Serve Daily Volume 6, Issue 61 June 2017

Spanish Fork’s Memorial Square Scared safe at Spanish redesigned and rededicated Fork High School

By Ed Helmick

Spanish Fork’s Memorial Square, with 200 plaques that honor local citizens, has been “refreshed” to make it more inviting to visit. That project of several months has been completed and a rededication ceremony was held on May 26.

Dale Robinson of the city parks and recreation department described the project and recognized the people involved. Mayor Steve Leifson presented a history of Spanish Fork and Memorial Square. This was followed by a song sung by Gregory Duffin, which was a localized version of the Bob Hope song “Thanks for the Memories.” The local adaption was written by Elaine Hansen, special events coordinator for the city.

Copies of those lyrics are available at Spanish Fork City Hall.

Then there was the ribbon cutting by the mayor, who was accompanied

by other city officials and Miss Spanish Fork Dexonna Talbot with her

attendants Jill McConnell and Marley Tanner.

Springville residents Alan and Carol Curtis have been named grand marshals of the 2017 Art City Days Grand Parade. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, and travel down 400 South and Main Street.

Alan Loy Curtis was raised in Springville where he was active in youth football, baseball, and the rifle club. He graduated from Springville High School in 1963 where he was active in drama and sports. He played offensive and defensive tackle for football. He also participated in wrestling and baseball.

Alan attended Snow College on a football scholarship, playing tackle for the Badgers. He was also very active in choir, drama and other clubs on campus and graduated from Snow with his associate’s degree.

Carol Ann Jacobsen Curtis was raised in Salina and graduated from North Sevier High School in 1963 where she participated band and choir and sang solos and in a trio. She also sang in assemblies, church meetings, for the Lion’s Club and at other civic functions.

For two summers after graduation, she

worked as a camp counselor at the LDS Church’s Gooseberry Youth Camp in Salina Canyon.

She received a music scholarship to Snow College and began attending there in the fall of 1963. While there she participated in many activities including concert band, pep band, madrigals, assemblies, dances and graduation programs. She chaired the Miss Snow Contest in 1965, one year after she was crowned Miss North Sevier in 1964.

It was at Snow College that Alan and See PARADE, Page 4

By Ed Helmick

Memorial Square, located on Main Street in Spanish Fork, was recently redesigned to make it more inviting for visitors.

Alan and Carol Curtis named Art City Days Parade grand marshals

The reality and consequences of a fatal automobile accident were brought to the attention of students at Spanish Fork High School on May 17. A very realistic mock accident scene was staged on the school grounds that simulated the deaths of two people, critical injury to two others and the DUI arrest of one of the drivers. This accident scenario was witnessed by 800 somber-faced students. The purpose was to scare the students with the reality that this can happen to you and your friends.

The scene was set with two cars in a head-on crash and student drivers and passengers made up to illustrate serious injuries with fake blood. The scene was then covered with a tarp until the high school student body arrived to fill the bleachers. A verbal discussion from inside one of the cars was played over the PA system leading up to the sounds of a crash, followed by a witness calling a 911 dispatcher. The tarp was removed displaying the accident which showed one body ejected from one of the cars.

Everyone looked upon this scene a few minutes before the police and highway patrol cars arrived followed by the fire trucks and ambulances.

The first responders worked quickly to evaluate the injuries, but found the victims trapped inside the car. The fire department had to literally cut the car apart to remove the victims. Despite the disciplined and well-organized work of the fire department, it seemed to take a See SFHS, Page 6

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Memorial Day gives time to remember

By Karen Willoughby

Springville Post 28 of the American Legion would like to thank everyone who supported its annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser May 10. Charmian Taylor provided her award-winning spaghetti and other yummies as she has done for many, many years, Shawn Schouten provided our Girls’ State waitresses and all worked very hard in the kitchen. Entertainment was provided by the Old Time Fiddlers (pictured) and was enjoyed beyond measure by all. Many thanks to all who support our veterans.

On average, two U.S. military personnel die each day in Middle Eastern conflicts and have since Desert Storm started in August 1990, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

That’s two families who have to deal with the loss, multiples of children in many cases, plus parents, friends and the world, which won’t get to see the difference these young men and women would have made if they had lived.

While “two” makes the number personal, a report released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in 2007 said nearly 74,000 Americans were killed during Gulf War actions between 1990 and 2007.

But some would say two is better than the 297 Americans who died each day during World War II, according to VA statistics.

Memorial Day honors the more than 41.5 million men and women who have died in battle since the American Revolution. Each gave his or her life in service to their country.

“Decoration Day” was first observed in April 1866, according to the VA,

by Confederate women decorating the graves of those from both the South and North who died in the Battle of Shiloh during the Civil War. By the end of the 19th century, May 30 was the agreed-upon date to honor those killed fighting in the Civil War – 420 a day counting both the Union and the Confederacy – perhaps because on that date across the nation, flowers usually were blooming each year.

It was not until after World War I, however, that the day was expanded to honor those who have died in all American wars. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress.

In December 2000, the U.S. Congress passed and the president signed into law the National Moment of Remembrance Act, which encourages all Americans to pause wherever they are at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day for a minute of silence to remember and honor those who have died in service to the nation.

While Memorial Day is not said to be a day to remember family or friends who have died, many people choose to do so. After all, there is not another day set aside for the practice, and how much better to remember everyone on one day.

“I used to hate July 4,” said Mandy Cox of Springville. “That’s the day my grandma died. In 1997! But maybe five years ago someone said to just remember her on Memorial Day. “Now I can remember her then and feel like it’s okay to have fun again on the 4th of July, and on Memorial Day too, for that matter,” Cox continued.

“It’s like now I can celebrate all the good times we had instead of being reminded that she died.”

Some, however, want the day to stay specific to remembering those who were killed in battle, remembering the cost of the freedoms we enjoy as Americans.

“I lost buddies in Vietnam,” said one gray-bearded man leaning against a fence at a recent event in Spanish Fork.

“I don’t want to forget them.”

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The Springville/Mapleton Company of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers has named new officers. Pictured are new President Patricia Maxey and outgoing President Joy Pinckney.

DUP names new officers

By Judy Elsner

The Springville/Mapleton Company of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers has elected new leadership for the 20172019 years.

Patricia Maxey is the new president.

She succeeds Joy Pinckney who has served faithfully for the last two years.

Serving on the board with the new president is 1st Vice President Cindy Christensen, 2nd Vice President Laurie Whiting; Secretary Carol Curtis; Treasurer Sue Wiscombe; Registrar Susan Bartholomew; Historian and Markers Heather Hill; Chaplain Trinka Evjen; Parliamentarian Elma Evans; Chorister Maureen Clark; Accompanist Marilyn Christensen; Outreach Director Amy Eastmond; Public Relations/Legacy Kathy Birch; and Scrapbook/Photos Judy Elsner.

On June 10, the company leaders will be attending the International DUP Annual Seminar at the Davis Conference Center in Layton.

The Springville Pioneer Museum sponsored by the DUP will be open during Art City Days. It is located at 175 S. Main. The museum is open on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. School, Scout, church, community and family groups and researchers are always welcome. Family reunion attendees are also encouraged to make the museum a part of their celebration. Call the museum at 801-4912076 to make an appointment to visit at times other than scheduled hours. There is never any charge for admission.

More information about joining the DUP organization can be found at the museum.

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Continued from page A1 Carol met. They married in the Manti LDS Temple on March 19, 1965. They have since lived in Ephraim, Provo and Springville as well as Omaha, Nebraska; and Carter Lake, Iowa.

Alan and Carol both graduated from LDS Institute and Snow College in June of 1965. Alan continued his education at Brigham Young University, graduating in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in youth leadership and a minor in physical education.

While Alan attended BYU, Carol worked for the Kress Co. on Center St in Provo. She worked there until June of 1966 when the management realized she was expecting her first baby. On Nov. 11, 1966, their first child was born, Kelly Alan Curtis. Their second son, Courtney Jacobsen Curtis, was born at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 9, 1968. Alan took a job with Boys Clubs of Omaha and worked extra jobs to make ends meet.

Their first daughter, Christine, was stillborn when they lived in Carter Lake, Iowa.

The Curtis family moved back to Springville in August of 1972 and purchased the Ostler home at 446 E. Center.

They had lived there four years when they adopted their two beautiful Korean daughters Katy (Kim Eun Sung) and Kimberly (Kim Na Sung). They quickly outgrew their little home and soon moved up the block a few houses to 524

www.ServeDaily.com E. Center. They have lived there since February of 1977, 40 years this year.

Carol has been involved in music her entire life. She has served in music positions in her church and joined the Springville Musettes in 1966, continuing as a member of that choir until a couple of years ago (other than living in Omaha for four years). She does not sing with them at the present time due to health problems. She has sung for many funerals and civic functions here in Springville. Carol is an active member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and she enjoys her Book Club and friends.

After moving back to Springville, Alan worked construction until he was given the job of recreation and community education director for the city of Springville. He served on the city recreation board for seven years. He served the city and school district for 28 years. He has loved providing recreation for thousands of our youth, offering about 25 Community Education classes to adults and all ages of children, and keeping everyone happy with the temperature at the Springville Community Pool.

He loved to see our city look beautiful and well-manicured and to see its parks busy with kids and adults playing summer sports.

Alan was instrumental in getting several parks built such as Bird Park, Clyde Park, the Spring Acres Arts Park (upper and lower), Spring Creek, Big Hollow, Hunters Valley and Child Park.

