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Marching bands from Spanish Fork schools make history Two groups bring home State titles By Megan Wallgren for Serve Daily
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Horns in the Maple Mountain Marching Band.
Two Spanish Fork area high schools earned State Championship honors at the Red Rock Invitational Marching Band Competition that was held on November 3, in St.George. Fifty bands from all over Utah, as well as some surrounding states, came to the Utah Music Educators Association sponsored competition. Bands compete in separate divisions based on their size. Spanish Fork High School took first place in the 1A Division and Maple
Mountain placed first in the 2A division. Each school competed against 10 other high school bands. Kristine Harris, a band parent and publicity coordinator wrote in a press release, “For the first time ever (that we can find in school history) Spanish Fork High School took 1st place in the Red Rocks Invitational and Outstanding Caption in Color Guard. Also, in addition to these prestigious awards, the band also claimed the title of 1A State Marching Band Champions from the UMEA.” Harris said this year’s show was entitled “Conspiracy Theory” and featured some well-known “conspiracies” portrayed in
props and music selection. Spanish Fork plays under the direction of Clint Roberts. “Everyone is very proud of our talented musicians and very grateful for our fabulous director and all they have accomplished together over the years and especially this marching season,” Harris said. Maple Mountain’s state title was also the first in school history. Maple Mountain’s director, Joshua Hurst said, “Coming into Maple Mountain High School as a first-year director with brand new staff and more than half the band participating in marching band for the first time was quite a challenge.” The Maple Mountain show 2
Photo: Ed Helmick
The 2017 Festival of Lights Display
Festival of Lights celebrates 25 years By Elaine Hanson for Serve Daily This year’s display reaches the milestone of going 25 years strong. The Festival of Lights Spanish Fork tradition has long been valued as one of those “family experiences” that you repeat and repeat and repeat. Consistent and growing attendance has proven that, and each year the goal is to deliver a quality drive-through Christmas Light display.
Careful consideration goes into the designing, placement and maintenance of the varied fixtures located throughout the park. It is located next to the Spanish Oaks Golf Course in beautiful Canyon View Park, and part of the walking trail is used as a temporary path for the drivethrough. There are many themed areas within the Festival of Lights. You can see “Olympians” perfecting their various sports of skiing and sledding. There are cowboys and dinosaurs and even a sea serpent floating
on the pond. More prominent displays include the Candy Cane Factory, and Santa’s sleigh heading to the skies with Rudolf’s red nose leading the way. One crowd favorite is our magnificent castle where the lovely princess throws her handkerchief to the prince waiting below. There is something very magical about this time of year, and the reason for the season is also featured in Spanish Fork’s display. A beautiful nativity with heralding angels greets you as you enter and reminds you as you leave that this time of year is to
honor the Christ Child of long ago. Brand new for this year, the theme has finally resulted in tunnels, tigers, and trees. You will be charmed by our vibrant purple tunnel bedecked with butterflies, hummingbirds and dragonflies. There is also a beautiful 4 tiered fountain and 6 animals: a family of 3 tigers, and a family of 3 elephants. But best of all is the brand new 30-foot tall Pixel Tree. This “programmable” tree is a blend of different colors and 2 patterns all changing every few
Photo: Courtesy Kristine Harris
The Spanish Fork Marching Band 1A State Champions
Members of the Maple Mountain High School Band celebrate with a group hug.
Photo: Courtesy Joshua Hurst
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1 top was titled “Under Construction.” Hurst said, “Our motto for the year was ‘Can we build it? Yes we can!!’ “My goal for my first year was to set a new kind of standard for achieving excellence, and together we made history as our name was announced over the speaker as the state champions in 2A for the first time in the school’s history.” Maple Mountain band member Alex Martinez said of the experience, “This has been one of the best years of my life. Marching band this season was better than any other season. “Marching band has brought to me a lot of happiness, from making new friends to having people I can count on. Marching band is a place where I can get away from everyone and everything. I can get away from stress in my life and frustrating things. “I would like to thank all the staff and my band family for all of the years of laughter and fun. I sadden to leave, but I’m glad that this was the band family, the staff, and the season I ended on.” 1 bottom moments to be a continuous dazzle and delight to all ages. Make Spanish Fork’s Festival of Lights a tradition for your family. By far the least expensive Christmas light drive-through in both Salt Lake and Utah counties, this is a splendid way to spend time with your family or loved ones and celebrate the beauty of Christmas. We are open 6 – 10 p.m. nightly from Thanksgiving Day through New Year’s Day. Your car full of happy friends and family costs only $8.00. Large passenger vans or vehicles towing trailers are $22 and busses are $30.00. For more information visit the Spanish Fork City website Spanishfork. org/events.
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Education Trump sends letter to Salem Jr. p.12
Education SHHS raises $17,00 for Make a Wish p.14
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Salem and Spanish Fork youth treat local First Responders to Breakfast By Megan Wallgren for Serve Daily
The Spanish Fork and Salem Youth City Councils teamed up to hold an appreciation breakfast for community First Responders on November 11, to show their gratitude for those who care for city residents. “The Spanish Fork Youth City Council has always wanted to show our appreciation for our city’s Police Officers, and First Responders. We thought putting on a breakfast to show that appreciation would be a great way to acknowledge and personally thank our first responders. They do so much for us. It’s time to give back,” said Kiera Allen, the Service Officer of the Spanish Fork Youth Council. Around 41 members of the Spanish Fork and Salem police, fire and ambulance departments attended the breakfast planned and executed by the youth in the two communities. Jace Ballard, Spanish Fork Youth City Council Mayor, said, “We spent about 40 hours planning the first responders breakfast, which included, shopping, making posters, cooking some of the food, finding the best prices, (Maceys and Circle V meat helped us to accomplish this service project and stay within our budget) meetings, and much more. We had about
50 youth helping at the breakfast for the 4 hours that it lasted, including Salem’s youth city council.” Salem City Police Chief Brad S. James said, “We live in a wonderful area and are blessed with the best youth around. The breakfast that our youth provided allowed us to not only sit down and eat with our youth but, to get to know each of them on an individual basis.” James felt this event helped improve the relationship between first responders and the youth in the community. “They found out that I was once just like them and that I faced a number of issues and challenges that they are currently facing. Our youth also found out that as a police officer I’m faced with many challenges in my career. "That by working together and doing our part all of us can make our communities a better and safer place to live. The youth that I had breakfast with now have a connection with me as a police chief and can feel comfortable coming into my office or when they see me on the street to discuss their problems and concerns or to just say ‘Hi’,” he said. Members from the Youth City Councils from both cities also enjoyed the experience. “My favorite thing about the breakfast was being able to get to know all our first responders a little bit better, and
Photo: Courtesy Tara Silver
Members of the Spanish Fork and Salem Youth City Council’s serve their cities’ police, fire and ambulance employees at the First Reponders breakfast. personally thanking them for all they do. It really was cool getting to spend some time with them,” Allen said. Salem Youth City Council Mayor Whitney Graham said, “Something I learned was first responders take their job very serious and most didn’t stay a super long time so that they could be back, ready for the call.” Ballard said the Youth Council has done some things to thank First Responders in the past, but this year wanted to be able to interact with them more. He said it could only be accomplished with the communities working together. “We knew when we started the project
that it was going to be bigger than anything we have ever done before, but we wanted to do it anyway. I know that there was no possible way that I could have done this alone. The only reason that this project was accomplished was because we worked together and were willing to put in a lot of time and effort. We understood how important this project was and we were not willing to give up on it. At times it was stressful and a little intimidating knowing how much work we were going to have to put into it but now that it is over, I would choose to do the same over and over again,” he said.
Photo: Courtesy Tara Silver
First Repsonders and members of the Youth City Councils from Salem and Spanish Fork.
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Boy Scout troop focuses on service By Deborah Goodman for Serve Daily
SPRINGVILLE — One Springville Boy Scout Troop is making great efforts to focus on living the Scout Oath, especially the promise to “… help other people at all times,” as they make it a point to serve during their monthly campouts. Troop 1456 of Springville took time to help during their most recent campout on November 10 at Diamond Fork Campground in Spanish Fork. They moved big logs that were in the way of where campers set up tents, cleaned up garbage around the campsites, and cleaned along the nature trail. This is nothing new for the troop, however. The group of 13-14-year-olds, currently 11 strong, have made an effort since this past May to not only go on a campout every month of the year but to serve others while they’re camping. Springville resident Felice Clements,
both the Scoutmaster for the troop and the Cubmaster for the affiliated pack of boys ages 6-10, says that the troop is unique in this area as it is a community troop, and Clements and her heavily-involved husband, Evan, are “here to serve everyone in the community, no matter their religion.” Excited by the recent changes within the Boy Scouts of America organization, Troop 1456 will begin admitting girls in 2018. Girls will be in a separate den from the boys, but will be in a combined pack. Beginning in 2019, there will be a separate troop for girls who are ages 11-18. Chris Herker of Springville, whose son was involved in the Cub Scout pack for many years and has since joined the Boy Scout troop, has nothing but praise for the experience, saying “He learns the points of the scout law weekly, he puts what he has learned into action monthly on the campouts, and also earns the funds to pay the monthly dues.” The good the troop is doing also spreads
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Members of Springville Boy Scout Troop 1456 into civic learning opportunities, as some of the scouts in the troop are involved in Junior Leader Training, which, Herker says, ensures that the boys, “are the true leaders of each other in this program.” In this training, the scouts themselves came up with a mission statement, deciding to focus on service and outdoor-oriented activities. Clements says that the campouts and other outdoor-oriented activities are fine with her, as “They’re much more behaved when they’re outside than when they are in.”
