlers qualify for state, and 22 of them scored points — many from the JV team.”

Clark said that when the scores looked to be pointing in his team’s direction early on, that it gave his wrestlers a chance to enjoy the sport without a lot of pressure, and just have fun.

He said that it was good to watch his team do what they love.

“A lot of times, these championship tournaments come with a lot of pressure and stress, and it was really neat

to see all the hard work pay off when they were given the chance to wrestle for the love of it.”

Clark wanted to say how proud he is of his team for coming together when it mattered most.

“Wrestling really is a team sport because you need every athlete to win,” Clark said.

“Each one of them wrestled really well as a team. We won the state championship because we wrestled as a team.” (Brown is a Serve Daily contributor.)

Nebo School District’s Ryan McGuire named Principal of the Year

By Lana Hiskey

Ryan McGuire is the principal of Mt. Nebo Middle School, a new middle school in the Nebo School District, and has been named Principal of the Year for 2021.

McGuire received his bachelor’s degree in history from Brigham Young University in 2000 and a master’s degree in Education Administration from Southern Utah Univer-

sity in 2007.

McGuire served as principal of Springville Junior High for five years, as assistant principal of Payson High for five years, and was the assistant principal of Payson Junior High for two years.

He taught Spanish and history at Spanish Fork High for three years, and Spanish and history at Spanish Fork Middle for five years.

He has also coached basketball throughout

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cluding head coach for girls’ varsity basketball while at Spanish Fork High.

McGuire has earned past recognitions including a Nebo School District PEAK (Positive Energy And Kindness) Award in March of 2018, Region IV Coach of the Year in 2006, Nebo Notable for Nebo School District in 2006, and was recognized for teaching excellence at Spanish Fork Middle in 2000.

McGuire feels that the best award he has ever received is a hand drawn picture of a knight, from one of his severe/profound special needs students, that reads, “Mr. McGuire – You’re a Superknight!”

When asked about his personal motto, McGuire shared a favorite quote: “The two most important days in someone’s life is the day we are born, and the day we find out why.”

McGuire added, “I believe that education helps students figure out that why. I love education and being involved in my community and the lives of students. I hope to make a positive difference each day for kids,” McGuire said.

Ryan enjoys spending time outdoors and fishing of any kind. He is married to Trudy, and they have four children. (Serve Daily submission.)

School District Partners with Local Companies to Create Internships for Students

By Christine Thomas

Nebo School District is partnering with local companies to create impactful internships for high school juniors and seniors.

These opportunities assist

students in deciding on future careers.

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If you would like to learn more and participate in this program, contact Christine Thomas, CTE Internship Coordinator via email chris. thomas@nebo.edu. (Serve Daily submission.)

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ALA Selects its Teachers of the Month

By Stephanie Chingas

American Leadership Academy named Annika Talbot and Julieta Santafe as the

February Teachers of the Month.

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es 7th and 8th grade English. Talbot went to BYU-Idaho. Her hobbies include skiing and traveling.

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I love working with my coworkers and the wonderful administration.”

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Making the Case for VR Gaming

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Virtual Reality, as we currently conceptualize it, has been the dream of many since at least the 1950’s, when Morton Heilig began working on a home theater and television apparatus that he called the “Sensorama.”

Ever since, many have chased the opportunity to create a way to immerse themselves fully in another place without leaving the comfort of

their homes. Despite valiant efforts in virtual reality, like the Virtual Boy by Nintendo in 1995 or even Cell Phone VR like the Google Cardboard in 2014, and augmented reality, like the PlayStation EyeToy

by Sony in 2003 or the Kinect by Microsoft in 2010, only in the last few years, has technology come far enough to provide an experience that justifies the expensive of such a product.

In 2012, a new up and coming company, Oculus, announced the Oculus Rift, a PC tethered VR headset with sensors in the room to detect position and wireless controllers. Prototype and development

kits started shipping the following year, and developers and streamers started work on game demos to show what this new, “modern” virtual reality was capable of. Streamers and creators of video game content on platforms like Twitch and YouTube demonstrated these experiences to consumers, who were quickly chomping at the bit to get their hands on the hardware and to experience this new VR firsthand. In 2014, rumblings emerged of Steam creator, Valve, developing VR software for their platform. In 2015, Valve and HTC announced a collaboration on VR hardware.