He re-did Memorial Park’s ball dia-

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Alan and Carol Curtis have been named grand marshals of the 2017 Art City Days Grand Parade. They are pictured above with their children Kimberly, Katy, Courtney and Kelly. monds and worked on the beginnings of the Sports Park in the West Fields as well as helping with small neighborhood parks. He spearheaded the upgrading and enhancement of the South Main entrance into Springville including the welcome sign. He started Youth Soccer in Springville, serving boys and girls in Cub Soccer through Teen Soccer.

He began an after-school program for at-risk youth to be tutored in academic as well as musical skills. It was held in the old grocery store across from the old city building. He also helped create the skateboard park, started Flag Football to help prepare young boys for tackle football and developed a junior golf program.

As with many city workers, he spent many hours setting up chairs, cleaning up trash and doing many other jobs for the committee. He organized fun runs and 5-K runs and served on committees for Art City Days. He was always out in the community monitoring his recreation schedules and events.

Along with his job, he served as bishop of the Springville 10th Ward for five years.

Alan began his coaching career with Springville High football in 1967 as part of an internship under Coach Mike Jacobsen. This opportunity turned into a long coaching career. He coached football during his Boys Club years and with Springville High for a total of 48 years. After 28 years with Nebo School District and Springville City, Alan retired in 2006.

Alan loves working with the youth of this area. He has a way of disciplining and loving the youth he works with.

Alan has always had the best interest of the youth of Springville in mind. He loves being with the young people and teaching them about athletics and life.

Alan is a true Red Devil through and through.

Alan and Carol have four children: Kelly, Courtney, Katy and Kimberly.

They also have 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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Help local families fight pornography problems

By Miriam Hall My name is Miriam Hall, and as Miss Springville/Mapleton 2017 I am honored to serve our community and look forward to representing Springville and Mapleton at the Miss Utah Pageant in 2018.

My service platform is “Education on the Harms of Pornography.” Pornography is a pervasive drug that is infecting the children, teens and families in our community. My goal is to bring Fight the New Drug anti-pornography assemblies and parent presentations to all of the junior highs and high schools in Springville and Mapleton. In addition, I plan to bring the book “Good Pictures, Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids” to all of the Springville and Mapleton elementary school libraries.

Reaching this goal will educate more than 4,000 students and their parents on protecting themselves and their families from the dangers of pornography.

I am currently seeking sponsors and donations to fund the Fight the New Drug presentations and to purchase the books.

Please consider donating toward the assemblies, parent meetings and children’s books.

Businesses interested in sponsoring are free to contact me by email at missspringvillemapleton2017@gmail. com for details and with questions.

Sponsors will be featured on a banner and will be personally thanked during the introductions of the Fight the New Drug presentations. All donations are tax deductible. Other donors are encouraged to donate to our GoFundMe account, “Help Families Fight Porn” (https://www.gofundme.com/v22ev).

Spanish Fork High School students learned about the dangers of distracted and impaired driving while watching a mock accident scene staged by emergency responders at the school

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The Utah Highway Patrol has coordinated several mock accidents at high schools over the past few years to show the hazards of driving while distracted or impaired and to show that seat belts save lives.

The event at Spanish Fork High School was developed and coordinated

by Blake Bradford of the UHP over a three- to four-month period. It involved the Spanish Fork police and fire departments and the Utah County Sheriff’s Department. Judd’s Towing provided the cars. The accident depiction was so realistic that at one point it appeared to bring tears to the eyes of Officer Bradford.

Outdoor movies

Two free outdoor movie events will be offered during Art City Days.

The first will be a family movie night featuring Disney’s “Moana” on Monday, June 5. The second will be a teen movie night on Friday, June 9, featuring “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”

Both movies will be shown at the Spring Acres Arts Park, 700 S. 1300 East, Springville, and will begin at dusk (around 9 p.m.).

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Legion hosts ‘Walk for the Life of a Fallen Soldier’

By Ed Helmick

The legacy of our flag and the defenders of that flag need to be remembered from generation to generation.

With that thought in mind, American Legion Post 68 organized a program they called “Walk for the Life of a Solder.” Teaching about the heritage of our flag and the soldiers, sailors and airmen that have served our nation was the educational purpose of this two-day event held for Spanish Fork and Salem fifth-grade students.

The sponsored event was held May 17 and 18 at the Spanish Fork Sports Park. School buses brought in a total of 1,200 students from 13 elementary schools over the course of the two-day event. The official title of the program was “Walk for the Life of a Fallen Soldier.” It was described as a walk for life, a walk for patriotism and a walk for the love of the freedom we all enjoy.

Students had eight event stations to walk to. It was a wonderful prelude to Memorial Day. The opening ceremony included the raising of the flag to the bugle call (“To

The Colors”). A short speech was given about the history of the flag. A choir from Riverview Elementary School directed by Mrs. Bundy and a choir group from Spanish Oaks Elementary School directed by Mrs. Christensen sang a melody of patriotic songs on each day of the program. Each student was issued a T-shirt and “dog tags,” so a short speech was given about the importance of a soldier’s dog tags. The importance of a soldier was given by quoting the writing of Charles M. Province: “It is the Soldier, not the minister who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the Soldier, not the reporter who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the Soldier, not the poet who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer who has given us freedom to protest.

It is the Soldier, not the lawyer who has given us the right to a free trial.

It is the Soldier, not the politician who has given us the right to vote.

It is the Soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag,

Photo by Ed Helmick

Students participate in the “Walk for the Life of a Fallen Soldier” event presented by American Legion Post 68 on May 17 and 18. and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protesters to burn the flag.”

The students and their escorts dispersed in class groups to walk to eight event stations. The total distance walked

was over a mile. The walk included five stations staffed by local veterans who told their stories and experiences as well as a wall of fame with individual stories and a reminder of Flanders Field Military Cemetery.

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Spr. firefighters to cook breakfast for the public

By Karen L. Willoughby

Every moment of every day, Springville’s 68 firefighters stand ready to protect their community. During Art City Days, they’ll also be feeding them.

The annual Fireman’s Pancake Breakfast is set for 7 to 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, and from 6 to 10 a.m.

Friday and Saturday, June 9 and 10.

“We’ve been doing it for so long, it’s expected,” Fire Chief Henry Clinton said. “People just show up; we have lines outside the door.”

A typical fireman’s breakfast is offered: Pancakes, scrambled eggs and fried ham with orange juice, chocolate and regular milk, and coffee for those who want it, the fire chief added.

Tables are set up for diners inside the Fire Station, located at 75 W. Center in Springville. Cost for the meal is $5 for adults and $4 for children. Fire vehicles are moved outside and kept ready for callout at any moment.

The Fireman’s Pancake Breakfast helps provide support for the firefighter community and a Utah-based burn foundation.

“They get to eat in the atmosphere of the fire department,” Clinton said. Hanging on the walls is some of the emergency response equipment and some of the 60-plus pounds of gear a firefighter wears when responding to a call.

“We have no idea what’s coming next, and no idea what you’re called out to do,” Clinton said. “It could be extrication (getting someone out from

being ‘stuck’). It could be suppression (dousing a fire). Or both. ... It could be a baby.

“We deliver lots of babies,” the fire chief continued. “It’s the distance to hospitals in Provo or Payson. Seems like the more babies a mother has, the faster they come.”

The Springville Fire and Rescue Department is staffed with 40 volunteer firefighters, 24 part-time firefighters and four full-time firefighters. The department has two fire stations in Springville and a total of 17 vehicles.

Clinton, with 35 years in firefighting, was a battalion chief for the Las Vegas Fire Department when he retired and moved to Springville not much more than seven years ago.

It wasn’t long before he was tapped as fire chief and tasked to transition the department from being a fully volunteer entity to a fully paid unit, with firefighters rotating on a 24-hour basis.

“We’ve made several incremental steps toward moving to 24-hour coverage,” Clinton said. “It’s at the will of the city council.” Volunteers save the city a lot of money.

For now, part-time professional paid firefighters work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; the other 12 hours each day are manned by on-call volunteer firefighters.

They go on about 1,700 calls a year, the fire chief said. About 10 percent are “smoke and flame,” 80 percent emergency medical, and 10 percent miscellaneous. Over the last year, 11 calls were

Springville firemen will provide breakfast for the community during the annual Fireman’s Breakfast event held as part of Art City Days. This year’s breakfast will be held at the fire station June 8, 9 and 10. for “serious structure fires that required suppression,” Clinton said. “That’s about average,” the fire chief added.

One of the worst structure fires in Springville’s history was the arson-caused blaze of a 93-year-old LDS church on Main Street in 2006.

One of the biggest fires was in 2014 when sparks from fireworks’ sparklers lit dry brush and spread through Hobble Creek Canyon at the east edge of Springville. Within a day the fire had burned 140 acres and was 15 percent contained, according to a KSL news report.

Firefighters were called from Springville, Mapleton, Spanish Fork, Salem and Utah County along with a “hotshot” team, three helicopters, two airplanes and a Type 3 Incident Manage-

ment Team of about 20 people.

In their training, Springville firefighters learn about on “wildland urban interface” fires, hazardous material, ice rescue, vehicle extrication and more, starting with 250 hours of initial firefighting training and 250 hours of emergency medical services training and continuing with hands-on classes twice a month.

“Putting the fire out and stopping the damage, that’s our main function,” Clinton said. “One thing binds all firefighters together: they’re mission-driven. They all want to save lives, fight fires and protect property.” *** Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity. - Irving Kristol

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8 times you can’t say ‘no’ to your kids

By Joe Capell

As parents, we spend an awful lot of our time saying “no” to our kids.

“Can I have candy for breakfast?” “No.” “Can I have a pony?” “No.” “Can I have $200?” “No.” “Can I give my brother a haircut?” “No.” “Can I put baby in a corner?” “No.” (Nobody puts baby in a corner.)