CASF partnering with Landmark High School’s Food Pantry By Carol Barker for Serve Daily
Recently, Monica Hullinger, a Nebo District Social Worker who oversees the Pantry at Landmark High School, took David Smith and Carol Barker on a tour of the Pantry. Mr. Smith is the Food Bank Director at Community Action Services and Food Bank. Mrs. Barker is the Community Strategies Director. The bare shelves of the pantry were
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Brown House Fire: Creating Forever By Marilyn Brown for Serve Daily On October 19, 2017, a spark burst into fire in the second-floor apartment of two precious historic buildings on Springville’s Main Street. The cleaning lady who had just left the middle of the three upstairs apartments may have nicked a wire that arched to the gas heater. The two antique buildings—though well cared for—are over a hundred years old. Flames exploded, and tore a hole through the floor big enough to fit a Volkswagon bug. All of the offices below were gone—including the Brown House of Fine Arts, the small art gallery of the building’s owners: Bill and Marilyn Brown. When the fire broke out, the Brown family was in Salt Lake City at the wedding of their granddaughter, who, by the way, had rented one of the apartments and moved new things inside. The wedding guests were enjoying their slivers of cake when the text came through: “Do your grandparents know their gallery is on fire?” Luckily, five expert local fire departments, Provo, Orem, Spanish Fork, Payson and Springville, came to the rescue. One fire chief courageously braved the fumes to pull out some of the artwork and store it in his SUV. But the three upstairs apartments, the offices below and about half the paintings were now ashes. When grandparents Bill and Marilyn Brown and their children found themselves picking through the grime to discover if anything could still be used, they told onlookers, “It’s just an opportunity to create more paintings. After all is said and done, it’s the act of creating that brings joy.” Bill and Marilyn carted what was left of their work to the 55 and older condo downtown where they plan to spend the winters away from the snow-packed Hobble Creek Canyon. They hung their work in the garage. “Now we can have a garage sale,” Marilyn laughed. “How lucky we are compared with the fires that swept away so much in California! Now we can sympathize with them.”
“Losing precious objects is still just losing things,” thespian Bill Brown remarked. Though he has won awards painting, his main hobby has been live theater. He produced eighty-six productions from 1996 to 2005, and has played several times in “You Can’t Take it With You.” “It’s true we don’t take anything with us!” Marilyn states. One of her favorite stories is about the auction of Einstein’s effects. A small locked box was carved with the words: “The secret of happiness.” Legend has it that bidding for the box reached over a million dollars. When the box was opened, a small piece of paper carried the words, “Money doesn’t buy happiness.” “How true,” Marilyn continues. “We were underinsured because the buildings are so old. But we were heartened to find that some of our ‘necessary’ paintings scheduled for publication were still in fair shape. I rubbed the soot off of my painting for THE BLACK CANARY novel about a girl whose family lived in Helper, Utah, in the 1920s mining town, and washed down the portrait of the Belgian girl who escaped the Nazis in WWII for the book, THANK YOU FOR THE DAISIES. Most of Bill’s mountain scenes were luckily intact. We had also sold several of our best works just two weeks before the fire: ROAD TO COVERED BRIDGE, FAIRVIEW BARN, and ENTRANCE TO ZION. Bill sold his award winning CELESTIAL BEGINNINGS. Thanks to those special purchasers, the paintings are spared! “So we are grateful! We know it’s not the money that buys happiness,” Marilyn emphasizes. “It’s creating something good that brings happiness.” As the author of over eighteen published novels and regional histories, her writing keeps her creating, along with the Brown family: six children, sixteen grandchildren and four greats. “The joy of life is accepting the challenge of creating a good family, or creating a business, or creating new ways to help others. Creating is forever. It’s a godlike activity. I’m grateful for all of the ways good people create.” And, by the way, she and Bill are already busy doing more paintings.
The Brown House Fire on Main Street on October 19, 2017.
Food bank partners with Mt. Nebo Jr. High’s ‘Panther Pantry’ By Carol Barker for Serve Daily After reading the article in Serve Daily of the needs of students at Mt. Nebo Junior High School, Community Strategies Director at Community Action Services and Food Bank, Carol Barker, contacted Amy Ewell at Mt. Nebo Jr. High. The first delivery of 40 food backpacks arrived on Thursday, Oct 26th and
CASFB will continue deliveries twice a month as needed. “Thank you so very much. This will be great for the kids! The food bags are awesome. We will definitely use them!” said Mrs. Ewell. “We are so grateful that CASFB can be a part of this effort to help students and their families,” said Mrs. Barker. "We are pleased to be able to further facilitate the students at MNJHS desires to serve."
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By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily PAYSON — For the fourth year, the first Friday of December has become known as the Santa Zone at the Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home in Payson. The dining room is arranged with six rows of tables put end to end all stacked with gifts for the young and old. The 108 veterans at the home can choose up to three gifts for sons, daughters, and grandchildren. At the end of the dining room is another long table of volunteers wrapping the selected gifts and preparing them for mailing. What a wonderful idea to provide an opportunity for these veterans who do not have the resources of money and transportation to send Christmas gifts to their loved ones. The Santa Zone event is organized by the local chapters of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Knights of Columbus, Elks Lodge with contributions of many local businesses and private donors. Gifts are purchased with donated money, and money raised in the springtime car show and
foot race. Last year the car show raised $3,300 for the Santa Zone. After the veterans select the gift items they want they go to the table to have them wrapped. Students from Diamond Fork Junior High School were the volunteers wrapping the packages, and what a wonderful sight that was to see the young folks involved with the elderly veterans. After the gifts were wrapped they went to the postal station staffed by a retired postal worker and a current postal worker. The packages going to local addresses are delivered by local volunteers. Sometimes the relatives of a veteran have moved, and they don’t have the correct address and the package is returned by the Post Office. The date of the Santa Zone is always the first Friday in December to allow returned packages to be researched and remailed in time for delivery before Christmas. When you hear or read about the veterans home Santa Zone you now know what it is about and the volunteer effort and donations the make it work. Santa Zone is a special day for the Payson veteran’s home and the support it receives from the community makes a wonderful statement about our local people.
THOUGHTS ON ZION
Clinging to Babylon Prevents Zion By Jesse Fisher for Serve Daily
LDS leaders during the 1870s were teaching the Saints that they could never reach their goal of establishing Zion in the Utah Territory if they kept “clinging to Babylon”. One leader hinted that God himself may yank us away from Babylon. In 1877, Elder Erastus Snow said, “One thing is certain, that if God accomplishes with the Latter-day Saints what the prophets have foretold, and establishes his Zion... it will not be by our clinging to Babylon and to her foolish ways....” Five years earlier Brigham Young made it clear we still cling to Babylon because we don't realize how crucial it is that we establish Zion. He stated in 1872, “...until you and I do consent in our feelings and understand that it is a necessity that we establish Zion, we shall have Babylon mixed with us.” Two years later, President Young lamented the presence of Babylon in the Utah Territory saying, “Have we separated ourselves from the nations? Yes. And what else have we done? Ask ourselves the question, Have we not brought Babylon with us? Are we not promoting Babylon here in our midst? Are we not fostering the spirit of Babylon that is now abroad on the face of the whole earth? ….The spirit of Babylon is too prevalent here. What is it? Confusion, discord, strife, animosity, vexation, pride, arrogance, self will and the spirit of the world. Are these things in the midst of
those called Latter-day Saints? Yes, and we feel this.” In the October 1873 General Conference, Elder Wilford Woodruff made an interesting comment how the sisters in the Church needed to get over their attachment to “the fashions of Babylon” before the Saints could build Zion. He said, “Some of the daughters of Zion do not seem willing to forsake the fashions of Babylon. I to such would say hasten it, and let the woe that is threatened on this account come, that we may get through with it, then we can go on and build up the Zion of God on the earth.” That “woe” Woodruff wanted us to get past is described in Isaiah chapter 3: “Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes.... Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion.... In that day the Lord will take away... their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their... headbands... and the earrings, the rings, and nose jewels, the changeable suits of apparel.... “And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink... and instead of well set hair baldness... and burning instead of beauty.” Elder Woodruff felt if this God-sent woe would come and remove our materialistic desires for all things Babylon, then we could go on to build Zion. But why wait for the woe to change our hearts? Discuss at Facebook.com/zionstudygroup.
Candles at the cemetery on Christmas Eve By Brent & Reta Tischner for Serve Daily SALEM — Sixteen years ago, Salem City adopted a new tradition – that of lighting candles at the cemetery on Christmas Eve. The residents of Salem embraced the idea with amazing enthusiasm! By the end of the evening, the Salem Cemetery was a flickering fairyland! The next year, Spanish Fork City joined the tradition as did neighboring communities and now, there are cemeteries throughout the county that feature families lighting candles for departed loved ones. Everyone, everywhere is invited to participate. The tradition is a simple one with no time frame. Anyone wanting to partici-
pate can drive through their cemetery and light a candle(s) for one or more departed loved ones between dusk and midnight on Christmas Eve. Some cities provide sand to put in the paper bags that residents use to place a candle in, to light and place on a gravesite. Commercial luminaries are also effective. Christmas Eve is a tender evening for those that have lost loved ones and this event provides an opportunity to ‘connect’ with those loved ones by lighting a candle in their memory. Some have commented on the therapeutic benefits this event has provided as they recognize, surrounded by countless others, that they are not alone in their grief. You are invited to consider this Christmas Eve event as a new family tradition!
Venice Westman celebrates 100th Birthday
Venice Westman Venice Westman recently celebrated her 100th birthday and is still going strong. Venice was born November
26, 1917 in Hayden, Utah. She married James Michael Rowan February 8, 1936, and they had two children, Judy May Rowan and David Paul Rowan. She later divorced in 1943. On May 20, 1944, she married William (Bill) Westman and they had three children, Jerry Lynn Westman, Donnie Marie Westman, and Charlet Ann Westman (deceased). Venice lived in Las Vegas, St. George, Provo and Eureka. She moved to Springville in 1953, and resided there until she moved in 2002 moved to Mapleton. She now lives at The Abbington. Venice started going to La Casita in 2002 and it has been her favorite restaurant since, because she loves the people there. The Muzquiz family loves you! Happy Birthday!!
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Little Free Libraries strengthen the community Cheri Rencher’s Little Free Library in between Spanish Fork and Payson.
