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Civil Air Patrol raising funds for hangar at local airport Becca Baggaley & 1st Lt. Chris McClelland, CAP What is CAP? This is a question I have asked myself many times over the last few days as I have been thinking about this article. CAP is the acronym for the Civil Air Patrol, which is officially an auxiliary of the United States Air Force, but to my family CAP represents something more. CAP is opportunity. The opportunity for my child, both male and female, to participate as a civilian in an organization that instills in its members the principles of leadership and accountability that make our nation’s Air Force the best in the world. It is an opportunity for my child to learn service and teamwork, but it also gives him an opportunity for hands-on training in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) areas of education as he learns as a cadet to participate in search and rescue and disaster relief operations on the ground as well as from the air. Participation in CAP is an investment in a brighter future for my child and an opportunity for him to learn and grow in ways that would be difficult to replicate anywhere else. As you read the following information about CAP, take a moment to wonder about the opportunity it could be for your child.

About CAP and Why a Local Hangar By 1st Lt. Chris McClelland, CAP The Phantom Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force, is kicking off fundraising activities for the construction of a new hangar at the Spanish

Sargent Makenzie Keane is pictured in the pilot seat of the CAP Gippsland GA8.

The The Phantom Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol is raising money to build a new hangar at the Spanish Fork-Springville Airport to be used as a base for the squadron’s activities in Utah County.

Fork-Springville Airport to be used as a base for the squadron’s activities in Utah County. The hangar project would have room for three small aircraft and plenty of room for the cadet and senior member meetings and activities. If you are wondering how you can get involved in the funding of this worthy enterprise, please call Lt. Col. Jim Stewart, a local physician and CAP mission pilot at 210-7246342 or visit www.phantomsquadron.

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org, where you will find a link that will facilitate a donation to the project and a link to a video about this project.

This project will cost about $350,000, so we are looking for donations of all sizes. So far, several generous individuals have donated approximately $60,000 or 20 percent of our goal. Please donate generously, but any amount helps towards a noble project that will help young people See HANGAR on page A5

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13,000 youth Springville’s Bartholomew Pond to open

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By Lana Hiskey Rehearsals are now in full swing for the Payson Temple Cultural Celebration, which is set for June 6 at Brigham Young University’s LaVell Edwards Stadium.

On the eve of the temple’s dedicatory sessions, 13,000 youth from the Payson temple district will gather to commemorate the history and culture of the area through narration, song and dance.

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The opening of the new Bartholomew Pond, located at the mouth of Hobble Creek Canyon, will be held on the last day of the 2015 Art City Days celebration: Saturday, June 13, at 1:30 p.m.

A federal grant through the Utah County Water Conservancy District has made this plan a reality. The park will have a two-fold function. First, it will create a new pressurized, secondary water system for the businesses and residents of the Springville West Fields area.

Currently these businesses and residents are using treated culinary water for watering lawns and garden areas. This new facility will save millions of gallons of treated water every year. It will have a continual supply of fresh water from the springs in the area.

The new Bartholomew Pond recreational area will officially open in Springville on June 13 with a ceremony that day at 1:30 p.m.

The second feature that most residents are excited about is its recreational purpose. The pond - complete with a sandy beach, walking trail, pavilions and a con-

cessions stand - will be a top destination not only for residents but also those visitSee POND on page A5

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Springville detectives given Medal of Valor

By Lt. Dave Caron The Springville Police Department has recognized two of its officers, Detective Ray Flores and Detective Mike Stanton, with the Medal of Valor in recognition of their bravery while saving the life of another person.

Ray Flores Detective Ray Flores has been assigned to the Utah County Major Crimes Task Force. While so assigned, he has been extremely effective and has proven to be an exemplary officer. During his time with MCTF, Flores was able to develop a confidential informant

who provided substantial information to him. This information eventually led the MCTF to begin an investigation of a drug trafficking organization operating out of a motel in Salt Lake City. Members of the organization were known to be selling drugs not only in the Salt Lake City area, but also throughout Utah County.

(They were selling methamphetamine and other drugs.)

Detective Flores was working on obtaining sufficient information to secure a search warrant. While he was doing so, he was advised by his informant that the drug dealers had kidnapped someone who purportedly owed them money for

American Legion holds poppy dinner

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The Springville-Mapleton American Legion Post and Unit 28 held their annual Poppy-Spaghetti Dinner on May 13. The money raised goes to benefit veterans.

The dinner was served by Auxiliary Girls State, girls that will attend Girls State at Weber State University this month. Entertainment was furnished by Blue Sky Jazz. They played many popular and old-time favorites. Please look up and read the Poppy Story and the popular poem by Colonel John McCrae, “In Flanders Fields.” Pictured above are Program Chairman Charmian Taylor, Devin Smith, Dylan Larsen, Tyler Smith and Derek Larsen. The next meeting will be on June 10 at 7 p.m. at the Springville Senior Citizens Center, 65 E. 200 South.

drugs. Flores learned that the kidnap victim was bound and gagged with duct tape and was stuffed in a closet at the motel room. The victim had been repeatedly beaten and threatened.

Flores and his partner contacted SLC PD for assistance. SLC sent some patrol officers to the area and began to ready their SWAT team for response. However before SWAT could get there, one of the suspects left the room. This forced Flores and the other officers to act immediately. That suspect (who was armed with a handgun) was taken into custody, and the officers immediately moved into the motel room to rescue the kidnap victim.

Once inside, they found another armed suspect and quickly disarmed him and took him into custody. They then completed the rescue of the victim. In the end, four suspects were taken into custody. All four were armed. Officers recovered guns and drugs, including a pound of heroin and two pounds of methamphetamine.

The investigation also led to arrests in neighboring states plus the arrest of two more suspects wanted for committing violent crimes here in Utah. The case has now been turned over to the federal authorities because it has spread to multiple states.

The efforts of Detective Flores to rescue the kidnap victim were certainly instrumental in saving the man’s life. Ray’s MCTF field commander said, “It is because of Detective Ray Flores’ work that [the kidnapped person] is alive today.

There is no doubt in my mind that efforts were underway in planning his death.”

Mike Stanton Detective Mike Stanton recently

worked a case where three suspects from the Las Vegas area were caught leaving the Springville Walmart store. These three are part of a larger organization operating out of the Vegas area. The group is suspected of stealing bank account information and using it to create forged credit cards. That case has expanded to surrounding cities and states, and it too is being considered for investigation by federal authorities.

But Stanton doesn’t stop at working cases he is assigned to work.

Earlier in the year, while Stanton was off duty, he observed smoke billowing from a home in Springville. He headed to the scene to see what he could do to help. When he arrived, he saw that the garage of the home was fully engulfed in flames and that smoke was pouring from the house as well.

While it appeared that most of the residents of the home had escaped, one of them had apparently gone back inside.

Stanton attempted to persuade the man to get out of the burning house, but he kept going back in. This not only put his own life at risk but also would put the lives of firefighters and other emergency personnel charged with protecting the involved lives and property at risk. Many people apparently don’t understand the dangers of being in a smoke-filled, burning home.

It isn’t just the fire that can be deadly; the smoke can be extremely toxic, and people can be quickly overcome and incapacitated by the lack of oxygen and the chemicals in the smoke. Ignoring those dangers, Stanton entered the home and physically removed the man, bringing both of them to safety.

Original cabin featured inside Payson’s DUP Museum

By Janeene Whitelock & Cynthia Peacock Museums hold a fasciation for people of all ages. Everyone enjoys going to museums and looking at all the different items they see there. For this reason, we find museums of all kinds and sizes. One of the smaller museums is the museum in Payson (inside the Payson Civic Center, 400 W. Utah Ave.) that is run by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.

The museum serves to help keep alive the memory of the early pioneers that settled Payson.

In 1979 when Payson was in the process of turning the old hospital into a civic center, the DUP was provided space.

All the DUP camps helped raise the necessary money for the museum project.

One of the unique features of this museum was to have an original pioneer cabin built inside it. A log cabin had been donated to the DUP by the Marion and Sylvia Black family. This cabin had originally been located on land that belonged

to David Crocket, who was the first mayor of Payson. It is not certain whether the cabin had belonged to him or someone else.