You get the idea. Sometimes we get so conditioned to telling our kids “no” that we find ourselves shocked when they actually ask us something that we can say “yes” to. It doesn’t happen often, but there are occasionally times when it’s hard to say “no” to your kids.

Here are a few of those times: 1. “Can I have some more broccoli?”

Sometimes it’s hard to get the kids to eat their vegetables. So, when they ask if they can have more of a vegetable, it’s almost impossible to say “no.”

2. “Can you read me a book?” We want smart kids. We want to instill in them a love of reading at a young age. So, when they ask if you can read them a book, it’s hard to say “no.”

(Even if you’ve read that very book to them 14 times in a row!)

3. “Can I have a bath?” If you have a child who volunteers to get and/or stay clean, by all means encourage that behavior!

4. “Can I please have (fill in the blank)?”

When your child is first learning how to talk, and they ask for something saying “please” (or “pwease”), how can you say “no?” You can’t.

5. “Can you kiss it better?” Your child is in pain. They have an owie, but just one kiss from you can take away all their pain and make them feel better. Go ahead and pucker up!

6. “I need to go potty!” Every parent has had to clean up a child who has pee-peed or poopooed their pants. No parent ever wants to have to do that again. A child who says “I need to go potty” has an enormous amount of power.

7. “I need a hug.” Hugs. Cuddles. Nuggles.

These are all good things that should not be denied.

8. “Talk on the phone?” This one can go both ways. If you are on the phone with your parents and your child wants to talk to Grammy or PopPop, you let them. Because there are times when you just can’t say “no” to your kids.

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Classic car show planned at Payson veterans home

By Karen L. Willoughby

More than 100 classic cars are expected to be at the Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home on Saturday, June 24, as part of the third annual Veterans Car Show and Cruise.

An hour before the car show opens, a 5K fun “Run for the Vets” will take place on a route that circles the facility at 1551 N. Main in Payson.

Free admission to the car show is but one enticement to the event, which is a fundraiser for the veterans home. This skilled nursing facility cares for 108 residents ranging in age from late 20s to 97. The residents are former military men and women who fought in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, the Persian Gulf and Iraqi Enduring Freedom.

“We want to bring the community into our facility,” said Katie Partridge, who heads the Recreation Therapy Department at the veterans home. “We want people to know we have this amazing place full of amazing people ... and want to give people the opportunity to show our veterans the respect they

deserve.”

“Classic” cars are vehicles that are at least 25 years old. Most of the cars in the show have been masterfully restored and are kept in a garage until taken out for car shows, Partridge said.

A highlight of the Classic Car Show and Cruise is the opportunity the veterans have to ride in a vehicle similar to the one they owned when they were younger.

A wide variety of vendors have signed up to participate in the event, providing what could be called a “county fair” atmosphere of food, drink and fun as well as information about products and services provided by local organizations.

While the general public pays no admission, vendors and classic car owners pay registration fees to show off their car or set up a booth. Those attending can also purchase tickets to be entered into a drawing for one of the many prizes donated by local organizations.

“More than 900 people were here last year,” Partridge said. “We hope even more will be here this year, especially

with the addition of our Run for the Vets.”

Proceeds from the day’s activities will go to the Santa Zone, which is a program offered to the center’s residents each December. Staff members purchase a variety of gifts, and on “shopping day,” each veteran has a chance to select two to three items to give to family members for Christmas.

Registration will starts at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, for the 5K “Run for the Vets.” Lunch, a T-shirt and a commemorative dog tag are included in the $20 registration fee. Forms can be picked up at the veterans home or emailed upon request. Make checks

payable to Central Utah Veterans Home or CUVH. The 5K – just over 3.1 miles – race will start at 8 a.m.

The classic cars will be onsite from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., though some will take residents off-site for 30- to 60-minute rides starting at 10 a.m. A BBQ lunch will be available at midday for $10 a plate. Tickets for the prize drawing will be available for purchase all day and the drawing will begin at 4 p.m.

Awards and prizes will be presented for various types of classic cars such as oldest, most unique, best restored to original condition and more. Live music, games and other activities also will be offered throughout the day.

These outstanding high school juniors were interviewed and passed with flying colors with their knowledge of the processes of government.

Thus, they will be attending Girls’ State in June in Cedar City. They are, from left: Jocelyn Young, Amy Botcherby, Holly Hill, RoesMary Woods, Taylen Moss, Megan Nusink, Emma Ferrin, Elizabeth Smith and Samara Lessley. Girls’ State is sponsored by the American Legion. Shawn Schouten is the Girls’ State coordinator for Springville Post 28, and she will be attending Girls’ State also as a counselor.

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Playhouse to present hilarious musical ‘Forum’ As it celebrates its 70th year of producing theater in Springville, the Springville Playhouse will present a reprise of one of its most popular and beloved productions ever during the 2017 Art City Days celebration: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.”

The show will be presented on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays from June 2 to June 24 at Merit College Preparatory Academy, 1440 W. Center, Springville. The doors will open each evening at 7 p.m. and the shows will start at 7:30 p.m.

This hilarious, musical romp that tells the story of a slave, Pseudolus, and his attempt to win his freedom by helping his master’s son attract the attention of the girl next door, with whom the young man has fallen in love. The laughs continue as the plot thickens to include a jealous wife, a hysterical servant, an impressive military captain and a buyer and seller of beautiful women.

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” was first produced at the Springville Playhouse in 1983. It was produced again in 1990, then again in 2001. Karl Young, of Springville, has played the lead role of Pseudolus in each of the prior Springville Playhouse productions and he will again take the part during this run of the show.

Other return performers include Robinne Booth, who is taking on the role of Domina for the second time, and Mark Boyack, who played Hero in a prior Springville Playhouse production and this time will play the role of Marcus Lycus. Dave Chapa and Bill Brown, two other Springville Playhouse favorites, will also be part of the “Forum” cast.

Karl’s wife Kathy Young is directing this production of “Forum.” This is the second time she has directed “Forum” for the playhouse and the fourth time

she has served as dance director for the show. Karl and Kathy’s daughter Lesa Boyack (wife of Mark Boyack) and four of the Boyacks’ children will also be part of the cast.

Following is a complete list of cast members: Kathy Young, director/ dance director; Brooklyn Eden, assistant director; Rachel Aylworth, music director; Ben Wake, Senex; Robinne Booth, Domina; Jordan Boyack, Hero; Larisa Spurlock, Philla; Dave Chapa, Hysterium; Karl Young, Pseudolus; Bill Brown, Erronius; Isaac Davidson, Miles Gloriosus; Mark Boyack, Marcus Lycus; Lesa Boyack, Tintinabula; Breeanna Leavitt, Panacea; Maddy Boyack and Sydney Boyack as the Geminae; Jenna Run Through, Vibrata; Nancy Benson, Gymnasia; and Zack Hjorth, Crystian Bunker and Karl Boyack as the Proteans.

The Springville Playhouse was originally organized in 1947 by a group of Springville citizens who wanted to produce and promote drama in their community. The playhouse is now the longest continuously operating community theater group in Utah. Its first show, “An Ideal Husband,” was presented in 1948, and the group has gone on to present some of the most popular titles in drama including “Our Town,” “You Can’t Take It With You,” “Anything Goes” and “Arsenic and Old Lace.” It was the first community theater in Utah to present the musicals “Into the Woods,” “Crazy for You” and “Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical.”

The playhouse has presented plays in several different locations over the years including the Springville Museum of Art, Springville High School, local churches and the lower level of the former Springville Civic Center. It now produces its shows at Merit Academy in Springville.

The Springville Playhouse will present the hilarious musical romp “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” during June.

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DeAnn Nielsen named principal of Maple Mountain

By Lana Hiskey

The Nebo School District Board of Education has appointed DeAnn Nielsen as principal of Maple Mountain High School in Spanish Fork.

Nielsen has worked in Nebo School District for 30 years. She is the current assistant principal of Maple Mountain High where she has served for the past five years. Nielsen was principal of Brookside Elementary School for four years and principal of Canyon Elementary School for five years. She taught third grade for nine years and was a facilitator for six years, both at Mapleton Elementary School. Nielsen received her master’s degree in education Administration in 2003 and was chosen as a Brigham Young University Leader Preparation Program recipient from Nebo School District. She received her bachelor’s degree in elementary educa-

tion, also from BYU. Nielsen was selected as BYU’s commencement speaker in 2003. She was honored as Instructional Leader of the Year for 2007-2008, Rookie Principal of the Year for 2004-2005 and Distinguished Principal of the Year for 2008-2009, all by the Utah Association of Elementary School Principals. She received the Excellence in Education Award by the Springville/Mapleton PTA Council in 2001 and was Nebo School District’s Distinguished Mentor Nominee in 1999.

Nielsen said, “Our school motto is: ‘An Attitude of Excellence.’ I hope all of us, the students who attend MMHS and every employee of the school, aspire to this motto of excellence in all that we do at our school. We strive to be excellent in the classroom, on the stage, on the court or field and in our clubs.

We desire excellence in our school’s academic, fine arts and athletic programs.

As a leader in the school, I am happiest when I am with the students!”

A colleague said, “DeAnn knows how to successfully deal with difficult students, parents and teacher situations.

She is a genuinely a caring individual with such a positive outlook on what it takes to make the best learning community for everyone involved. She knows how to gather information from all key players before the best decision can be made. DeAnn is detailed and will spend countless hours on doing what is best for students.”

“I have lived in the Nebo School District community throughout my career and the majority of my career I have worked and lived within my school community ... and I’m proud to be a Golden Eagle,” Nielsen said.