Photo: Courtesy Ceri Rencher
By Megan Wallgren for Serve Daily Little Free Library is a non-profit organization that aims to inspire a love of reading, build community, and spark creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world. Good literacy skills are important to a child’s development and future success. One of the most successful ways to improve the reading achievement of children is to increase their access to books, especially at home. But according to the U.S. Department of Education, up to 61% of low-income families do not have any books for their kids at home. Little Free Libraries play an essential role by providing 24/7 access to books and encouraging a love of reading. Ac-
cording to LittleFreeLibrary.org, there are over 50,000 registered Little Free Library book exchanges in all 50 states and over 70 countries around the world. According the website, there are four LIttle Free Libraries in the South Utah County area. One, in between Salem and Spanish Fork, belongs to Ceri Rencher. Rencher, a dental hygienist, first heard about the program from one of her patients. She thought it would be the perfect way to use her book collection. “I thought, Oh my gosh, I have all of these books that I’ve read and I like reading and like talking about books and sharing books with people,” she said. Rencher was able to get an old newspaper dispenser for free and painted it and set up some chairs so patrons of her library can sit and relax awhile while they
browse the books. Rencher lives in between Salem and Spanish Fork where the neighbors are fewer and further between. “That’s why I wanted to do it, because there’s not a lot of libraries out here,” she said. Her library is located at 293 W 8800 S, Spanish Fork. Rencher also wanted people to be able to “get as many books as they wanted and not have to worry about it.” She has over a hundred books to choose from. Rencher says she gets excited whenever anyone finds her Little Free Library and stops by for a book. She’s posted the location on social media and had a good response from people as far away as Provo. “I think people like paper,” she said. Another library, located in Springville, was built by a student, Braxton Armstrong, as an Eagle Scout project. “I love to read! A few summers ago we were traveling as a family back east and found several little free libraries. I thought it would make a great Eagle Scout project and decided to build one for my neighborhood,” Armstrong said. His library holds 35 to 40 books, but he has close to 200 in his lending pool. “It maintains itself pretty well with book turn over, but I usually take some of the extra books donated and cycle them through when I see a particular book doesn’t get checked out for a while,” he said. Armstrong said he’s been surprised by
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Where’s Christ in our Christmas songs? By Joe Capell for Serve Daily
I was listening to Christmas music on the radio when it dawned on me they weren't playing many songs about Christ. Oh, the weather outside is frightful, and there are plenty of songs about that. Baby, it's cold outside when you're walking in a winter wonderland, going on sleigh rides, and making snowmen. Sometimes those snowmen come to life and we give them names like "Frosty," or pretend they are Parson Brown. There are plenty of songs about Santa and how he is coming to town. How
he doesn't like pouting. How he watches us when we sleep. There's even a song ("Santa Baby") where a woman tries to seduce Santa into giving her very expensive gifts. (I despise that song.) You'll hear more songs about reindeer than about the Baby Jesus. There are songs about bells. Jingle bells and silver bells and sleigh bells and here come the bells, here come the bells, so many bells, SO MANY BELLS! There's "Last Christmas," in which a woman breaks up with a guy on December 26th, and a year later he is still obsessing over her and singing about it. (Dude, I think it's time to move on.)
Finally, there's even a song in which figgy pudding is demanded! (And bring it right now!) Mentions of the Baby Jesus are few and far between. In fact, in December of 2014 the website fivethirtyeight.com did a feature about the songs with the most air-time on Christmas radio stations, and absolutely NONE of the 20 most-played songs mentioned Christ!
the number of small children that like to stop by and pick a book. “They get really excited,” he said. Armstrong is always taking donations and patrons can feel free to drop books off in the library itself or they can leave them on his front porch. His library is located at 517 West 100 South, Springville. Those interested in getting a Little Free Library for their community can visit the program’s website for information on purchasing, building and registering a Little Free Library. Braxton Armstrong’s Little Free Library
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What can we do about it? Keep singing the real Christmas songs. Every time you hear "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," follow it up with "O Come All Ye Faithful." After each "All I Want For Christmas Is You," let's hear "Oh, Holy Night." For every "Chipmunk Song" let's get "Away In a Manger." Each "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" could be followed by a "Silent Night." And, every time you hear about how bad Batman smells and Robin lays eggs, give 'em some "Joy to the World." Look, I like crooning along with Dean Martin when he sings "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow" as much as the next guy. And there's nothing wrong with that. I just think that we should also occasionally remember that "it is the night of our dear Savior's birth." A few "Hallelujahs" and "Hosannas" never hurt anyone. For more funny-ish stuff, check out slowjoe40.com.
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Mustang Trainer Chyrah is a winner By Ed & Janice Helmick for Serve Daily In the October issue of Serve Daily, we did a story on 20-year-old Chyrah Bussian from Mona who adopted a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mustang for a 100 day training period ending in a competition event between domestic horses and horses raised in the wild. That event, organized by Sage Creek Equestrian and the BLM, was held in Heber City November 10 and 11, 2017. On the first day of the event competing horses and trainers had to demonstrate their ability to deal with mountain trail riding and ranch duties. The judging of the first day narrowed the number of horses competing down to five horses in the domestic division and five horses in the Mustang or wild horse division for the second day of competition. At the end of the second day adopted Mustangs would be sold at an auction. Chyrah and her horse, Legend, ended the first day as one of the top five Mustang competitors and a competitor for day two. This final ride in the competitive event was a freestyle exhibition of
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Chyra rides her Mustang, Legend, in competition. the trainer’s design and music selection in the open arena. The horse and trainer were judged on technical, artistic and horsemanship/partnership. The audience reacted to Chyrah’s ride on the Mustang she named Legend with loud cheers and clapping. When the awards for the top Mustang and trainer
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where announced Chyrah and Legend placed second. Many people in the audience were surprised and wanted to know the points earned for the first and second place winners. It then came over the loudspeaker that First Place earned 96 points and Second Place earned 95.5. That is pretty close and a lot of people expressed
that Chyrah and her horse did the best ride. This is what happens in close competitive events and this is where good sportsmanship comes into play. One man in his 70’s who has been around horses for just about that many years said it was obvious Chyrah has spent a lot of time with her horse. Her training was not a rush job. He pointed out, “Did you notice how she gently touches the shoulder of her horse while she is riding.” He went on to say he thought she was gifted. Everyone witnessed the relationship between horse and rider. We have to also remember that this horse was in a BLM corral after being removed from the free-roaming herd on the open range. The final vote for Chyrah’s horse was shown in the auction. Legend sold for an amazing $4,300. The second highest bid for a horse was $1,500 and the other three Mustangs auctioned off where $1,400, $700, and $200. That is another way the people’s voice was heard as to the value of Chyrah’s horse training ability. Congratulation Chyrah and we are proud of our young lady from down the road in Mona.
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LDS Tintic Stake centennial celebration
The Singing Mothers of Santaquin perform in the Downtown Chapel in years past.
By Benjamin Glazner for Serve Daily LDS Members, family, and community friends from the Santaquin Utah Stake, Goshen Utah Stake, and Santaquin Utah North Stakes celebrated the 100 year anniversary of their beginnings at a fireside at the Santquin Utah Stake Center, November 4, 2017. The Tintic Stake was the 74th stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, created in 1917. Originally comprised of wards in Eureka, Elberta, Goshen, Mammoth, Dividend, Knightville and Silver city it was so named because of the mining influence which was so prevalent at that time in these areas. President Erastus Birch was the first stake president who served for 22 years when in 1939 the Tintic Stake boundaries grew to include Genola and Santaquin and it was renamed the Santaquin/Tintic Utah Stake. As the church in this area grew in membership, it became necessary to divide the stake. In April 1999; the Santaquin Utah Stake and the Goshen Utah Stakes were formed. Philip Rowley, who served as the stake president at the time of the split, spoke at the celebration and described his experiences at the creation of the Goshen Utah Stake; furthermore shared that he had recommended to church headquarters that the new stake be referred to as the Goshen Valley Stake but was turned down. One of the interesting facts he shared was regarding the historical panels that were in the original Santaquin Utah Stake Center, now referred to as the “Down-
A historic panel from the original Santaquin Utah Stake Center town Building.� Currently, one of the original panels is placed in the Santaquin and Santaquin North Stake Centers as well as the downtown building. He also reflected on the challenge and miracles he saw from the Molly fire in 2001 and the mudslides that followed in 2002. He spoke of fire tornadoes changing course to miss a house and how it was a miracle that no homes were damaged by the fire. He spoke of a specific sacrament meeting following the mudslide where members showed up in work clothes and when the brief meeting concluded, they all went out to clean up mud and debris from homes that had been affected by the mudslide. He described the concern the whole community had for each other and the unity that formed and has continued. Another speaker, Brent Laker, who had
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served as the second stake president in the Goshen Utah stake spoke of admiration and love he had for President Allred, the first stake president who has passed away. President Laker spoke of moving to the Goshen area many years ago and while looking for a potential home in Genola; he found himself waiting at a stop sign for a long period of time as car after car passed by. Surprised by the large volume of traffic they were experiencing, he later learned that the Saturday session of Stake Conference had ended and they were stopped at that intersection as nearly the entire town of Genola returned home from attending that meeting. Impressed by the devotion of the faithful members in that town they decided to make that
area home and spoke about the love and service he has seen throughout the years from the saints in that area. Brent Laker currently serves as the 1st counselor in the Payson Utah Temple Presidency. Kurt Stringham (the current president of the Santaquin Utah North stake which was divided from the Santaquin Stake in April 2005) spoke about the service-oriented members in the Santaquin area. The celebratory event was presided over by Steven Wood, current Stake President of the Santaquin Utah Stake who shared some closing remarks. Read the rest of the story at ServeDaily.com.
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EDUCATION
President Trump sends letter to Salem Jr. High
Instructor John Winget in the center of his class that sent letters to President Trump.
By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily Jon Winget is a delightfully enthusiastic instructor who has been teaching for 40 years. He wanted his 7th grade Utah History class at Salem Junior High School to get a hands-on understanding of how our government works. The United States is a democratic republic which means its citizens elect representatives to represent them. The students in Mr. Winget’s class felt the government was too large and not interested in them. Last May Mr. Winget
asked his class to write our elected officials with issues and concerns that were important to them. In early October Mr. Winget received a large envelop marked “Do Not Bend.” What is this about he wondered. The upper left corner of the envelope indicated it was from The White House, Washington DC. Inside was a letter with the embossed emblem of The White House at the top. The letter was addressed to Mr. Winget’s Students and signed by Donald Trump. The President of the United States actually responded to the students of Salem Junior High. In the President’s letter, he
Spanish Fork Rotary gives dictionaries to third graders
The Spanish Fork Rotary club donated dictionaries to students in each thirdgrade class in Nebo School district.
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said, “A robust and informed discussion among all of our citizens is always good for our Nation and I am very glad you shared your thoughts and concerns with me.” Thank you, Mr. President, for responding and thank you, Mr. Winget, for leading your students into experiencing a government of the people and for the people. These students are the future of our community, state, and nation. Their understanding of what it means to be a citizen of the United States and its Bill of Rights is essential.