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releases of both the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive propelled VR into the future that so many had been anxiously anticipating! Both were PC tethered headsets with wireless controllers and room sensors. Additionally, Sony released the PSVR, a full capability VR system to be utilized with the PlayStation 4.

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In 2019, Oculus discontinued the original Oculus Rift and released the Oculus Quest and the Oculus Rift S. The Rift S is a PC tethered headset like the original Oculus Rift, but upgraded to have sensors built into it, removing the requirement for sensors in the room. This made the Rift S more portable.

The Quest was a standalone platform with an on board GPU and memory sufficient to experience high quality interactive VR games and experiences, untethered from a PC for the first time ever. In 2019 Valve released the Valve Index, its

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Tweak Before you Speak

By Theresa Olsen

Years ago, I knew a family with three boys who were extremely naughty, impudent, and sassy.

In watching their family interact, I was interested to note that their mother usually referred to them, in and out of their presence, as “brats.”

And, “brats” they were.

I was a young mother myself and a first-grade teacher, so perhaps my sensitivity to the way adults talk to children came from my training; I was very conscious of the words and phrases I used when speaking to or about children. Consequently, I developed an art of phrasing things to maintain a child’s dignity.

There are simple tweaks that adults can choose to improve the

way they speak to children. One simple tweak is to tell children what to do, rather than telling them what not to do.

By saying, “Don’t draw on the walls!” an adult has left a child potentially clueless on what they should do. The tweak, “We draw on paper, not walls!”

Here are a few common phrases adults can use with children at home, school, or out and about, with an alternative, kinder way of saying the same thing: Don’t hit. We solve problems with words, not hands.

Don’t yell. We use quiet voices inside.

Buckle up or we can’t go. We can go as soon as we’re all buckled.I love you and I want you to be safe.

Another tweak is to give a reason.

During my undergraduate years at Brigham Young University, I saw a sign on the lawn as I walked to class that said, “New grass. Please keep off.”

I thought of the many other times in my life that I saw signs reading, “Keep off the grass!” and felt an urge to step on the grass out of minor rebellion. But here was a sign telling me the grass was new, baby grass! How could I step on baby grass?

Acknowledging a child’s feelings also goes a long way in preserving self-esteem.

Child: I’m hungry.

Adult: Next time eat when I give you food!

Child: I’m hungry.

Adult: I wonder if you’re hungry because you didn’t eat lunch. What could you do when it’s time to eat lunch next time?

As I watched my thirteen-monthold grandson bend, crinkle, and destroy a small notepad that I had given him as a distraction, my first thought was, “Boy you destroyed that!”

But I paused and said, “You sure explored that, my curious boy!”

It took less than a second to change the negative tone of my thought into a more considerate and positive comment.

Learning to talk to children in a nurturing and kinder way is not difficult, but it does take conscious effort and practice. (Serve Daily submission.)

THE FUNNY-ISH FILES

A Little Pop Quiz for Parents

By Joe Capell

Parenting is not easy. There is no handbook. There is no guide. You just have to figure things out as you go. How are you doing at it?

Here’s a little quiz to assess how things are going.

1. Yelling the words, “Stop yelling!” at your children in order to get them to stop yelling is an example of: A. irony B. hypocrisy C. stupidity D. necessity.

2. When was the moment you realized you were the adult who needed to take care of things?

A. At the courthouse, signing your

marriage certificate.

B. When the nurse first handed you your newborn baby.

C. The seventh poopy diaper.

D. That time, at 2:35 a.m., when you walked into the room to find your child and the child’s bed covered in vomit and/or poop, and no one else was there to clean it up.

3. How much time typically passes between the moment you tell your children to go to bed and when they are actually in bed and stay there?

A. 2 minutes.

B. 5 minutes.

C. 37 minutes.

D. Eternity.

4. According to your children, which of the following are finger foods?

A. Hot dogs B. Chicken nuggets C. Macaroni and cheese

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D. Applesauce E. All of the above.

5. What is the first thing you think when you realize you haven’t heard anything from your child for 30 consecutive minutes?