DeAnn Nielsen

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John Taylor: A champion for building Zion

By Jesse Fisher

During my first four decades as a

member of the LDS Church, the only thing I could remember about President John Taylor was that he was in the room when Joseph Smith was martyred. Nothing else stood out for me about him until I started studying the early Brethren’s teachings about building a Zion society in Utah. That’s when I discovered that John Taylor was a tireless advocate for building Zion in the here and now.

From the first General Conference after Brigham Young’s death to his last public discourse, President John Taylor gave exactly 80 sermons. In those, he mentioned “Zion” 98 percent of the time. In 81 percent of his talks, he either spoke about building Zion in the present or about Enoch’s Zion being the example for the Saints of Taylor’s day.

One of his most-repeated teachings was some form of his 1883 General Conference statement, “We are here to build up the Zion of God.” In fact, he began speaking on that topic 10 years before becoming the prophet. In July of 1867, he stated, “We have come out from among the world, for the express purpose of serving God and keeping His commandments, building up Zion,

and establishing His Kingdom upon the earth.”

Then, in one of his last three public discourses, President Taylor said, “We are here really to build up and purify the Church of the living God. We are here to build up and establish the kingdom of God. We are here also to build up a Zion unto our God....”

Remarkably, John Taylor frequently taught that not only does the Priesthood obligate us to build Zion, but, in fact, establishing Zion is the whole point of having the Priesthood at all! His briefest quote to this effect was given in January of 1881 when he stated, “What is this Priesthood given us for? That we may be enabled to build up the Zion of our God.” Early LDS Church leaders, including Taylor, saw cooperatives as a preparatory steppingstone to Zion’s United Orders. In 1878, he spoke of cooperation as a preparatory effort to building Zion saying, “What was the principle of cooperation intended for? Simply as a stepping stone for the United Order, that is all, that we might be united and operate together in the interest of building up Zion.”

After Brigham’s efforts to organize

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the Saints into United Orders generally failed, Taylor, as president, launched the Zion’s Central Board of Trade with a board of trade in every stake.

As mentioned before in this column, President Taylor had seen the success of the Cache Valley Board of Trade and saw it as vehicle to prepare the people

for voluntary economic unity. The longrun purpose of that association was “to prepare the way for a more completely cooperative society”.

Today, more than his presence at Joseph’s martydom, I think of John Taylor as a grand champion for Zion.

More at BuildingZion.org.

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Elk Ridge selects city flag design A new flag to represent the city of Elk Ridge has been selected by public vote and adopted by city council by resolution.

Members of the public were invited to submit their designs for consideration and then those designs were voted on. A first choice and second choice out of six designs were required in the first phase of voting. This allowed all to vote for their top two choices, which caused the two most popular designs to come out on top.

The top two designs continued into the final phase of voting. They were: “Upward” by Keith Kennedy of Elk Ridge and “Elk Stripes” by Sarah Millington of Elk Ridge. “Elk Stripes” was favored at 63 percent to 37 percent.

It is estimated that 11% of the total population of Elk Ridge participated in the vote.

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Heather Balli named principal of Meadow Brook Elementary

By Lana Hiskey

The flag was adopted unanimously by the city council as the official Flag of Elk Ridge City through resolution on May 9. The resolution encourages the use of the flag by residents to show civic pride and commitment and it named a City Flag Day – a chance to for residents to show their Elk Stripes - every year on May 9. *** Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. - Ronald Reagan

The Nebo School District Board of Education has appointed Heather Balli as principal of Meadow Brook Elementary School in Springville.

Balli served as an administrative intern at Westside Elementary School, Springville Junior High School and Mountain View High School this past year. She served as a school facilitator and intern coach at Westside and Spring Lake the two years before. Balli taught fifth and sixth grade at Spring Lake Elementary for more than five years and has worked in Nebo School District for nine years.

Balli received her administrative license in 2017 from Brigham Young University and her master’s of education degree in 2013 from Utah Valley University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Weber State University in 2006.

Balli was honored with the BYU School Leadership Award and earned the Division I Academic All-American Student Athlete Award.

A colleague said, “Heather goes above and beyond the call of duty. She makes sure everything she does is of the highest quality. She is always on the cutting edge of education. Heather makes others feel at ease as she teaches them new skills or assists them in making changes to their present practices.

She has a positive personality, love of

Heather Balli learning and dedication to education.”

Balli said, “Throughout my career, I have been blessed to have rubbed shoulders with many incredible teachers, staff members and administrators who have worked diligently to bless the lives of students. I am grateful for the many wonderful students and parents that I have worked with; each has blessed my life and made me a better person. I am honored, excited and humbled at being appointed as the principal of Meadow Brook Elementary and look forward to collaboratively working with the staff and community to engage and empower Meadow Brook students.”

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Fred Pierce turns 100

Spanish Fork resident Stanley Fred Pierce, who prefers to be called Fred, celebrated his 100th birthday on May 14. He was born on May 14, 1917, to Stanley Griffith and Elizabeth Archibald Boyack Pierce in Spanish Fork, Utah. Fred was the second child in the family, having an older sister Madge who was born in December 1913. There were also three younger siblings: James F. born about 1919, Grace M. born about 1931, and Winn born about 1939.

Stanley Griffith Pierce worked in construction, and Fred worked for him prior to World War II. He joined the National Guard to keep from being drafted and ended up in an artillery unit in the South Pacific during World War II. He was in the Army from 1941 to 1945.

After the war, Fred married Fay Moore in the Salt Lake Temple, and they are the parents of four boys and one girl, the daughter being the youngest of the children.

Fred still lives in the house he built in 1946.

He was a carpenter almost all his working life, working for Dean and Peay Construction in Orem. At the end of the sidewalk to his front door is scratched, “The Pierces 1973.” That was when he poured the new sidewalk. When asked what the secret to his long life is, Fred answered that he has always been very active.

“He shingled his house for the last time when he was in his 80s,” his son, Mike, added. “He was climbing ladders in the apple orchard and picking apples when he was in his 90s.” Fred’s wife of 57 years, Fay Moore Pierce, passed away on Oct. 5, 2003, in Orem and is buried in the Spanish Fork Cemetery.

A special reception celebrating Fred’s life was held on May 13 in Spanish Fork.

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Springville fireworks Jerry Gardner named company to light up city’s Resident Artist 2017 Art City Days On Saturday, June 10, for the first time in its history, Springville fireworks company Firestorm Pyrotechnics Inc. will provide fireworks for Art City Days, its hometown celebration.

“We are going to paint the sky from the floor to the ceiling with every color imaginable,” said Steve Shriber, president of Firestorm Pyrotechnics. “Everybody will be staring in slack-jawed wonder, I can tell you that.”

The Art City Days fireworks show will be launched immediately following the free family concert on Saturday, June 10, at the Spring Acres Arts Park, 700 South 1300 East, Springville.

Performing that night will be Radical Revolution, a band specializing in the hits of the 1980s. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. and the fireworks will begin at 10 p.m.

The best place to view the fireworks will be inside the arts park where the music will be played over the sound system. Those outside of the arts park can listen to the music on 99.9 FM. In keeping with the theme of the evening, the fireworks will be choreographed to a selection of 1980s music.

Shriber said Firestorm Pyrotechnics, located at 187 E. 400 South in Springville, is the only fireworks company in the country that launches only computer-choreographed shows. Other companies may use computers for their larger shows, but Firestorm brings this expertise to every show it does.

Local residents have seen Firestorm’s work at the American’s Freedom Festival at Provo’s Stadium of Fire, Mapleton City’s July 24th celebration and the Payson Golden Onion Days celebration. The company launches fireworks shows across the country, however; it is booked every weekend this year from the last weekend in May through October.

It was the Stadium of Fire that originally got Shriber into the fireworks business. He came to Utah to go to school and got hired to work at the Stadium of Fire event building set pieces. During

his second year, he was promoted to be production manager. “I was always interested in energetic materials, but that really sparked my interest,” he said.

He continued working for the Stadium of Fire while going to school, then graduated and went to work for an aerospace company. On the side, however, he was shooting fireworks for various clients all over the world. He became known for his skill in choreographing fireworks shows to music using the computer.

His best friend Jeff Hendrix had helped design and launch the shows since they began working in fireworks and the Stadium of Fire in 1992. In 2006, they partnered with Dr. Brian Trapnell and Richard Ballantyne and formed the company Firestorm Pyrotechnics. Shriber and Hendrix designed the firing system their company uses, which is completely computer controlled and wireless. After being in business about two years, Firestorm purchased the company that had done fireworks for the Stadium of Fire for 30 years, and the company has continued to grow ever since. “This year is our biggest year ever,” Shriber said.

The company imports their fireworks from all over the world, sending out representatives to various countries to meet with manufacturers and review their products. “We try to get the latest and greatest and safest innovations in the industry,” he said. With the many regulations and requirements attached to transporting fireworks, getting them to Utah from around the world is a complex endeavor. It can take up to two years from the time an order is placed to the moment when a shell is launched and lights up the sky, Shriber said.

Springville’s show will be similar in nature to what residents have seen in Mapleton but custom-tailored for the Springville audience. “We’ve wanted to do Springville’s fireworks,” Shriber said. “That’s our hometown. We’ve wanted to do them from the beginning of time.”

Springville resident Jerry Gardner is likely most well-known for the creative and colorful snow sculptures he builds outside his house each winter. However, these sculptures are just a small part of the artistic creations and worldwide adventures Gardner has been part of during his lifetime.

Gardner will be honored as Springville’s Resident Artist during the 2017 Art City Days celebration June 3-10. He will ride in the Art City Days parade on June 10.