By Lana Hiskey for Serve Daily SPANISH FORK — With the help and support of local financial institutions, the Spanish Fork Rotary donated almost 2000 dictionaries to each third-grade classroom in 21 schools in Nebo School District. Rotaries throughout the United States are involved with “The Dictionary Project” which, to date, has donated over 28 million dictionaries to students throughout the United States since the program’s inception in 1995. The goal of the project is to “assist all students to become good writers, active readers and creative thinkers by providing students a gift of their own personal dictionary.” The Spanish Fork Rotary has been involved with The Dictionary Project since the early 2000’s. Each October, Rotary members gather donations from local businesses and sponsors and deliver the dictionaries to third-grade classrooms.
The letter President Trump sent to Salem Junior High School students.
Julianne Roberts of Larson & Company and a rotary member was in charge of the project. She said it’s an event that brings the businesses and community together. “I love how willing the businesses are,” Ms. Roberts said. “They are very eager to help the kids in the district and participate in this project. It’s a pleasure to be a part of this every year.” Lorraine Dedrickson, Operations Manager of the Bank of American Fork in Spanish Fork and the Spanish Fork Rotary President, said the students get very excited about their dictionaries. “It’s their own book that they can take home,” Ms. Dedrickson said. “We get the kids all together and show them how to look up words and how to use the dictionaries and they get very excited. Some years we do a spelling bee with them. I love seeing their responses.” Thank you to all business sponsors and the Spanish Fork Rotary for your contributions to our third-grade students!
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Springville Boys are State Cross Salem Hills High School raises over $17,000 for Make-a-Wish Foundation Country Champions By Lana Hiskey for Serve Daily
SPRINGVILLE — Nebo School District congratulates Springville High Boys’ Cross Country team as 2017 State Champions. Great job! #NeboHeroes #StudentSuccess #EmpowerStudents Following are the team-members awarded: Springville High Boys’ Varsity Cross
Country team: Grant Gardner Brandon Garnica Caleb Garnica Devin Pancake Zackary Dalley Santos Quintana Addam Krieger Coaches: Head - Sam Smith Rex Shields Valerie Bodily
Salem Hills Principal Bart Perry shaves his head as part of the Makea-Wish week fundraiser.
By Lauren Bush for Serve Daily SALEM — Seventeen-year-old Olivia lives in the Nebo School District boundaries and suffers from a rare disease
called Baraitser-Winter Syndrome. The students and faculty at Salem Hills High School have participated in Make-a-Wish fundraisers for the last ten years and this year they were going to make Olivia’s wish of going to Disney World come true. “Some of the students know her and I think that helped make it more personal,” Principal Bart Peery explained. Over the course of a week, the school raised over $17,000 through various activities including a movie night, t-shirt sales, and a performance with BYU Vocal Point, although much of the money was raised simply from passing a jar around the classrooms. Principal Peery also added incentive by agreeing to shave his head if they surpassed $10,000. Principal Peery noted that this yearly activity helps students to work towards a good cause and think about others. “It really helps us get to where we don’t think about ourselves as much. “This year the student council did such a wonderful job setting the tone and our students really rose to the occasion to give to another.”
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Maple Mountain High Wins Prestigious Award Four Years out of Five By Lana Hiskey for Serve Daily
Mark Hunter, the Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (UIAAA) president, announced Wednesday, November 28, 2017, to a packed Maple Mountain High School student body crowd, that Maple Mountain earned the prestigious Utah Director’s Cup for the 2017-2018 school year. Mark said the Utah Director's Cup is based on three components: 40 percent on varsity state finish standings, 40 percent on the combined GPA for each program that competes at state competitions; and 20 percent on the Utah High School Activities Association's (UHSAA) sportsmanship initiative. When asked about this award, Principal DeAnn Nielsen said, “The award is significant because it demonstrates a high competency of academics along with
performing well at the state playoffs. We have high expectations in sportsmanship as well as excelling in fine arts and sports. We are pleased with the hard work of all our students and coaches.” “The Director’s Cup is a well-rounded state award. It encompasses the entire athletic program at MMHS as well as academics. We received this award four out of the last five years. This means so much to receive this prestigious award because it is based on the overall performance of our athletes, said Athletic Director, Dave Boyack, “Our girls’ soccer team took state and our girls’ cross country team took second at state; even our marching band took state this year.” Congratulations to our coaches, student athletes, and athletic director. The UHSAA started this program seven years ago and Maple Mountain has won this award four years out of the last five.
Dean of students, Jade Andersen; School Athletic Director, Dave Boyack; Principal, DeAnn Nielsen; Assistant principal, Jeffrey Nelson; UHSAA Executive Director, Mark Hunter
Eagles Mini Cheer Clinic at ALA By Stephanie Chingas for Serve Daily
SPANISH FORK — Eagles Mini Cheer Clinic at ALA. The Eagles Cheerleaders are conducting a cheer clinic for youth ages 3-13 boys and girls. Those interested in learning basic cheer technique, Eagle Cheers and Chants, and dance skills, and want to perform at an Eagle Boys Varsity Basketball game should sign up for the clinic. The cost is $25 per participant. The
clinic will be Monday December 11th and Tuesday December 12th, from 3:45 to 5:30pm. The Performance is during halftime of the Boys Varsity game Wednesday, December 13th @ 7pm in the High School main gym. Admission for guests is $3. To register, please call 801-794-2226 ext. 261 or 262 or visit us at 898 West 1100 South in Spanish Fork. You can also register on the school Website at www. americanleadership.net under news and announcements. The last day to register is Friday, December 8th. The American Leadership Academy Cheerleaders.
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College and Financial Aid Springville FFA visits Indianapolis Night at Payson High School By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily PAYSON — This is the time of year that many high school students are thinking about graduating next spring and college next fall. To help students with the issues and decisions regarding college options Payson High School held an event Wednesday evening November 8th providing college and financial aid options. This event was part of Utah College Application Week (UCAW). The goal is to encourage and assist students in completing at least one college or university application. Particular emphases of this program are students who would be the first in their families to attend college, low-income students, or students who might not otherwise consider applying to college. The College and Financial Aid Night was for both students and parents. New to this year’s event is the invitation of junior high school students. What a great concept to bring to our community. Students and parents attend Payson High School’s College and Financial Aid Night.
The halls of Payson High School were lined with tables for representatives of college and university options in the state of Utah with each discussing their particular institution of higher education. Trade schools and apprentice programs were also represented for much-needed craft jobs. All branches of the military were represented, except the U.S. Coast Guard, as a post-high school option. Several large businesses in our area were represented to share job and career opportunities with their business. College is expensive, even though Utah’s Public Universities have the fourth lowest tuition in the United States, there were several tables dedicated to scholarships and financial aid. One computer classroom was used to help students and parents complete their Free Application for Federal Aid (FAFSA). There are many resources available to help students and that was an important part of this evening information for both students and parents.
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Merit Academy presents It’s A Wonderful Life By Holly Hill for Serve Daily Come See The Christmas Classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” at Merit Academy George Bailey is a businessman who has lived his life blessing the live of those around him. When the success George has had and looks forward to having in the future seems to be taken away from his control, an angel without his wings
is sent to show George what it would be like if he had never been born. This classic Christnas story will be told as a musical featuring songs like “You Will Be Found” from the Tony award winning show Dear Evan Hansen and “How Does A Moment Last Forever” from Beauty and the Beast. It will be playing at Merit Academy (1440 W Center, Springville) Dec 5-9 at 7:30 pm.
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Springville FFA students are welcomed to Abbott’s Candy Factory in Indianapolis.
By Brandon Hawkins for Serve Daily SPRINGVILLE — The week of Oct. 25-28, the 90th National FFA convention was held in Indianapolis, IN. Students from the Springville FFA had the opportunity to attend this convention and Expo. While in attendance students expanded their knowledge by attending workshops and taking tours of local businesses. These tours included, Jeptha Creed Distillery, Undulata Farm,KyBlueGrass Genetics, Schaffer Hogs and Abbott’s Candy Factory. On Friday morning Springville FFA members participated in a day of service in which they filled boxes for their senior food program. Each box weighed 40 pounds and contained items such canned fruit, vegetables and meat as well as ce-
real and shelf stable milk. During our two hour shift we were able to package 588 of these boxes! Four students, Kameron Talbot, Brooke Larsen, Cailynn Hackworth and Sadie Rasmussen also had the opportunity to represent the state of Utah for the Agricultural Communications Career Development Event. The National FFA Agricultural Communications CDE is a competitive event that tests students’ skills in all areas of the agricultural communication field, and evaluates how well they can apply classroom knowledge to real life situations. Participants attend a simulated news conference and use the information gathered to complete individual practicums in writing, electronic media and design. Our team was awarded a silver ranking. It was a great time had by all and much learning as well as some fun.
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How cinnamon rolls brought hope to a village in Kenya Sharon Warner lovingly prepares cinnamon rolls.
By Kati Evans for Serve Daily Sharon Warner, the beloved cook at Merit Academy High School, heard about the severe drought situation in Kenya during a Kenya Keys school presentation. The drought caused extreme famine and an overwhelming humanitarian crisis with entire communities facing starvation. Families were having to make drastic decisions: children had to drop out of school and girls were being sold into early marriages or worse, in order to provide money for food. Sharon knew she could do something
to help the children of Kenya. Merit Academy in Springville, Utah, she and a group of dedicated students baked and sold over 1000 cinnamon rolls! They donated all the money to Kenya Keys to ease the hunger of children 9000 miles away. In less than a day after receiving the funds, bags of food were delivered to the local school, providing over 7000 meals for the hungry children. The hard work of this compassionate team in Utah soothed the stomachs of the children and gave a sense of hope to the people of the village. Thank you Sharon - and everyone who takes a moment to discover what they can do personally to make a difference.
Springville Junior High Raises Close to $1,000 By Lauren Bush for Serve Daily In just seven days, Springville Junior High students raised $923.68 that they donated to the Light Up Puerto Rico campaign. “When the hurricane went through I talked with one of our teachers, Mrs. Emily Edman who is from Puerto Rico, about the devastation there,” Principal Ryan McGuire explained. “We felt like this was a good cause to support this year.” Their fundraiser, “Penny Wars,” was accomplished by students bringing in their spare change to school for a week. Each of the grades competed against each other to see who could bring in more money and on the last day of the fundraiser, an assembly was held where they announced the winner and presented the
check to Light Up Puerto Rico. “We are so grateful for this effort,” said Ms. Cari Lu Alvarado of Light Up Puerto Rico at the assembly. “More than 3 million people are without power. Little by little with donations like this one, I know that Puerto Rico will shine again.” The money donated will go towards generators, lights, tents, lanterns, water filters, and anything else needed for the power and sustainability of Puerto Rico. Ms. Edman said it was a wonderful experience to see her school contribute to her home country. “It was so heartwarming to see the students I teach and the people I work with raise money for something so dear to me,” Ms. Edman said. “It is truly devastating to see my home in this state and I know this money will make a difference. I will never forget this.”