A. Oh good, he must have put himself down for a nap!

B. What has he gotten into?

C. I don’t care what he’s doing, I’m going to enjoy the quiet time.

D. Where are my car keys?

6. What is your child most likely to remember?

A. To turn in her homework.

B. That time you took her to the zoo.

C. To brush her teeth without being asked.

D. That one time when you swore at another driver.

7. If your child finds your phone, what is he most likely to do?

A. Leave it alone.

B. Bring it to you.

C. Use it to play video games until you take it back.

D. Lock you out of it so you can’t use it for at least two hours.

8. How many times in a row can your child watch the same episode of Doc McStuffins before she gets tired of it?

A. 3 B. 7 C. 14 D. Possibly infinity.

9. Which of the following statements about your children is true?

A. They drive me crazy.

B. They make me question my sanity.

C. They make me smile.

D. I love them very much.

E. All of the above. (Capell is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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“Oh, it’s a mortuary! What a beautiful place. I always thought mortuaries were supposed to be in old dingy houses, but this place is… wow!” That’s the most common comment received by Nanette with Spring Creek Utah County Mortuary. That beautiful new building at 737 North Main Street in Springville, you watched under construction and may have wondered what it would be.

Funeral service is something only a funeral director thinks about constantly. Nearly everyone else only thinks about it at the time of death. Even those who preplan their funeral don’t think about it until the very end of life, but a funeral director finds great satisfaction in rendering that service that each of us will need once.

Nanette’s first foray into funeral service came when she was only 6 years old. She was in attendance at her Grandfather Luke’s service. He had been the lay clergy for the small community in which she was growing up for a number of years. He was also a local merchant, and even did some traveling sales, carrying his big suitcases into small communities that didn’t have retail stores. He would visit homes and sell them a shirt or a blanket or other necessities.

Grandpa Luke was a loved man and there were many in attendance at his funeral. But Nanette remembers someone figuring that the little ones shouldn’t be exposed to a dead human body. She was quite upset that they were trying to keep her from seeing her grandfather. She felt an innate desire to watch over his body, keep it safe, and keep it company. She felt no queasiness or other discomfort. She felt peace.

Funeral service has been practiced in all civilizations.

The ancient Egyptians are believed by some to be the first embalmers. It has been said that If you want to see what kind of a people they are, check out how they care for their dead. If you want to see what the quality of a city is, visit

their cemetery. While many traditions have come and gone, the mixed feelings of loss, longing, loving and cherishing persevere.

Society desires a soft landing upon the loss of a loved one and funeral directors are there to assist.

Grandpa Luke fell ill relatively early in his life. He suffered from diabetes and medicine wasn’t so great in those days.

Nanette watched as his health failed and his life ebbed. Even though she was very young, she knew he was dying. She watched people care for him up to his death. Then she saw a kind man help her family. He seemed to provide comfort and peace whenever he was around. She saw him be very tender and reverent with her grandpa. At six years old she didn’t really know who he was, but now recognizes him as the funeral director.

The funeral director seemed to know just Staff of Spring Creek Utah County Mortuary prepared to meet and serve you and your family in the time of need. what to do and helped her family process Steve Schultz also of Springville works alongside her as their grief and loss. It was him who saw that Nanette was paying special attention to her grandfather, and welcomed a funeral director and manager. It is their deepest wish to her up to his casket, where he talked with her about death and provide a beautiful, peaceful and welcoming place where her feelings. He listened to her and helped her understand, families and friends of those who have passed can find in her little 6 year old mind, what was happening. This comfort and kindness.

Because of her desire to serve, she built Spring Creek interaction helped her recognize her desire to be of service Mortuary, the beautiful building you now see on the north to others in their time of most need.

Nanette studied and trained as an apprentice with the end of Main Street, and up to now, may have wondered what son of that kindly funeral director who took care of her it was.

Nanette invites you to call and schedule a tour of the grandfather. She learned the mechanics of funeral service in school and during her apprenticeship, but she always had the building and learn what she and her staff can do for you heart of funeral service. She has touched the lives of many now and at your time of need. Spring Creek Utah County Mortuary wants to be your choice for comfort and kindness. people in her 20 plus years of funeral work.

Take care of all the funeral pre-arrangement details and give yourself Funeral Planning/Services • 737 N Main Street • Springville and your family the (385) 325-3131 • SpringCreekMortuary.com peace-of-mind you deserve.