“I’m just a creative guy that likes to make people smile,” he said.

Gardner is originally from Provo.

He attended Provo High School where he was named a Sterling Scholar in art, then studied art at Brigham Young University. The economy at the time was not supporting artists as much as he had hoped, however, so he switched his focus, eventually transferring to Utah Valley University and graduating from UVU in collision repair. He utilized his art skills when working on cars and was named national auto body champion through a competition sponsored by the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America. He also served a mission in Dallas, Texas, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

After college graduation, Gardner taught in the UVU auto body shop for a year, then went to work for Rocky Mountain Helicopters managing its fiberglass and paint department. He designed and painted helicopters for Life Flight.

Following his work at Rocky Mountain, he moved to Catalina Island in California and studied art with Roger Upton for four years. During this time, he was creating drawings and oil paintings and selling his art as well as teaching scuba diving and traveling the world. Sometimes he would do paintings of people’s boats in the harbor and then give them to the owners in exchange for cruises on their boats.

After his time on Catalina Island, Gardner moved back to Utah, purchasing a home near the 400 South and Canyon Road intersection in Springville.

He said he picked the home so he could hang glide off of Camel’s Back and

Jerry Gardner land in his front yard. While he never actually landed in his yard, he did land in the vacant lot across the street where a church now stands.

Gardner started an auto body shop in Utah where he worked on restoring show cars such as Ferraris, Maseratis and Lamborghinis.

Another of his interests is mining history, and Gardner enjoys exploring and painting scenes inside abandoned mine shafts. A collapse in one shaft trapped Gardner for a week until he could dig himself out, but he finished the painting he was working on.

He has been creating snow sculptures outside his home ever since he moved to Springville. They have become so popular that entire families and sometimes vans full of people will come to take their picture with the latest sculpture.

Some people have even donated money to help him pay for the spray paint to color the sculptures.

Fans of his snow sculptures can see his work year-round in other Springville locations as well. Gardner painted the mural on the front of La Casita on Main Street and also assisted in painting the interiors of the new Strap Tank Brewery, Legends Motorcycles and the Sidecar Cafe at Legends. He creates metal sculptures as well, some of which can be seen at Legends Motorcycles.

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Kiwanis scones a hot commodity at Art City Days

By Douglas Hamilton

For some Springville residents and visitors, it’s just not Art City Days without the traditional hot scone dripping with honey butter. The Kiwanis service organization will be back at the city center park June 7 through 10 this year rolling, cooking and serving to raise funds for their charitable work during the year.

“What’s Art City Days without scones?” Dennis Moore told his family to hurry down and get in line because it’s a tradition to get a plate-sized scone every night.

“I wait all year for these,” Moore said. “You can’t get these anywhere else. I go ahead and have the honey butter and the cinnamon sugar since it’s only once a year - of course it’s four straight days, but oh well.”

Kiwanis Club member Doug Hamilton said, “This project is completely manned by volunteers – some 800 to 1,000 hours total just for the Scone Booth. The Key Club kids and the Youth Council kids are a great help, and, frankly, they’re a lot of fun to hang out with.”

Alan and Sharee Bird brought the scone fundraiser idea with them when they moved back to Springville from Spanish Fork in 1982, and they are still supporting it.

“It was a ward fundraiser in the beginning,” Alan Bird said. “I remember we had a contest to see who had the best dough recipe and then we used that.

People made the dough at home and we cooked in big frying pans. Later we had Happy Market make the dough for us and we used deep fryers. One of the big discussions one year was about raising our prices. That’s when we added the homemade root beer and charged a dollar.”

Kiwanis member Brent Haymond described the changes that have been made to accommodate the crowds.

“The challenge is to have consistent, perfect scones for over 5,500 people,” Haymond said. “Hills Bakery at Reams makes the dough now and it’s literally a ton of dough. Then we have to get it rising just right and pressed and cut.

About 10 years ago, I saw an automatic press and Martin Conover drove down to St. George to buy a used one that cost $2,600. It’s really saved us with the volume of scones we make.”

The scone booth is the main fundraiser for the service club in addition to several smaller community projects.

The majority of funds are donated to their extensive Sub-for-Santa project in December. Other major projects include the Children’s Art Festival held during Art City Days at the Springville Muse-

The Springville Kiwanis Club will again offer their popular hot scones dripping with honey butter during Art City Days. The booth will be set up in the Civic Center Park on Main Street June 7-10. um of Art and four college scholarships given to graduating Springville High School students.

“We use 100 percent of the net funds we raise to help our neighbors right here in Springville,” said Mike LeFevre, current president of Kiwanis. “Last year at Christmas we were able to provide gift cards for 725 children, and with the generous donations of this Springville community, we also distributed to families almost 400 boxes of food totaling about 13 tons.”

LeFevre, Haymond and their crew of volunteers all agreed that the reason their product is a top seller is word of

mouth – “plus it’s prepared with enthusiasm and has a delicious homemade taste.”

“I’d have to say our scones are the best you will ever eat,” Haymond concluded. “It’s a top-secret recipe and since they are so addictive we have to limit customers to no more than six or eight a day.”

To enjoy a scone with honey butter for $4 and ice cold root beer for $1, visit the Kiwanis Scone Booth set up right on Main Street in front of the Springville police department and city offices. They now have the ability to accept credit cards.

MMHS welding team plans Fix It Saturday on June 10 The Maple Mountain High School SkillsUSA club needs the public’s help to send its Welding Fabrication Team back to Louisville, Kentucky, for the National Competition for the fifth year in a row. On March 24, the MMHS club first place at the state level and was invited back to compete among the top competitors in the country.

In hopes to help with the cost of traveling to this competition, the club’s members would like to invite you to sign up and bring in any items you need to have repaired or re-welded or a small project you need built. If you provide the material to fix your project, they

will weld it back together for you. In return, they ask that you please donate money to help these boys make it back to Louisville.

This event, the fifth annual MMHS Welding Fix It Saturday, will be held June 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.. We ask that you please be generous in your donations, but the amount donated will be up to you. Please spread the word to friends and family.

To set up a time or discuss your project needs, contact MMHS welding instructor Jared Massic ahead of time at Jared.Massic@nebo.edu or call him at 801-794-6740 ext. 1530.

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Human remains identified as those of missing woman

By Ed Helmick

The Utah Medical Examiner’s Office has officially identified human remains found on May 22 in a Spanish Fork home as those of Peggy Sue Case, who was last seen on July 9, 1988, and has been listed as a missing person since July 15, 1988.

The remains were found buried in the cellar of a home located at 80 N. 800 East. Dental records were used to identify the remains. The skeletal remains are in the process of being examined to determine the cause and manner of death.

Peggy Sue Case and her boyfriend, Michael Kurfin, were living in the home at the time of Case’s disappearance.

At 10:30 a.m. on May 22, the current owner of the home was moving out when he and the other person assisting him noticed an area of the dirt floor of the cellar was sinking and decided to find out why.

They dug down about 18 inches and found a human skull wrapped in a blanket and plastic mesh. They immediately left the cellar and called the police.

When the owner was interviewed by the police, he told them a neighbor had told him about a previous renter who went missing and had never been found.

In 1988, the Spanish Fork Police Department did an extensive investigation into the disappearance of Case. At that time they had dug through the cellar soil and found no evidence. It has remained an open case for 29 years.

Kurfin was a person of interest at the time of her disappearance. In October of 1988, Kurfin was arrested for unrelated theft charges and spent five years in the

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Peggy Sue Case Utah State Prison. While in prison, he refused to discuss the disappearance of Case. When he was released from prison, he returned to his home state of Illinois. The police department does not know his current whereabouts.

Spanish Fork City Police Department investigators are in the process of reviewing evidence that was acquired in 1988 as well as evidence obtained when Case’s remains were discovered on May 22. Investigators are working in conjunction with the Utah County Attorney’s Office. Once the evidence has been reviewed and any new information investigated, the facts of the case will be submitted to the county attorney’s office. The county attorney’s office will make a decision on how to proceed in this matter.

Spanish Fork local Ray Banks has recently published a rather unique book. Although listed as the author of the book, he might more accurately be described as the preserver and compiler of the notes that make up the 62-page book. The book’s introduction prepares the reader for what is inside: “Oftentimes communication between the school and the home is done in the form of a note. Sometimes the notes bring unintended laughs. This book contains some of the gems I collected and saved over my decades-long career as a teacher and elementary school principal.”

Early on in his career, Banks realized that some of the notes he received were worth saving. While the majority of the notes are addressed to him, some are from his colleagues who, knowing of Ray’s collection, shared with him some of the prize notes they received.

Notes from students include: “I am sorry for being bad. I am sorry for throwing a ball at his face on a axcident (sic),” and, “You were the best principal I’ve had out of 9 different schools. You are nice to students and teachers unless they’re mean to you.”

From parents: “Yesterday Pat was involved in an accident on the playground. The Dr. said I should observe him for unusual symptoms. If he acts weird or sick please send him home, however a hard head is one of Pat’s virtues.” And “Leslie was absent Monday

and Tuesday for no apparent reason.”

Many of the original notes have now yellowed with age, Banks having retired in 1992. The technological advances of the last 25 years, along with the encouragement and help of his children, prompted Banks at age 88 to take the time to put this book together.

Banks worked full-time in California from 1955 to 1992. After retiring, Ray returned to Utah County and worked for many years as a substitute teacher in the Nebo School District. If this student’s note is any indication, he was a popular sub: “Dear Mr. Banks, you are the best teacher in the world, you rock, you no how to teach like non other (sic).”