Springville Junior High students present a check to Light Up Puerto Rico.
ALA teachers receive active shooter defense training ALA teachers receuve training on disarming a gunman.
By Dave Acosta for Serve Daily
"The Utah State Office of Education realizes that schools and churches are targets for active shooters," said Rich Morley, Director of American Leadership Academy in Spanish Fork. "There are things we can do to keep our school safe and to empower us as faculty." Enter Dave Acosta, a seasoned tactical trainer of law enforcement, S.W.A.T. and many other organizations around the world. Mr. Acosta arrived at the scene of the Sutherland Springs, Texas church shooting about 2 hours after it happened. As he
helped the victims' families at the community center about 200 yards from the besieged church, the people were spreading rumors. One person said, "I heard it was one of our neighbors who stopped the man." Another said, "I heard he actually shot him and chased after him in a car with another man." "Those rumors were true," said Dave Acosta. "It was a 55-year-old man with no military or law enforcement training who heard shots fired, grabbed his rifle and ran out of his house barefoot and confronted the shooter." This is the fightback attitude that Dave Acosta and his son Alex want to instill in all teachers. 19
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Nebo’s Fall Academic All-State Winners 2017
Nebo School District Academic All-State Award recipients. Jackson Littledike, Maple Mountain High By Lana Hiskey Trevor Sites, Maple Mountain High for Serve Daily Michael McVey, Salem Hills High Girls Tennis GPA 4.0 Nebo School District is very proud of Katie Petersen, Springville High the many students that are winners and Girls Cross Country GPA 4.0 nominated to the Utah High School AcKarissa Davis, Salem Hills High tivities Association and Deseret News Bethany Graham, Maple Mountain High Fall Academic All-State Teams. CongratClara Hansen, Maple Mountain High ulations on a job well done. Jessica Jensen, Maple Mountain High Following are the Fall Academic AllTess McInelly, Maple Mountain High State Winners: Annicka Perry, Maple Mountain High Boys Golf GPA 3.96 Ashley Rothaug, Maple Mountain High
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Volleyball GPA 4.0 Madison Houston, Payson High Ashlee Allan, Spanish Fork High Brielle Cruz, Springville High Megan Nusink, Springville High Football GPA 4.0 Gavin Scholl, Payson High Branson Blood, Maple Mountain High Marcus Krommenhoek, Maple Mountain High Ethan Nelson, Maple Mountain High Collin Reid, Maple Mountain High Girls Soccer GPA 4.0
Claire Rowley, Payson High Natalie Pendleton, Spanish Fork High Hallie Rhees, Spanish Fork High Emma Card, Maple Mountain High Amber Messick, Maple Mountain High Taralyn Gervais, Springville High Boys Cross Country GPA 4.0 Kaden Call, Maple Mountain High Jeffrey Black, Salem Hills High Devin Berns, Spanish Fork High Zackary Dalley, Springville High Oliver Harlow, Springville High Brandon Johns, Springville High
Nebo Heroes at Salem Junior High
Three Salem Junior High teachers will be presenting at the national council of teachers.
By Lauren Bush for Serve Daily SALEM — Sara Barber, Caroline Howard, and Amy Huhtala from Salem Junior High will have the honor of presenting at this year’s National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference in St. Louis. “Teachers are very engaged in their profession,” Ms. Huhtala said of this opportunity. “We are continually striving to enhance our instruction by seeking out the latest research and sharing our own
research and data with English teachers nationwide. Ms. Huhtala explained that the teachers will be presenting on the co-teaching model at Salem Jr. High School. “It’s one of a kind,” she said. “Each year, we work to make it better. We have data that shows how our students have increased their reading scores as a direct result of this intervention class.” Congratulations to those teachers who will be presenting! Thank you for being Nebo Heroes!
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By Lauren Bush for Serve Daily Nebo School District held the Captain’s Academy for all Nebo Junior High and High School sports captains participating in winter sports. This event, held three times a year, helps the student athletes focus on leadership and sportsmanship. The sports represented in the winter academy include boys’ and girls’ basketball, wrestling, drill, boys’ and girls’ swimming, band, and debate. Chris Loveless, Assistant Principal at Payson High School and former coach, presented to the students on sportsmanship. He said this event has a tremendous impact on the students who participate. “I think this is a great opportunity for students,” Loveless said. “They are able to learn some very important skills, interact with other students, and then they can return to their schools and influence their 17 "Run, hide, fight is the common policy adopted by schools and churches across the world, and that's great," said Mr. Acosta. "But if it comes to it, do you know how to fight?" What followed next was 2 hours of skills training that every teacher, regardless of age, weight or gender could apply to prevent a mass shooting. "We, of course, hope it never comes to that," said Vice Principal Paul Ash-
other teammates based on what they learn here.” Dustin Smith, founder and president of the organization “Especially for Athletes” spoke to the students about leadership. He emphasized that leadership is thinking outward and being humble. “It’s important to not get caught up in the ‘disease of me,’” Smith said. “Just because you’re a leader, it doesn’t meant that you deserve more recognition or praise or that you should be appreciated more than your counterparts. True leadership respects others.” Troy Bohling, Coordinator of School Services, said that this event promotes camaraderie and good sportsmanship between the schools. “What I love the most is to see the interaction between the tables,” Bohling said. “These students compete against each other all the time, but they like each other and it’s really fun to see them work together.” by. "Our classroom doors are closed and locked during school." Statistics show that assailants rarely bother trying to breach a locked door. At the conclusion, Mr. Acosta said, "We trust you teachers with the thing we love the most. Our children. And you have accepted that responsibility. Now, is a shooting going to happen here? Probably not. But if it did, I feel sorry for the person that comes in to try."
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Community comes together to keep local family warm this winter By Megan Wallgren for Serve Daily SPANISH FORK -- On Saturday, November 13, members of the community came together to help provide a free furnace and A/C unit to a local family in need. David and Carla French are both unable to work and on a limited income. When their heating and air conditioning units went out, there was no way for them to pay for the replacement. David has muscular dystrophy and is confined to a wheelchair. Carla has health problems related to having been hit by a car in a crosswalk in 2008. Neither can work right now. “We just could not get the finances to be able to do this,” David French said. Serve Daily publisher Chris Baird used social media to bring the community together on the French’s behalf by posting about their plight. After hearing about the French’s predicament, both HRC Climate Services and Triple T Cooling and Heating donated equipment and labor to get the family a new heating and air conditioning system. “Competitors working as a team to help someone in need, I thought was pretty cool,” said French. French said Saturday was a day of service for their family. Besides the 8 em-
Members of the community came together to give the French family a new heating and air conditioning system. ployees from the two different heating and cooling companies that came, 6 or 7 people from the French’s LDS ward, along with other community members, helped clean out the garage, rake the leaves and trim the lilac bushes. The Provo Elk’s Lodge brought pizza to feed everyone. “It’s just a miracle that this ever happened and I’m so grateful for living in Spanish Fork because the town came together to help someone in need,” French said. When Paul Casey, owner and operator of HRC Climate Services said each year HRC helps out with projects like this one. “We just want to make sure people are taken care of when they need it,” he said. “We are a part of the community. We’ve
Olive Garden holds ribbon cutting
The Olive Garden holds a ribbon cutting at its new Spanish Fork location.
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lived here for 26 years and have raised our children here and we always try to help out where we can,” said Casey. Brad Tanner, president of Triple T Plumbing, Heating and Air said, “We always try to keep an eye out for people that are in need that we can help with some of our skills and talents.” He saw the social media post about the French’s situation and it looked like a good fit. “With Utah’s summers and winters, you need to have cooling and heating. It’s important to have them running safely and efficiently,” said Tanner. Tanner said working with HRC was a unique opportunity and helped them to be able to do more for the French’s beSPANISH FORK — The Olive Garden team of five managers, lead by Darren Lindo, are ready to provide a genuine Italian dinning experience in a comfortable home like setting. The Spanish Fork Olive Garden is the newest floor plan in the Olive Garden Brand. It is a beautiful building inside and out. One of the staffs favorite features is the exclusive ToGo entrance. Take out guests do not need to fight the lobby crowd to get to their takeout meals. Don't want to walk in at all? That is fine also. Order online and request curbside. Park in one of the five dedicated parking spots and call when you arrive and a ToGo Specialist will bring it straight to your car! Olive Garden looks forward to serving the community in more ways than one. For example, Olive Garden has partnered
The owners of Triple T Cooling and Heating and HRC Climate Services donated equipment and labor to help a family in need. cause of the shared cost. The companies also repaired some ductwork and put in an air cleaner system that will be easier for David to maintain. His employees volunteered their time to do the work. French said the installation was a long-awaited and much needed. The French’s old unit went out on June 2 and the couple endured a tough, hot summer. With winter weather coming, the situation was dire. “I’m still in shock,” French said. “I’m trying to realize it happened. It’s just amazing how people came together. Miracles do happen — they still do.” with Tabitha's way and donates food through the Harvest Program. To celebrate the opening, the restaurant hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony with city and restaurant officials in partnership with the Spanish Fork-Salem Chamber of Commerce. The menu at Olive Garden continues to feature Italian favorites, such as the Lasagna Classico and unlimited Soup, Salad and Breadsticks, as well as new dishes and limited-time offers year-round. Guests can also create their own lunch combinations with Lunch Duos, or enjoy catering delivery and ToGo options. The 7,794 square-foot restaurant will accommodate more than 200 guests and will create more than 160 new jobs for the community.