Much time was put into moving the cabin from where it stood to the new location. The cabin had to be taken apart and completely rebuilt where it was to stand in the museum. Every effort was made to keep the cabin as authentic as possible during this reconstruction. Next to the cabin, a mural was painted showing what the scenery was like at the time the cabin was built.

This cabin is equipped with furniture made by the first settlers and mementos brought from their former homes.

As dedication time drew near, many of the DUP members labored many days collecting, restoring and arranging the items. Since then, many more items have been donated for the museum. Many of the items are very interesting and unusual. Come visit the museum at the Payson Civic Center and see this unique cabin.

Call 801-465-2044 to schedule your tour.

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Clen Hancock, a resident of the Central Utah Veterans Home in Payson, honors veterans at the home when they pass away by playing Taps.

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Four students were honored in May with the Springville Mayor’s Recognition Award. Pictured are Laura Tueller, Carter Grover, Kate Allan, Sophie Hunt and Springville City Councilman Chris Creer.

Local man honors fellow Springville honors veterans with Taps

By Gary Davis In 1942, a 17-year-old boy from Panguitch enlisted in the U.S. Army and went to Fort Lee, Va., for basic training.

During the trying WW2 years that followed, Clen Hancock served our country in China, Burma and India.

Following the war, Hancock returned to Utah and attended college at Brigham Young University on what was referred at the time as the “GI Bill.” This bill paid tuition for returned veterans to attend college.

In high school, Hancock discovered he was a gifted musician, so he majored in music at BYU. Hancock could play any instrument that you blow into to make music, and he could teach others to play.

So following graduation from college, he

embarked on a career as a high school music teacher. He taught at half a dozen schools in both Idaho and Montana.

Hancock played in both the Idaho Falls and Billings symphony orchestras while teaching in those cities.

Hancock and his wife Adele had four children who produced a passel of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, “around 45,” he guesses.

Today Hancock resides at the Central Utah Veterans Home in Payson and each time a vet passes away there, he retrieves his beloved coronet from the case near his bedside and plays Taps to the shedding of tears.

Haskins considers it a privilege to honor with his music those who risked it all for the freedoms we enjoy. I consider it a privilege to have met Clen Haskins.

Mayor’s Recognition Award recipients

A smiling and supportive crowd gathered at a recent Springville City Council meeting to honor the May recipients of the Mayor’s Recognition Award. Those honored were Laura Tueller, Carter Grover, Kate Allen and Sophie Hunt.

Laura Tueller attends Springville Junior High School and dedicates a lot of time to improving her talents in digital art and artistically inspiring others to do the same.

Carter Grover attends Cherry Creek Elementary School and is passionate

about gymnastics. He has competed in California and recently brought home a gold medal in the high bars.

Kate Allen, a ninth-grader at Springville Junior High School, excels academically and is always kind and conscious of helping others. Fourth-grader Sophie Hunt is very involved in the choir and school plays at Art City Elementary School. She is a wonderful student who cares about her school and the community. Springville City congratulates these wonderful examples of excellence!

Residents discuss Payson water issues at town hall meeting

By Rhett Huff

The Tintic Elks Lodge 711 recently handed out more than 40 dictionaries at Eureka Elementary School.

The Payson Town Hall Meeting on the evening of Friday, May 15, sponsored by the Payson Lions Club, was surprisingly well attended, with over 50 people there to hear from water experts and city officials. Even with the rain and cool weather lately, citizens are concerned with the water situation and what needs to happen in the future. Water has been an issue for years and will be an ever-increasing issue

Center closure will mean USPS mail delays

By Nick Webb The Provo USPS mail processing center is scheduled for closure in July of 2015. Central and southern Utah will be impacted the greatest. All mail from Delta to Fillmore to Provo will be processed in Salt Lake. All mail from Price to Blanding to Moab will be processed in Grand Junction, Colo. All mail from Richfield to Kanab to Saint George will be processed in Las Vegas, Nev. Mail will now take one week or longer for delivery to all of these towns.

In implementing these changes, they have ignored the pleas of 51 senators (including U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah) and 178 members of the House of Representatives who asked for a oneyear moratorium in service cuts and the closure and consolidation of mail processing facilities. Ruth Goldway, postal regulatory commissioner since 1998, criticized the latest service cuts and said, “The Postal Service is required to give the highest consideration to the requirement for the expeditious collection, transportation and delivery of important letter mail.”

This burden falls particularly hard on individuals in rural America and those who have limited or no access to the Internet. They do not pay their bills online; they pay their mortgage and other payments by mail. This slower delivery will

subject those who pay by mail to incur late fees. Anyone that receives government assistance of any kind will have delivery of pay cards, vouchers and checks delayed by days, meaning financial hardship for those in need. Small businesses that are dependent on billing and remittances by mail will suffer with poor cash flow. Many people order prescriptions by mail, and any delay in this process can have a huge negative impact on the health and well-being of people across America.

The Postal Service also delivers millions of parcels daily for FedEx and UPS and these deliveries will also be delayed and cause frustration to the consumer.

U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, needs to exert his power as chairman of the House Oversight Committee to push through the legislation contained in House Resolution 54 to relieve the Postal Service of the undue burden of the pre-funding requirement and pass legislation keeping Service Standards at the July 1, 2012 levels, keeping processing centers open.

America needs the Postal Service to keep commerce moving as they are a valuable part of our way of life.

Nick Webb is president of the American Postal Workers Union Provo Local 42.

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Speakers for the event were City Engineer Travis Jockumsen, City Councilman Larry Skinner, Strawberry Highline Canal Representative Dan Ellsworth, and City Greens Keeper and Parks Superintendent Mark Hyland. They discussed and answered questions ranging from water levels at the reservoirs up the canyon and the possibility of a new reservoir being built to water meters, watering strategies and enclosing the Highline Canal.

Payson Lions Club President Rhett Huff reports that the Lions Club is working on putting together another event in June that would include booths and educational presentations on water issues and conservation. “We feel like we’ve got the ball rolling and have a lot of support from the public on a very important issue,” he said.

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The Relief Society battles the railroad

By Jesse Fisher The Relief Society played a starring role during the Saints’ third decade in the Utah Territory in the LDS Church’s efforts to protect its economic unity from the anticipated negative effects of the completion of the transcontinental railroad.

In 1865, Brigham Young had suggested women organize around the goal of promoting in-home manufacturing and self-sufficiency, and several such groups were organized. Two years later, President Young publicly called for the re-establishment of the Relief Society in every ward. Church Historian Leonard J. Arrington concluded that that call was motivated by a desire to prevent the draining of the wealth of the Saints by the merchandisers of the East who they anticipated would tempt the sisters with inexpensive tea and coffee as well as the latest fashions. This draining of the Saints’ wealth would damage the community’s ability to foster their own economic growth and self-sufficiency.

Arrington then lists three major tasks for which the Brethren asked for the help of the Relief Society. All three of them were designed to lessen the economic impact of the railroad’s arrival.

The first was to launch the Young Ladies Retrenchment Societies, which were specifically motivated by President Young’s desire to discourage the young women from wasting their means on the fashions of “Babylon” that would only impoverish themselves and enrich the

Thoughts on Zion merchants. The girls were taught to wear clothes of their own making as well as to “glean wheat, piece quilts, crochet, make hats, [and] knit stockings ....”

The second task asked of the Relief Society was to assist in the launching and management of the cooperative general stores, including ZCMI. The sisters were asked to shop exclusively at the cooperatives, set up their own co-ops to sell homemade goods, and even to invest in the cooperatives themselves.

The third task was to support the home industry movement. Its leaders called upon every branch of the Relief Society to “lay hold of this subject of home industry ... and to take an active part in the great work of bringing about the perfect organization of a self-sustaining people.”

As a result, among other accomplishments, every one of the local Relief Societies had a silk production project during the 1870s.

With the help of the Relief Society, the coming of the railroad did not result in the immediate swallowing up of the Mormon economy by the Eastern capitalists as had been anticipated. That economic subjugation was postponed for another two decades.

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Group building boats to help heal veterans

By Steve Henline I believe that every blessing, opportunity and freedom we experience as Americans was born on the shoulders and with the blood, limbs and life of patriots - those valiant men and women who have forsaken the plowshare for the rifle and sword to defend, with their very life, this fragile experiment we call democracy.