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Merit Academy plans a variety of summer camps

By Kati Evans

Have you heard? Merit Academy is hosting summer camps and classes! These summer experiences will inspire and creativity and excitement for your family all summer long. Check out these fun course listings.

Camps Classes l Junior High Boot Camp l Grossology: The Study of Really Gross Things l Ace the ACT l Cheer Camp l It’s Showtime: Kids Theater l Theater Class for Teens Class l Cross Country Training Camp l Pioneer Crafts l Mad Science l Cake Basics l Young Scientist Camp l DIY Wedding Cake l Basic Sewing l Cooking Classes for Kids l Pioneer Crafts l Cooking Classes for Teens and l Songwriting and Voice Camp Adults l Club House Reading Group Camps classes will inspire creativity and excitement for your family all summer long. For more information including class descriptions, ages, cost and dates, visit www.meritacademy.org. Camp information is found under the summer camp tab. For more information, call 801491-7600 ext. 4.

Merit Academy, a charter high school located in Springville will host a wide variety of camps and classes this summer for both youth and adults.

Funds being sought to support literacy program

By Gary Brodeur

A project to strengthen local funding for an adult literacy program is being launched this spring.

The effort, titled Friends of Project Read, will help increase long-term funding for Project Read, a 33-year-old Orem-based nonprofit organization.

“I don’t know that people recognize we have an adult literacy problem in Utah County … and they have an opportunity to change lives,” said Project Read Executive Director Shauna K. Brown.

Project Read officials recognize the time has come to create a solid funding base for the organization through consistent and increased community contributions, so they are launching the Friends of Project Read effort.

Donors who initiate their support for the project through June 30 will be recognized as founding members. Friends will be recognized at seven levels of giving, from $10 to $1,000 a month or more. The contributions can be made through the Project Read website at projectreadutah.org/donations/. Donors may choose a level of giving at which they are comfortable. Each level, starting at $25 a month, also lists the benefit to the organization’s students or the community. For example, the $25 level helps meet the cost of materials for the Project Read library.

One can join the Friends of Project Read effort at any time and specify a monthly contribution amount other than those suggested. And for every dollar spent boosting adult literacy, the local economy benefits by $3, Project Read

officials say.

Despite its universities and hightech industries, the county of 561,000 residents has about 28,000 adults who are functionally illiterate, Brown and Project Read Development Director Patti Beardsley said.

Their organization’s target for client achievement is ninth-grade-level reading and writing. At that point, people can transition into higher education or a better job, Brown said.

The organization has expanded its offerings during the past several years from providing only one-on-one learning to include small-group instruction and post-graduation services that help qualifying students 16 and older to make their next move.

“It’s all about the next step,” Beardsley said of the individualized instruction

provided.

The organization serves about 100 students a year who come from all walks of life. Each student typically spends six months to two years improving his or her reading and writing skills.

The budget of the nonprofit organization hovers near $115,000, with about $35,000 coming from grants, Brown said. She expects grant funding to be cut 17 percent starting July 1.

“The thing I love about Project Read is we’re getting to the root of a lot of problems,” such as family difficulties related to work, health and helping children in school, Brown said.

To find out more about the organization and its sustaining funds program, Friends of Project Read, go to projectreadutah.org or call 801-448-READ (7323).

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Park View students engage with Nebo school board

By Lana Hiskey

Park View Elementary School Principal Shanna Stirland expressed her appreciation to the Nebo School Board of Education in a board meeting recently as well as what an honor it is to have served as principal of Park View for the past three years. She loves working with supportive parents, awesome students and hardworking teachers – teachers who are always looking to improve instructional strategies in order to help students become successful. This is just a snippet of the wonderful things happening at Park View: Amber Gull, a third-grade teacher at Park View, spoke about the third grade integrating technology in their classrooms. This technology is making it possible for students to use Chromebooks and work on interactive writing assignments. The students are researching the biomes of their choice and creating miniature biomes out of shoe boxes.

Then the students created Adobe Spark videos to feature their biomes.

School Community Council chair Emily Rigby presented Park View’s theme for this year: Bee Brave. The SCC chaperoned mini field trips within the school and watched students tutored in Nebo Plus, a reading intervention program. Nebo Plus is funded through Trustlands money. Teachers are also

using the Blast Phonics program to help young grade students become successful readers. The SCC helped the school with safer pickup and drop-off areas for students.

The board of education was delighted to hear from the Park View choir students. Diana Hunt directs the choir and is a parent volunteer. Stirland said, “Diana unselfishly donates her time to lead choirs at three elementary schools: Park View, Spring Lake and Wilson. It is a blessing to have her at Park View.”

The Park View choir sang two numbers. The first was “You Raise Me Up”

by Josh Groban in honor of the faculty, staff and all those in Nebo School District that help raise students “up to be all that they can be.” Second, the students sang “Try Everything” from the movie “Zootopia.” These lyrics express the importance of trying everything, even when it is hard - just keep trying.

*** Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

-- Ronald Reagan *** A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

-- Edward Abbey

Choir students from Park View Elementary performed during a recent meeting of the Nebo School District Board of Education.

Free movies in Payson A series of free movies in the park will begin in Payson on Friday, June 16. That night, the movie “The Secret Life of Pets” will be shown at the Peteetneet Academy park located at 10 N. 600 East, Payson, beginning at dusk.

Concessions will be available and there will be giveaways by local businesses.

The movies will continue with “Finding Dory” on Friday, July 14, to shown behind the Santaquin City Recreation Offices, 45 W. 100 South; “Moana” on Friday, Aug. 18, to be shown at the Peteetneet Academy park, and “The BFG” on Friday, Sept. 15, to be shown at C.S. Lewis Academy, 364 N State Road 198, Santaquin.

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Special needs students from throughout Nebo School District participated in a track meet held at Maple Mountain High School on May 4.

Nebo holds Super Stars Track and Field Meet

By Ed Helmick

It was a bright, sunny day on May 4 when Maple Mountain High School hosted the eighth annual Super Stars Track and Field Meet for special education students in Nebo School District.

School buses brought in 270 special young people and their instructors. The athletic department, headed by Dave Boyack, provided staff and students to assist in supervising this day of sharing at the school track.

Each special needs student was teamed up with a high school student to help them through the events. Nine track and field events were simultaneously conducted for the young special needs athletes.

The track activities of the day included the 50-, 100-, 200- and 400-meter dash around the big red oval as well as a wheel chair race. Additional field events included the short jump, running long jump, high jump and a very popular baseball throw. All of the special education students received a medal to hang around their neck, a T-shirt and a fantastic experience for participating.

It wasn’t only the special education students that had a wonderful experience; it was also an amazing experience for the high school students who paired up with the young visitors at the track

meet.

It was an amazing and emotional day for everyone who witnessed the facial expressions of all the students who participated in the Nebo School District Special Education Super Stars Track and Field Meet. It is impossible to describe in words the emotion that these kids stirred as they experienced track and field events that were a new experience for most and a fun outdoor experience for all. They all did their best. The expressions on the faces of the high school students that helped carry out this memorable day was also priceless and will be a day to remember.

Nominations for Onion Days grand marshal

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 Golden Onion Days Grand Marshal. A short nomination and photo should be submitted to events@payson. org or they can be dropped off at the Payson City utility counter at 439 W. Utah Ave. The nomination deadline is June 29 at 6 p.m.

For more information, contact Janeen at 801-358-3357 or events@payson.org.

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ALA holds commencement exercises for Class of 2017 American Leadership Academy in Spanish Fork held its commencement exercises on May 24. This year, the graduates included 116 seniors and three juniors. Seven of them have already earned their associate’s degree from Utah Valley University, another six have earned certificates from MATC and three more have completed CNA training.

The ceremony featured addresses given by science teacher Brian Anderson, Salutatorian Jonathan Tanner, Valedictorian Erickson Blair and Senior Class President Alexis Wride.

Executive Director Richard Morley provided some humor by threatening to administer one more quiz that the students had to pass before they could receive their diplomas.

Assistant Principal Kimberly Searle, who conducted the ceremony, said afterward, “It was really impressive to hear their names read and then the brief outline of their future plans. All of them have terrific plans!”

True, the majority are already enrolled in college. Some have mission

Photo by Kirsten Smith

One hundred and nineteen students were honored as graduates of American Leadership Academy during commencement exercises on May 24. calls, some are leaving to serve in the military, but almost all of them indicated they knew what they wanted to do in the future.

A poignant moment came when the announcer reading the names suddenly went quiet. The procession stopped. The audience grew concerned. Then, Tim

Becker, an AP English teacher, cleared his throat and said, “It’s not that I can’t pronounce their names ....” Then came a few chuckles as the audience realized Becker was about to read the names of his own two sons. After he got his composure, he

introduced them, read the brief statement of their future plans, and added, “and they love their mom and dad, too.” Congratulations graduates. As your science teacher Mr. Anderson said at the end of his remarks, “We salute you!”

The Springville City Green Waste Area, located in west Springville, is now closed for all commercial and outof-town users. The grinder that is used to mulch the green waste products is not available and the necessary storage for green waste is at capacity. Springville residents can use this facility free of

charge with identification. Out of town or commercial users should use the Utah County Transfer Station located at 2450 W. 400 South in Springville (west of Love’s Truck Stop and Interstate 15).

It is hoped that this city service can be opened again to all entities in the future.

Springville green waste area closed to out-of-town users

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Welding expo showcases students’ work

By Karen Willoughby

More than 200 students from 18 high schools participated in the second annual statewide High School Welding Expo on May 20 at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds.

“We do this to show people in the community how much welding there is in this county and state,” said Brian Ostler, a Springville High School teacher who instructs 210 students in welding, including 20 girls. “We try to show jobs are available in welding, that there are other things students can do besides college.”