Santaquin business gives gift of warmth to Native American Family By Megan Wallgren for Serve Daily
SANTAQUIN -- The owners of White Feather Rocks on Main Street have partnered with the community to provide warmth and safety this winter to members of the Native American community whose good they sell. White Feather Rocks owners James and Loretta Mosier have been collecting funds in a jar on their shop counter to help Native American families. This, along with a few events, raised $539 to buy a heating/cooking stove for a native family through the Southwest Indian Foundation. “Everybody was throwing change in the cup and we had some huge donations from our fundraiser auction. We even had someone volunteer to come in and do psychic readings,” Loretta said. “Everybody did some service to do this. It was pretty neat the way everybody came together.” James said the Southwest Indian Foundation is one of the outlets they go through to buy Native American jewelry, arts and crafts. “It’s stuff that the Native Americans make so they can go ahead
and make a living,” he said. After one of their visits to New Mexico, the Moshier’s discovered the need for cooking and heating stoves in the homes. According to the Southwest Indian Foundation, 54 percent of Navajo homes burn wood for heating, but many use makeshift stoves that are notoriously dangerous. “Going down there, these people live in cinderblock houses in the high desert and it is cold. Right now they’re cooking and heating with half barrels and it isn’t safe,” Loretta said. She said it's nice to know that there will be a family that will be warm and safe this winter. “Through donations of our patrons we were able to go ahead and get a stove,” James said. “We are going to go ahead and do it again next year and possibly do it for two stoves. The Moshier’s raised the money over the course of a year and will be collecting funds again all year long. “We’ve been very honored to represent the people in this way,” James said. “Come down and see the shop and make a donation.”
Photo: Southwest Indian Foundation
White Feather Rocks helped raise funds to provide a new stove, like the one pictured, to a needy family.
Photo: Southwest Indian Foundation
Poor Native American families often use makeshift stoves like this for warmth and cooking.
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Triple T is November Business of the Month
Spanish Fork Community Pharmacy holds ribbon cutting ceremony By Brent & Maureen Warren for Serve Daily
Triple T was named Spanish Fork Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month. SPANISH FORK — Congratulations to Triple T Heating & Air, Spanish Fork Salem Area Chamber of Commerce November Business of the Month! Established in 1974, Triple-T Plumbing, Heating & Air is a family owned and operated business, and Platinum member of the chamber, dedicated to serving its community in the area of heating and air conditioning, air quality services, and plumbing. With a commitment to customer satisfaction and over 40 years of hands-on experience, their team can be trusted with virtually any service chal-
lenge. In whatever services they provide, they always strive to finish the job as quickly as possible while refusing to sacrifice quality. Triple-T is constantly working to keep up to date with the latest technology, training its employees to increase their ability to produce quality products and maintain the integrity of their company motto: “Service Beyond Expectations.” Thank you to everyone who came out and supported Triple T! We appreciate SFCN17 coming out to film and Macey's for providing our beautiful cake!
Spanish Fork Community Pharmacy is open to serve all of you, our neighbors, in Spanish Fork and the surrounding communities. We are so excited to get to know you and help with all of your families medical needs. We are located next to Canyon View Medical Center and across from the high school. We are independently owned and operated which allows us to give you personalized service without any big corporate oversight on how we want to spend time with our patients. We are, however, a member of national buying group that you know as Good Neighbor Pharmacy, which gives us a platform for buying our pharmaceuticals at rates similar to the big corporate stores. Come by and see our new store with all of its amenities. We have a full line of medical supplies and equipment including wheelchairs, support hose, bathroom aids, mobility aids and cushions. We car-
ry vitamins, supplements and of course some snacks, soda fountain and goodies. We have a full line of prescription medications to help you with anything you might need. We accept all major insurances and your copay is the same here, as it would be at any other pharmacy in town. Our cash prices are competitive with all of our competition. We can work with your medical provider to help find you a cost effective alternative, if you can’t afford what has been prescribed. Many time we can help find manufacturer discounts for you as well. We have time to get to know you and help you get the care you need. We are a professional compounding pharmacy as well. Under your doctors order, we can prepare specialty prescriptions that are not commercially available, but are very effective. We can make capsules, lozenges, suppositories, creams, ointments and many other types of preparations that may not be available at other large box stores. Read more at ServeDaily.com Spanish Fork Community Pharmacy holds a ribbon cutting.
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A Christmas Carol has arrived at the Angelus Theater
Members of A Christmas Carol cast at the Angelus Theater.
By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily Charles Dickens wrote a story about a miser called Scrooge who is visited by ghosts from the past, present and future which transformed him into a kinder and warmer person during the celebration of Christmas. This story written in 1843 to revitalize Christmas traditions in London has become synonymous with our special season of love and giving. As adapted by
Director Mark Shipley it has become an evening of music, tears, and laughter at the recently remodeled Angelus Theater in Spanish Fork. Mark has directed and produced over 200 stage productions and his favorite is Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. The show going on right now at the Angelus Theater is his 25th time to direct a production of A Christmas Carol. Mr. Shipley has brought together a great cast of seasoned performers and a few new peo-
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ple aspiring to excel in the theatrical arts. With 10 Christmas songs in a two-act play with 18 actors and carolers, this program keeps your attention for two hours, including music by local artists during intermission. As conceived by Charles Dickens it will revitalize the spirit of Christmas in you and your family. The costumes are magnificent, and the actors do a wonderful job with their parts. It is an amazing production that you will have to add to your list of family Christmas
activities. This is a family Christmas show and priced to be family friendly, adults are only $8, students and seniors $6, and on Monday nights bring the whole family for only $25. Performances are every Friday, Saturday, and Monday evening at 7:30 until Christmas. The Angelus Theater is located in downtown Spanish Fork at 165 North Main Street. Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling Janice at 801-362-7943.
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SPRINGVILLE — The Springville-Mapleton Chamber of Commerce has selected Quick Quack Car Wash as our December Business of the Month. Quick Quack Car Wash is fast-growing chain of exterior-only, express car wash locations best known for a fun, fast car wash experience, free self-service vacuums, unlimited car wash memberships, and a big yellow duck named Quackals. Quick Quack Car Wash in Utah is locally owned by majority partner Dallas Hakes and operated by a top-notch team of local team members. The Quick Quack Car Wash concept grew from a desire to get cars clean using the best technology and to do it extremely fast. Fully automated and computerized, the high-quality and environmentally-friendly car washing system uses neoprene foam, soft cloth and filtered, recycled water. The customer stays in their vehicle while being automatically guided
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Nadia Khristean songs for a good cause Nadia Khristean is a local singer and songwriter decicated to making a difference.
By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily At Serve Daily, we like to bring to your attention people who do good things for people in need of good things in their life. Such a person is Nadia Khristean. As an 11-year-old girl she began understanding the wars in the world and that some soldiers who are daddies do not come home to their daughters. Deeply troubled by that thought she developed great love and empathy for soldiers who have gone to war. She decided she wanted to write a song and she kept working at writing that song and singing that song and perfecting that song until it became a “real” song. It became a song that we now know as “Daddy Come Home” and was professionally recorded when she was 15 years old. She co-founded the Daddy Come Home Foundation to raise money to honor families of fallen soldiers. That is where Nadia began her dedication to helping others. She has recorded three music videos
through Soularium Studios and Go Big Films. Each song is dedicated to a cause, such as anti-bullying, inner beauty in women, abused children, and how small acts make a difference. She does speaking engagements at schools and LDS functions. She served an LDS Mission in Peru. She is currently going to BYU majoring in Commercial Music. There is no spare time in her life as she pursues one good cause after another. For Veterans Day weekend she teamed up with Ryan Stream and made a spectacular music video. Most recently she has worked on a music video to raise money for a 20-yearold girl with a very debilitating bone cancer known as “osteosarcoma.” When asked why she does what she does Nadia said that “She wants to be a voice for the voiceless people in need.” At 20 years old, Nadia Khristean is a pretty amazing person and great role model for young people. You are encouraged to check her out online at www. nadiakhristean.com, www.youtube.com/ nadiakhristean, and www.facebook.com/ nadiakhristean.
Salem Pond Christmas Lights By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily
The Salem Pond Town Christmas Light display is one of the most spectacular in Utah. What makes this annual Christmas light show so uniquely dazzling is that most of the lighted Christmas trees are on rafts on the pond’s water to provide a wonderful reflection. Like most things it started many years ago with a couple of lighted trees on rafts and has now grown into a huge display of colorful lights reflecting in the water. It is a beautiful sight to behold. In addition to so many
Salem Pond’s Christmas Light dispaly.
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Krystal Lynne Bigler Nominated for Best Actress
Krystal Lynne Bigler as Ursula.
By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily Back in July the Spanish Fork Community Theater delighted thousands of people with their production “The Little
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Christmas trees that you can’t keep track of counting them, there are swans, a pelican, a wonderful nativity scene, cartoon type characters, and a lot more. It is a place of electric light eye candy. The Salem Pond, also known as Knoll Park is located at 200 West 300 South in Salem. The lights are turned on from 5:30 to 11:00 PM every night between now and January 1. The display is provided by Salem City, and there is no admission fee to drive around the pond and take in the light show. There are only a few places to park as you drive around the pond and in several places the street is narrow.
Mermaid.” It has now been announced that Krystal Lynnne Bigler has been nominated for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Ursula. This nomination is by Broadway World Salt Lake City Regional Awards. The voting for the awards is open until December 31 and if you saw “The Little Mermaid” and would like to vote for Krystal you are encouraged to do that. The website for voting is http:// www.broadwayworld.com/salt-lake-city/ vote2017region.cfm. The voting website lists all the nominations in for the various categories such as Best Actor and Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Choreography and the list goes on for live theatrical productions in Utah. It is amazing how much live theater we have in Utah and how much talent abides in our region.
In Our Back Yard
The Homestead Caldera By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily
So what can you do that is a warm and a unique experience during the Christmas month of December? About 50 miles up the road and around the corner in Heber City (actually in Midway) Utah is an interesting natural rock dome which covers a geothermal hot spring. Officially this feature is referred to as the Homestead Caldera, but locally known as simply “The Crater.” The beehive-shaped dome is huge and about as high as a five-story building, and there is a hole in the top of the dome. Underneath this dome is a pool of water heated to a comfortable 95 degrees. The pool is 65 feet deep. What a one-of-a-kind incredible feature of our natural landscape right here in our back yard. In the old days, there are stories of the adventurous repelling through a hole in the top of the dome to reach the warm water pool. It must have been a challenge to climb back up the rope. Thankfully that is not necessary today. In 1996 a ground level 110 foot tunnel was constructed on the north side of the dome to provide
easy access to the warm water pool, and it was made available to the general public. Along the entrance edge of the pool, decks have been constructed making entrance to the water easier. Two areas off to the sides of the deck have been added as a soaking area. Scuba diving is also available as a major attraction and the “Crater” is the only warm water scuba diving destination in the continental United States. The water which originates from the snow and rain from the nearby Wasatch Mountains percolates through a geothermal zone and flows as a spring through the Homestead Crater at a rate of 135,000 gallons per day so the water is all ways clean and clear. The natural rock domed pool and the 95-degree water temperature, which is just below our body normal body temperature of 98.6 degrees, is a warm and amazingly comfortable experience. This geological feature is located on the property of the Homestead Resort and is a leased concession to Homestead Crater Inc. There is a fee to use the pool and it varies with the day of the week and how you are using the pool. Call the Homestead Activities Center at 435-657-3840 for specific information and to make reservations for your visit.I-15 for home.