These warriors who wore our nation’s uniforms in the face of death from Concord to Afghanistan deserve our love and respect and our willingness to give all that we can to assist them in their transition from the battlefield. We at Hand in Hand Outdoors are here each day to do what we can, in any way, aboard our small fleet of boats and on the river’s edge with the prayer that we can provide peace and healing, if only for that day.

With a small group of veterans to assist us, we have built another adaptive boat to accommodate these heroic veterans in wheelchairs. The boat and trailer were built from the ground up thanks to donations of necessary materials and hard-earned dollars from this wonderful community we live in.

The boat, christened “HOPE,” joined our small fleet to provide healing therapy to Utah’s disabled combat veterans and their families to reduce the effects of PTSD and traumatic brain injury and, hopefully, help reduce the numbers of suicide among these valiant warriors who have given so much to the cause of liberty.

This new outreach project, “American Heroes,” will focus on wounded and disabled warriors from the few remaining survivors of WWII until the current battle our nation is engaged in against those who scorn freedom and would force us to our knees, subjugated, to serve their ideology. Who could we serve that is more deserving?

A few months ago we completed the graphics and finished the installation of the specialized equipment that will allow those aboard with disabilities to share our love of the outdoors and find the peace that a day on the water brings. We thank God for being able to do this small thing and are filled with eternal gratitude to those of you who have assisted us along the way with our mission. Thank you.

May God bring you the blessings you deserve.

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Former NFL quarterback Scott Mitchell plans book signings in Springville Scott Mitchell has achieved many triumphs throughout his life. He is a former NFL star who led Springville High School to its only state football championship in 1985. He also had a successful four-year stint as the school’s head coach.

He seemingly had it all.

But by early 2014, Mitchell was a ticking time bomb. At age 46, the former record-setting quarterback was bloated and worn-out, topping the scale at 366 pounds. As Mitchell saw his father die from obesity-related issues, he knew he was watching his own future.

Then a “divine accident” happened.

Mitchell became a contestant on the reality TV show “The Biggest Loser: Glory Days” and soon came to the stark realization he was emotionally dead inside. He felt like a dying caterpillar, ready to go into a cocoon.

As the weeks went by on the show, Mitchell evaluated every aspect of his life. He saw how his athletic success was mirrored by a challenging home life growing up, where all he had really wanted was a hug.

Mitchell developed a simple game plan to change his life. For the first time, he began to love himself. He got to work and surrounded himself with a good team to keep him accountable. He finally was in control of his own destiny. The caterpillar had emerged from his cocoon as a majestic butterfly!

Mitchell’s odyssey of triumph, tragedy and redemption shows the power of moving beyond life’s obstacles and becoming alive again. Scott lost 120 pounds during his stay on the TV show, and he has maintained that weight in the months that have followed.

Chad Daybell, the president of Mitchell’s publisher Spring Creek Books, feels Mitchell’s message is one that reaches beyond sports into everyday life.

“Scott has truly lived the hero’s jour-

In his book “Alive Again,” former NFL quarterback Scott Mitchell details his journey from feeling emotionally dead inside to gaining control of his own destiny. He will sign copies of his book on June 6 and 20 at Ream’s in Springville.

ney,” Daybell said. “He experienced great success on the football field and in other aspects of his life, but after suffering a tumble, he has fought his way back to where he wants to be. The book is an inspiring view of how life sometimes can get you down, but it also shows how you can bounce back.”

The book is available locally at Seagull Book and Ream’s in Springville. It can also be purchased through Amazon.com.

Mitchell will be signing books at Ream’s grocery store on Saturday, June 6, and Saturday, June 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. each day.

Springville Pioneer Museum to celebrate Art City Days

By Judy Elsner To celebrate “Good As Gold” - the 50th Art City Days celebration - in Springville, the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers will be having activities at the Pioneer Museum on Saturday, June 13. The museum is located in the old Carnegie Library at 175 S. Main Street in Springville.

The gift shop will be outside in front of the museum in the morning hours before the parade, which starts at 10 a.m. It will also be open later in the day from 1 to 4 p.m.

There are so many wonderful artifacts in the collections, all of which have been graciously donated by families of the pioneers that settled Utah and especially Springville and Ma-

pleton. There will be activities downstairs for the youth such as crafts and games. Visitors can see weaving looms which are still being used today.

Personal pioneer heritage research can be done from the files, photographs and artifacts of Utah pioneers.

Many visitors are delighted to see what is on display from their family. Young people can see collections from the “Olden Golden Days.”

The usual hours of the Pioneer Museum are Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. It is open by appointment during off hours by calling the museum at 801-491-2076 or director Susan Bartholomew at 801-489-7811. There is no charge for admission.

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Spanish Fork Mayor Steve Leifson and city council members hosted a barbecue for residents on May 11 in Spanish Fork’s City Park.

Spanish Fork mayor hosts barbecue in City Park On May 11, Spanish Fork Mayor Steve Leifson and the city’s council members hosted more than 500 citizens for a citywide barbecue in City Park. This event was the kickoff for a week of events centered around the visit of group of national experts in town for a gratis study of the community’s historic Main Street.

Those in town for the study included traffic engineers, architects, landscape experts and many of the nation’s top

specialists in community redevelopment from the group CPAP. The mayor’s barbecue gave the visitors an opportunity to spend time with citizens young and old and hear the ideas and memories put forward about the city’s main roadway and business district.

During the week, a great deal of feedback was shared by business and landowners as well as the city’s chamber of commerce.

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CAP is to train the aerospace and business leaders of tomorrow in elements of leadership. The cadet program is where this happens. Leadership training, accepting and exercising positions of responsibility, and character-building exercises all play key roles in the cadet program. Within the cadet organization, young people learn the leadership and organizational styles of the military fashioned after the organization of the United States Air Force. One of the biggest draws to the cadet program are the many opportunities for cadets to learn about aviation and even get some flight time behind the controls of an actual aircraft in what are called Orientation Flights with a highly skilled pilot. There are even opportunities for the cadets to get substantial flight training and scholarships.

The other area in which CAP is involved is Emergency Services, which is divided into Disaster Relief and Search and Rescue. Disaster Relief involves providing help after a natural disaster such as a hurricane, flood or earthquake. It involves coordinating relief efforts with other state, federal and local agencies and transporting needed personnel to affected areas. CAP also ferries medical supplies and necessary organs for transplant in times of emergency. Search and Rescue involves searches for missing or downed aircraft. Nationwide last year, the Civil Air Patrol accounted for 83 “finds” of missing aircraft. The Air Force assigns these missions to CAP and provides the aircraft to conduct the searches. These aircraft are used regularly to conduct Search and Rescue exercises as well as actual live missions.

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If you are between the ages of 12 and 18, male or female, and are interested in aviation and other opportunities mentioned in this article, we recommend you go to the website listed above, or you can attend one of our meetings currently held at the Provo Airport. We meet at 3131 Mike Jense Parkway, Provo, in the Utah Valley University Fire and Rescue Building, every Thursday night at 6:30 p.m.

New adult members are welcome, too, and you don’t have to be a pilot to join. In fact, most are not. For more information on joining CAP, call Capt. Paul Jensen, a CAP mission pilot, at (801)423-3802.

The Civil Air Patrol has three main missions: Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs and Emergency Services. The Aerospace Education mission has both internal and external components. Internally, CAP educates its own members in matters of aerospace history and air power. Externally, programs at schools and in the community raise awareness of aerospace issues within the general public. Aerospace education personnel work with local teachers of all grade levels, particularly in providing TOP Flight, an opportunity for teachers to take to the air and experience flight with one of our pilots. This translates into increasing enthusiasm for aviation education in the classroom.

Perhaps the most important mission of

Taken in marsh land on the east edge of Utah Lake on May 23, we spotted five in all. The American White Pelican winters in Mexico and migrates north as the weather warms. They weigh between 10 and 20 pounds and have a wing span of 8 to 9.5 feet. On Wednesday June 10, at 7 p.m. we will be holding a Military Pilot to Airline Pilot Presentation and discussion.

The event will be at the Diamond Flight Center Hangar #49.