About 70 percent of high school graduates in Utah go to an academic college, but fewer than 30 percent graduate, Ostler said, and having a college degree does not guarantee employment.

Welding students can garner $14 to $20 an hour fresh out of high school and upwards of $100,000 a year if they are willing to travel as a pipefitter. “There’s a lot of work on pipe right now in North Dakota,” Ostler said.

Within five years of graduating, one of his students was making $120,000 a year for a Utah County firm when he was promoted to become the company’s vice president.

Welders use an electrode to meld together two pieces of steel or aluminum.

A welder might weld on any of the four sides of a piece of metal. Pipefitters are welders who work on circular metal essentially all four sides at once.

Fabrication projects displayed at the expo showed right- and left-handed students can be equally adept at welding.

Flowers crafted from sheet metal were in abundance; a set of them cascaded around a pair of steel antlers in an original design by Provo High School senior and concurrent MATC freshman Kelsha Maier. Now in her fourth year as a welder, Maier got into welding because her dad does some as part of his job, and she plans to open her own business in creative welding. Maier’s sister Jocelyn, 15, is in her first year as a welder.

It was the handcrafted motorized vehicles that garnered the most attention at the High School Welding Expo: 58 motorized drift trikes, 42 rat rods with unique features, 50 drag bikes and 20 pedal-powered drift trikes.

“I wanted to learn how to fabricate a drift trike,” said Nate Thornock, 15,

of Salem Hills High School. “It was fun!” He said it took about two weeks, 10 hours total work time, to build his trike, which took first place in the Pedal Powered category.

Thornock said he learned to “measure twice and cut once,” and “if (the drift trike) is shorter and smaller, it will drift faster, and if you build the pedals into the wheel, it goes faster.”

Shaun Black, welding teacher at Spanish Fork High School, started endof-school-year welding events five years ago for Nebo School District. The event went statewide last year.

In addition to fabrication and racing in five categories, the High School Welding Expo included displays by welding companies, Mountainlands Applied Technical College and the Marines.

“If they can weld to where the bend specimens don’t break, they pass,” said Jacob Westover, an MATC instructor, using guidelines set by the American Welding Society.

Expo committee members include Ostler, Black, Andy Neeves of Salem Hills High School, Jared Massic of Maple Mountain High School, Riley Hallam of Mountain View and Orem high schools, Kaleb Monney of Provo High School and Nyle Russell of Payson High School. J. Merrill Hallam, a biology teacher at Spanish Fork Junior High School, acts as the Nebo School District liaison between the welding teachers and the district’s Career Technical Education.

“We would like to thank all our sponsors,” Ostler said. “They donated more than $6,000 to the students in prizes.

We had great great support from the community that way.”

The prizes included three welders, 20 welding helmets and several other welding-related prizes.

The prize winners were as follows: Drift Trike Race: first, Tayton Hair, Spanish Fork High; second, Tell Orton, Spanish Fork High; third, Isaac Oldham, Salem High.

Pedal Powered Race: first, Nate Thornock, Salem Hills; second, Alex Woidka, Spanish Fork High; third, Zac Evans, Maple Mountain.

Drag Race: first, Brett Jones, Spanish Fork High; second, Jason O’Campo, Provo High; third, Max Sangren, Provo

Photos by Danielle Sidwell

A student shows off a pedal power drift bike at the High School Welding Expo held May 20 in Spanish Fork.

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Pro-Stock Drag Race: first, Tayton Hair, Spanish Fork High; second, Chance Skiba, Spanish Fork High; third, Gus Scott, Provo High.

Rat Rod Competition Best of Show: Chance Skiba, SFHS. Most Innovative: Travis Redmond, SFHS. Most Unique: Charles Wyall, Orem High.

Fabrication Competition: first, Haden Norman, Springville High; second, Stirling Brinkerhoff, Spanish Fork High; third, Elise Bauer, Salem Hills High.

A welded rose Miller Best of Show Recipient: Justin Brimhall, Salem Hills High.

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Fourth-grade winners

Fifth-grade winners

Sixth-grade winners

Mathlete Olympiad winners named

By Lana Hiskey

The Nebo District Mathlete Olympiad competition was held at Sage Creek Elementary School recently, where 36 top math students competed in the event. The competition was open to fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders from across the district. Using Olympiad questions from the MOEMS organization (Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools), students were given 30 minutes to solve as many advanced math problems as possible, scoring one point for each correct answer.

Students from Spring Lake, Maple Ridge, Sage Creek and Barnett elemen-

tary schools competed in the event.

Congratulations to the winning students in each grade level category: Overall Winner: Tyler Jackson, fifth grade, Maple Ridge Elementary.

Sixth-grade winners: first place, Skyler Frisbee; second place, Donna Wright and Jaydon Matsuoka; and third place, Wesley Walpole and Ethan Thomas.

Fifth-grade winners: first place, Emma Croshaw; second place, Spencer Payne; and third place, Joshua Kent.

Fourth-grade winners: first place, Vanessa Walpole; second place, Dash Wright and Robert Folknur; and third place, Ryan Bell and Alex Jackson.

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Spanish Fork Self-Storage holds groundbreaking Spanish Fork City and surrounding areas are growing by leaps and bounds, and the need for quality storage units is apparent. So, on April 11, the groundbreaking ceremony for Spanish Fork Self-Storage on Highway 6 near Canyon Drive was held. This project has been a long time coming and will fill a growing demand in south Utah County.

A total of 550 units of different sizes will be built on 90,000 square feet, with many of the units being climate controlled. There will also be units large enough to store motorhomes or boats.

Units can expect to be rented out by the latter end of this year or the beginning of next year.

Those who attended the ceremony included Ken Menlove, contractor for

the project; Brandon Gordon of the Spanish Fork City Council; Jae Smith of First National Bank, which is helping to fund the project; Spanish Fork Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Director Heather Youd and Administrative Assistant Julie Ashton; and Chamber President Todd Dickerson. Lance Wilson, past president of the chamber, was also in attendance as well as many other chamber members.

Those who supported the event from the media included Chris Baird of Serve Daily as well as SFCN Channel 17’s Pete Hansen.

A special thank you goes out to the Spanish Fork City Council and employees for all their help in getting this project off to a great start.

Salem Hills FFA member gets national attention for his pheasant business

By Matt Brechwald

Isaac Evans, a Salem Hills High School FFA member and the recipient of an FFA grant, was recently featured on the agricultural podcast “Off-Farm Income.”

Matt Brechwald, the host of the show, said, “I think it is great when agriculture and the hunting community can work together. Isaac’s business of raising pheasants to give more people the opportunity to enjoy these hunts is a great example of this. We profile FFA students with entrepreneurial SAE’s or supervised agricultural experiences from all 50 states and his business was a perfect fit.”

Isaac’s achievements in the FFA and in his own business have now been exposed to thousands of listeners all across the United States as well as internationally. Brechwald said, “We have lots of agricultural listeners, with Utah being

Isaac Evans our fifth-largest audience. We receive thousands of listens from Canada, Australia and England as well, so Isaac’s See FFA, page 28

Spanish Fork Self-Storage broke ground in April for a new facility in Spanish Fork. Pictured are, from left: Amy and Stuart Gregory, Kim and Jeff Redford, Ken and Sheila Hansen, and Ken Menlove with Menlove Construction.

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Brechwald has conducted hundreds of interviews with FFA students from all over the United States and was particularly impressed with what Isaac and the Salem Hills FFA chapter have done. “When I spoke with Isaac, it was clear that he had done a lot of planning for this project, and it was very wellthought-out,” Brechwald said.

If you would like to hear the interview with Isaac, it is episode #283 of the “Off-Farm Income” podcast. You

JUNE 2017 can listen to the show on iTunes, Stitcher and Soundcloud or you can listen on the podcast website at www.offincome. com.

Matt Brechwald is an agricultural broadcaster who creates custom podcasts for and consults with companies that have a story to tell. He is the host of “Off-Farm Income,”, a three-timesweekly podcast that focuses on agriculture and entrepreneurship; the host of the D&B Supply Show, a weekly podcast and radio show airing in Eastern Oregon and Southwest Idaho; and a contributor to “FFA Today,” a weekly national radio program that airs on Rural Radio, SiriusXM Channel 147.

Payson Market was recently named the Payson & Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce 2017 May Business of the Month.

The Spanish Fork Salem Area Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce that Wiggy Wash will be opening a second Spanish Fork location some time this year. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 3 for the express tunnel that will be located in the new Woodbury Development. It will be the fourth Wiggy Wash location. The new 195-foot tunnel will have the latest-and-greatest car wash technology to cars looking fantastic. Along with the express tunnel, there will be free vacuums and air compressors for drivers to clean out the interior of their vehicles.

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Members of the Especially for Athletes group at Maple Mountain High School presented Tabitha’s Way with a check for $1,000 recently.

Colt Sampson State Farm Maple Mountain High athletes is Business of the Month raise funds for Tabitha’s Way Colt Sampson State Farm has been named the Business of the Month for May by the Spanish Fork Salem Area Chamber of Commerce.

Colt Sampson State Farm originally opened in December of 2012. After serving south Utah County for more than four years, Colt Sampson and his team have been blessed with the opportunity to expand and open a new office located in Salem. Sampson and his team pride themselves in providing a remarkable experience for all their customers, giving back to the community and helping families protect from the unexpected. You can often see Colt and the Good Neigh-Bear at local events

or joy riding in their 1971 MGB down Main Street looking to do good.