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The 95-degree pool inside the Holmstead Caldera.
Distracted drivers put all at risk By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily This is the season of the distracted driver. This writer has witnessed several automobiles driving past stop signs and running red lights. This is the season where people are thinking about the shopping list, the next three places they are supposed to go, or just trying to get home through traffic with drivers in the same rush. Look for the threat of distracted drivers at every intersection. Antici-
pate that a distracted holiday driver will pull out in front of you at any time and ruin your day. Furthermore, December is a month for snow and ice and some distracted drivers forget the streets become slick. You need to be thinking ahead of your car or truck when the roads get slick and become another threat to a wonderful holiday season. At Serve Daily we want you to have a safe day on the streets and roads and you can only do that by looking at every vehicle as a threat to your good day.
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EVENTS Ongoing
Festival of Lights
Now - January 1 from 6 - 10 p.m. Canyon View Park, 3300 Eash Powerhouse Road, Spanish Fork. $8 per car, $22 for large passenger vans or vehicles pulling a trailer, $30 per bus. Multi-vist punch cards are avialable for $35.
Pond Town Christmas
Now - Januray 1 from 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at 259 W Salem Lake Dr, Salem. Free to the public.
December 7 - 9
Utah Valley Handbell Ringers Christmas Concert Thursday, December 7 at 7:00 p.m. Springville Public Library, 49 S Main Street, Springville.
Peteetneet Christmas Boutique
December 8 - 9 50 N. 500 E., Payson Buy gifts, see the train show, and visit with Santa Claus.
A Christmas Carol
December 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 22, 23 at The Angelus Theater, 125 North Main St, Spanish Fork. Performances start at 7:30 p.m.
Merit Theatre Annual Fundraiser “It’s a Wonderful Knight”
December 5-9 Show starts at 7:30 1440 W Center Merit Academy in Springville.
American Leadership Academy Fine Arts Department Presents The Spirit of Christmas
December 7-8 and 11 at 7:00 p.m.at 898 W 1100 S, Spanish Fork.
Spanish Fork Chorale Christmas Concert
Friday, December 8, at 7:00 p.m. in the Little Theater at Spanish For High School
The Nutcracker
December 9, 11, 14, 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Covey Center for the Arts. 425 Center St, Provo.
Holiday 2017 Beehive Bazaar Handmade Art and Craft Fair
December 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. December 9 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Located in the Bright Building,33 W 400 S Provo.
Jedi Party
Angelus Theater, 165 N Main, Spanish Fork.
Provo’s Countdown to 2018 NYC Party
Saturday, December 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Saturday, December 30 from 7 p.m. to 12 the Spanish Fork Library, 49 S Main St, a.m. at the Provo Recreation Center, 320 Spanishi Fork. W 500 N, Provo. Fireworks shows at 10 and midnight. Wristbands are available at December 10-16 the Provo Rec Center and are $8 for youth Musettes Ladies Chorus and $10 for adults. Discount for members.
Christmas Concert-”The Christmas Story”
December 31 - January 5 New Year’s Day Japathon
Sunday, December 10 from 7 - 8 p.m. at Monday, January 1 from 1 a.m. to 12 p.m. the LDS chapel located at 355 E. Center at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple, 311 Street, Springville. West 8500 South, Spanish Fork. Every Breakfast with Santa visitor will be asked to chant one eround Saturday, December 16 at 9:30 a.m. at on a mala, string of 108 beads. Come Provo Towne Center. Enjoy breakfast, for aarti ceremony at noon, followed by crafts and visiting with Santa. Tickets can a vegetarian feast, and then chanting tobe purchased at mall management offices gether in the temple room. weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for a family of 5.
White Christmas the Musical
December 14 - 18 at 7:00 p.m. at Spanish Fork High School. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, and $20 for a family 4-pack.
December 17-23
Handel’s Messiah presented by the Nebo Holiday Chorus and Orchestra
Monday, December 18 at 7 p.m. at Salem Hills High School, 150 Skyhawk Blvd, Salem. Wednesday, December 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Spanish Fork High School, 99 N 300 W, Spanish Fork. Admission is free!
Spanish Fork-Salem Area Chamber Noon Networking Luncheon
Wednesday, December 20 from 12 - 1 p.m. at the Ponderosa Building at the Spanish Fork Fair Grounds, 475 S Main St, Spanish Fork. 950 South 600 East, Payson. Caroling begins at 5:15 p.m. at the Peteetneet Auditorium. Christmas Lighting will be at 5:45 p.m. at the Peteetneet Museum. Please bring one food item for the local pantry.
December 24 - December 30 Christmas Candlelight Service
Sunday, December 24 at 5:00 p.m. at the Springville Community Presbyterian Church, 245 S 200 E, Springville.
Community Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Sunday, December 24, 7 - 8 p.m. at the
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A Country Christmas: Benefit Concert for Tabitha’s Way
By Wendy Osborne for Serve Daily On Monday, December 18th, from 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, three incredibly talented country acts will come together at Pleasant Grove Jr. High School to obtain critically needed items, volunteer service, and funds for a wonderful local food pantry with locations in American Fork and Spanish Fork. Tabitha’s Way provided over 2,000,000 meals for the needy in Utah this year. They strive to make “no hunger zones” in our communities where a surprising number of people live at or below the poverty line. This is a great opportunity to make a difference for our
neighbors and to help Light the World. Country music and Nashville recording artists Maddie Wilson, Dustin Christensen, and Mersi Stone will perform your favorite Christmas hits along with their own original Christmas music. This event is for families and everyone looking to share in the Christmas spirit with feel-good Christmas music and the opportunity to help our neighbors in need. It will be a night to make a difference and a night to remember. All concert proceeds go directly to Tabitha’s Way. Tickets are $5 per person online or at the door with a food or item donation, $10 w/no donation, and $30 for a family. Go to tinyurl.com/y75npcq5 to purchase tickets or, for more information.
Annual Handbell Choir concert Members of the Utah Valley Handbell Choir.
By Ginny Ackerson for Serve Daily The Utah Valley Handbell Choir will present a Christmas concert at the Springville Museum of Art on Sunday, Dec. 10, at 4:30 p.m. The event,
sponsored by the Springville Arts Commission, is free to the public and is first come, first served. The Utah Valley Handbell Ringers are a volunteer performing handbell choir whose members share one thing in common: the love of handbells and the music they produce.
A Community Holiday Concert The Springville High School Madrigal Choir.
By Ginny Ackerson for Serve Daily The Springville City Arts Commission is pleased to announce the upcoming “A Community Holiday Concert” featuring holiday music of the season. The concert will be Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the Springville Dry Creek Stake Center (1157 900 S, Springville, UT 84663) and is free to the public. We invite all members of the community to celebrate the Holiday Season at this concert where the audience gets to sing as well as listen to the celebratory The group practices together weekly with the goal of performing the highest quality handbell music possible and sharing their incredible sound with people everywhere. As a community group, the Ringers can appear at an unlimited variety of venues including churches, corporate parties, firesides, festivals and talent competitions. In 1999 they were honored to perform during the worship service at the world famous Crystal Cathedral in Anaheim, California. The Ringer's director, Karen Eskew-Wyllie, began playing the bells years ago in Florida. She and her husband, Neil, moved to Springville in 1991 where she became director of a small church handbell group which eventually became the Utah Valley Handbell Choir. Over the years the group has grown in both size and expertise to consistently produce outstanding music at each concert. Eskew-Wyllie has made it her personal mission to share the unique sounds of the handbell with concert-goers throughout Utah and beyond. Cast of bronze (copper and tin), the bells
music of several cultures. Guest soloists are David Belt and Serena Kanig Benish and the Springville High Madrigal Choir is also featured promising to make this production a magnificent performance! The closing number will be Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and the audience will be the choir. Please bring your own Hallelujah Chorus scores if you have them. This will be a meaningful and spiritual addition to your holiday activities and great for all ages. Come to listen, to sing, to worship and to celebrate with joy this wonderful time of year!
are each tuned to a single tone. When rung together or in succession they produce melodies full of rich tones. The ringers must wear gloves to protect the delicate metal surface because once damaged, a bell must be melted down and recast. The black and white handles are comparable to the black and white keys on a piano and denote the sharps and flats of a note. At this year's Springville concert the group will perform a variety of Christmas favorites. The choir has produced CDs of handbell music which are available for sale during the concert. The handbell choir can be reached through their website: www.utahbells. com. James Oneil Miner will perform on January 21, 2017, and is one of the most dynamic and highly popular pianist and entertainers to perform here. His performances often include impersonating other performers such as Marvin Hamlish and his ability to play spontaneous requests is amazing! His performances are highly interactive and enjoyable.