Members of the Nebo Youth Board included (front row in no particular order): Josie Nelson and Zach Gowans of Payson High, Kenny Van Ausdal and Rachael Black of Salem Hills High, Preston Adams and Peggy Sorenson of Springville High, Josh Jensen and another Josh Jensen of Maple Mountain High and Oyati Tubby and Colin Speers of Landmark High. Pictured on the back row are: Secondary Director John DeGraffenried, Nebo School District Board of Education member K.L. Tischner, Board Vice President Shannon Acor, Superintendent Rick Nielsen, Board President Kristen Betts, and board of education members Dean Rowley and Randy Boothe.

Youth School Board meets with Nebo School District Board of Education

By Lana Hiskey A highlight for the Nebo School District Board of Education is to meet with students from each of the high schools and junior high schools on a quarterly basis. Each Youth Board representative is selected by his or her principal to be a spokesperson for their school.

The Nebo school board took this opportunity to ask the Youth Board students

POND Continued from page A1 iting from nearby communities. Fish were planted about two months ago by Utah State Fish and Game.

The deepest depth of the pond will be 13 feet. The water is crystal clear and the

questions concerning college and career readiness, technology and one-to-one devices, and readiness for mathematics.

An advantage of these group discussions for students is to learn from each other and implement successful ideas in their own schools. This sharing opportunity promotes friendships between the schools in our Nebo School District that is growing by about 650 students each year with over 32,000 students this year.

sand goes well into the water. Ten samples of different sands were reviewed to find the one best for the beach and stability in the water. The parking lot will hold 145 vehicles. No parking will be permitted in the residential area of the pond. This beautiful addition to the many amenities offered in Springville will be available to residents to enjoy free of charge.

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Women create quilts for temple dedication day

By Janet Frank Without ever meeting all together, 12 women from the new Payson LDS Temple District combined their talents for quilting and embroidery to complete a simple but loving act of service for the leaders who will dedicate the building.

The women sewed, quilted and embroidered lap blankets and small pillows that will be used by members of the LDS Church’s First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles who will dedicate the temple in three special meetings on June 7.

“It really was quite a process, but it truly was a blessing. I enjoyed every minute and I love these ladies,” said Marianna Robins, chairwoman of the Lap Blanket Committee.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe temples are the place where sacred ordinances are performed that will enable them to return to live in the presence of God forever. Those ordinances can be done for the living and the dead through proxies.

After a temple is dedicated, only worthy members of the LDS Church are allowed

inside.

On dedication day, the general authorities of the church who are involved in the ceremonies will be assigned a room where they can rest and be with family members. The lap blankets and pillows will be in those rooms to make their day more comfortable.

Robins, from Spanish Fork, received the call to head up the committee in January. One of her first tasks was to find a pattern and fabric for the blankets that each needed to measure three feet by three feet. That’s when she was introduced to Margaret Peterson, who had recently moved to Nephi from Las Vegas.

“She actually knew the exact pattern that would be perfect for the blankets and she found a bolt of fabric in her storage from moving. It worked out perfectly,” said Robins.

Other members of the Lap Blanket Committee are Denise Alexander, Kallie Alexander, Mary Allen, Gayla Bass, Charlene Hatch, Merry Hitchcock, Pat Parkinson, Marji Sakievich, Doreen Stout and Kathy Truman. The tasks of cutting, sewing, quilting, binding and embroidering were divided between the

A group of local women worked together to create lap quilts for LDS Church leaders to use on the new Payson Utah Temple’s dedication day.

group members, who got started working in early February and had everything completed by April 6. Husbands and other family members also pitched in to help

assemble quilting frames, clip threads and inspect the final products.

Janet Frank is a member of the Payson Utah Temple Public Affairs Committee.

Book discusses public speaking secrets of TED talks

By Deborah Balzotti “Talk Like TED: The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds”

by Carmine Gallo Author Carmine Gallo published this great book for TED talk addicts like myself. Talk like TED? I’d sure like to try. I also know some guys that have to speak once a month in church that could use some TED technique for their talks.

Gallo spent more than 150 hours analyzing more than 500 TED presentations and condensed his findings into nine common elements. He also interviewed speakers to discover what made their presentations so compelling.

If you haven’t ever watched a TED talk, you need to load the app on your

Book Look phone immediately. While you wait in line at the DMV, you will have time for several talks that are 18 minutes or less. There are hundreds to choose from on ted.com. Big names like Steve Jobs and Al Gore are available, but the lesser known (at least to me) have been the most fascinating.

For example, Mark Bezos gave a talk titled “A Life Lesson From a Volunteer Firefighter.” If you get bored saving seats for graduation, listen to his advice including this quote: “Don’t wait. Don’t wait until you make your first million to

make a difference in somebody’s life. If you have something to give, give it now.

Serve food at a soup kitchen. Clean up a neighborhood park. Be a mentor. Not every day is going to offer us a chance to save somebody’s life, but every day offers us an opportunity to affect one. So get in the game.”

Or how about watching beautiful CEO Stacey Kramer talk about “The Best Gift I Ever Survived” while you are in an office waiting room? Kramer talks about a mysterious gift that changed her life for the better. As she flips her shoulder-length hair, you see the scar left by her brain tumor.

The book explains the origins of the TED talks, which began in 1984 and have now become an international phe-

nomenon in more than 130 countries. It contains stories, photos and examples to inspire readers to become great speakers.

According to Gallo, the nine common elements that make a great talk are: Unleash the Master Within, Master the Art of Storytelling, Have a Conversation, Teach Me Something New, Deliver Jaw-Dropping Moments, Lighten Up, Stick to the 18-Minute Rule, Paint a Mental Picture with Multisensory Experiences and Stay In Your Lane.

I really enjoyed reading “Talk Like TED.” I doubt I will be invited to give a TED talk, or give a talk that will be viewed 1.5 million times, but I did find several ways to make my next lesson or talk better.

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Open house for new diversion dam held

By John Mendenhall

On May 21, an open house was held by several irrigation companies and contractors to introduce waters users, public officials and citizens to a new diversion structure that has been completed to replace the old City Dam on the Spanish Fork River.

The new City Dam Diversion Structure is located near the Canyon View Park along the River Trail at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon. The City Dam diverts water into the Mill Race Canal, which delivers irrigation water to Southeast Field Irrigation Company and West Field Irrigation Company and bypasses water to Lake Shore Irrigation Company.

In the past, Spanish Fork City received water from the Mill Race Canal and continues to receive water credit at the City Dam site, but the city has moved its point of diversion to other locations. The City Dam is the point at which all water in the Spanish Fork River Drainage is measured at and accounted for to allow proper division of decreed water rights to all appropriators.

The new diversion structure replaces the old City Dam, which was constructed approximately 1927. The old dam had deteriorated to the point that it was very near failing, was no longer a reliable measuring device, and had to be replaced. The floods of 1983 nearly washed the old structure out because it couldn’t bypass enough water to avoid flooding the surrounding areas.

Men and dynamite were on the scene to blow up the old City Dam, but Lynn Mendenhall, the Spanish Fork water commissioner at the time, knew that if the dam was destroyed, the farmers of the river bottoms and Palmyra would not be able to get irrigation to their crops

that summer. The farmers’ livelihoods would be in jeopardy, and Mendenhall convinced the others to breach the south abutment of the dam and leave the dam intact to allow for summer irrigation. The farms were saved, but the Canyon View Park and Golf Course were severely damaged.

Years later, John Mendenhall became the water commissioner and recognized the failing dam as real problem that couldn’t be ignored much longer. Water needed to be regulated and measured accurately and safely. Future floods needed to be passed by the structure without damage to surrounding land. The City Dam was falling apart. People from the various irrigation companies and Spanish Fork City began looking at options and talking to John Mendenhall about what type of structure would be needed and how a new dam could be constructed and funded.

After the high river flows of 2001, the need for a new diversion structure arose anew. The water commissioner, irrigation companies and Spanish Fork City began exploring options for a new dam. After much discussion and debate, a call for proposals was sent out to have engineering firms give some ideas for the design and cost of a new diversion structure. It was learned that a new dam would be a large project and expensive. More discussion and debate followed.

Finally, in the summer of 2013, engineer Bruce Hall was selected and his design was accepted. It utilized control gates that were relatively new in design, Obermyer Control Gates, that can be used for control and measurement of the water. The gates are operated by filling and deflating air bladders. Funding was sought for and secured from the State of Utah’s Division of Water Resources,

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The Spanish Fork City Dam Diversion Structure is shown as viewed from just off the Spanish Fork River Trail west of Canyon View Park.

which has a program to provide funding for water projects in Utah. The planning and permitting process began in the winter and spring of 2013–2014. Demolition and construction began in September of 2014 with completion of the new City Diversion Structure in April of 2015. Ray Mecham and Lynn Boots Crisler acted as canal company liaisons.