Sampson has a very talented team that consists of Kevin “The Gun Slinger” Allred - if he can’t shoot a discount on your auto insurance, then it doesn’t exist; Mariah “Motorcross” Hamilton, who specializes in insuring all those toys from Razors and boats to trailers, ATV’s and, her personal favorite, dirt bikes. She can ride and she can shoot and sometimes that’s all that matters here in south Utah County. The team wouldn’t be complete without Brendan “Bear” Holmes. He has been with Sampson since the beginning and is here to help life go right.

By Jody Osborne

As part of the Especially for Athletes program, a group of athletes at Maple Mountain High School recently presented Tabitha’s Way a check for more than $1,000. Especially for Athletes encourages athletes to give back and to set an example for others. Maple Mountain’s group has been an early participant in this program and these athletes are definitely leading by example.

The group’s members decided they would like to give back to the community by raising funds for Tabitha’s Way. Tabitha’s Way is a local food pantry that serves those in need in two locations: one in American Fork and the other in Spanish Fork. For every $4 received,

Tabitha’s can feed a person for a month, so the generosity of the students at Maple Mountain will result in feeding 250 people. The E4A group at Maple Mountain also recently helped out with the Special Olympics track meet held at MMHS. We at Tabitha’s Way think it is important to show the great work and hearts the young adults in our community have. Thank you Especially for Athletes and thank you the athletes and students at Maple Mountain High School. *** Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

-Thomas Paine

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Sonny Braun named Springville Citizen of the Year Former Hobble Creek Golf Course golf pro Sonny Braun has been named the 2017 Springville Citizen of the Year.

He will be honored during the Art City Days Grand Parade on June 10. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. and travel down 400 South and Main Street.

At the young age of 32, Sonny Braun became the first head professional at Hobble Creek Golf Course in Springville. Until his retirement in 2014 - 48 years later - he was the only head pro at Hobble Creek. That’s a Utah record. No other golf course in Utah has had the original pro maintain his position that long.

Sonny and his brother Jerry and sister Mary grew up loving golf. Sonny and Jerry both became golf professionals and Mary became the reigning women’s club champion at Timpanogos Golf Course for the better part of three decades.

Sonny started in golf at the age of 12 when he began working at the original Timpanogos Golf Course. He worked at Timp for a period of 17 years, interrupted for two years by service in the Army.

professional to Ben Cavalier at Fort Sheridan Golf Course.

In 1963 he went to Monterey Peninsula Country Club as an assistant pro with John Geertsen Jr. He maintained that position until he was invited back to Utah County to be the head pro at Hobble Creek. All totaled, he has served in golf shops for 68 of his 83 years of life.

During his years at Hobble Creek, he established strong men’s and women’s golf associations and worked closely with various mayors and city councils to build a solid core of loyal Springville golfers. Hobble Creek, because of its unusual beauty and serenity, attracts thousands of golfers from throughout Utah, but Sonny saw that it retained the feel of a small community golf course. As the golf course icon, Sonny conscientiously worked on linking the community to

Sonny Braun During those years at Timp, he worked under the tutelage of Jimmy Thompson, Bill Johnston and Dave Crowton. While in the Army, he served as assistant

the course, and as a result, the citizens of Springville take an unusual pride of ownership in their golf course. To them, Hobble Creek is their country club.

Sonny was a fine player, holding the Hobble Creek Course record at one time with a 63, but he devoted his golf focus to administration and teaching. He also developed a talent in golf repair and refinishing clubs and became a craftsman at it. He has won numerous awards including Merchandiser of the Year, the Bill Strausbaugh Award for Public Relations and the Utah Section PGA “Gentleman Jeff” Award. The Art City Amateur Tournament he established is a fixture in Utah golf and now is named after him.

Sonny married Laurel Turner (deceased) 57 years ago and they have three sons: Scott (deceased), Steve and Shea.

Obituaries Richard O. Drollinger – ‘Mr. D’ Richard O. Drollinger, 82, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2017.

He was born on a farm in Payson, Utah, on Jan. 22, 1935, to Milton Drollinger and Grace Lucille Brimhall.

He served an LDS mission in the Iowa and Nebraska areas where he realized that he wanted to be a teacher. He attended Brigham Young University in the fall of 1957 and graduated in 1962 with a major in botany and a minor in zoology. He married Colleen Ludlow on June 23, 1966, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Shortly after graduating from BYU, he began his teaching career at Springville High School. He taught at SHS until he retired in 1996 in order to care for Colleen, who had suffered a stroke. He continued serving as a substitute teacher until shortly before his death.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Colleen, and his daughter, Jenni. He is survived by his children: Dyana (Chip) Whitmer, Derek, and Jason; and grandsons Kaika Drollinger, Dallin (Leilani), Jared, Joshua, Nathan, Matthew and

AJ Whitmer; his brand new great-granddaughter Cordelia Mei Whitmer; his sister Virginia Ewell; and his brother-in-law Grant Cook.

Affectionately known as “Mr. D,” he was cherished for showing kindness to all.

He was an advocate for every one of his students and was an example of unconditional love to all he met. He loved teaching, fishing, cooking, gardening, sewing, reading, singing and ballroom dancing.

He served as the bishop of his LDS ward in Springville and in many other church callings during his lifetime.

Funeral services were held May 31 in Springville. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery in Springville.

In lieu of flowers, we ask that you buy your favorite flower in his memory, and plant it in your own garden.

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Hobble Creek Coffee Shop offering great breakfasts

By Amy Baird

When I heard about doing a review for Hobble Creek Coffee Shop, I asked, “Do they know I don’t drink coffee?”

However, little did I know that in addition to coffee made in small batches on a coffee press to ensure that it is roasted to the precise, perfect temperature for ultimate flavor, the owner Mitchell makes these incredible breakfasts Thursday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is honestly a kind of breakfast paradise.

OK. So before I get to the food, I have to tell you a little bit about the owner, Mitchell. I could listen to him talk for hours. He has led a fascinating life. For a few years he was a chef for movie sets. As in he traveled all over the world making huge amounts for food for people working on movies.

Then he worked for a tech company

and then he decided to do something he loves. So he researched coffee and bought an enormous coffee press. Now he sells his coffee blends and makes breakfast on weekends.

And the breakfasts are amazing. I got to taste the full range of breakfast items and I was impressed. The French toast was divine. HUGE slices of bread with cinnamon and vanilla. The thing that

Orchestra students from Orchard Hills Elementary School performed recently for the Nebo School District Board of Education.

Orchard Hills Elem. featured

By Lana Hiskey

Orchard Hills Elementary School Principal Ryan Murray addressed the Nebo School Board of Education during a recent board meeting and expressed how thankful he is for the wonderful parents that support the great children at Orchard Hills. He is also thankful for the dedicated teachers and introduced one teacher, Tammy Dragger, who then led the students in an orchestra performance to the delight of the board and to all those in attendance.

Karrie Glazner, school community council representative, spoke to the board about the school’s Trustlands money. Orchard Hills, located in San-

taquin, is focusing on reading in grades first through third and mathematics in grades fourth through sixth. Glazner gave specific details on how the school achieves these goals with interventions including Imagine Learning, teacher aides, coaches and technology. The money really does help support the learning of students.

Some Orchard Hills sixth-grade students described how they utilize various student committees instead of a student council. Then the students presented their first-edition school yearbook with help from their advisor, Stephanie Wood, a sixth-grade teacher at Orchard Hills.

made it really stand out though was the caramel syrup. Sweet and delicious.

I got the Denver omelette with ham, green peppers and onions. It was delicious. My friend Tracy got an omelette as well and she commented on how creamy and soft it was. She put her fork on it and it just sank into it. Omelettes are definitely a tricky art.

Most of the time they are either too dry and crispy or they are’t cooked all the way. This was omelette perfection. The hash browns were light but just the right amount of crispy.

My favorite dish of all, though, was the Eggs Benedict. This was honestly my first time trying them and I am officially hooked. So you have two English muffins, topped with ham and then a perfectly poached egg (perfectly cooking eggs is kind of Mitch’s thing).

Then it was topped with this sauce. This creamy, light, hint-of-citrus sauce. It was scrumptious. I have a new favorite breakfast. When I was complimenting him, he said it is important to be able to cook your favorite breakfast well. So you know when you are ordering someone’s favorite breakfast, it is going to be good. Really good. I kind of want to eat Eggs Benedict every weekend as a reward for making it through the week.

As the name clearly states, they serve coffee at this establishment, so I brought some coffee lovers with me.

My friend Tracy took one sip of her coffee and said, “Wow, this is good coffee.” She explained that when she goes to Starbucks, she has to put in a lot

of shots of flavor to make it taste good.

For this coffee, she put in just a tiny bit of cream, and she said it was sweet and delicious.

Mitchell explained that he takes each new lot of coffee and figures out the best amount of time to roast it until it has the best flavor. So when I think of this coffee, I think of Buddy the Elf when he finds the World’s Best Coffee, except this actually IS the world’s best coffee.

While we were visiting, we were curious about why he chose Springville for a coffee shop. A large portion of the population of Utah County doesn’t drink coffee. We asked him why he came there. He said that he Googled the happiest place to live and Provo came up.

Then he Googled low unemployment, and again Provo came up. So off he flew to Provo, Utah, and while he was there he drove through Springville and fell in love with the building in Springville.

I love all the stories that surround Hobble Creek Coffee. Plus, you can’t beat the breakfast. And they don’t just serve coffee. I tried the hot chocolate and it was creamy and delicious. I also ordered one of my favorites, a steamer with coconut, and it was warm and comforting.

So now you need to go get yourself some breakfast to reward yourself for making it through the week. Hobble Creek Coffee Grill is located at 388 North Main Street, Springville, Utah.

They are open Monday through Sunday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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