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The Olive Garden
Let the citizens of Spanish Fork Rejoice: Olive Garden is open! By Amy Baird for Serve Daily
Begging for a sit-down restaurant? Olive Garden has always been mentioned as a top choice of everyone’s wish lists. Finally, on Monday, November 20th, the Spanish Fork Olive Garden opened to the public. Olive Garden has always been a popular favorite known. But what makes it so magical? Well, first off let’s start off with the obvious: the salad and breadsticks. Legendary. The hot breadsticks have just the right amount of butter and seasoning. Addictive. Then you bring out that huge bowl of salad. It makes every other side salad you ever receive seem insignificant. The fresh cut onions, olives, tomatoes, pepperoncini, and lettuce. Then you toss it with their signature Italian dressing and croutons. It couldn’t get any better. Then they offer to grate fresh parmesan on top of it. I could eat their salad all day long with breadsticks. Appetizers. When I saw lasagna fritta on the menu, I knew that I had to have it. Are you ready for this amazingness? So, they take small portions of lasagna, bread them in parmesan, fry them, and
top them with marinara sauce and parmesan and place it on a layer of alfredo. Lasagna has always been my favorite food and this was bite-sized lasagna perfection. These are like pockets of lasagna except creamier and then with that fresh delicious marinara but the creaminess of the alfredo. I could eat this every day and be perfectly happy. If you go... Main dishes. One thing that I Olive Garden adore about Olive 1092 North Canyon Garden is that they are always Creek Parkway changing up Hours: their menu. They have a variety of Sunday to Thursday specials that they 11 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. change every few months. So, Friday - Saturday each time you go, 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. you have your trusty classics like lasagna or chicken cause I got the biggest alfredo, but you can also try unique new portion of it. The 5 Cheese Tortellini al entrees. For my review, I tried a blend Forno with grilled chicken was creamy, of the tried and true classics along with cheesy, with a hint of marinara. It was the specials. everything I have ever wanted in a My favorite dish was the one that I pasta dish. The tortellini had a creamy, ordered, which was convenient berich filling that paired nicely with the fresh, grilled chicken. And the sauce was divine. It was so creamy and rich. I honestly wanted a gallon of it and a huge pile of breadsticks. Combine it all together and it was amazing. For dessert, we ordered the black-tie mousse cake. It was decadent and a delightfully rich chocolatey paradise. So, the bottom layer is a chocolate cake, then a dark chocolate cheesecake, then a mousse. The edges are coated in mini chocolate chips. So, you have all these textures and chocolate coming together. It is just sublime. Plus, it is perfect for sharing. So basically, I’ve decided that I need to live at Olive Garden so I can eat all of my favorite foods daily. I think Black-tie mousse cake most of us have been to Olive Garden,
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Lasagna Fritta but trust me the time to return is now. Whether you like the classics or want to try something new, Olive Garden has something for your tastes. Plus, it is a gorgeous restaurant. I love it because it feels intimate while also feeling communal. They have strategically placed walls and dividers to create a feeling of privacy but it still feels open. Trevor Brindley, “It is busy but it feels quiet. You can easily have a conversation with the people at your table.” So, there you have it, the Olive Garden has finally arrived and it is everything we were hoping for and more. You get the amazing Olive Garden food, the incomparable customer service, in a beautiful environment. Olive Garden is located at 1092 North Canyon Creek Parkway. They are open 11:00 am to 10 pm Sunday to Thursday. Friday and Saturday, they are open from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm. Read about more Olive Garden dishes at ServeDaily.com.
Provo River Christmas Boat Cruise Left Standing: Lights reflected in the water along the CLAS Christmas boat cruise.
By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily December is a busy month with so much to do. We find ourselves involved with school and church events, community programs, Christmas shopping and package mailing. We are counting the days until the 25th and rushing around trying to get everything done. Maybe we should just relax for a slow boat cruise down the lower Provo River. Well, that sounds like a change of pace in this busy month and a new way to reflect on the season. CLAS Ropes Course property borders the Provo River and the owners, Benjamin Allen and his wife Melanie have hosted Christmas boat cruise for 21 years. This is a very unique event that will be remembered for date night or family night and for everyone in between. First of all, it is a real boat for the river cruise that is 10 feet wide and 26 feet long, sitting a maximum of 40 people. Christmas music
plays as the craft glides through the water silently as the boat master pulls on a rope strung above the river. The shoreline has been decorated with Holiday scenes and Christmas lights. A neat thing about the boat cruise is seeing the reflection of the lights in the calm river water. At one point there is half a star at the shoreline, and the reflection completes the star. Along the way, Santa comes out to visit on a canoe. The river experience takes about 25 minutes. It is an open boat, and you need to dress warm and consider bringing a blanket. The Christmas Boat Cruise departs from CLAS Ropes Course at 3606 West Center Street in Provo. The cruise runs every 30 minutes Monday through Thursday from 6:30 to 9:00 PM and on Friday and Saturday night from 6:30 to 10:00 PM. The price is $8 per person. If you have a large group you can rent the entire boat for $175 Tuesday through Thursday and $195 on Monday, Friday, and Saturday. The Christmas Boat Cruise runs through December 23.
After 3 Terror Attacks By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily
“Left Standing” is the title of a recently published book about Mason Wells’s emotional and physical survival after three terrorist attacks that occurred while he was in the cities of Boston, Paris, and Brussels. As a newspaper reporter, I was invited by Plain Sight Publishing, a subsidiary of Springville based Cedar Fort Publishing, to interview Mason before the book was released for sale. The interview was by telephone appointment since he is in his first year as a Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. When Mason was 15, his mother ran in the 2013 Boston Marathon and he and his father were rushing toward the finish line when the two bombs detonated. While no one in the Wells family was physically injured, Mason was emotionally shaken by the carnage he witnessed which resulted in three deaths and 264 people injured. After high school, Mason accepted an LDS mission assignment in France and was in the country November 13, 2015, when multiple terrorist attacks in Paris killed 130 and injured 368 innocent people. Another emotional shocker. On March 22, Mason went to the Brussels Airport to drop some missionaries when a bomb went off and he was seriously injured. Seventeen were killed at the airport that day. In the interview with
The book cover for Left Standing, the story of Mason Wells. Mason, he said the book describes the traumatic events in his life and his personal effort to deal with them. He said he initially did not want to write a book, but his friend Tyler Beddoes thought it might help others cope with challenges they face. When asked about his target audience for the book, he said it is written for everyone, mid-teens through adults. It deals with faith and hope as antidotes to fear and adversity. He said, “having hope is the pathway to happiness.” Today he has permanent scars, but no disabilities. Read the rest of the story on ServeDaily.com.
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VOLUNTEER
How can you serve your neighbors today? Check out these volunteer opportunities. Find more ways to help at JustServe.org and UnitedWayUC.org
(Thursday). Contact: Hannah Noble at 801-691-5215 or volunteerconnection@ communityactionuc.org.
Lifting Hands International
Nebo Advanced Learning Center Mentor
Purchase items and assemble first aid kits for refugees living in Jordan, Lebanon and Bangladesh. Each first aid kit contains the following items: 1 pair nail clippers, 1 box Band-Aids, 1 Ace Bandage wrap, 1 roll gauze, 1 tube antibiotic cream, 1 box alcohol wipes, Place items in a large 1 gallon Ziplock bag. There are over 3 million refugees living in Jordan and Lebanon and Bangladesh. Please contact us if you would like to help! Please email us for the address of the drop-off location nearest to you to drop off your kits. Contact: Traci Parson at 801-310-2989 or volunteerutah.lhi@ gmail.com.
Tabitha's Way Intake Specialist
As an Intake Specialist, you are the face of our organization and the one who will make the first impression upon our clients. It is vitally important that the clients feel comfortable and understand that they can communicate freely about their circumstances so that we can help them to our best ability. Contact: Melissa Prins at 801-709-8573 or melissa@tabithasway.org.
Dinners for Circles Utah Valley
Circles offers dinner at weekly meetings where people living in low income develop skills to improve their financial, social and emotional situations. Families in poverty meet with members of the community to work on their goals. In order to improve these relationships, Circles provides dinner every week for all Circles participants and volunteers. Meals allow long-term and supportive relationships to be built that are necessary to moving families out of poverty. Your donation guarantees one balanced meal for each family to count on during the week. It also helps relieve some financial and time constraints to the participants. We are always in need of meal donations for our Circles meetings. Circles has three sites open in Utah Valley: Provo (meets every Tuesday night), American Fork (Wednesday) and Salem
Advanced Learning Center a college and career center for high school students in Salem Utah is in need of mentors in Architecture, Construction and Engineering. The time commitment is very negotiable, based on availability. Volunteers will be available to support other mentors in weekly projects based on their areas of expertise. Small group setting of highly motivated teens. ACE Mentors (Industry professionals) provide an opportunity for youth to explore career options, encourage education and/ or skilled programs. Visit http://www. acementor.org/.
Mervyn S. Bennion Central Utah Veteran's Home
Come prepared to help set up and get residents to and from main activity room helping with various arts, or entertainment projects. The time for these events are Monday through Saturday 10:15am to noon and 2:15pm to 4pm. At the Veteran’s Home in Payson. People who are interested in volunteering more that 10 hours a month will have to fill out more paperwork. Contact Bree Solomon at 801-465-5416 or breann.solomon@ avalonhealthcare.com.
Springville Public Library Teacher/Tutor
We are in need of volunteers with experience or none at all to: Teach one ESL class a week (or help with conversation practice at the class) for 8 week session. All materials provided. Teach basic computer class in Spanish. Could be a one-time class or an on-going one, depending on availability of volunteer. Tutor children after school once a week in various subjects. There are Spanish-speaking parents who don't speak English and can't help children with their homework. Please go to https://www. springville.org/library/ and fill out the volunteer form and include in the language section what class or classes above you are interested in helping with, being
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sure to say Spanish-speaking. Contact Valerie Mendoza at 801-491-7899 or vmendoza@springville.org.
to volunteer 1-3 hrs of their time to take photos (studio style) at our center on Dec.16th starting at 11:00am. Each year the South Franklin Community Center hosts a Christmas party for families in the South Franklin Area. This year we want to provide family photos! Contact Ambar Amaro at 801-691-5347 or ambara@unitedwayuc.org.
Mapleton Hands to Hearts Gift Donation and Wrapping party
December 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Abbington Senior Living, 1483 W 800 S, Mapleton. Join senior residents in wrapping presents. Donate items from the list and bring them with you that day. Bring wrapping paper, scissors and tape to share. Donation List: Teddy Bears, socks (ages 8-18), shampoo/conditioner, toothpaste, picture/chapter books, coloring books (children/youth), art paper, crayons, water colors, colored pencils, markers, puzzels, journals (no wire binding). Contact Michelle Estes at 801-8858223 or corynmich@yahoo.com.
Socks for Souls
Each year it is our privilege to organize a service project led by our RSVP volunteers. This year we are collecting new pairs of socks in any size and color and distributing them to those in need. We need help with our collection! The sock drive runs now through January 11, 2018. We need donation locations and/or groups to help gather and distribute the socks. This is perfect for families, youth groups, service groups, Eagle Scout projects, Young Women value projects, Mutual activities, Relief Society projects, elementary schools, and LDS ward and church congregation service projects. We are open to any suggestions for donation locations. If you would like to just contribute socks to the drive, you can drop them off or have them shipped directly to us at Mountainland RSVP, 586 East 800 North, Orem, UT 84097. Contact Katie Chase at 801-229-3820 or rsvp@ mountainland.org.
Donate Sleeping Bags for Homeless
The Food and Care Coalition is in need of sub-degree sleeping bags for our homeless and impoverished clients. Please donate NEW or gently used, laundered sleeping bags. Contact Volunteer Coordinator at 801.373.1825 x408 or volunteer@foodandcare.org.
Cleaning Payson City Library
Light janitorial duties at the Payson City Library. Ongoing service. Contact Dona Gay at 801-465-5220 or donag@payson. org.
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