The open house featured a welcome

by West Field Irrigation Company President Gerald Hill. Bruce Hall Engineering was thanked as well as other contractors who worked on the project: FX Excavation and Concrete, Obermyer Hydro Inc., Allen’s Welding, James Simons Electrical, Strawberry Water Users Construc-

tion Crew and others. Thanks was also given to the Utah State Division of Water Resources for the funding of the structure. John Mendenhall, Spanish Fork Water Commission, gave a history of the dam. Brent Money offered a prayer. A luncheon was provided and a tour of the facility was conducted.

State-of-the-art design and construction and controls have come together in the new structure. It should provide security of diversion and measurement of water as well as better flood control well into the future. The new City Dam Diversion Structure can be viewed from the Spanish Fork River Trail just west of the Canyon View Park.

Alyssa Larsen surprised by the Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education

By Lana Hiskey On April 30, Karen Huntsman surprised special education teacher Alyssa Larsen at Spanish Fork High School with the highest teaching award bestowed in the state of Utah: the Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education. The award’s mission is to recognize, inspire and reward the best teachers, school administrators and volunteers in Utah for continually seeking ways to improve the quality of education in our public school system.

Spanish Fork High School has an enrollment of 1,240 students. Alyssa currently has 13 special needs students and 52 peer tutors in her classroom. She also coaches the Spanish Fork girls’ basketball team. “Getting this award was truly shocking, and I still haven’t quite realized that it is real. I know some of the educators who have won the Huntsman award.

We never think when we are working in this field that a reward like this will come

our way. I truly feel blessed to have the opportunity to work with the amazing students I do every day, which made this award possible in my life. It’s not every day we can find someone who loves every aspect of their job; but I really do.

The students, my coworkers, administration and parents, I love them all. I cannot thank them enough for playing a role in my being honored with this award,” said Larsen.

SFHS Principal Dave McKee said, “Soon after hiring Alyssa, I realized that she is an extraordinary individual in wonderful ways. She gives individuals a sense of worth and importance and encourages them through trials. Alyssa has shown her love and support to many that truly needed exactly that in life.”

Larsen’s nominators include Dusty Averett, Kippy Bishop, Dave McKee, Margaret Millstead, J. Lynn Jones, Shelly Bills and Julie Provstgaard. The nominators wrote, “It is without a doubt that

Alyssa is deserving. Her passion in doing what she does has made many want to follow in her footsteps. Her magnetic personality and genuine concern for individuals in her life sets her apart from her peers. Alyssa is a teacher, advocate, confidant, cheerleader, mentor, coach, shoulder to cry on, and a high five waiting to celebrate even the smallest milestone.

She attends weddings, mission farewells and funerals of students and former students. Alyssa gives her all every single day.”

Nebo School District Special Education Director J. Lynn Jones stated, “Our district Special Needs Beauty Pageant began with Alyssa’s support. This event began when one of her peer tutors was pursuing ways to support the special needs girls as a platform for her successful pursuit of the Miss Spanish Fork title.

This pageant will be held for the sixth consecutive year this spring. All girls are winners with crowns and sashes.”

Teacher Alyssa Larsen is surprised by Spanish Fork High School Principal Dave McKee with the Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education.

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Pilot Rhett Young always knew he wanted to fly air ambulance.

Maple Mountain High School and Nebo District Special Education held their annual Nebo Superstars Track and Field Day for students with special needs on May 4.

Students shine at Nebo Superstars Track & Field Day

By David Makin On May 4, Maple Mountain High School and Nebo District Special Education held their annual Nebo Superstars Track and Field Day for students with special needs. This event provides an opportunity for special needs students to participate in athletic events and be honored for their abilities and effort.

Athletes from Maple Mountain served as buddies and mentors during the events, which included 50-, 100-, 200and 400-meter races, a 400-meter wheel chair race, the long jump, the high jump and a softball throw.

Nebo School District Special Education Director J. Lynn Jones said, “I loved seeing high school students “buddy up” with our elementary and junior high special needs students. I saw a lot of determined competitors and mostly great smiles. Special thanks to Dave Boyack,

Darrell Wyatt and all of the students from Maple Mountain High School for making this possible.”

Dave Boyack, Maple Mountain High athletic director, proposed starting an annual meet and is responsible for its planning. “This was a great opportunity for the kids at Maple Mountain High P.E. and athletic departments to serve these incredible kids in Nebo School District.

It is exciting to see the smiles on the faces of the participants, parents and teachers,” he said.

This is such a fantastic opportunity for both Maple Mountain athletes as well as special needs students to shine. A favorite of all is the wheelchair 400-meter race.

It seems to get bigger each year. This year was fantastic as we were joined by students from our medically fragile unit who definitely dominated the event.

Now that it’s over we’re already planning for next year.

My experience becoming a professional pilot

By Rhett Young My first discovery flight was in a helicopter, and from the very beginning I knew I wanted to fly air ambulance. The excitement of our emergency nature and success of helping out people in distress seemed very appealing. It has been a fun journey making those dreams come true, and currently I am flying PIC of a King Air for Air Medical Research Group out of New Mexico. The pay and schedule are amazing for my limited experience in the aviation industry. I couldn’t be here today without the help I have received along the way. I had great flight instructors such as Darrel Pugmire, Joshua Williams, Marilyn Riddle and Jay Lessley.

I completed my training through cfr. part 61 schools and was able to acquire my licenses with very little student loan debt. Paying for your flight training completely out of pocket may be impossible for some given various circumstances.

However, I would like to stress to avoid cfr. 141 schools that are triple the cost of aviation programs such as Diamond Flight Center I flew with fellow captains at Ameriflight that went to Emby-Riddle and had acquired $180,000 in student loans compared to my cost at $45,000. Yet, here we were flying the same equipment for the same pay. With loans in this excess, their entire paycheck went to making the minimum monthly payment.

A massive shift is taking place in the

aviation industry due to the pilot shortage, and whether you want to go to the airlines or apply yourself towards a cfr.

135 job out of school, there are opportunities everywhere. I loved my time flying feeder-freight for Ameriflight. It provided real-world flying experience both domestic and international in all types of weather and conditions. I had to grow up quickly! I went from flying general aviation diamond equipment to PIC in a King Air BE99.

Flight Instructing gave me the fundamental skills I needed to be a successful single-pilot. After my two years flying with Ameriflight, I applied to AMRG and during the hiring process, I learned the importance my single-pilot skills had to offer. AMRG and other air ambulance companies will only hire from single-pilot operations.

Regardless of the path a pilot chooses, be willing to relocate in order to chase opportunities as they present themselves.

As you experience the hardships of the aviation industry, it will be very easy to become jaded, but I can attest that through hard work and making sound career decisions, anyone can become financially successful while pursuing their aviation goals. *** The fact, in short, is that freedom, to be meaningful in an organized society must consist of an amalgam of hierarchy of freedoms and restraints. ~Samuel Hendel

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Continued from page A1 “I’m excited to see everyone come together and work hard as well as have fun celebrating a new temple in our area,” said Sarah Sherman, a youth from Spanish Fork.

Planning began last fall when Elaine Hansen of the LDS Canyon View Stake was invited to coordinate the event. With Hansen’s extensive experience in musical theater, including work at Disney World and the Kennedy Center, church leaders felt she was well qualified to handle the celebration’s cast of thousands of performers and volunteers.

“I’m honored and a bit overwhelmed with the response we’ve received from the 27 stakes in our district,” said Hansen.

“We currently have a 103 percent participation rate for youth ages 12 to 18 – including both LDS youth and their friends from other faiths. We hope every participant will feel the purpose, power and excitement of the event.”

Last December, Hansen organized a planning committee comprised of writers, TV producers, website designers, composers, musicians, choreographers and cos-

www.ServeDaily.com tumers to assist in the effort. Following two months of intense brainstorming, the committee emerged with a 70-minute program embracing everything from high-energy hip hop-style dances to beautiful, faith-filled anthems.