Nanette Tanner

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SERVE DAILY TRIBUTES Jim Petro After a hard-fought and courageous battle with an aggressive c a n c e r, James “Jimmy” Pe t r o passed away at the age of 58, on Jan. 29, 2021.

Jimmy was born in Provo, on Feb. 17, 1962 to Ann and Louis Petro.

He was a graduate of Springville High School. Jimmy was a craftsman, an expert brick mason, and a master with his hands.

Much like he left the spaces he worked on, he left people better than he found them- usually laughing and with a big smile on their face.

Jimmy had a way of making people feel important, never ceasing to the take the opportunity to tell you how great he thought you were.

His lighthearted, easygoing personality was a haven from the world and when he laughed, he laughed with his whole body. Every time he saw you, you were welcomed in a warm embrace and often with a new nickname.

Family meant everything to Jimmy, he was a devoted father and grandfather, a great brother and son, and a favorite uncle to all

his nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his dad, Louis Petro and his stepdad Dennis Wilkinson. He leaves behind his mom, Ann Petro, his brothers: Michael (Monica) Petro, Martin (Brenda) Petro, Mark (Pam) Petro, David (Joni) Petro, his sister Annette (Richard) Smith, his bonus daughters Necia Anne Gallagher and Tara Lee Beckstead (Bryan), and the three lights of his life: his son Louis, daughter Cassie, and granddaughter, Ellie. This loss is great, but we find great comfort in knowing he is at peace and out of pain.

Gerald Robert Jensen Gerald Robert Jensen, passed away on Feb. 9, 2021. He was born Aug. 13, 1927, in Goshen, to Edmund Waldemar Jensen and Wilma Tanner Jensen House.

He married Lois Joy Anderson on D e c .

21, 1951 in the M a n ti LDS Temple.

G e r ald was raised in Payson, where he worked on his family farm until 17 when he graduated from Payson High School.

He enlisted in the

Navy and served during World War II. After his military service, he returned home, where he played football for and attended BYU. Gerald was employed with Sears for 10 years as a Service Manager but most of his career was spent with Provo City Power as a stationary engineer. He retired from Provo City after 35 years. Gerald was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served as a Stake Missionary,served in the bishopric and many other ward and stake auxiliaries.

Gerald loved to golf, was a member of the Cougar Club and had a great love for the outdoors. After retirement, Gerald and Lois spent a great deal of time traveling and camping with family until Lois’s death in 1999.

Gerald later married Nancy Rose Miller.

Gerald is survived by his wife, Nancy.

He is also survived by one son and three daughters. James Robert (Jannette) Jensen of St George, Ut; Katherine (Mike) Osborn of Sandy, Ut; Marilyn (Mark) Ellsworth of Springville, Ut; Dianne (Doug) Racine of Meridian, Idaho; 11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

One sister, Sylvia Jensen Messner of St Louis.

He is proceeded in

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death by his parents, wife Lois Anderson Jensen, a sister Verna Jensen Rohbock, and a brother Clifton Jensen.

To send condolences, and share memories of Gerald, go to www.legacyfunerals.com Dale Morehouse (Vest) Dale Vest Morehouse (71), often called “Spicy” by her daughters and grandkids, departed her loving family on Jan 26, 2021, surrounded by her family at her Springville home. She fought a valiant battle against cancer for the last 25 years.

Dale was born in Delta on Sept. 1, 1949, to

Glenna and Samuel Vest. Although she hated school, she did graduate from Springville High School.

Dale was a mommy to Leonard Roy Morehouse Jr, (Deceased), C y n thia Cornaby and Delinda Gardner. She was Grandma (Granny) to her 4 beautiful Grand-kid’s: Shiri Stewart, Nicolas Gardner, Megan Marshall, Kaylee Marshall and her great nephew, Gage Whitelock.

She worked as a seamstress most of her life. She loved sewing, baking, eating a good pastry, the outdoors and her family.

Dale is proceeded in death by her parent’s, her son, Leonard Roy Morehouse Jr., her brother, Donald Vest, and her niece, Brittany Vest King.

She is survived by her two daughter’s, Cindy (Brandon) Cornaby, Delinda (Kelly) Gardner, 4 Grand-kid’s, 1 sister, Cynthia Vest and 3 brother’s, Russell (Genie) Vest, Dean (Marlene) Vest and Chester (Chet) Vest.

Fly high Spicy Mom!

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