“Our selected theme is ‘Fill the World with Love,’ and that is exactly what we wish to do,” said Hansen. “Think of the possibilities – one simple gesture of love has the potential to change the world. With all of us loving each other, our families, our friends and our neighbors, think how fast just a little love will spread!”

Since its February roll out, the celebration has quickly gained momentum as training meetings, firesides, auditions and dance rehearsals have filled participants’ calendars. Thousands of yards of fabric and boxes of props are being ordered to outfit the 13,000 performers.

“The youth’s costuming and props require more than 9,200 yards of fabric and 8,900 yards of ribbon,” said committee member Sherry McKellar. “This is no small undertaking!”

Hansen believes this temple celebration will be a historic spiritual event for the area and encourages all youth ages 12 to 18 in the Payson temple district to participate.

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Thousands of youth from the new Payson temple district are preparing to participate in the Payson Temple Celebration set for June 6.

“We need singers, actors, trampoline artists, brass players, bagpipe players and dancers to help us share our fun, local culture of baseball, rodeo and grand parades,” said Hansen. “Together we will toss Frisbees and beach balls, braid ribbon around maypoles, wake up orchards and celebrate patriotism, but primarily we will fill the stadium with love and tribute to the

newest House of the Lord.”

A limited number of tickets will be distributed to participants. All other residents of the Payson temple district are invited to view the celebration via satellite broadcast at their local LDS stake centers. For more information go to the Facebook page Payson Utah Temple Cultural Celebration and Open House.

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MMHS students compete nationally at Science Olympiad

By Lana Hiskey On May 15 and 16, 17 students from Maple Mountain High School competed at the prestigious National Science Olympiad competition at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Maple Mountain proudly represented Nebo School District and the state of Utah as they faced off in events of science, technology and engineering against 60 other schools from across the country.

This is the first time a high school team from Nebo School District has been selected to go to the national competition and Maple Mountain put up an outstanding performance, taking 39th place overall – the best a team from Utah has done in the last eight years.

The Science Olympiad consists of 24 events where members of the team compete as a pair in pre-built engineering challenges, laboratory skills and knowledge quizzes. A few members of our team achieved the distinct honor of placing in the top 20 for their events. John Baadsgaard and Heidyn von Bose placed 12th in two events – Entomology and Hydrogeology.

Daniel Tolley and Michaela McCown placed 11th in Game On, an event where competitors make a computer game in less than an hour. Samuel Dallon and Rachel Bybee placed 20th in Disease Detectives, an event where you must solve a problem using epidemiology and statistics.

Finally, John Baadsgaard and Keith Hill placed 19th in the Fossils Event. To place in the top 20 at nationals is a huge accomplishment and represents a huge investment of practice and study throughout the course of many school years. (Yes you read that correctly – years!)

Members of the 2015 Utah State National Science Olympiad Team are: Rachel Bybee, John Baadsgaard, Samuel Dallon, Rebecca Bair, Scott Griffin, Tyler Mortensen, Robert Nay, Jon Smith, Jason Syndergaard, Daniel Tolley, Keith Hill, Michaela McCown, Jonny Stites, Ryan Smith, Adam Syndergaard, Heidyn von Bose and Shayla Nielson.

Advisor Kyle Miller said, “A huge thank you to parents, teachers, mentors and members of the community who have supported the Science Olympiad team and Maple Mountain in their quest for excellence in the sciences. Without this support, we would never have reached this accomplishment.”

While the team will be losing a core of seniors next year, they are already making plans for next year’s competition, which will have a whole new set of events. Next year, some of the new events will be focused on sources of alternative energy, building a functioning wind turbine, making a model electric car, identification and understanding of invasive species, building a robot and using the international protein database to make accurate models.

These events will fold in with the classic yearly competition in events such as anatomy, astronomy, bridge building, cell biology, chemistry lab, disease detectives and forensics.

Maple Mountain is always looking for more students that want to participate on the Science Olympiad team. The team meets throughout the year practicing,

Students from Maple Mountain High School competed in May at the prestigious National Science Olympiad competition. It is the first team from a Nebo School District high school to be selected for the national competition.

designing, building, testing and preparing for local, state and now the national competition. Please come be a part of the Science Olympiad team at Maple Mountain and become a part of establishing a

tradition of scientific excellence.

If you are interested in supporting the team in any way, please contact Coach Miller or Coach Ritchie at kyle.miller@ nebo.edu or emmalyn.ritchie@nebo.edu.

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Celebrating 40-plus years of service on Main Street After more than 40 years of service to the good people of Spanish Fork, Nila Argyle, at the ripe old age of 91, has at long last decided to retire to the comforts of home and her flower gardens. She has made hundreds of dear friends in the years she spent working on Main Street and will miss seeing them all. She will especially miss her Stone Drug family.

In 1972 Nila opened a Montgomery Ward Catalog store (currently Reams).

After five successful years she sold her franchise and soon after moved across the street to work at Stone Drug, where she stayed for the next 38 years.

Although 43 years seems like a very long time, amazingly her Main Street roots go much deeper. Her father, Arnold Angell, worked for many years at the Dixon Taylor Russell furniture store on Main Street and her father-in-law owned the Argyle Barbershop (currently Chris’ Barbershop), where Nila’s late husband Gerald Argyle joined his dad and brother after WWII. He eventually bought the shop and worked there for more than 35 years. Gerald and Nila felt a great loyalty to their fellow hometown merchants.

Their motto was to always support the businesses in Spanish Fork before going elsewhere to spend their money, a loyalty they instilled in their five children.

Kathie and Kent Shepherd are celebrating 25 years in business.

Nila Argyle

Nila’s kindness, friendliness and loving good nature have been her hallmarks with her family, her church family, her Stone Drug family and her lifelong friendships. She is truly one in a million and if you have the time, she would be so happy to have you stop by and sit on her patio for a nice visit. She’ll make the cookies!

A rec center in Sp. Fork?

By Stacy Beck Recently the Spanish Fork City Council asked me to be one of 25 citizens on a citizens committee created to assess the feasibility of constructing a new recreation center, library, senior citizens center and city office building in Spanish Fork. We have met monthly since March and invited citizens to a public workshop on May 12 at Larsen Elementary School. This workshop gave great insight on current attitudes toward the proposal.

Spanish Fork City has one of the lowest tax rates in Utah County and we found that 81 percent of citizens would support a property tax increase to fund the project. Because of community support, growth and opportunity, our city is in a perfect position for this to move forward.

Spanish Fork residents would vote on the bond this November.

When citizens were surveyed at the meeting, we learned that building a recreation center was the number one priority. Second and third were a library and senior citizen center, neck and neck. The lowest interest was in a new city office

building. Public input also favors utilizing a multi-use facility to make things like shared common areas more cost effective. The project would require eight to 10 acres of property. We are looking at land currently owned by the city as well property that can easily be acquired.

The citizen committee has identified four core values that will guide future decisions. They are: keeping a hometown feel, maintaining good accessibility, consolidating buildings into a “life center,” and accounting for planned growth.

There are obvious reasons for having shared or combined buildings. For example, seniors in our area will be more likely to use a facility if there is easy access to a rec center and/or library. By having a place where we can bring our youth, use the amenities with our families and encourage the older generation to participate along with us, this truly will be a life center. To keep up on the latest information about the possibility of this project, you can visit https://spanishfork.forumbee.com, or to find answers to questions from the public meeting, visit http:// spanishfork.forumbee.com/t/k9y3ag.

Happy 25th anniversary to Shepherd’s Carpets

By Ramona Hurst Shepherd’s Carpets and Furniture in Spanish Fork opened its doors February 1990. They have been a staple in the Utah and Juab county area for 25 years.

Kent Shepherd worked for the previous owner as an installer. When the owner decided to close the store, Kent talked to his wife Kathie and after some serious contemplation, they decided to bite the bullet and purchase the business.

It was an exciting but also a frightening time. Kathie had an associate’s degree in accounting, so here was the perfect opportunity to put her education to work. With Kathie’s degree and Kent’s knowledge and ability as an installer, they found their way through the ups and downs and ins and outs of owning a business.

The years slipped by at a crazy pace.

They saw good growth and expanded the store, keeping up with the changing times.

There were some lean years as the economy slowed. At one point Kent considered selling the business. Soon the business was growing again and they realized they needed more space. They moved next door to 77 E. Industrial Park Drive, which has now changed to 1327 N. 200 East due to the new road construction creating a new freeway access.

This construction has created some grief for Shepherd’s. However, due to their loyal customers, the business is doing wonderfully. They are working with

Spanish Fork City to create an easier way to the store than the one now available.

Hopefully they won’t have to wait too long.

Shepherd’s Carpets and Furniture is known for its down-home service. Its owners want their customers to feel like family. When you come in to the store you can expect a friendly, family-style experience. Kathie, Christi, Jennifer, Robert and Connie are waiting to give you all the help you need to improve your home.

They are well trained, friendly and accommodating. Their installers have been with Shepherd’s for many years and offer outstanding, quality installations.

Shepherd’s does all types of flooring, from carpet and tile to wood, laminate, LVT and vinyl. They are currently changing their inventory to carrying smaller furniture items such as recliners, tables, mattresses and an assortment of accessories. They have decided to carry countertops such as quartz, etc. They are always interested in what their clients want and they provide a good variety.

For their anniversary, they are offering $3 off short rolls and 20 percent off accessories and chairs. So come down to Shepherd’s Carpets and Furniture at 1327 N. 200 East in Spanish Fork and experience the unhurried feel of shopping with people who will put you first and will help in every way possible.

The Anniversary Sale will run through the summer, so you have plenty of time to make plans and update your home.

Public meeting planned to discuss new SF city buildings On June 12 at 7 p.m., there will be a public meeting at Larsen Elementary School, 1175 E. Flonette Ave., Spanish Fork, to discuss Spanish Fork’s proposed new city office/rec-

reation center/senior center combination building.

This will be a planning session and the city would like to know what the people want. All are invited to attend.

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Invent-A-Part named New Maple Ridge Utah Small Business Elem. opens in August Exporter of the Year

By Lana Hiskey

Michael Lundwall has been selected as the 2015 SBA Utah Small Business Exporter of the Year. Lundwall owns Invent-A-Part, Inc. (inventapart.com), a Springville-based company that specializes in rapid prototyping services (also known as 3D printing).

Invent-A-Part also produces and manufactures the RigidBot, a 3D printer that creates plastic objects based on digital schematics and CAD designs. Since 2014, the RigidBot has been exported to 53 countries.

Lundwall founded Invent-A-Part in 2009 after receiving his bachelor of science degree in manufacturing and engineering technology from Brigham Young

University. Central Bank nominated Lundwall for the 2015 SBA Small Business Exporter of the Year Award and itself was recently named the most active SBA Export Express Community Bank Lender in the nation in 2014.

“Utah entrepreneurs have historically proven they can succeed in any economic environment. Our 2015 awardees exemplify hard work, determination and vision, which are the backbone of what it means to be a small business,” said Stan Nakano, district director for the SBA Utah District Office in Salt Lake City.

Lundwall was honored at an awards luncheon on May 4 at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City.

Payson teacher finalist for national teaching award

By Lana Hiskey Ben Gowans, a fourth-grade teacher at Park View Elementary School in Payson, has been recognized as a state finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching.

Gowans graduated magna cum laude from Utah Valley University in 2000. In 2006, he completed a master’s degree in elementary mathematics education from Southern Utah University. Over the past four years, Gowans has worked in the field of science education as an instructor for the Utah State Science Core Academy and as a presenter at the State Science Education Coordinating Committee workshop, and he has completed the Partnership for Effective Science Teaching and Learning Program. He has also assisted in the development of the professional development science instruction classes for the Kansas State Office of Education and developed and written an online course for teachers who want to better understand and use the Utah State Science Intended Learning Outcomes.

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Ben and Julie Gowans pose with Ben’s certificate naming him a state finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching.

Even with all these experiences, Gowans’s most rewarding educational endeavor is developing a love of science learning in his students.

Art Ball 2015: A night to remember in Springville

By Nathan McDonald

The Springville Museum of Art’s annual Art Ball, themed “A White Glove Affair,” took to the gallery floors in May. Over 600 people attended the event, which featured dancing with instruction from award-winning Brigham Young University ballroom instructors set to music ranging from an 18th century minuet to contemporary country swing. The night even had a surprise marriage proposal.

Guests enjoyed the crowning of the museum’s Art Royalty, a tradition since 1907, and spent the night discovering the many treasures of the museum’s permanent collection and the 91st Annual Spring Salon by participating in a scavenger hunt.

The weather did not dampen the evening as guests enjoyed food and mocktails catered by Utah Celebrations and chocolate and caramel fountains by Chocolate Elations. They also took advantage of a beautiful photo opportunity outside under the new garden lighting. Make sure to mark May 14, 2016, on your calendars for next year’s Art Ball as it always proves to be a highlight of Utah’s cultural scene.

The ball was masterfully chaired by Jamie Snelson and was the result of the combined effort of the museum staff and amazing volunteers. The museum would like to thank the many people who gave of their time and talents to make this event a resounding success. Generous sponsors include: Rangemasters Utah, Ancestry.com, Freeway Propane, Rendon McNeil, Rustica Hardware, Freeway Fencing, Marriott Provo, Susan’s Party Rentals, Servedaily.com, Hobble Creek

Nebo School District will be opening its 41st school this fall: Maple Ridge Elementary, located at 2340 W. Harvest Parkway in Mapleton. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 10 a.m. Principal Sara Bird Matis will welcome students, parents and teachers. Nebo Superintendent Rick Nielsen will introduce all the individuals that made the building possible.

Nielsen said, “Without the support of our own community and taxpayers, this new school would not be possible. We want our patrons to know how grateful we are for their support to be able to provide a beautiful building to continue student learning. Nebo’s focus continues to be on students.”

Maple Ridge Elementary’s mascot, the mountain lion, was approved by the Nebo School District Board of Education after a Google forum was provided for staff and parent input.

Matis said, “We have excellent educators from throughout the district that are joining together to build a wonderful educational environment, sharing the best practices from all the schools where they have been.”

Maple Ridge will employee approximately 30 teachers and staff and expects

approximately 525 students to start the 2015-2016 school year. The school building consists of the following: - Atlas Brick and steel structured - 12 acre site - 7 acres play field - 3 playground pits - 86,000 square feet of building floor space - 31 classrooms - 3 resource classrooms - 2 computer classrooms - 1 media center - 1 Bears’ Den - 1 multi-purpose room with stage - 1 administration area - 1 faculty work room - 1 faculty room - 1 preschool unit The architect and major contractors consist of Kevin Madson, architect; Steve Griffiths, electrical engineer; Mitch Travort and David Woods, mechanical engineers; Jay Adams, Dynamic Structures; and Stan and Chris Houghton, Rod Tucker and Darin Farnsworth, Westland Construction.

Nebo School District welcomes all area students to the new Maple Ridge Elementary under the direction of Sara Bird Matis with amazing teachers and staff. If you have any questions, feel free to call the school directly at 801-489-1800.

Costumed guests enter the Art Ball at the Springville Museum of Art.

Golf Course, Aspen Salon, Canyon View Medical Group, Intermountain Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, CR Graphics and Snelson Photocolor Lab and many more.

The Springville Museum of Art offers a variety of exhibitions, concerts, programs and special events throughout the year. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays and holidays.

Admission is free. The museum is located at 126 E. 400 South, Springville.

For more information, visit www.smofa. org or call 801-489-2727.

The view from Mirador Las Torres is one of those that takes the breath away, like a welcomed punch in the gut as you crest the final rise; think Delicate Arch in Utah as you round the last corner on the trail for the great reveal, or exiting the Champ de Mars metro station in Paris to stare up at the Eiffel Tower for the first time.

My wife, Britnee, and I had not expected as much when we started the fourhour hike up from Refugio Torre Central in Torres del Paine National Park. Despite weather reports of mostly sunny, we climbed a muddy trail with rain pattering our hoods as heavy clouds stretched far to the horizon. Wet weather might have dampened our spirits somewhat, yet we still considered ourselves lucky not to be battling howling Chilean winds or colder temperatures – it was mid-April and that’s considered shoulder season in Patagonia.

In the distance we could see the jagged tips of Cerro Nido de Condor – an impressive cliff neighboring the hidden towers – slowly get swallowed up by dull, grey clouds that had looked so colorful two hours earlier at sunrise. Meanwhile the trail, which had initially climbed steeply into the foothills, now descended one side of the narrow Valle Ascencio to Refugio Chileno. Crossing a river, we then passed a number of soggy campers rising from their tents and sipping steaming cups of tea.

The trail’s angle and difficulty grew more challenging from there as it wound its way up the edge of the debris field and then across it, skirting car-sized boulders and sometimes packed with snow. Las Torres del Paine remained obscured by the steep slope and more wisps of grey clouds gathered around, threatening to envelop us and chilling the sweat on my back before I pulled on my Cotopaxi Pacaya jacket.

Photo by Mark Johnston

Britnee Johnston sits beneath Torres del Paine in Chile.

Then suddenly they were there, a trident of granite peaks thrusting skyward to cut the clouds and reveal blue sky above. We both stopped to catch our breath, in awe of the towers and maybe a little winded from the steep climb. Upon cresting the top of the moraine, an even more impressive sight was revealed: a glacial lake stretching before us providing a perfect reflection of the formidable landscape of rock and ice towering above it. Britnee and I enjoyed Las Torres del Paine in solitude for a good hour, sitting on a large boulder out in the turquoise water as we ate our lunch. Each time I looked up from my sandwich I couldn’t believe my eyes.

To read more of Mark and Britnee’s travels around the world, visit their blog at www.OneWorldOneYear.com.

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Nebo Adult Education holds Recognition Night

By Lucila Gutierrez

The Nebo Adult Education Recognition Night was held Thursday, May 14, at Landmark High School in Spanish Fork.

This year’s speakers were Scott Carson, assistant director of Nebo Adult Education, and John DeGraffenried, director of secondary education, Nebo School District. The student speakers were Darci Christensen and Holly Crumpton. Holly shared her experiences on how she prepared for the General Educational Development (GED) test, and Darci talked about all the work and time she spent on obtaining her adult diploma.

This year, 208 students ranging from 17 to 86 years old achieved their diploma or GED. Special recognition was given to retiring program director Joe Kelly for his years of service to the adult education program. Nebo Adult Education also recognized students who have earned level gains in the areas of reading, writing and/ or math. English Second Other Language (ESOL) students were also recognized for their accomplishments during the 2014-15 school year.

The mission of Nebo Adult Education is to assist adult students to become lifelong learners through literacy, self-suffi-

Photo by Steve Gray

Stan’s Drive In: Burgers are only the beginning Nebo Adult Education held its Recognition Night on May 14, celebrating adults who had earned their diploma or GED.

ciency, student goals and academic skills.

Nebo Adult Education is located at 612 S. Main, Spanish Fork.

Bagpipe bands will be part of the 2015 Payson Scottish Festival.

Payson Scottish Festival planned for July 10-11

By Shauna Phelps

This year marks the 32nd annual Payson Scottish Festival and Highland Games. The event will begin on Friday evening, July 10, with entertainment in the park. The featured performing artist this year will be Men of Worth with performances on both Friday and Saturday.

There will be an early morning 5K run sponsored by the Boy Scouts on Saturday, July 11, before the main event begins, followed by dance, athletic and pipes and bands competitions throughout the day. There will be high-quality Scottish- and Celtic-themed vendors for shoppers and clan booths to offer historical and genealogical expertise. The food vendors keep the crowds fed and hydrated with enticing victuals. The festival will conclude with Closing Ceremonies after all the competitions are over on the Piping Field at 5 p.m.

Everyone leaves tired and satisfied from a fun-filled day of all things Scottish. Join us this year on July 10 and 11 at Payson Memorial Park for the best family fun around. For more information, find us at www.paysonscottishfestival.org.

According to oral tradition, some version of the Celtic/Gaelic Highland Games predates Christianity. These gatherings were basically war games held with the intent to select the best warriors in each family tribe or clan.

The first games in Scotland were organized in the 11th century and specifically designated as a sporting event.

During the reign of King Malcom III, a royal contest was held to find the swiftest and strongest in the kingdom to carry the king’s messages across the land.

Games were held throughout Scotland until the Battle of Culloden in 1746. After Prince Charles Edward Stuart lost a

key battle to British forces at Culloden in 1746, the Loyalist government classified virtually any object of Scottish pride or symbol of Scottish culture an “instrument of war,” banning swords and bagpipes as well as tartan fabrics and kilts under the penalty of deportation or death. That effectively squelched a good part of the Highland culture and literally destroyed the old clan structure.

After the repeal of the Act of Proscription in the latter part of the 18th century, Highland Societies began forming, and in 1781, the first society gathering was held at Falkirk. The success of this event led to the Gathering of the Clans and the Highland Games as we know them today.

By the end of the 1820s, games were once again being held throughout Scotland.

In the United States, the first Highland Games were organized by the Highland Society of New York in the mid-1800s.

By Amy Baird Ok, so you probably know that Stan’s has some pretty serious hamburger options: the famous pastrami burger, Stan’s burger, the Western burger or even the classic patty melt. But were you aware that they have some legitimately authentic and delightfully delicious gyros and Indian food?

First off, let’s talk about the Indian food. I have to disclose here that chicken tikka masala is in my opinion one of the most perfect dishes ever created. You combine the rich creamy tomato sauce with savory spices like coriander, add some chicken and serve it with steaming jasmine rice. Mmm. This chicken tikka masala had just the right amount of spice and heat. The problem with having an addiction to chicken tikka masala is that it can be pretty spendy when you order it at an Indian food restaurant (think $13 to $18). The chicken tikka masala at Stan’s is a steal at only $6.99 and the portion size is pretty large.

Another pleasant surprise on the menu was the gyros. Sometimes places will just throw gyros on the menu, but they aren’t really a house specialty so they aren’t that great. When I took a bite of the gyro, I was blown away by how tender and flavorful the meat was. They also didn’t skimp on the meat. The tzatziki sauce was creamy with that delicious cucumber flavor. The gyro was topped off with fresh tomatoes and thinly sliced red onion. Wow. You can tell that they took the time to learn the art of making the ultimate gyro.

Stan’s has a variety of chicken sandwiches as well: Western chicken, teriyaki chicken, chicken club, etc. We tried the chicken cordon bleu, which has fresh

grilled chicken (flavorful and delicious) combined with a thick slice of ham, swiss cheese and a yummy sauce. The signature items at Stan’s, though, are the burgers.

They just know how to make really good burgers. My favorite was Stan’s burger, which had sautéed mushrooms, a thick slice of ham, fry sauce and Swiss cheese.

The bun was grilled and the burger was grilled to perfection.

Ok. Now for the sides. I was blown away by the varieties of potato sides they offer. Ready? Fries, curly fries, onion rings, tator tots, English chips and sweet potato fries. Each person ordered a different side so we could try them all. I am normally a sweet potato fry kind of gal, but I really liked the English chips. They reminded me of potato wedges but they were smaller, like little potato pockets.

Finally, I had to try one of their shakes.

The sign said that they have 40 flavors, so I knew I needed to try at least one, right?

I got the banana cream pie shake. It had pieces of fresh bananas, creamy ice cream and a huge dollop of whipped cream on top. I thought I had tasted perfection.

Then someone got a peanut butter chocolate shake. I just tried a bite (ok, maybe three) and it was AMAZING. It had the perfect proportions of peanut butter and chocolate. I was surprised that they used chunky peanut butter, but the added crunch was actually my favorite part.

So overall, Stan’s was a pleasant surprise for me. The delicious, mouth-watering burgers that I expected were joined by some pretty amazing chicken tikka masala and gyros. So head on over to Stan’s and don’t forget to get a shake. Stan’s Drive In is located at 248 W. Center in Salem. They are open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Diamond Flight Center sponsors awards for BYU Junior ROTC Competition

By Ed Helmick

On Saturday, May 9, the first Junior ROTC competition event ever held in Utah was hosted by the Brigham Young University Arnold Air Society. The event was called the Junior Utah Military Basic Operations Competition.

Two hundred participants from four

high schools - Provo, Dixie, North Ridge and the Utah Military Academy - demonstrated skills in academics, discipline, physical training, teamwork and leadership.

The event included lunch sponsored by Zions Bank and awards sponsored by Diamond Flight Center of the Springville-Spanish Fork Airport.

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